Leftovers Goulash | |
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David Read tries to make dishes. | |
Artist | Arthur Read (Michael Yarmush), David Read (Bruce Dinsmore), and D.W. Read (Michael Caloz) |
Runtime | 2:08 (extended version)
1:57 (episode version) |
Played in | "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival" Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape) |
Leftovers Goulash is a song performed by Arthur, D.W. and David in the episode "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival", where the three talk about the dishes cooked by David Read. The song appears on the "Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)" as track 18. Unlike most of the songs on the album, this song is set to the tune of several classical and operatic pieces, such as Jacques Offenbach's "Cancan", and "La Toreador" from Georges Bizet's Carmen.
Lyrics[]
Note: The lines in green represent the tracks only heard in the "Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)".
Dad: Arthur! D.W.! Dinner! Arthur: My dad's a chef I want some ice cream Not broccoli Dad: You have to try (Arthur, D.W.: Yuck!) Why should we eat
D.W.: Nothing brown Nothing mashed or with crusts |
This smells like fish! Smells like fish!
Dad: There are so many things to make (Arthur: It's got to taste like ice cream! Hey!) Dad: Take a pot Let's add some snails A sloppy scoop Some tofu stew (Arthur and D.W.: We're not hungry anymore! Hey!) |
Trivia[]
- True to its name, Leftovers Goulash combines melodies from various classical and operatic pieces.
- Arthur: Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Friska
- Arthur: Georges Bizet – Toreador Song from Carmen
- Mr. Read: Jacques Offenbach – Infernal Gallop (Cancan) from Orpheus in the Underworld
- D.W.: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Allegro
- D.W.: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, Allegro con brio
- Mr. Read: Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Ending: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement
- This is the first reference to George Bizet's opera Carmen and the first episode to feature "La Toreador" in particular. The song "La Toreador" from Carmen is referenced again in the following season with the episode "That's a Baby Show!", and both the song and the opera are again featured in the Season 9 episode "Lights, Camera... Opera!".
- During the song, fragments of several episodes of the series Arthur are shown. The episodes are:
- "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend"
- "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe"
- "So Long, Spanky"
- "The Half-Baked Sale"
- "D.W. Thinks Big"
- "Dad's Dessert Dilemma"
- "D.W. Gets Lost"
- "Arthur Makes a Movie"
- "Arthur's Faraway Friend"
- "D.W.'s Snow Mystery"
- "Buster's Dino Dilemma"
- "Buster Baxter, Cat Saver"
- "My Dad, the Garbage Man"
- "Arthur's Lucky Pencil"
- "D.W., the Picky Eater"
- "Arthur's Baby"
- "Buster's Back"
- "Arthur Cleans Up"
- "D.W. Rides Again"
- "Arthur Accused!"
- "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest"
- "D.W.'s Perfect Wish"
- "The Big Blow-Up"
- "Arthur's Mystery Envelope"
- "Arthur's Family Vacation"
- "D.W. All Fired Up"
- "How the Cookie Crumbles"
- "Meet Binky"
- "D.W. Blows the Whistle"
- "D.W.'s Deer Friend"
- "Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble"
- "Attack of the Turbo Tibbles"
- "Arthur's Spelling Trubble"
- "Arthur's Chicken Pox"
Composition[]
The song is set in F major.