The only thing better than Kevin Murphy singing is... TEN Kevin Murphys singing.

there's a point where this goes beyond funny and starts being just amazing

Kevin Murphy has said later that this is one of his favorite bits from the series.

this is Kevin Murphy's finest hour

My favorite part of any group of Servos singing is where they go off the rails at the end and sing dirty pub music while Mike tries to usher them off the stage.

This actually gives me chills. Kevin Murphy has the best voice.

1:35 I love how they do that same artsy zoom and slow pan like cameramen do at every choral or orchestral performance. I'm just as guilty of this but it's still funny in this case.

I love how as Mike talks, Tom quietly turns around and begins the choir in singing "Madamoiselle from Armentieres" (Inky Pinky Parlez Vous), one of the dirtiest, raunchiest traditional songs. The sheer joy that 10 Tom Servos get out of using this song to troll Mike. They clearly rehearsed this. They know they can't sing this on the air. You can see the extra giddiness in Tom's bouncing on that song. The subtly blended with the sheer sophistication of this show is unmatched.

Joking aside, this is really beautiful.

I'm convinced that one day art critics with monocles and historians will analyze this and measure it as a cultural treasure. Library of Congress where are you on this stuff? Nah... But, I can always dream!

"Take these broken WEENGS" Even his pronunciations are classy. Totally amazing.

This is actually rather impressive.

"... conducted by Vice Brigadier Sir Thomas "Bullhead" Servo..." 😄😄

Wonder if I can get these guys to perform at my wedding.

Actually this is quite lovely.

Did anyone else notice Mike clearly trying not to laugh at the end? Excellent

Tom Servo at the end was singing a WW1 song.

If Josh Weinstein hadn't left the show when he did, we would have been deprived of Kevin Murphy's singing! I shudder at the thought...

Why do I want this performed at my funeral

For those who are wondering what the chorus is singing at the end, it's basically a rendition of 'Mademoiselle from Armentières' and he was most likely using the lyrics from the episode of The Golden Girls where the lyrics went "The first Marine, he found the bean, parlez-vous. The second Marine, he cooked the bean, parlez-vous. The third Marine, he ate the bean and blew apart the submarine. Inky dinky parlez-vous." The more you know, folks. :)

We are kids for saving Earth; we are fans of Colin Firth!

You can INSTANTLY tell that Kevin Murphy aka "Tom Servo" has taken singing lessons.. He has a pleasant singing voice..

Tom bouncing and waving the baton as he leads the group is fantastic. I like that he gets to do something with his arms for once.

I met Mr. Murphy today. He's such a sweet, wonderful man with a sharp wit and a kind disposition! The best part is that the sheet music of this is probably coming out next month! I'm so excited!

Just beautiful. Bravo, Vice Brigadier Sir Thomas "Bullhead" Servo.

CHORUS: Here's to the guys and gals who like to fly, Flying so high with some guy in the sky. Skyrockets in flight, Afternoon delight, Captain High at your ser--vice. TOM: Would you like to fly in my beautiful balloon? Take these broken wings and learn to fly me to the moon. Sail on silver bird, Have you ever heard that the bird is the word? CHORUS: In a big country Dreams say with you, "Come along with me Lucille, In my merry Oldsmobile. We are kids for saving Earth, We are fans of Colin Firth. Off we go to yonder blue, We really move our tails for you. TOM: [Chorus "ahhs" harmony] 'Cross the wide Missouri!

My bucket list is to reenact this scene with an actual military academy men’s chorus and me as the conductor in 100 part harmony and send the video to the family of Kevin Murphy

I want my favorite a cappella group to perform this!

i have a tear in my eye now...

seriously, one of the best songs to ever come out of MST3K

2:06 🎵 Cross the Wide MisssssssssOOOOOOOOOOOOORUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

I recognize TEN songs cannibalized to create those lyrics. Isn't it a bit frightening how good the Best Brains are at singing 'barbershop' harmony?

(slowly clap) "This is soo beautiful."(shed a single tear)

Makes me proud to be an MST3K American! (sniff)

Lifts from I Get No Kick From Champagne, Afternoon Delight (a smarmy song from 1975), Beautiful Balloon, Blackbird, Fly Me to the Moon, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Surfer Bird, Big Country, an Oldsmobile jingle, a 60s airline jingle (move our tails for you), and Shenandoah. There are a couple I missed.

This is so adorable, beautiful, funny, sweet & wonderful!

As of September 2017, this video has 79,000 views, 980 likes, and only 5 dislikes... ...5 people are very, very wrong.

Tom Servo never disappoints when it comes to singing

Rinky-dinky parlez vous!!

"...have heard that bird is the word" comical genius!

Yep, Kavin Murphy likes to hear himself speak and sing but he deserves to.

my favorite is season 6, (I know, blasphemous) but I loved having Mike and Forester AND Frank all at the same time.

I'm weeping.

The US Space Force Anthem!

Missing that amazing Mormon Tabernacle Choir overdue; that was pure genius.

How did they ever only win a Peabody?

This is funny and beautiful.

This has no business being this good 🤣 Tom has always been my favorite

Not only is the singing for the main song beautiful but the bit in the end was HILARIOUS! In fact; It seems to be a repeating gag on this show...a bot or bots do a big endearing musical number...then break into some old-timey "bawdy song"...much to the displeasure of the host. I guess this was the Mike-Era's answer to "Gypsy Moons". I'll "Rinky-Dinky Parlez-Vous" to THAT!

This is insanely brilliant!

brought a tear to my port:)

I was in the Air Force. Maybe I should have this played at my funeral. :D

Did Kevin Murphy compose and arrange this? If all the voices are his, I am really impressed by his vocal range because he is singing low bass to high tenor in (mostly) chest voice

The song that the United Servo Academy Chorus Men's Choir sings at the end is "Mademoiselle from Armentieres", also known as "Hinky Dinky Parlez Vous". It originated during world war one.

Just watched this the other night, on MST3K Marathon!

Ah, the ultimate tribute to the Classic MST3k Tom Servo's megalomania! 😁

I love how mike can’t help but smile through the whole thing; how could you not?

It's pretty impressive that Kevin Murphy sings all the harmonies and the solo.

I can't watch this without getting teary eyed.

The one disliker was just annoyed that Servo's second song got cut off. ;)

This is one of the highlights of this otherwise-excruciating ep. Another is that the riffs remind me of my dad for some reason.

My heart when Battletoads was announced at E3 2018.

I cry every time

Tom Servo at his best!!!

hey-- Tom has a functioning right arm!

A sketch so good, they brought it back for season 9's Quest of the Delta Knights...and it was just as excellent there.

I want this to be played at my funeral

Not to be religious on main (am actually Agnostic, take that for what you will)...but God bless this show for allowing us to see just how beautiful Kevin Murphy's singing voice really is. God bless it for gifting us this skit, which is WAY BETTER than it has ANY right being.

I just relized it musta took them like a week to make all of the stuff for this

No I want to see them sing when didn’t start the fire

This is so beautiful. It made me cry a little.

This actually gave me chills aha. Kevin Murphy has such a lovely singing voice.

This honestly chokes me up a little. I don't quite understand the ending, but its pretty funny.

Then that ending bit with that bawdy bit, LOL!

The entire mash-up is shear genius, I would have loved to sat in and watch them brainstorm, "have you heard that the bird is the word!" Lol

At the end there... just 20 seconds... all it takes ... think about it.. Just 20 seconds and i can't stop laughing about it... from the 1990's until present.. Just 20 seconds!!!! Of one episode of mst3k.. All they needed was just 20 seconds to make me laugh for a couple of decades..

Sure algorithm, recommend this to me in 2023 why not.

I must be the only person in the world who not only thinks this song is amazing, but The Starfighters wasn't that bad either. It helps if you're an aircraft nut, I guess.

Kevin Murphy, classic moments of comedy.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! I can recite the whole thing, the last time I saw it was when it aired originally! ;D thanks for posting!

What a cool guy.

This is absolutely MASTERFUL. Thank You, Kevin Murphys.

An absolutely abysmal movie, but this made up for it. Thank you for the post.

This is why I love Tom.

Ah yes! The time Tom decapitated 9 of his clones to put their heads on USAF statues for a chorus number. Truly beautiful.

She's the hardest working girl in town But she makes her living upside-down!

Mike at the end is the most emotional any non puppet has been on the show (I do love the slightly stilted hosts though, it adds to the cheesy feel)

Kevin Murphy... what else needs to be said

I wish I could vote this "love" instead of merely "like." :o(

South Park, Family Guy, Simpsons, American Dad don't even measure up a QUARTER of the talent MST3K had.

Kevin Murphy was born to be Tom Servo. Plain and simple.

Somebody on the MST3K Wiki said they weren't sure if "Take these broken wings and learn to fly..." was a reference to "Blackbird" or "Broken Wings"...I think we can all agree it makes more sense for it to be a Beatles reference, right?

For those who don't know what that "rinky dinky dink parlez vous" song is, it's Mademoiselle from Armentières. It's the tale of a French innkeeper's daughter and two German soldiers.

Beautiful

I know the feeling! Wonder if he ever practiced music/singing before MST. And, for a little dude with inoperable arms, Tom Servo's pretty efficient with that conductor's baton.

And this is not USAs national anthem why?

Kevin Murphy really out did himself in this episode with Tom Servo with this song. Check out justin(.)tv/mst3k2 for most of our favorite episodes.

I miss MST3K! There is no entertainment on TV anymore. I miss you SERVO & CROW & MIKE!!!

4 people are not wearing their Poopy Suit!

Beautiful singing voice...