Jam Out to South Park’s Newest Song in “Cash For Gold”

Regardless of what one thinks about the quality of South Park these days (and I think it still has the capacity to do some good satire, like last week’s episode “Reverse Cowgirl”), Trey Parker and Matt Stone consistently reveal themselves to have an impressive ability to create some hilarious and catchy songs. (And if you haven’t listened to it yet, check out their Book of Mormon work. It’s really great.) And last night’s episode “Cash For Gold” once again showcased their musical ingenuity (and insanity) with a whimsical variation on the theme song from The Blob. Check it out after the jump.

Playing over a montage that links the world-wide network connecting Cash For Gold businesses, home-shopping television, and inhospitable Indian working conditions–a loathsome web continuously re-threaded by money relinquished via the mental deterioration of senior citizens–the song’s buoyancy offers a ridiculous contrast to the whole situation and ultimately calls attention to the absurdity of it all (a theme that South Park does better than any other show). But not only that: like the best songs from the show, this one is pretty damn addictive. It has been the primary ditty in the soundtrack of my day. And it has been a good day.