Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do." Groening liked "Second
Songs in the Key of Springfield Safari" and "The Bart Wants What It Wants", which aired well after the album's release. The title is taken from the Stevie Wonder album "Songs in the Key of Life". Another FOX TV show, "The X-Files", had a soundtrack album entitled "Songs in the Key of X". The Simpsons podcast "Pods in the Key of Springfield" is named after this album. Songs in the Key of Springfield Songs in the Key of Springfield is a soundtrack/novelty album from "The Simpsons" compiling many of the musical numbers from the series. The album was released in the United States on March 18,