 Critical reviews of the song were mostly positive . Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly described it as " not bad , " and commented that Bart 's high voice " echoes the beats nicely . " The Daily Vault 's Benny Balneg liked that the song disengaged itself from the album 's " blues tag " and incorporated more " contemporary elements " into its sound . He added that he thought the song had a " catchy beat " and an " infectious chorus . " The Long Beach Press @-@ Telegram 's Patricia Smith called " Do the Bartman " a " surprisingly funky tune . " Monika Bartyzel of Cinematical , however , thought the song was a " cheesy number . " 
