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Japan's Top Five Features Mario Inspired Beat

Posted by Zonk on from the we-be-hooked-on-the-brothers,-huhhhh dept.

News.com has up a short piece on a tune that's heading for number one with a bullet on Japan's pop music charts. The song, B-Dash, is a techno piece that heavily uses samples from the original Mario Bros. game. From the article: 'B-Dash' became a national hit after it aired on FM radio, and its popularity was further strengthened after it appeared on TV. The song has continued to stay in the top-10 rankings for the past month; last week, it ranked in sixth place. 'B-Dash' has sold a total of 196,000 CD singles in Japan to date."

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  1. Obligatory Mario Song by MagicDude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do the Mario!
    Swing your arms from side to side
    Come on it's time to go
    Do the Mario!
    Take one step
    And then again
    Let's do the Mario
    All together now!
    You got it!
    It's the Mario!
    Do the Mario!
    Swing your arms from side to side
    Come on it's time to go
    Do the Mario!
    Take one step
    And then again
    Let's do the Mario
    All together now!
    Come on now!
    Just like that!

    1. Re:Obligatory Mario Song by ElectricBrain · · Score: 2, Funny

      They're looking in another castle.

  2. "Humor" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    "B-Dash" uses sampled music from the original "Super Mario Bros." game released by Nintendo in 1985 and fuses it with techno beats and humorous lyrics such as "the princess might be a fake," "you might be using Mario too much" and "Luigi might get sulky."


    Oh god the hilarity.