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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. Top Five?! by Seumas · · Score: 1, Informative

    If it's in sixth, how is it in the top five?

  2. Lyrics by jdubois79 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here are the lyrics.
    Please forgive my crappy english.

    Just a little too fast. B-DASH!
    You'll fall down a hole. B-DASH!
    You'll jump on a turtle, B-DASH!
    You'll go through a pipe to an underground room, B-DASH!
    You can breathe underwater! B-DASH!
    You can jump off a mountain! B-DASH!
    Maybe you're using Mario a bit much.. B-DASH!
    Luigi's going to start pouting... B-DASH!

    Faster than you can imagine, Mushroom Kids run onto the scene
    It's the age of Jumping on turtles, bet you didn't do this when you were a kid! (a little different, but ah well)
    Collecting coins is just my hobby. It's the value of the 50s
    We were allowed to break the blocks, but now we'd have lawsuit on our hands.
    Awww! Mom!
    Awww! You pulled out the plug!
    Awww! Mom! I just cleared the level!
    Stop using the vacuum cleaner!

    Just a little too fast, B-DASH!
    You won't get the fireworks, B-DASH!
    You'll get all the coins, B-DASH!
    You'll eat mushrooms, B-DASH!
    Just a little too fast, B-DASH!
    You won't be able to stop, B-DASH!
    You'll run through the sewers, B-DASH!
    The princess is fake, B-DASH!

    Riding a fluffy cloud in the sky, thinking of all the people below.
    25 minutes in the sea, it's a new diving record
    Diving into pipes just my hobby. Pick up the coins for luck.
    I just love picking flowers, it's my god given right.

    Awww! Dad!
    Awww! Don't change the channel!
    Awww! I was at a good part!
    You watched sumo yesterday!

    Duck and jump there and you'll be kinda surprised.
    Run really fast,duck and jump. You'll be pleasently surprised.

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  3. Re:Q-Bert by I(rispee_I(reme · · Score: 2, Informative

    Also, there's an excellent freestyle on Soulseek featuring Sage Francis and DJ Roux, with DJ Roux spinning Mario beats. And while I can't think of the name, The Dayton Family (Rap Personas Most Hard) has a track that is a medley of all the Mario music: Over- and underworlds, water, star, and dungeon.

  4. Re:Torrent by override11 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Or just click to listen here: http://marshal.proc.ru/mp3/B-DASH%20-%20Sunday%20m onday.mp3

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  5. Torrent by kagaku · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_beta/index.php?p age=details&id=5258

    You'll need to register, but there are seeds.

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