Atari and other classic games...in song?

[SavannahDJ]

Now, even though i grew up during this age, i was young but i still feel like a 9 yo asking this but does anybody know if there were anyother game based songs from the 80s? The only one i know of currently is Pac-Man fever and i didnt even hear that untill recently. Does anybody else know of anyothers?

[Rhindle The Red]

Buckner and Garcia (the guys behind "Pac-Man Fever" did a whole album of songs. The track list is as follows:

 

• Pac-Man Fever
• Froggy's Lament (Frogger)
• Ode to a Centipede
• Do The Donkey Kong
• Hyperspace (Asteroids)
• The Defender
• Moustrap
• Goin' Berzerk

 

A completely re-recorded CD (they couldn't get the rights to the original masters) is available from www.bucknergarcia.com as well as amazon.com.

 

Additionally, The Pretenders had a song called "Space Invader" that was the b-side to "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)". Not sure if it's available.

 

Several kiddie record companies (like KidStuff, Peter Pan, etc.) released video game related albums, many with songs. However, I don't have any, so I can't be more help on that.

[bangles66]

Hey Rhindle, I didn't know it was re-recorded. Thanks for the info.

 

Glad I still have the original LP.

[Rhindle The Red]

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Originally posted by bangles66:

Hey Rhindle, I didn't know it was re-recorded. Thanks for the info.

 

Glad I still have the original LP.D

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So am I. I still need the 45 of "Do The Donkey Kong" though. It has an instrumental version I would love to have.

 

The CD is excellent, however. They did a marvelous job of re-creating the sound of the original. There are only a few places where it is obvious it's not the original recording.

 

An interesting side note to this:

They were able to use the same arcade sounds as they originally used, because their lawyer negotiated them rights in perpetuity. Which means they can use them as long as they live. Pretty cool.

[Inky]

Didn't Weird Al do a parody of Tax Man called Pac-Man?

[Rhindle The Red]

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Originally posted by Inky:

Didn't Weird Al do a parody of Tax Man called Pac-Man?

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Yes, but according to weirdal.com, it only appears in demo form on the 1995 release from the Demento Society, DR. DEMENTO'S BASEMENT TAPES NO. 4.

[liquid_sky]

INKY! Good to see you back around here, there was a large lack of ghosts on the boards.

 

As for the songs, Bad Religion did a song entitled Frogger. IT plays the frogger theme at the start of the song, then uses metaphors to compare life to a game of frogger.. pretty good song.

[Inky]

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Originally posted by Rhindle The Red:

Yes, but according to

weirdal.com

, it only appears in demo form on the 1995 release from the Demento Society,

DR. DEMENTO'S BASEMENT TAPES NO. 4.

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A bit off topic, but over the weekend VH1 had a behind the music a to z marathon, and I caught a few of my favorite bands.. Chicago, Genesis, and Journey. I find it ironic that the only band on there that didn't have probs with sex, drugs, booze or egos was Weird Al..

[Inky]

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Originally posted by liquid_sky:

INKY! Good to see you back around here, there was a large lack of ghosts on the boards.

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Great to be back, although probably just a weekend atari-ager for a while. I posted my experiences of the last couple of months over at off topic...

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

I think Frank Black (Ex Singer from The Pixies) had a song called "Whatever Happened To Pong?" on one of his Solo albums.

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[ubersaurus]

Hey, sweet, UHF on DVD! I love that movie!

[SavannahDJ]

From what ive heard on these songs, they sound great! Does anybody know of any other songs that are done about classic or not so classic video games? Atari, NES, Sega, the whole deal? Anybody?

[SavannahDJ]

or does anybody know of an album or something along the lines of songs about or using the songs from classic games? arcade or video games. A album compliation of songs from those kinda games? I just got this tremendous desire to have something along those lines! I can't help it!

[Raccoon Lad]

There's also an awesome song about Mr. Do! called Mr. Do! we love you! you can get it here!

[Lemmi]

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Originally posted by Raccoon Lad:

There's also an awesome song about Mr. Do! called Mr. Do! we love you! you can get it

here!

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hahaha thats great, ive been to that site about 4 different times and i hate when i miss the stupid links to stuff like this

[Noble Kale]

Bad Religion did a song called frogger

You can hear the music from frogger (or I assume so), at the start of the song...

 

But most people wouldn't appreciate it, cause it's punk/punk rock

[Fretwobbler]

Check out this thread for some 'unplugged' Atariguitari

 

Adam

[SavannahDJ]

I know this question isnt really game songs but i was hoping somebody might tell me...in the 80s flick Monster Squad (anybody ever see it but me and my brother?) there was a song that was going "Rock untill you drop...dance untill your heart stops..rock untill you drop..dance till your feet fall off.." etc. and i cant remember the actual name of the song or the group that did it? Uh...anybody know what im talking about and what the right answer is?