"My Favorite Games"

[hillarygayle]

I was listening to "My Favorite Things" in the car a few days ago (I recently auditioned for "The Sound of Music", you may recall, & that was one of my practice songs), and it suddenly struck me that you could make an entire parody of that song using lyrics based on video games, called "My Favorite Games".

I don't have the free time it'd take to sit & write a bunch of clever, rhyming, lyrics to that, but as much as we all post, we obviously have the combined time, and I KNOW we're all clever.

So somebody get us started. Here are the original lyrics to the song, for those of you who don't know it.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels,
Doorbells and sleighbells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs,
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

DAMN YOU!

I've been wanting to write parody lyrics for this song as well, only using "Themes" instead of games, because it sounds so similar to "things." I propose we do that anyway :P

Bubble Man, Wily's Stage and of course Flash Man,
Wood Man and Heat Man, let's not forget Crash Man.
Mega Man 2's got great music it seems,
These are a few of my favorite themes.

That's what I got so far.

[Mustin]

HA!

You guys are nerds.


Keep it up.

[Shonen Samurai]

This is right up my alley.

Expect something from me.

[hillarygayle]

Girl geeks are hot.

I'll even sing this if I can figure out some way of recording it.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

We should get a complete song, and have the OneUp Mushrooms feat. Hillary Creech record it.

Damn, Hillary beat me.

[hillarygayle]

The song repeats those 3 verses 3 times, so if we got a metric buttload of verses, we could actually do 9 different stanzas.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Metric buttload...I'll have to use that...

Hmmm....expect another verse from me either later today or sometime tomorrow morning. I've seriously been thinking about this for a while, so I've already got numerous ideas floating around in my empty head.

[animefreak]

the metric buttload differs greatly from the standard buttload, so i'm glad you pointed that out.

[hillarygayle]

Thought you guys might like "metric buttload". I can't take credit; my friend Q is always using that term, & I thought it was hilarious.

[Shonen Samurai]

Hillary likes weiner so much she LIVES there

[hillarygayle]

Obligatory snarky comment:

THANKS, ShoSam! I've NEVER heard a joke about Weiner before! That's HILARIOUS!

^_~

[Shonen Samurai]

Hee hee hee hee

[SaveSuperJoe]

I can relate with hillary, people have always made dumb jokes about my name....And then they think I've never heard them

[Azar]

I can relate with hillary, people have always made dumb jokes about my name....And then they think I've never heard them

Same case with my name (my real name). Kinda of annyoning. It's even worse when they all say the same thing like they invented it or something.

We should really make some kind of organization for this thing...

[Shonen Samurai]

You may have misunderstood me, I realize Hillary must have heard a similar joke any number of times. That's why I said it--the humor is, it's neither new nor very funny.

Or you could get get angry about it.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Ah, the humor is that it isn't funny. The irony...I'm Lovin' It™.

[FaithisHot]

Am I the first? Sweet.

Gaining new powers for Mega Man's cannon,
Link fighting bravely so he can beat Ganon,
Mario thwarting the Koopa King's aims,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Ness and his friends passing through Saturn Valley,
Celes performing the opera's finale,
Rydia's village erupting in flames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

[Azar]

You may have misunderstood me, I realize Hillary must have heard a similar joke any number of times. That's why I said it--the humor is, it's neither new nor very funny.

Or you could get get angry about it.

Your joke was funny (to me anyway), the situation that that kinda humor is most often used in is not, but I didnt mean this particular case...sorry. :(

[hillarygayle]

FaithisHot, those are AWESOME. I LOVE IT. I'm totally sitting here singing it right now in the ASU Library computer lab. They're gonna come lock me up in a second. Dude, even the meter is perfect. *giddy*

You even mentioned Celes! *dies*

[FaithisHot]

Hehe, thank you Hillary. That was fun. The hardest part is coming up with suitable words that rhyme with "games."

[Mustin]

The irony...I'm Lovin' It™.

Uh...


Get it straight, sir. There are no caps in "hip lingo/ebonics"

i'm lovin' it™

[animefreak]

i'm Mustin' it.

(haha. sorry, that just popped into my head.)

[Almasy Marquis]

*be-boxes*

Sora mowing through Heartless with the Kingdom Key
Tommy Vercetti hijacking a helicopter or three
Fei chillin' in his Gear with the Men of the Thames
These are a few of my favorite games

Snake infiltrating bases in a cardboard box
Winging through the Lylat system as Fox
Max300s and PARANOiAs and Dynamite Raves
These are a few of my favorite games

[Vuffster]

Garland declaring he'll knock you all down,
Eliwood donning his late father's crown,
Pikachu shocking both Jesse and James,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Samus curling up into her Morph Ball,
Rinoa dancing on the floor with Squall,
Laughing at Exdeath as Gilgy he blames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

[FaithisHot]

When I'm looking
For nostalgia
Every now and then,
I simply remember my favorite games,
And then I go play
Again!

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Trav'ling through time with some magical pendants,
Fighting in 'bots in two or three dimensions*.
Killing the dragons and saving the dames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

*Hey, shut up, I'm using poetic license, it halfway kinda sorta works

And I apologize, Mustin. I'm loving it™. Is that better? Or do I have to lowercase the "I" as well, which hurts me on so many levels as a writer and an editor?

[SaveSuperJoe]

You may have misunderstood me, I realize Hillary must have heard a similar joke any number of times. That's why I said it--the humor is, it's neither new nor very funny.

Or you could get get angry about it.

Your joke was funny (to me anyway), the situation that that kinda humor is most often used in is not, but I didn't mean this particular case...sorry. :(


ditto

[Mustin]

http://www.mcdonalds.com/images/global_splash/arch.jpg

[Ybrik Metaknight]

shit

[Symmetry]

You just got hosed. :o

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Cactuars and moogles and chocobo riders,
Tonberries, imps, bombs and gigantic spiders.
Spells that call thunderbolts, ice cubes and flames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Just thought of more.

Vampire slaying with whips, swords and crosses,
Football seasons have some wins and some losses.
Master Chief takes out his shotgun and aims,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Beating up Ice Climbers with Link and Kirby,
Shooting off red shells in a go-kart derby.
Beating the dragons and saving the dames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

When my life sucks,
And I really
Want to get away,
I pop in one of
My favorite games,
And then I am good
All day!

[FaithisHot]

But wait, there's more!

Young angel Pit facing underworld perils,
Mario hammering Donkey Kong's barrels,
Princess Garnet trying out some new names,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Victor and Flik seeking allies in warfare,
Samus exploring in Brinstar and Norfair,
Learning that Seymour is not what he claims,
These are a few of my favorite games.

[hillarygayle]

I've got these all written down now. I'll combine them. Wonder if I could find an accompaniment track to "My Favorite Things" and record this little bugger myself?

[Ybrik Metaknight]

If you can find it, go for it.

Do we have the right number of verses of the A and B parts?

[hillarygayle]

soon as I get the chance to put all of them down, I'll post.

[joe_cam]

Hey, this IS still here! YAY!

[Ybrik Metaknight]

My thoughts exactly.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

All right, here's what we got so far.

Verses for "A" strain (OR Takin' the A Strain...shaddup, it's late and I'm tired)


Gaining new powers for Mega Man's cannon,
Link fighting bravely so he can beat Ganon,
Mario thwarting the Koopa King's aims,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Ness and his friends passing through Saturn Valley,
Celes performing the opera's finale,
Rydia's village erupting in flames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Young angel Pit facing underworld perils,
Mario hammering Donkey Kong's barrels,
Princess Garnet trying out some new names,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Victor and Flik seeking allies in warfare,
Samus exploring in Brinstar and Norfair,
Learning that Seymour is not what he claims,
These are a few of my favorite games.


Sora mowing through Heartless with the Kingdom Key
Tommy Vercetti hijacking a helicopter or three
Fei chillin' in his Gear with the Men of the Thames
These are a few of my favorite games.

Snake infiltrating bases in a cardboard box
Winging through the Lylat system as Fox
Max300s and PARANOiAs and Dynamite Raves
These are a few of my favorite games.


Garland declaring he'll knock you all down,
Eliwood donning his late father's crown,
Pikachu shocking both Jesse and James,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Samus curling up into her Morph Ball,
Rinoa dancing on the floor with Squall,
Laughing at Exdeath as Gilgy he blames,
These are a few of my favorite games.


Trav'ling through time with some magical pendants,
Fighting in 'bots in two or three dimensions.
Killing the dragons and saving the dames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Cactuars and moogles and chocobo riders,
Tonberries, imps, bombs and gigantic spiders.
Spells that call thunderbolts, ice cubes and flames,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Vampire slaying with whips, swords and crosses,
Football seasons have some wins and some losses.
Master Chief takes out his shotgun and aims,
These are a few of my favorite games.

Beating up Ice Climbers with Link and Kirby,
Shooting off red shells in a go-kart derby.
Beating the dragons and saving the dames,
These are a few of my favorite games.



Verses for "B" Strain (nothing pops into my head with this phrase, thank god)


When I'm looking
For nostalgia
Every now and then,
I simply remember my favorite games,
And then I go play
Again!


When my life sucks,
And I really
Want to get away,
I pop in one of
My favorite games,
And then I am good
All day!

So what we got is too many A verses for three stanzas, and one too few B verses. However, if we come up with two more B verses, we can have 4 complete stanzas.

Oh, and if I get Finale or something like that in the near future, I'd like to arrange this, complete with little musical bridges in between stanzas, like little bits of VGM that would fit into the waltz feel of the song. I'm thinking the underwater music from Super Mario Bros. and Waltz for the Moon from FFVIII would fit in nicely.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Actually, reviewing the ones we have, not all are really usable. Almasy's verses for the most part do not fit into the cadence of the song, and I actually repeat almost the same phrase in the last part of a couple of mine.

[Variable Rush]

http://www.mcdonalds.com/images/global_splash/arch.jpg

I say we rename OneUp Studios to McDonald's Studios and just do remixes of the i'm lovin' it theme.

Ba da ba ba ba...

[Mustin]

Fine with me.

As long as I can get Justin, Pharrell, and Chad to help out.

Bam.

[DCT]

Fine with me.

As long as I can get Justin, Pharrell, and Chad to help out.

Bam.
And French fries. You forgot the French fries.

[joe_cam]

Shit...I'm hungry now.

[Iggy Koopa]

Some of those lines have too many syllables.

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Yes. I know. Most of Almasy's lines actually have way too many syllables. And a few others have too few syllables, but that's easier to deal with.

[Vuffster]

Yes. I know. Most of Almasy's lines actually have way too many syllables. And a few others have too few syllables, but that's easier to deal with.
Yeah, I have one too few syllables in the first pair of lines in each of mine... didn't realize it until after I'd posted. Should I try to tweak them to be exact or are they okay as-is?

[FaithisHot]

Yes. I know. Most of Almasy's lines actually have way too many syllables. And a few others have too few syllables, but that's easier to deal with.
Yeah, I have one too few syllables in the first pair of lines in each of mine... didn't realize it until after I'd posted. Should I try to tweak them to be exact or are they okay as-is?

I like them the way they are. Singing:


Garland declaring he'll knock you all down

And just holding the last word over two notes sounds fine, whereas if you were to change it, for instance, to:


Garland declaring that he'll knock you all down

Sounds pretty awkward.

[Vuffster]

Yes. I know. Most of Almasy's lines actually have way too many syllables. And a few others have too few syllables, but that's easier to deal with.
Yeah, I have one too few syllables in the first pair of lines in each of mine... didn't realize it until after I'd posted. Should I try to tweak them to be exact or are they okay as-is?

I like them the way they are. Singing:


Garland declaring he'll knock you all down

And just holding the last word over two notes sounds fine, whereas if you were to change it, for instance, to:


Garland declaring that he'll knock you all down

Sounds pretty awkward.
Yeah, that's basically what I was thinking. Figured I'd ask, though. Glad you like them. :wink:

[SaveSuperJoe]

Man, I hate how this never happened. :(

[goat]

http://www.mcdonalds.com/images/global_splash/arch.jpg

I say we rename OneUp Studios to McDonald's Studios and just do remixes of the i'm lovin' it theme.

Ba da ba ba ba...

One of those mcdonald's tv ads makes me want to jump up and kick the tv in. Usually I don't make it and instead end up writhing on the floor in agony. It's the one where someone is rapping about mcgriddle cakes among other things (with the most annoying intonations): I swear it was conceived in hell.

[Azar]

One of those mcdonald's tv ads makes me want to jump up and kick the tv in. Usually I don't make it and instead end up writhing on the floor in agony. It's the one where someone is rapping about mcgriddle cakes among other things (with the most annoying intonations): I swear it was conceived in hell.

At least it's not as bad as the Chicken Selects Commericals. Although rapping while going to McDonalds just dosent seem to realistic either.

You know what, all those commercials suck.

[Lunar Moog]

Man, I hate how this never happened. :(

[FaithisHot]

An entry-level keyboard with a so-so accompaniment feature

+

the most basic of home recording set-ups

+

having nothing better to do

=

one song. (http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/756820_y6qck/MyFavoriteGames.mp3)

...Three years late.

[Lunar Moog]

No way.

EDIT: That's awesome.

Hearing "Gayto" made me cringe, but that's awesome.

[FaithisHot]

Thanks.

(And it was that, or "to-mah-to." I made a judgment call.)

[Ybrik Metaknight]

Oh man, I wish I wasn't at work right now and leaving straight from work to head down to D/FW, because I won't be able to listen to this anytime soon.