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Song Parodies -> "Nintendo Avenue"

Original Song Title:

"Electric Avenue"

Original Performer:

Eddy Grant

Parody Song Title:

"Nintendo Avenue"

Parody Written by:

Stephen Harrington

The Lyrics

A parody about Nintendo as well as other game systems.
Jump

Jump

Down in the hills there be goombas
and, and a lots of coin to be won
I need to get to the princess
and, and I won't stop 'til it's all done, oh yeah

We gonna go down to Nintendo avenue
and then we'll fight the Koopa
we gonna go down to Nintendo avenue
and then we'll fight the Bowser

Pimpin' so hard like a gangsta
must avoid the law on the street
deep in the slums I'm a dealer
go do jobs for the thugs, oh man

We gonna go down to Playstation avenue
and then we'll shoot the gangsta
oh, we gonna go down to Playstation avenue
and then we'll bomb the mobster

Ka-boom
ka-boom
ka-ching
ka-ching

Oh yeah
we gonna go down to Nintendo avenue
and then we'll fight the Ganon
oh, we gonna go down to Nintendo avenue
and then we'll fight the Wiley

When will I play Gangsta Alley?
never can win at Outlaw
playin' the 2600
and I still can't find Fatal Run, oh my

We gonna go down to Atari avenue
and then we'll play the Combat
oh yeah, we gonna go down to Atari avenue
and then we'll play Ms. Pac-man

Down in the hills
down in the hills
deep in the castle
in the dark world I'm bound

Oh, we gonna go down to Nintendo avenue
and then we'll beat the Koopa
we gonna go down to Playstation avenue
(Oh yeah...)
and then we'll fight the gangsta
(Playin' in the daytime)
we gonna go down to Atari avenue
(Playin' in the night)
and then we'll play the Outlaw
(Playin' in the daytime)
we gonna go down to Nintendo avenue
(Oh, on the next game)
and then we'll beat the Koopa

(Fade out)
The way some of the lyrics are setup is intentional, to give a comical broken english feel. Comments?

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Agrimorfee - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
You worked hard and carefully on this, a very good job! I was somewhat confused during verse 2, but I got it eventually . Brought back some fine memories for me. "Topscore to Player SH: 555"
adagio - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
Good work! 5's
alvin - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
fun concept
Ann Hammond - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
cool
Jeff Reuben - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
A nice trip back in time. And one of my favorite OSes (lots of those today)
Stephen Harrington - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
Thanks Agrimorfee, adagio, alvin, Ann and Jeff! Yeah, verse two is about the GTA series, although I've never played it myself. I have, however watch my cousin play them.
AFW - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
I'm game to give you 555
Stephen Harrington - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
Thanks AFW. :)
Below Average Dave - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
It does seem Nintendo plays a huge role in so many of our lives. I remember when Bowser's name WAS Koopa (which is to my understanding why the little turtle armies are called "Koopa Troopas", such a memorable series, 5s
Max Power - May 30, 2008 - Report this comment
Great work
Andrew D. Lacroix - May 31, 2008 - Report this comment
My official address should be somewhere along one of those roads. 555 green mushrooms and a warp whistle for Stephen.
Peter Andersson - May 31, 2008 - Report this comment
You got game!
Stephen Harrington - May 31, 2008 - Report this comment
Thanks B.A.D., Max, Andrew and Peter! ^___^
Agrimorfee - June 05, 2008 - Report this comment
(Amiright Idol) See my comments above.
Below Average Dave - June 09, 2008 - Report this comment
(Amiright Idol) Well, as an Idol judge I must leave a more in depth comment than I did here. Recordability on this one was fantastic, it's actually one of my favorite parodies of this song so far. Nintendo is a big name, and name brands always garner attention in the recording world (Pepsi Dependency, I'll Drink the Slim Fast, South Park and Affair Mushroom Kingdom are among my most popular recordings). Great job on catching the feel of the OS and the rhyme scheme. Only one slight criticism for you, going into Atari and Playstation kinda took away from the Nintendo theme to it and created a bit of a rift in an otherwise flawless parody, so watch randomness, but great job Stephen.
Stephen Harrington - June 13, 2008 - Report this comment
Well, I wanted variety for it. So that's why I did it that(although I could have gave it a different title, like Video Game Avenue). The Atari part was the hardest, I had to look up game titles that would work for the verse. :)
Red Ant - June 14, 2008 - Report this comment
(Idol) The video games theme worked very well to this OS. Sacrificing rhyming a bit in the chorus for the sake of variety was a good idea, here. I like how you kept this from being too single-game specific, thus increasing its appeal.
Below Average Dave - June 14, 2008 - Report this comment
Precisely what I was thinking Stephen--as "Video Game Avenue" the Atari and Playstation mentions wouldn't have seemed as awkward. . .still great job though.
Stephen Harrington - June 18, 2008 - Report this comment
Yeah, it was a minor hindsight on my part, title wise. So problems here. ; )

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