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2: Something by The Megas

Because I like comparing people's reactions to both bands directly. There are a lot of options here, if only because there haven't been many topics that I could nominate them at (though I did beg Se7en into letting me sneak one song into his topic anyway...).

Gamma Unchained is too obvious a pick; I've only said it was my favorite song by them, like, a dozen times. And had lyrics from it in my sig for quite a while. I've mentioned my love for their Air Man & Heat Man songs almost as often, so let's remove them from the running... and choose a song I vaguely referenced over a month ago:

I'm Not The Breakman (Street Cleaner Remix):

https://themegas.bandcamp.com/track/im-not-the-breakman-street-cleaner-remix



Of course, it would work even better if we had "The Stand" here so we could directly compare the two songs--as both feature a jaded, villainous take on Proto Man singing a villain song they invite that sort of discussion more than any two other songs by the respective bands.

Anyway, it's a good remix of a good song. I didn't originally care for the original (going head-to-head with my favorite song from my favorite band did not work out well), but once I was able to judge it on its own merits and got into the album it came from, I've started to recognize it as a top-tier Megas song.

FUN FACTS: This is a lyrical version of a song from Mega Man 3, so that's a nice note if you can recognize it. And Rock used a lyric from this song in his signature for the longest time, so if you didn't know where that "My father called me Blues" line came from, now you do! That was a fun thing to notice the first time I heard the song.

[Actually it seems that Rock still has that line in his sig as of the time I'm writing this. Really could have sworn that he changed it a a few months ago.]

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3: Something by Tim Follin

Of course, I used most of my favorite Follin songs on NFUN's ranking and at least one at DireKrow's, so my hands are a bit tied. Still, a few good options remain; I could go with Stage 1 from Silver Surfer, but I think that soundtrack is already well known amongst those who listen to NES soundtracks. "Horrible game with one of the greatest soundtracks ever", they all say about Silver Surfer.

...Of course "they" may just be voices in my head, but I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere. Probably. So let's go with something often considered his greatest work that I didn't nominate because I frankly liked his other work more:

Ghouls 'n' Ghosts Intro (C64):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUJd8iQiOE" data-time="



That storm effect in the intro is truly amazing. How he managed to create that sort of sound with such limited audio options is something I'll never understand. He also manages to get in a ghostly wail and a heartbeat sound, proving that he could make this chip do anything he wanted.

I just feel I enjoy this more on a technical and "how did he manage to do that?!" level than as an actual song.


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4: Something by bunbleman.

First choice would obviously be focus tous, but I obviously can't pick that. Going with something else from the album, we'll take:

hellride simulation center

https://inpuj.bandcamp.com/track/hellride-simulation-center



It's no focus tous, but it's still got all the static and chaos that I crave. I didn't give it much credit at the last topic, but it's starting to grow on me because I need more songs like focus tous in my life.

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5: A cartoonish villain song.

Again, the obvious picks come from The Megas, particularly in the form of the two songs of theirs that I won't shut up about. It's hard to top Air Man's "There will be a tombstone with 'The Planet Earth' ENGRAVED ON IT!" though Heat Man's "From the depths of hell I call your name" comes close. So ridiculously over-the-top and wonderfully cheesy and just the best ever.

Instead, I'm going to go with a different cheesy villain song. From Yu-Gi-Oh!'s "Music to Duel By" album

Face Up, Face Down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79hTivSsRdM" data-time="



This song hits so many of my buttons.

1: Performed by a fictional character? Check.

2: From or based on a property that I love and have a lot of nostalgia for? Check.

3: Villain song? Check.

4: Hillariously cheesy? Check.

It's not the best song, sure, but come on! He's literally singing about stealing your soul in a card game. This is wonderful. FUN FACT: I came really close to nominating this song at Se7en's topic, but managed to restrain myself as I highly doubt he would have appreciated it. </.<

...if it had been released in the 10s, I probably would have nominated it anyway, because it was so hard to find songs to fill in those spots...

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6: Unexpected pick with personal nostalgia that no one else wants to hear.

You know what songs I heard a lot growing up, but haven't heard in years? Everything from Placedo Domingo's short-lived phase in the early the 80s where he was releasing music in English. Like this operatic rendition of a broadway show tune!

Sometimes a Day Goes By:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-s3akxD_Wc" data-time="



My mother used to listen to his few English albums, like, all the time when I was young. I used to truly hate his music, but... well, I think I have more appreciation for him now. Or at least more nostalgic memories associated with him, I'm not really sure how much of my like of the song is related to the song itself. Either way, the feelings were so strong that I truly had to mention this one.

Of course, she typically refuses to listen to anything not in English, so I have no experience with the majority of his work. I don't really know how I'd react to it--I certainly don't have problems with songs in other languages, so who knows? Perhaps nominating one of his other songs for me to listen to would be a cheat code for an easy high score, the nostalgia for his voice combining with the joy of finding a new song catapaulting you straight to victory! Or perhaps my bias against traditional music overrides everything and you come in dead last. Probably one or the other, I highly doubt you'd get an average score out of it.

Something to keep in mind if you feel like gambling whenever I do a topic like this again in the future!

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7: I have no idea what this next song is.

So, you know "M.U.G.E.N.", right? Fighting game engine where people have created thousands of characters and stages for? One of the greatest stages I ever found was based on "Moszna Castle"--it's a truly beautiful stage. It is complimented by the following track and I honestly don't know what it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BMrghoPHbQ" data-time="



I found the song in a video showing pictures of the castle, but that was quite a while ago and I can't find that video again. There's no identifying information in the .mp3 file itself. The song transitions into something completely different around the four minute mark...specifically it becomes "Mara de Buenos Aires, Part 1, Scene 2: Tema de Mara"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhfiVEhCtJg" data-time="

YouTube's copyright bot is quick to point that out, but it's as clueless as I am as to what the first song is. I can't actually nominate it anywhere since I don't even have a name, but...uhh...I don't know where I'm going with this. It's also not the type of song I normally like, but the fact that it perfectly suits the best stage I've ever seen gives it a decided edge over other beautiful songs that I've dismissed out of hand.

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8: Something nostalgic from the 32-bit era

Another broad category with a lot of possible nominations, but let's keep going with the "songs that feel like the opposite of what I like" train!

Dream Fragments (Chrono Cross):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkxeFwwSSAs" data-time="



A short, simple, music box-esque song that is a crippling gut punch of nostalgia and sadness.

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9: Hey, hey, they're The Monkees!

I've mentioned my nostalgia for this band at least once before, but did you know they were the first band I really loved? I couldn't get enough of their music when I was really little and I'd get so excited whenever old reruns of their show would come on... but what to choose?

"I'm a Believer" because people already know the song thanks to a cover appearing in Shrek?

"Daydream Believer", possibly my current favorite song of theirs?

"Steppin' Stone", the other candidate for my favorite song by The Monkees which offers a much harsher and crueler tone than their other greatest hits?

"Last Train to Clarksville", their subtle attempt at an anti-war song? Lotta stories to tell about that one... or do I fully embrace the insanity and pick an objectively terrible song because it was my favorite when I was really, really little? Like there was ever an option...

Gonna Buy Me a Dog:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqmRF32xKQo" data-time="



It's charitable to even call this a song. Allegedly this was written as a serious song, but they went nuts and improvised...this. It's insanity; misssed cues, off key singing, terrible puns, the group constantly breaking into laughter--and I absolutely adored it, once upon a time. Surprisingly enough, I still kinda like it; it's goofy and fun.

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10.Something furry.

I could go mainstream and pick something Disney related, but let's be honest. That's too easy and I've got to throw in at least one Chipettes' song before this topic series purges. Obviously we have to have a Chipettes doing an unlicensed cover of a Disney song! (Seriously, the album had to make a note that Disney did not approve.)

He's a Tramp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTAIFnZUPw" data-time="



This song is peak furry-ness. Chipmunks singing a song as dogs, complete with barking and howling? *contented sigh*

Honestly, if I had to pick exactly one song to represent me, this has to be it. As someone who can't bother to commit to any one form for any length of time and whose had to deal with multiple "you can't meow, you're a [insert whatever non-cat animal I'm referring to myself as at that exact moment]!" arguments, there's something very comforting about a song with barking chipmunks.

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And with that, I can go back to vanishing into the background. I probably should have spaced this out over the course of a few days, but I wanted to get it over with before I had a chance to second guess my choices of songs.

Thank you to everyone who nominated anything and a double thank you to anyone who posted in this sequel topic. I'm done bumping the topic, but if anyone wishes to post any final songs, I shall be sure to listen to them and say something before allowing it to purge. Otherwise, I'll see you all later... in the other music ranking topics I have songs nominated at, since I'm not really going anywhere. *coughs*

Topic was a lot fun and I'd love to do another ranking topic again someday, but we can come back to that idea in a few months. Perhaps April? I like to think that's long enough to avoid flooding the board with my terrible opinions and a good amount of time for me to do other things, but... well we'll see what's going on around that time when it comes.
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man, i adore tim follin and i like the ghouls 'n' ghosts intro, but there's a ton of his other tracks i would pick before landing on that one. i get that you didn't have access to the full follin catalogue when you made your pick, as you explained, though.

actually, the more i listen to follin music, the more i get the feeling it's really geoff follin i adore tbqh. not sure if it's a coincidence that it seems like all the tim soundtracks i love (like the silver surfer soundtrack) were co-composed by geoff, and the tim soundtracks i don't love as much (like the C64 version of ghouls 'n' ghosts soundtrack) were not co-composed by geoff.

this theory also makes me feel better about tim's "video game music sucks and music played by real instruments is superior" comments!!
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I figured that would have been the least controversial of the picks! Though you may have a point about Geoff Follin... I never looked into him, but he's credited on Gauntlet III and that game's intro (the C64 version at any rate) was probably my favorite Follin song. Also a big fan of the Ultraverse Prime theme, a hilariously cheesy prog rock epic actually sung by Geoff. And I already mentioned Surfer's soundtrack.

...I should probably check more of his work, at some point.
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i do realize that my theory doesn't entirely hold up. i really love this track, for instance, and it's solely credited to tim follin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkYWrl-bVA" data-time="

but yeah, all things considered, i still think my final verdict is "geoff follin is slightly better than tim follin." at least we can probably all agree that geoff doesn't get nearly enough love, especially compared to his brother.
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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Ultraverse Prime theme

oh yeah i remember that
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Both very good songs, I prefer Ghosttown (especially the ambiance created by the first 25-ish seconds) but Fast Break Title is also pretty neat.

...sorry for the lack of a detailed write-up, but they just didn't really inspire any lengthy commentary.
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