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Toad sings! Introducing

From chiptunes to regular old rock and roll, the influence of videogames can be felt far and wide. As much as I love the random mention of Contra or bleep from an Atari, however, sometimes someone does something that really sticks with you. Enter a little band called the Mountain Goats, who composed a tune called "Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is in Another Castle".

This is a song for a Saturday in every way. From their six-song EP Black Pear Tree, it's equal parts wistful, sweet and delightful. Best of all, the band explained that the song is written from Toad's point of view. How cool is that? I love the idea of considering how secondary characters might see these beloved stories.

You can download it for free here, but don't blame me if you find yourself humming it later in the day (or if you listen to it in your car on repeat). It's just the kind of song you won't easily forget.

[Thanks, Sharpless!]

 








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Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 10:55
Wexx
Neato. I love gaming culture :D
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 10:56
SWE3tMadness
Neat little melody. Almost makes me empathize with the little guy.

Almost.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 11:02
Gameboi
Neat-o. Perky, yet soothing.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 11:32
Brian Szabelski
As a life-long fan of Toad, I can say I will listen to this song non-stop.
sugarbeard's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 11:34
sugarbeard
I love The Mountain Goats. John Darnielle is an incredible song writer. His lyrics are always passionate and interesting.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 12:26
randombullseye
I love how "your princess is in another castle" has become a the hip new saying.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 12:40
Sharpless
If this post doesn't have 50 comments and a gallon of Chad splooge on it by the end of the day, I'm going to be very disappointed. This song is amazing. Totally unexpected, and pretty unorthodox for a gaming tune. I'm used to gaming homages that beat you over the head with their gaming references, a la Ozma. Love it, love it, love it.
Milkman519's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 12:45
Milkman519
Awesome! The Mountain Goats are one of my favorite bands. And this song like most of their other songs is awesome.
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 13:16
KMCC
Thanks Colette, this is really awesome. These two are new to me, and their other work seems to be great as well.
Ashley Davis's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 13:24
Ashley Davis
I also love the Mountain Goats! Always so nice to see the love being spread around, it's such a shame they aren't more well known. They are the perfect band to make the perfect game homage in song form.
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 13:56
nademagnet
I love the Mountain Goats! This is great, thanks Colette.
Ogu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 14:42
Ogu
This song is great. Must hear more of the mountain goats.
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 15:25
KMCC
Wait, thanks Sharpless.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 15:31
Sharpless
It's only because I'm an indiefag who reads Pitchfork. :)
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 15:39
Samit Sarkar
That was awesome! But I clicked the link to download it, and it just offered searches on iTunes or Amazon (neither of which found anything).
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 15:44
Sharpless
You can download the song for free from here, at the bottom of the post. I think Colette (and I) were mistaken. I'm not really sure how iMeem works.
SourceDecay's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 15:52
SourceDecay
hot! mountain goats have been one of my favorite bands for several years.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 17:58
Colette Bennett
Yeah, it's all Sharpless. I'm merely the messenger ^__^
funran's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 18:27
funran
Haha, yay for Pitchfork, you guys are not alone! I love the mountain goats, but I didnt know about this song! This is great!
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 21:07
-PL-
It put me to sleep... I'm just gonna assume the rest of the song was good from reading the comments.
Amethystine's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/06/2008 21:07
Amethystine
Free song not free? Or is it free on iTunes?
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/07/2008 13:04
Sharpless
@Amethystine
Check the link I posted in my last comment.
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