I remember that song by Victor Blecman. Part of the lyrics: "He's hooked, he's hooked! His brain is cooked! He's hooked, hi's hooked! His brain is cooked!" It was about a guy who couldn't stay away from the arcade machine. It was funny. --- Shepherds are the best beasts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 1:06 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Songs about gaming, a bit of fun
> Hi guys, > Here's a bit of fun which I hope is on-topic. I was reading the Wikipedia > article on Space Invaders, when they talked about bands mentioning it in > there songs. Other famous games mentioned in songs is of course the song > by > The Who with the deaf, dumb and blind kid who could play a mean pinball, > and > here are the Space Invader songs, anyone know of other pop songs featuring > games in? > . In > 1978 > , a punk group."Hostage" from the small Scottish town Campbeltown made a > demo called "Space Invader Wizard" the lyrics tell what it is like to be a > "Space > Invaders" addict "Staring into the light trying to find yourself, but it's > only a reflection of somebody else." Lyrics by Morris Shaw music by David > and > Fraser Shaw > [2] > . In > 1979 > , an obscure group of Australian performers calling themselves Player One > released a song entitled "Space Invaders", using sound effects from the > game. > Player One put out an obscure album called Game Over, but the song can > also > be found on a few 1980s collections albums, including one of the period > called > Full Boar. It was also released as a 7" record in Australia only, backed > with a second possibly-related song entitled "A Menacing Glow in the Sky". > . In > 1980 > , a > Cleveland, > Ohio > DJ > named Victor Blecman (aka Uncle Vic) released another song entitled "Space > Invaders", which likewise included sound effects from the game, ending > with > the lyrics speeding up faster and faster until the invaders "crash" down > at > the end. This song was only released as a single, and these days can > mainly > be found in novelty collections, for example > Dr. Demento > 's album Dr. Demento's Mementos. > . In 1980, the American/British band > The Pretenders > recorded an instrumental track called "Space Invader" on their first > album. > The end of the song featured sounds of game play from the arcade game > . Also in 1980, British dance troupe > Hot Gossip > recorded a song entitled "Space Invaders" (once again, with sound effects > from the game). > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders > Ari > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
