- Oct 27, 2010 Josh Whelchel - Power of the Meat (feat. Melinda Hershey) (REMIX) from Super Meat Boy! Soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky / Digital Track. Remix of Super Meat Boy! Forest Funk/Betus Blues Original by Danny Baranowsky Remix by Josh Whelchel Vocals by Josh Whelchel and Melinda Hershey www.jwmusic.org.
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Super Meat Boy Lyrics Meaning
Posted 2010-10-28, evaluated by djpretzel
Disturbing moral vegetarians and vegans everywhere, Super Meat Boy is the tale of one piece of meat's journey to rescue the bandage girl he loves from the evil clutches of Dr. Fetus. Regardless of whoever that premise offends, it's also a tight piece of platform gaming with an N+-style mechanic that features long-distance pinpoint jumping and relatively brief levels. What instantly pulled me in was the accumulation of blood on the various buzz saws that butcher our poor protagonist at every misstep, which happened to me a lot. I was proud just to be able to beat the first world (awesome boss w/ awesome music), that my waning gamer chops hadn't deteriorated to outright extinction...
Oh yeah, did I mention this game has a fantastic soundtrack by ex-judge and well-known badass Danny Baranowsky?
Well, I did now. We interviewed Mr. B awhile back, which you should check out if you haven't, but now that Super Meat Boy is released upon XBLA, he's all the more famous. You can grab the soundtrack at bandcamp; it's the OST plus mixes by the likes of Inverse Phase (aka Brendan aka Mr. MAGFest), AnSo, and of course, Josh Whelchel and Melinda Hershey (aka Poolside), with this mix that's somewhat reminiscent of their excellent Final Fantasy 8 OCR debut in its maximalist, male+female vocal, over-the-top popness. The power of the meat may be a curious thing, make a one man weep, make another man sing, but in this case it's not a Huey Lewis reference, but apparently a direct acknowledgment of the real, ultimate power of, well... meat. Mr. Whelchel 'splains himself:
'Super Meat Boy's soundtrack is a retrogamer's dream, and though technically not a chiptune soundtrack (don't be fooled!), it is full of 8bit inspired melodies and instrumentation which throws the ears back to the days of Mario, Luigi, Samus, and my favorite pixelated Link. Danny has done an incredible job of being true to the roots while nearly inventing a new genre of incredibly catchy music that helps relieve the tension caused by screaming at terribly difficult gaming experience. If the curiosity of the reward won't bring you back to the TV screen to play Super Meat Boy, then certainly the soundtrack will. Baranowsky also takes advantage of retro 'warp zones' to create chiptune-inspired versions of the main themes in the game in homage to music of olde.
When Danny first approached me to do a remix for him, I had no idea what to do - so I started off throwing some electronic things together that had mild chip-inspirations. Before I knew what I was doing, it was incredibly apparent that I needed to call Melinda, fresh from her service trip to Uganda, to add the missing link: vocals. After a quick synopsis of the game and a few screenshots Melinda was writing lyrics, tackling the main chorus' with the lines of Meat Boy and Bandage Girl. It didn't take much after that for me to write the lines of a very quirky Dr. Fetus to finish the job. We used some of the layering ideas we laid precedent with 'Shine Tonight' to really seal the deal, and this is the result.
Most of the music here revolves around what's heard in Chapter 2 ('Betus Blues'), but themes from the entire game peak through, namely with an interlude of Chapter 1 ('Forest Funk'). The bass line of Ch2 mostly drives the mix, but I alternate between a lot of the sections heard in that song as well, including some of the alberti and hocket type passages. I even throw a few augmented sixth chords in to freshen the music up a bit, which can be heard in the beginning.
'Power of the Meat' is intended to show just how incredible this little Meat Boy truly is. He's.... SUPER. (haha what?)'
You're so high. While I do get a little tired of folks drawing lines in the sand about what is and isn't TRUE, REAL, 100% CHIPTUNE (I'm generally wary of purists in all guises), the point here is that Danny is all over the place, with some tracks being completely chippy, others blending chip timbres in, and still others being completely unchiply. Basically, he did whatever the hell he wanted to, and it resulted in an OST that's not just another great indie game soundtrack, but a veritable statement. It segues in and out of retro-nostalgia in a way that keeps you guessing and meshes with the game's changing aesthetic, and seems very much the work of an inspired composer who was allowed to do completely as he wished. You could perhaps say that it's OCD, shifting from one aesthetic (visually & musically) to the next, but in this case that fits the game mechanic of challenging, short-order platforming like a glove. Because the game is relatively hard, if you're like me you're going to hear this music a LOT, and it's a testament to the composer and his vision that, like Wise's theme to Wizards & Warriors as one example, it doesn't get old or annoying even in the midst of frustration, dying, and replaying the same level 30 times until you get it right. Great stuff from an artist who's given a ton to our community - personally, this will be a game I think about when I think about great modern game soundtracks, and I'm really proud and honored that it comes from someone who has been and hopefully will continue to be involved with OverClocked ReMix. Yes, I used the full site name there for extra-dramatic emphasis.
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Now, regarding this mix - pretty much everything I said about 'Shine Tonight' applies here, as well. It's almost got a rock opera/musical theater vibe going with the different characters and male/female call-answer and layering, and with the semi-rapping and crazy vox fx, it's probably even more flamboyant and indulgent than its predecessor, in a good way. Lyrics are fantastic - let's face it, 'fetus' NEEDED to be rhymed with 'beat us' - and are all the better if you've played the game (play the game!), and the recurring vocal hooks & motifs, fakey retro-guitars, hard-sync'd synths, pizzicato, vocoding, and epic strings are all synchronized 110% with the spirit of Danny's soundtrack and the wholesome, Grade A USDA lean universe of Super Meat Boy.
This is a great OST that shows what Baranowsky is truly capable of, with a great ReMix by Josh & Melinda that's catchy as hell and highlights all that is true and good about the source. Makes me cry little tears of meat just thinkin' bout it. And now, for the gratuitous closing pun you've been waiting for:
Well done!
― djpretzel
I know that I will never be politically
correct
And I don't give a damn about my lack
of etiquette
As far as I'm concerned the world could
still be flat
And if the thrill is gone, then it's time
to take it back!
If the thrill is gone, then it's time to
take it back!
Who am I? Why am I here?
Forget the questions! Someone gimme
another beer!
What's the meaning of life? What's the
meaning of it all?
You gotta learn to dance before you
learn to crawl!
You gotta learn to dance before you
learn to crawl!
So sign up all you raw recruits
Throw away those designer suits
You got your weapons cocked and your
targets in your sight
There's a party raging somewhere in
the world
You gotta serve your country, gotta
service your girl
You're all enlisted in the armies of the
night
And I ain't in it for the power,
and I ain't in it for my health
I ain't in it for the glory of anything
at all,
and I sure ain't in it for the wealth
But I'm in it 'till it's over and I just
can't stop
If you wanna get it done, you gotta do
it yourself,
and I like my music like I like my life
Everything louder than everything else!
Everything louder than everything else!
Everything louder than - everything
else!
Everything louder than everything else!
Everything louder than everything else!
Everything louder than - everything
else!
(wasted youth - wasted youth, ah)
(wasted youth - wasted youth, ah)
They got a file on me and it's a mile
long and they say that they got all of
the proof,
that I'm just another case of arrested
development and just another wasted
youth
They say that I'm in need of some
radical discipline, they say I gotta face
the truth,
that I'm just another case of arrested
development and just another wasted
youth
They say I'm wild and I'm reckless
I should be acting my age
I'm an impressionable child in a
tumultuous world,
and they say I'm at a difficult stage
But it seems to me to the contrary, of
all the crap they're going to put on the
page,
that a wasted youth is better by far
than a wise and productive old age!
A wasted youth is better by far than a
wise and productive old age!
A wasted youth is better by far than a
wise and productive old age!
A wasted youth is better by far than a
wise and productive old age!
A wasted youth is better by far than a
wise and productive old age!
(louder, louder, louder, louder, louder!)
If you want my views of hist'ry, then
there's something you should know;
the three men I admire most are Curly,
Larry and Moe!
If you don't worry about the future,
sooner or later it's the past
And if they say the thrill is gone, then
it's time to take it back
If the thrill is gone, then it's time to
take it back!
So sign up all you raw recruits
Throw away those two-bit suits
You got your weapons cocked and your
targets in your sight
There's a party raging somewhere in
the world
You gotta serve your country, gotta
service your girl
You're all inducted in the armies of the
night
And I ain't in it for the power,
and I ain't in it for my health
I ain't in it for the glory of anything
at all,
and I sure ain't in it for the wealth
But I'm in it 'till it's over and I just
can't stop
If you wanna get it done, you gotta
fight for yourself,
and I like my music like I like my life
Everything louder than everything else!
Everything louder than everything else!
Everything louder than - everything
else!