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| "'''Walk the Dinosaur'''" is a funk and soul styled song featured on the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)#Super Mario Bros. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|Super Mario Bros. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', released by {{wp|Capitol Records}}. It is a cover of the song "{{wp|Walk the Dinosaur}}" by {{wp|Was (Not Was)}}, this time performed by {{wp|George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton}} and an uncredited female vocal. The song is credited to "The Goombas featuring George Clinton" on track listings. Aside from being the third track on the official soundtrack, it was also released as a stand-alone CD, cassette, and vinyl single. Vinyl releases were made available as either a standard 7" record, a 12" record, or a picture disc depicting [[Yoshi (film character)|Yoshi]]. The song is the second song played in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] credits, after "[[Almost Unreal]]" by {{wp|Roxette}}, and is also played on the main menu for the Umbrella Blu-Ray release. The lyrics are slightly reworked from the original, with the part "Acka lacka boom boom" being changed to "Acka lacka [[Goomba (film species)|Goomba]]" and other similar variations. | | "'''Walk the Dinosaur'''" is a funk/soul styled song featured on the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)#Soundtrack|Super Mario Bros. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', released by {{wp|Capitol Records}}. It is a cover of the song "{{wp|Walk the Dinosaur}}" by {{wp|Was (Not Was)}}, this time performed by {{wp|George Clinton}} and an uncredited female vocal. The song is humorously credited to "George Clinton & The Goombas" on track listings. Aside from being on the soundtrack, it was also released as a stand-alone CD and vinyl single. The song is the second song played in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] credits, after "[[Almost Unreal]]" by {{wp|Roxette}}. The music video features George Clinton and a back-up dancer in a leopard print one piece dancing in front of flashing colors, scenes from the movie and an animated picture of an iguana. The lyrics are slightly reworked, with "Goom-goom, Acting-acting like a [[Goomba (film species)|Goomba]]" being repeated throughout. |
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| The music video features George Clinton and a female back-up dancer in a leopard print outfit dancing in front of flashing colors, scenes from the movie and an animated picture of an iguana. | |
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| *Remix Producer–Keith "K.C." Cohen* | | *Remix Producer–Keith "K.C." Cohen* |
| *Written-By–David Was, Don Was, Randy Jacobs | | *Written-By–David Was, Don Was, Randy Jacobs |
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| ==Lyrics==
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| <blockquote><i>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka lacka goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka lacka goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka lacka goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!<br>Goom! Goom!<br>Acka lacka lacka goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!
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| I walked the dinosaur (woo)...<br>I walked the dinosaur (yeah)...
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| Open the door,<br>Get on the floor...<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor...<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor...<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!
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| It was a night like this forty million years ago<br>I lit a cigarette, picked up a monkey skull to go<br>The sun was spittin' fire, the sky was blue as ice<br>I felt a little tired, so I watched Miami Vice
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| I walked the dinosaur (woo)...<br>I walked the dinosaur (uhuh uhunh)...
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| Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka lacka goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka lacka goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!
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| I met you in a cave, you were painting buffalo<br>I said I would be your slave, follow you wherever you go<br>That night we split a rattlesnake and danced beneath the stars<br>You fell asleep, I stayed awake and watched the passing cars!
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| I walked the dinosaur (woo)...<br>I walked the dinosaur (yeah)...
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| Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!
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| Shadows from the sky, much too big to be a bird<br>A screaming crashing noise, louder than I've ever heard<br>It looked like two big silver trees that somehow learned to soar<br>Suddenly a summer breeze and a mighty lion's roar<br>I walked the dinosaur (woo)...<br>I walked the dinosaur (uhuh uhunh)...
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| Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!<br>Open the door,<br>Get on the floor,<br>Everybody walk the dinosaur!
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| Goom! Goom!<br>Goom! Goom!<br>Goom! Goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!
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| Goom! Goom!<br>Goom! Goom!<br>Goom! Goom!<br>Goom! Goom! Acka lacka Goomba!
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| Open the door,<br>Get on the floor
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| Open the door,<br>Get on the floor
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| Uhh huh hunh huh</i></blockquote>
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| WalktheDino2.jpg|Back of single case | | WalktheDino2.jpg|Back of single case |
| WalktheDino4.jpg|CD
| | WalktheDino3.jpg|Vinyl sleeve |
| WalktheDino3.jpg|Picture disc | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Links== | | ==Links== |
| *[https://www.discogs.com/master/245792-The-Goombas-Featuring-George-Clinton-Walk-The-Dinosaur Discogs]
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733O0xJDx8o Music video] | | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733O0xJDx8o Music video] |
| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi65vFG3gqQ High quality rip of audio]
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| {{SMB film}} | | {{SMB film}} |
| [[Category:Music]] | | [[Category:Songs]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. (film)]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. (film)]] |
