List of references in music

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Due to the popularity of the Mario series, his games and characters have been referenced in songs.

References

Alex Day

I Hate Mario Kart Wii

From Alex Day's 117% Complete single, Alex Day describes his hatred for Mario Kart Wii, and explains in the lyrics what happens as the race he is in progresses. The song can be listened to here.

Allison

Super Mario Bros.

A remake of the "Super Mario Bros 3" song by Taller Para Niños.

Bad Meets Evil

I'm On Everything

The song, by hip hop duo, Bad Meets Evil (composed of Eminem and Royce da 5'9"), references Mario in the line "Me and visions on 'shrooms, call us the Mario Brothers".

Blood On The Dance Floor

Let's Get it on Like Donkey Kong

The song title mentions the name of a Mario character.

Caps & Jones

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Later in the song, the theme for New Super Mario Bros. can be heard.

Chamillionaire

Game Gonna Cost a Fee

In Chamillionaire's "Game Gonna Cost a Fee" it is mentioned that "I ride with bananas and shells like Mario and Luigi", "bananas" and "shells" referring (respectively) to banana clips and shotgun shells.

Enimem

Despicable (Freestyle)

In "Despicable" (Freestyle) rap by Eminem (which was originally a song by Drake), Eminem mentions the lines "the game I just about conquered it like Donkey Kong".

Rap God

In the official music video, a scene displays a TV screen playing the original Super Mario Bros..

Far East Movement

Rocketeer

One line in the middle of "Rocketeer" is "Go on the next level, Super Mario."

Freezepop

I Am Not Your Gameboy

The song is told from a Game Boy's point of view asking the listener not to insert games such as Tetris, Donkey Kong, Super Mario and other Game Boy games.

He Is Legend

The Seduction

Towards the end, there is the line "I've got to find the princess, she's in another castle".

Horse the Band

Birdo

"Birdo" is loosely based off the Nintendo Character Birdo. The song uses electronic 8-bit sounds with electric guitar. It is in Horse the Band's 3rd album The Mechanical Hand. The song is mostly about the vocalists distaste for eggs and traumatic childhood.

Ice Cube

Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha

The first line of the song is "It's on like Donkey Kong."

Jellyfish

Ignorance is Bliss

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From the album White Knuckle Scorin', the song is narrated by Bowser, speaking to Princess Toadstool.

Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull

On the Floor

One of the lines said by rapper Pitbull is "And watch a chick get Donkey Konged".

KJ-52

Video Games

KJ-52's Christian-themed rap song contains various game references and sound effects. KJ-52 raps about how "I was down to one life and I didn't have another / but now I'm super like the Mario Brothers."

Leaders of the New School

Syntax Era

One of the lyrics is "I'm Donkey Kong, fat freak the notes".

Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club

What It's Like in Japan

"What It's Like in Japan" featured on the album "Very Tiny Songs", describes Japan (from where Mario was created) in a manner clearly modeled after a typical Super Mario Bros. level, featuring sound effects from the game and having its last line (That's what it's like when you go to Japan). The end is sung to the tune of Super Mario Bros.'s Game Over theme.

Ludacris

Spur of the Movement

One of the lines is "We play Mario Brothers, we eat the 'shroom and get power."

NESkimos

NESkimos is a band that plays metal versions of music from Nintendo games, including Super Mario Bros. 3.

Hey Mario

From the 2013 album "Brighter", the songs talks about why Mario should stop rescuing Princess Peach. Games and sub-series like Mario Kart, Dr. Mario and Super Mario Galaxy are mentioned as well. The coin sound effect is also used in some lines.

Resonant Sun

Video Game

The song describes Super Mario Bros..

Roxette

Almost Unreal

"Almost Unreal" was featured in the Super Mario Bros. film as the first song in the credits. There are two versions of the music video, one with references to the film and one without. The former includes images from the film and several minor references, including one of the king's Mushrooms and and several warnings of de-evolution. The video ends with the main character being De-Evolved into a lizard, which crawls out of his clothes. The scene of the lizard is cut out of the later version of the video, along with the De-Evolution warning. In both videos the main character plays a video game, progressing through levels as the video continues.

Snoop Dogg

The Bidness

One of the lyrics is "Half dog, half gorilla, bitch Donkey Kong".

Taller Para Niños

Super Mario Bros. 3

A song by the Mexican group, only the last line in the song actually refers to Super Mario Bros. 3.

The Mountain Goats & Kaki King

Thank You Mario But Our Princess in Another Castle

The song is sung from the perspective of Toad after being rescued by Mario. Inspired by the infamous line that is the song's title, Toad sings about the horrible time he had while being kidnapped.

Trace Adkins

Honky Tonk Badonkadonk

The country song makes a reference to Donkey Kong when Trace Adkins says "She's got it goin' on like Donkey Kong."

See also

• Acapella Famicom Medley