My most recent contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 18/03/2023 by myself and Lupine. (Thanks to Lupine for transcribing and adding images to the version on the Maraoke system.)
This is a song about the infamous 1980s home micro game The Great Giana Sisters. Please note that some dramatic license has been taken – as far as I’m aware, the developers of the game never actually went to court or got sued by Nintendo, and withdrew the game from sale before things could escalate to that level.
“The Great Giana Sisters”
– after “Lady Marmalade” by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan and popularised by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & P!nk
Where’s all my clone sisters?
Don’t pick up that phone, sisters
(Hey sister, cloned sister,
phoned sister, owned sister)
Uh
(Hey sister, cloned sister,
phoned sister, owned sister)
He played Gi-a-na on the old Commodore
Borrowing someone’s IP
He said, hello, hell no,
I represent Nintendo-oh
Bitchy bitchy ‘tendo lawyers
(hey, hey, hey)
Gitcha with that C & D (yeah)
Knockoff of your plumber brothers
(ooh, yeah)
Miyamoto‘s marked ya card
Oh, woah
You assumed we gave you
carte blanche, but nah
You knew who those
trademarks were? Ours
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
He sat in the courtroom
as they’re fessing up
Pressed them for an extortionate fine
Oh verdict’s bleak,
we could make minor tweaks? Yeah?
Bitchy bitchy ‘tendo lawyers
(da-da-da)
Gitcha with that C & D
(ooh, yeah, yeah)
Copycatters play with fire
(yeah, yeah)
We could call it an homage, uh
You assumed we gave you
carte blanche, but nah
You knew who those
trademarks were? Ours
Yeah, yeah, uh
Coming through from Germany
cuz we’re Rainbow Arts
Let ’em know about our fake
unlicensed remake (uh)
We’re ignorant of
intellectual property laws
I’m saying why make mine,
when I can clone yours?
(When I can clone yours?)
Disagree? Well that’s fair
and we’re sorry
Gotta bury these unsold games
like Atari (like Atari)
Swap girls for dudes,
swap sweeties for shrooms
Big N got wind now our game is doomed
Hey sisters, soul sisters,
…bit like Mario, sisters?
To save time and cover our own ass
We’ll erase,
avoiding an expensive case
If you’re a snitchy, bitchy lawyer
(C’mon)
Fingering our collar (what?)
Sleazier than David Cage
One more time c’mon now
Giana (ooh)
Playing Giana (ooh, yeah)
Giana (o-o-oh, yeah)
Hey, hey, hey!
(Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh)
Just a reskin,
scrolling’s silky smooth
Isn’t as much fun to play (alright)
Made those European guys
learn ’bout copyright
Law (law), law (law), law
(uh uh uh uh uh uh uh)
Now they’re back home
ripping off R-Type
He’s coding new look-a-likes
But he just wanted to see,
Mario on C-sixty
-Four (four), four (four), four
Bitchy bitchy ‘tendo lawyers
(da-da, yeah)
Gitcha with that C & D (ooh) (oh lord)
Product recall for Giana (Oh oh oh oh)
They saw through your
camofla- (aa, aa, aa, yeah yeah) -ge
You assumed we gave you
carte blanche, but nah (but nah)
You knew who those trademarks were?
Ours (Plagiarism, yeah)
You assumed we gave you
carte blanche, but nah (but nah)
You knew who those trademarks were?
Ours (whoa-oh) (c’mon, uh)
Chris Huelsbeck (Ooh-ayayay-oh)
Manfred Trenz (Playing Giana)
Armin Gessert
(hey, hey, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
Miya (moto, oh oh)
Rainbow Arts, baby (baby)
Full on sued (ooh-oh, da-duh, da-duh)
Yamauchi here
Miyamoto rode ’em hard
Oooh, yes-ah!
Tags: 1987, armin gessert, chris huelsbeck, christina aguilera, clone, commodore 64, hiroshi yamauchi, karaoke, lady marmalade, lil' kim, manfred trenz, maraoke, missy elliot, moulin rouge, mya, nintendo, parody, pink, rainbow arts, retro, shigeru miyamoto, super mario bros., the great giana sisters, urban myths
