My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke canon – first performed 19/02/2016. (Actually this one’s been ‘in the system’ for a few months but I don’t think anyone had performed it before now.) Inspired by the the absurdly long and varied IMDB voice acting resume of Nolan North (“the thinking man’s Troy Baker”).
“(We’ve Got A) Role For Nolan” – after “Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads
Well we love Marioke
Now it’s time for a new song
Though the jokes may be hokey
We can all still sing along
Now we’re gonna pay tribute
To a voice acting star
If your game needs a hero
You can call on Nolan North
Yeah
We’ve got a role for Nolan
In our new game
Writing some lines for Nolan
For him to say
Casting an unfamiliar voice?
Big mistake
Bring us our first and only choice
Nathan Drake, Nathan Drake
[BREAK]
We’ve got a role for Nolan
Famous voice guy
Now he’s on board we’re golden
That game I’d buy
Whether the part is big or small
He don’t care
Dinklebot wasn’t working out?
Make the call, he’d be there
[BREAK]
We’ve got a role for Nolan
We’ve got a role for Nolan
We’ve got a role for Nolan
Any game that comes to mind
Prince of Persia Sands of Time
That’s him alright, Nolan’s alright
Hawkeye, Ant-Man, War Machine
Desmond in Assassin’s Creed
He plays all types, yeah he plays all types
Bulletproof with 50 Cent
Even played the President
Once or twice, in that Saints Row shite
Bad guys in Crash Bandicoot
Faulty cores in Portal 2
And Sideswipe, the Transformer Sideswipe
But the accent that he tried
For Penguin in Arkham Knight
Sounded like it was Dick Van Dyke
Skylanders bears his name
As does every LEGO game
Toys to life, bringing toys to life
Titanfall and Destiny
To a cheap JRPG
He’ll still bite, if the pay’s alright
He’s made fourth wall breaking cool
Phoned himself up as Deadpool
Well it’s alright, with Nolan it’s alright
We’ve got a role for Nolan
Hey!
We’ve got a role for Nolan
HEEEY!
We’ve got a role for Nolan
Heh! Heh!
We’ve got a role for Nolan
Tags: 50 Cent Bulletproof, Assassin's Creed, Batman Arkham Knight, Crash Bandicoot, David Byrne, Deadpool, Destiny, karaoke, Lego, marioke, Nolan North, one life left, Portal 2, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Road to Nowhere, Saint's Row, Skylanders, Talking Heads, Titanfall, Transformers