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“Nothing Ever Happens”
Posted at 17:13 on 27th November 2022

The second of two new songs contributed this month to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 19/11/2022 by Robert Wells. It’s about the Sega Saturn. “No-One Bought A Saturn” – after “Nothing Ever Happens” by Del Amitri GameStation staff put up signs saying previously owned And stack the shelves with Fighting Vipers […]

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“The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”
Posted at 17:13 on

The first of two new songs contributed this month to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 19/11/2022. A song about the puritanical “wholesome games” cult (now thankfully mostly abandoned) that sprang up a couple of years ago. Finding a satisfying replacement for the “jumping frog” line remains a challenge (“lump in frogs”? […]

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“Get Back”
Posted at 15:00 on 18th September 2022

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 17/09/2022. Self-explanatory really – a song about the merits of jetpacks in games, starting with (probably?) the earliest game to feature them. “Jetpac” – after “Get Back” by The Beatles Stampers made a game that won the Golden Joystick Back in 1983 […]

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“Cannonball”
Posted at 17:00 on 20th March 2022

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 11/03/2022. The first of a new batch of songs that I’ll post here as they’re added to the system and performed. This is a song about the efforts to speed up the death of Adobe Flash in the early 2010s, a significant […]

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“Monster”
Posted at 21:12 on 4th November 2020

Editor’s note: Documented for posterity. Unlikely to be performed again in future I’d imagine. My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed virtually by Ste Curran* and myself on 30/10/2020 at Maraoke Lockdown! #11 (Halloween Special). This song has been on Maraoke ‘wanted’ list for a long time, but the […]

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“Sledgehammer”
Posted at 22:42 on 15th February 2020

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 14/02/2020. “Netrunner” – after “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel Hey hey you Let me just log you in You could have a clean brain If you just paid down your tags You could have an Astrolabe trying To complete your Brute-Force-Hack All you […]

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“The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite”
Posted at 18:33 on 17th November 2019

My latest contribution to the Maraoke (formerly known as Marioke) video game karaoke songlist – first performed 15/11/2019. “The Pathfinder Loots Tonite” – after “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” by R.E.M. (Heal me, heal me) (Heal me, heal me) This here is the place where we will be landing I’ll be your jumpmaster We can find […]

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“Miracles”
Posted at 21:55 on 1st May 2019

My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 18/01/2019. This has now been performed twice (to my knowledge) and both times introduced as “the worst song on the system” – what can I say, we aim to please. I wrote this because the ridiculous backing track to the Pharaoh’s Code […]

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“Merry Xmas Everybody”
Posted at 20:49 on 23rd December 2018

My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 14/12/2018. This is actually the second version of this song on the database. There’s nothing (as far as I know) wrong with the previous version, I just forgot that it had been done before. Both versions can be requested during Marioke Christmas […]

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“Live And Let Die”
Posted at 19:30 on 23rd September 2018

My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 21/09/2018. The joke here relies on the knowledge that Capcom originally released Final Fight for the SNES with only two of the three playable characters from the coin-op. “Eliminate Guy” – after “Live And Let Die” by Wings When you’re Capcom, and […]

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“Kiss From A Rose”
Posted at 17:14 on 12th August 2018

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed by Beck Michalak on 10/08/2018. The version live on the system has a couple of line edits to better fit the tricky timing of the verses. Altered Beast is a bad game. “Altered Beast” – after “Kiss From A Rose” by Seal […]

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“If I Could Turn Back Time”
Posted at 18:06 on 14th July 2018

My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke songlist – first performed by Viv Schwarz on 13/07/2018. “If I Could Turn Back Time” – after “If I Could Turn Back Time” (Diane Warren) as recorded by Cher If I could turn back time If I could climb that way Then your platforming nerves would […]

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“Another Day In Paradise”
Posted at 21:24 on 9th June 2018

My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 08/06/2018. We didn’t have enough (or possibly any?) songs specifically about Shinji Mikami’s masterpiece, so this was an attempt to correct that oversight. “Villagers with Parasites” – after “Another Day In Paradise” by Phil Collins They call out to Leon Kennedy SeƱor, […]

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“Stand By Your Man”
Posted at 18:26 on 11th March 2018

My latest contribution to the Marioke video game karaoke songlist – first performed by Aubrey Hesselgren and myself 09/03/2018. One that’s been hanging around in my partially completed songs folder for years now. “Samus Aran” – after “Stand By Your Man” by Tammy Wynette & Billy Sherrill Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman With […]

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Season’s Greetings 2017
Posted at 16:52 on 24th December 2017

For the second year running, Marioke have made a Christmas charity video, this year in support of GamesAid. You might spot me in a few places in the video, among lots of games industry folks who contributed. Please share the video and donate if you like. Merry Christmas!

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