I'm a bit late but if you want to follow my Twitter then here's the link! twitter.com/thomasgdocs ALSO if you're wondering why I didn't actually play the original version of Green Green, only the Japanese ones, it's because I didn't want to get copyright claimed lol - if you want to hear the very first version of the song then a quick search on KZitem should bring it up!!
@zguyofficial6206
3 жыл бұрын
E
@aaronjames3228
3 жыл бұрын
Late for what
@Shadowwolf-1337
3 жыл бұрын
darn i thought the pin would be from max himself
@eyowtiqrup7844
3 жыл бұрын
the beginning of bowser's galaxy generator from smg2 sounds like the beginning of his world from sonic 06
@Averageaussie7381
3 жыл бұрын
You could get some theory help from mat pat from game theory
@imnotangry7594
3 жыл бұрын
In Japan, we learn the song Green Green in elementary school. I think most Japanese people know this song. The lyrics are really sad.
@TheSirduckington
3 жыл бұрын
Oohh that makes sense why it was used in smw It makes sense since it’s kinda part of culture
@Mageman17
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the classical music from City Connection which is basically known in Japan as the "I ran over a cat" song.
@Jachii9
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mageman17 _i ran over a cat_ _he died like something bad_
@michaelolympus5994
3 жыл бұрын
Mario is a father confirmed.
@LovelyAngel.
3 жыл бұрын
Do you also learn a song 森へ行きましょう?
@katsu-.-.--.....-.----...--013
3 жыл бұрын
I love how "Green, Green" now has a Wikipedia page...
@autumnschenck9282
3 жыл бұрын
There's just a section on the Wikipedia page that says "The song may have also served as an inspiration for the Super Mario World Overworld theme by Koji Kondo.[8]" and the reference link literally takes you to this video. The page was also just made on June 18th, lol. People got working QUICK Edit: So in the couple days or so after I posted my original comment, the section I referenced that was linked to this video has been taken out. I am sad on the internet. Edit 2: Yo, the reference is back.
@JohnPaulBuce
3 жыл бұрын
@@autumnschenck9282 f
@autumnschenck9282
3 жыл бұрын
@Coen Merriman Order is restored in the Wikiverse.
@tuniaaaxx
3 жыл бұрын
@@autumnschenck9282 Its usually, i write a few Wikipedia pages that weren't existing just from watching an video.
@eiejekojjudckdjkckd2592
3 жыл бұрын
@@autumnschenck9282 martin madrazo X mario party deluxe collaboration would be great. Yoopy'the'poopy
@akpokemon
2 жыл бұрын
My mom sang "Green green" all the time growing up. I'm surprised it's apparently more obscure in the USA than it was for me.
@MrKogarou
2 жыл бұрын
Same! Big nostalgia bomb when I saw that I recognized the lyrics!
@NoneofYourBusiness667
Жыл бұрын
Doop doop da dooby doop Da doop doop doop doop doooooo doop
@whact
7 ай бұрын
did you tell her it was similar to the mario world overworld theme?
@pixolotl39YT
6 ай бұрын
Wait... 666 Likes? Lemme fix that
@jayewrite1256
5 ай бұрын
The theme for a character from chrono trigger, the robot character, it’s oddly close to another American song. I think it was the now infamous Rick roll song.
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
3 жыл бұрын
Koji’s talent combined with influence from other songs are all part of what makes Mario music amazing
@josuke1st
3 жыл бұрын
Fine chime
@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, without it we wouldn't have the iconic songs
@yaboijuanito1460
3 жыл бұрын
Leave Kim nobody cares about you
@Tyty0526
3 жыл бұрын
imagine if you were verified lol
@evanmichealbenfieldhoward674
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your input kim
@tcperez8769
3 жыл бұрын
I remember singing an irish song in elementary school about a bog or something and it had the same melody as super mario world.
@tcperez8769
3 жыл бұрын
@@Flufficatious i think thats the one
@Vextrove
3 жыл бұрын
bog
@conallcache
3 жыл бұрын
@@Flufficatious are you Irish too?
@glenhaven721
3 жыл бұрын
Hey ho the rattlin' bog, the bog down in the valley'o, hey ho the rattlin bog the bog down in the valley'!
@Valery0p5
3 жыл бұрын
🤔
@jacobwatson5484
3 жыл бұрын
The cultural exchange between japan and the united states is fascinating.
@InventorZahran
2 жыл бұрын
Are nuclear bombs considered to be a 'cultural artifact'?
@mikeoxlong6351
2 жыл бұрын
@@InventorZahran I’d say more as a symbol of a much more successful future Japan, we did rebuild their economy after the fact after all..
@masonwheeler6536
2 жыл бұрын
Here's a fun one: the Japanese artist who invented the stereotypical manga/anime art style (big eyes, small or no nose, etc) used to work in the USA, drawing comics for Disney. Specifically, Scrooge McDuck comics. (Big eyes, no nose...)
@leoncaples2947
Жыл бұрын
@@InventorZahran If Japan wasn't nuked, we wouldn't have modern anime.
@crystalyze5130
3 жыл бұрын
1:17 the word “and” syncs perfectly and it terrifies me
@toby9848
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@kempacaliber5273
3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to have to sleep tonight knowing this now....
@crystalyze5130
3 жыл бұрын
@@kempacaliber5273 you’re welcome
@fliw7114
3 жыл бұрын
She is mouthing "Jack, name that tune" because its her choice to answer or pass it off to Jack. You can sleep easy now
@ABIXWEEZY
3 жыл бұрын
@@kempacaliber5273 same 😣
@Zomb1ekiller2014
3 жыл бұрын
I’m gonna make a prediction. The song Green, Green is now gonna blow up because people are gonna be looking it up
@doggo7078
3 жыл бұрын
I predict that this man is right
@Jaccogamescollects
3 жыл бұрын
It's one of my favourite songs to play in smash
@shamvrooms
3 жыл бұрын
Say cheese for the documentary !!
@LimeLoaf
3 жыл бұрын
CHEESE
@engineergaming7407
3 жыл бұрын
@@shamvrooms cheese
@pixywings
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when I discovered that Saria's Song from Zelda sounds extremely similar to Gustav Holst The Planets Jupiter the Bringer of Jollity. Super fun but also kinda weird.
@micke7
2 жыл бұрын
I have to check that.i love the Planets.
@Lucky_Number113
11 ай бұрын
So I just checked out that song, and you're right--it does sound a lot like Saria's Song!
@sameaston9587
6 ай бұрын
Oh! I know exactly what you're talking about. I like to point out the Star Wars bits in the Planets series, but I'll have to show the supposed LoZ bit.
@Egobrains
Ай бұрын
i know this comment is super old, but bowsers theme in super mario galaxy is inspired by mars from the planets as well :)
@AverytheCubanAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
The New Christy Minstrels: Hey, I’ve seen this one Koji Kondo: What do you mean, you’ve seen this? It’s brand new
@Catanlord27
3 жыл бұрын
Nice back to the future reference
@Martiganz_
3 жыл бұрын
hey koji you know that new sound you're looking for? well listen to this!
@rachaelh5060
3 жыл бұрын
@@Catanlord27 what's a rerun?
@Catanlord27
3 жыл бұрын
Ronald Reagan! The actor? Then who's vice-president, Jerry Lewis? I suppose Jane Wyman is the First Lady!
@Martiganz_
3 жыл бұрын
@@rachaelh5060 you will know when you're older
@monkeygaming2841
3 жыл бұрын
it sounds like mario its named like kirby this was pretty much destined for nintendo
@eclecticsoffy
3 жыл бұрын
My brain definitely went "Kirby" with Smash's announcer voice, when the word Green, Green is uttered Edit: Oh, and looped
@SuussyBakka
3 жыл бұрын
Kirby is the ultimate SUCCubus
@andrewgoss1682
3 жыл бұрын
Named like Kirby because... The phone goes "Green Green" and you "Pink" it up?
@eclecticsoffy
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewgoss1682 not sure what does pink up mean, but great pun, good sir
@TeeV479
3 жыл бұрын
@@SuussyBakka no no no no no no
@CynicalLurker
2 жыл бұрын
Green is also the colour of youth in Japanese culture(Think spring time, new growth, etc) which might explain why a Japanese musician might have leaped at the opportunity to cover green green for his music show aimed at children and maybe why it resonated enough to last in the Japanese zeitgeist to this day.
@Kaisona2017
3 жыл бұрын
I’d say it’s crazy, that kids love a song about Dad disappearing from their lives, but there’s an English children’s song about London Bridge burning down. Edit: Alright. Seems like every Nursery Rhyme has messed up origins.
@max_punch
3 жыл бұрын
You haven't heard brazillian nursery rhymes.. One is saying you should sleep or else a crocodile witch is gonna kidnap you, meanwhile your mom is at the farm and your dad is at work
@SunTheDaycareAttendant
3 жыл бұрын
What actually happened was tragic, (I wasn’t invested I just saw a comment on this) somehow on the bridge, when someone was on it, it would trap the person and use them a sacrifice for the bridge?? I’m so sorry if I’m wrong, I’m not sure if this is true or not
@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa
3 жыл бұрын
@@max_punch me who has insomnia: well, guess I'll die
@zackbroski9988
3 жыл бұрын
theres a rhyme in my city about a murderer
@crazypomp927
3 жыл бұрын
Ring Around the Rosey originated in the the Spanish flu pandemic in the 1900s. People at the time thought that carrying posey petals in your pocket would keep the flu away, and "Ashes, ashes. We all fall down," is about people dying.
@hank2188
3 жыл бұрын
He basically just accidentally wrote green green’s vocal melody with a swing to it haha
@ticketyboo2456
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, " accidentally "...
@gregpenismith8884
3 жыл бұрын
@@communityband1 cool story. No one should be clicking links in a comment section. That's a great way to get a virus.
@communityband1
3 жыл бұрын
@@gregpenismith8884 hooktheory is pretty well-known among musicians. But I do agree with you in general that with any links, if you're not sure of the source, you should be careful. In this case, a Google search on the domain name is a good idea if you're not familiar with the site.
@FireFish5000
2 жыл бұрын
I highly doubt its an accident. Green Green is far more popular than he let on. It's still being sung today and featured on modern children tv shows.
@testerwulf3357
2 жыл бұрын
@@FireFish5000 He literally showed examples of newer people still singing it. He never stated outright it was still super popular but I think it was hinted at.
@koentjoep3683
2 жыл бұрын
“The bad thing about living in this time is that the most things are already invented” ~my art teacher
@xaayer
2 жыл бұрын
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." -Ecclesiastes 1:9
@JamieAllen1977
2 жыл бұрын
the ancient bible said that......... isn't it lovely? "There is nothing new?"
@koentjoep3683
2 жыл бұрын
@@JamieAllen1977 I’m sorry I never actually read the Bible so I didn’t know 😅
@JamieAllen1977
2 жыл бұрын
@@koentjoep3683 might consider reading the number one book in history, the book that created your civilization, the book that undergirds every book in history
@xaayer
2 жыл бұрын
@@JamieAllen1977 that's high praise. It is also undeserved. While the Bible is an important piece of literary and religious history, it is not the cornerstone of civilisation. It is also not a book but a compilation of books
@Kyss007
3 жыл бұрын
i was humming the mario song in class one day and my teacher asked me why i was humming such a old pop song. then i told him its from mario. his answer was no no i dont mean that one
@frenchfry7631
3 жыл бұрын
Proof?
@Kyss007
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 memory?
@Flome810
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 ur mom
@freddiarias183
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 ur mom
@freddiarias183
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 ur mom
@barttennekes544
3 жыл бұрын
I like to write my own songs, and it actually happens quite a lot where I'll be writing a song I think is great, only to realise it already exists lol
@celumbral9334
3 жыл бұрын
so many times i'll think i've come up with a unique new melody only to realize that it's two trucks by lemon demon or something
@frenchfry7631
3 жыл бұрын
@@celumbral9334 Friday night funkin ain't good pal (nevermind I am back to Friday night funkin I LOVE IT)
@everthon2457
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 bahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@soup_lover39
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 I’m having a hard time deciding whether or not this is a joke
@celumbral9334
3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfry7631 i don't even play friday funking night what
@Xezlec
6 ай бұрын
People get REALLY mad when a song is discovered to contain pieces of another song without attribution, but speaking as a former amateur composer, it is very hard to avoid bits and pieces of songs you've heard creeping into your work without you even realizing it.
@bananachild1936
3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, "Green Green". My favorite Kirby music.
@justarandomgundhamtanakaen3344
3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Green Green, my favorite Grass of Home
@zerobatsu
3 жыл бұрын
Yes…..!!!!
@chrono_storm6710
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@claireomgg
3 жыл бұрын
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKINGG
@bloodredzangoose
3 жыл бұрын
If this song is ubiquitous in Japan as it seems, then it probably is the origin of that name in Kirby too.
@Data3rror
3 жыл бұрын
I was *positive* this was going to be about how the hook to Tatsuro Yamashita's "Morning Glory" is an uncanny match to Mario's Invicibility Theme. Maybe another video!
@Kastor774
3 жыл бұрын
He has a video with it, and I tried to link it, but the spam filter ate it. Look up "This 80s song inspired Mario's music"
@durdleduc8520
3 жыл бұрын
he's mentioned that in a previous video before! i'm guessing it would be difficult to extend that one factoid into a whole video; this one just happened to have a much larger story at play
@midgetsausage
3 жыл бұрын
That's not Mario's invincibility/starman theme, that one was a different song. You must be talking about Zelda's fairy fountain theme.
@v1c-was-her3
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah agreed with the commenter above me, having listened a lot to Morning Glory it's a lot more in tune with Zelda's Fairy Fountain theme. What you might be referencing is Piper's "Summer Breeze" (also this was from the same video the first commentor recommended to look up), they share the same starting notes with the Invincibility theme!
@cardinalhamneggs5253
Жыл бұрын
Season 2 of the anime _Nichijou_ used a different ED for every episode. “Green, Green” was used for Episode 8.
@The15You
3 жыл бұрын
There is also a music that has a part resembling the Super Star theme ...
@Jammythewerewolf
3 жыл бұрын
What's the Buzz? From Jesus Christ Superstar, right?
@The15You
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jammythewerewolf THAT'S NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND BUT IT WORKS TOO !
@chknnuggs7610
3 жыл бұрын
piper-summer breeze you should listen to the album its good
@RakoonCD
3 жыл бұрын
I remember some mariachi song that sounds like it.
@markymark443
3 жыл бұрын
You mean the can-can in Super Mario Land?
@TDownit_Strider
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I love learning little bits of history on old pop culture, so hearing about it in Japan is just great.
@kizetherz
3 жыл бұрын
ikr?! its so interesting for some reason :D
@dylan1333
2 жыл бұрын
@@kizetherz yea
@dylan1333
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah absolutely
@xthriteenx
Жыл бұрын
Now that he says that no songs are more memorable, than children songs, I am inspired to make a melody of sorts, and make it based on the baby shark tune
@monkeygaming2841
3 жыл бұрын
watch this: siiva's gonna make a rip of green green
@Forwaken
3 жыл бұрын
and it is already out with the title "Overworld Theme (Original Version) - Super Mario World" lmao
@Isadriendir
3 жыл бұрын
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand... it's gone.
@minnarew
3 жыл бұрын
@@Isadriendir its back i think
@rattyeely
3 жыл бұрын
Came for the Mario trivia, stayed for the interesting story of how an forgotten american pop song became a popular Japanese children's song. I love seeing how art can go on a journey, be repurposed, and take on new life. I hope someone fills out the English Wikipedia page for Green, Green so that people who still remember it from the 60s can learn about the journey it went on.
@stephencoldbear
3 жыл бұрын
The song was never "forgotten". Not to those of us who were alive back then. Young folks seem to think that if something isn't prevalent on the internet, it must be "forgotten" or "lost" or "unknown". 🤣
@stephencoldbear
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, it was on Name That Tune. Think about that. Use some logic. It was well-known and remembered enough years later to be on a game show. 🤦 And the video game came out a short time after that game show, so... logic... do some thinking, all you young'uns...
@mrasianmannnn6127
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephencoldbear alright chill grandpa
@supasunotchi3355
2 жыл бұрын
Improper grammar you said AN forgotten instead of A forgotten.
@ikannunaplays
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephencoldbear "If it's not on wikipedia then it didn't exist", says people younger than 28
@ceramonemone
2 жыл бұрын
5:31 the way I jumped to check if I heard correctly and this was really an Ace Attorney OST (it is : "Logic and trick")
@lukesw01productions46
3 жыл бұрын
Nice I remember this song from an old CD my mom used to play back when I was a toddler. Didn’t know it had that big of an influence.
@lukesw01productions46
3 жыл бұрын
Btw, it wasn't the english version.
@mediumfast
3 жыл бұрын
The New Christy Minstrels actually have some awesome covers of some iconic songs like "This Land is Your Land" and "Cotton Fields". They also do "Today" but it doesn't really hold a candle to the original John Denver version.
@Tornado_Mang
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the title of the song also inspired the similarly titled "Green Greens" from Kirby....
@alfiegordon9013
3 жыл бұрын
@Sarabakesthebiscuits :} he's just saying that bit is similar, and kondo is known for this kind of incorporation into his tracks, not "Oh ThEsE tRaCkS ArE IdEnTiCaL!!!!1!!!11" Get of ya high horse abt it
@alfiegordon9013
3 жыл бұрын
@Sarabakesthebiscuits :} you're just being pedantic
@theblazingpyro5914
3 жыл бұрын
I know ur weakness. its (P.BALL)
@shadowsnake5133
3 жыл бұрын
@Sarabakesthebiscuits :} you couldn't get the joke about a level in kirby literally being called green greens.
@shadowsnake5133
3 жыл бұрын
@@alfiegordon9013 and you, while closer, also missed the level reverence, seriously, how did you both go through this and not realize the song and first level of a kirby game has the same title?
@KurtWoloch
3 жыл бұрын
Actually, I know "Green, Green" well, and it has been played regularly on an Oldies station here in Austria up to a few years ago. I also heard it on the US station 3DSJ. I still didn't recognize the song because in the game it's being played much faster and in a shuffle rhythm, compared to the 8-beat rhythm of the original English version.
@ChickensinHighDef
2 жыл бұрын
I'm probably nearly double your age, definitely been playing games since before you were born, but your videos, information, and narration are all amazing. Top notch stuff, I really appreciate your work.
@Anthony-fu6cl
3 жыл бұрын
I remember reading somewhere that a song with 7 identical notes to another can be deemed a copyright infringement, so it's funny that it only has 6! 😂 That being said, pop music sounds familiar to each other all the time, so I'm not surprised!
@BBWahoo
3 жыл бұрын
lobbyists: write that down, write that down!
@helpkirbyhasagun_2047
3 жыл бұрын
(Cough) autotune
@Mageman17
3 жыл бұрын
@@helpkirbyhasagun_2047 pop music four chord structures, cough.
@dashua1735
3 жыл бұрын
A lawyer out there already copyrighted every single possible melodies, he really only did that to protect music creators
@hardieharrharr
3 жыл бұрын
That and in the 40s-60s people had been re-recording songs without the original artists permission (before the term covers came to be).
@supergeno128ds
3 жыл бұрын
When he said "Green Green" I was reminded of one of the songs my Mom (who grew up in the 60's) played in the car when I was a kid. I thought "surely its not the same song" and then I saw the lyrics at 5:33 and went "yeah its the song." I honestly hadn't connected the two songs (maybe the tempo or instrumental of the version I listened to was different...) so hearing it here is a surprise- especially hearing that it was popular in Japan!
@jlnj0
3 жыл бұрын
its really beautiful how music can constantly stem from other music through minor inspirations like 7 notes
@JonnyCrackers
3 жыл бұрын
Someone from Japan hearing an old hit from the US doesn't sound impossible at all. The guy is a composer, and therefore loved music. People buy, sell, and trade their media all the time, and people travel the world. The idea that a song that was once popular in a country that is known for its entertainment industry finding it's way to Japan is not at all far fetched.
@traashghost
Жыл бұрын
i know right, it wasn't the 1930's
@Hypno_BPM
Жыл бұрын
right ? especially when large amount of NES songs “remixed” 70/80s american rock songs lol. Even here he mentions how Mario 1 sampled Deep Purple which would’ve been like a decade old at that time so why is it hard to believe Kondo loving 70s rock music wouldn’t love 60s rock music
@OliTheMonarchy
Жыл бұрын
A similar thing happened with Dead or Alive (the band who made the You Spin Me Round song) and Scatman John, except they also managed to achieve success in their home countries and aren't entirely forgotten there.
@ampa-3612
3 жыл бұрын
When you realize that Japan is very close to the USA, you realize just how much it makes sense that he got influenced by it.
@thesquishedelf1301
3 жыл бұрын
There’s also the whole cultural mess post-Hiroshima. The USA occupied the country for 10-15 years and tried to completely change the culture so they had no interest in an emperor ever again. This was through the ‘50s and Japan was heavily influenced both by “American Dream” propaganda and the Greaser counterculture, which these days is more likely to be associated with Japan than the USA
@ampa-3612
3 жыл бұрын
@@thesquishedelf1301 Yeah, but what I meant was that everyone keeps talking about the fact it's so far away but if they would think about it they would realize it isn't.
@ub3rfr3nzy94
3 жыл бұрын
Japan is 6000km away from the US. Not close at all. It was influenced because the US invaded and occupied Japan for a decade. They deliberately Americanised Japan to make them compatable with the west, so that America would have an ally in the east that could act as a buffer against the rising communist China. It is the same thing that they did with Germany, turned into a buffer state between the west and the USSR. The middle east is about the same distance away as Japan is. The Pacific ocean is enormous. People underestimate how large it really is. Every continent on earth put together fits inside it plus extra room. It might look like it's next to the US on a mercator projection but it really isn't.
@ampa-3612
3 жыл бұрын
@@ub3rfr3nzy94 still closer than many ppl think it is
@SlyHikari03
3 жыл бұрын
That’s crazy.
@BeersAndBeatsPDX
Жыл бұрын
It's funny how protective Nintendo is of their ip's yet all of the music is blatantly ripped off.
@LokiScarletWasHere
3 жыл бұрын
And funny enough, the first world in Kirby is called Green Greens
@ccricers
3 жыл бұрын
Yea that name is too spot on to be just a coincidence.
@aidonbrintley2392
3 жыл бұрын
@@ccricers shut up
@aidonbrintley2392
3 жыл бұрын
I hate kirby
@EtherealKeith
3 жыл бұрын
@@aidonbrintley2392 You shut up! nobody asked you.
@helpkirbyhasagun_2047
3 жыл бұрын
@@aidonbrintley2392 The fuck you say (loads glock with malicious intent)
@mr.markstar
3 жыл бұрын
7:04 That cover was an actual BOP ngl
@ThomasGameDocs
3 жыл бұрын
yeah back in 6th form when I had to get the bus to college for hours and hours every day, I listened to A LOT of Mrs Green Apple on my journeys lol - it was nice to be able to mention them in a video!!
@zguyofficial6206
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasGameDocs so good music af
@CrispCrustacean
3 жыл бұрын
If anyone can find a link to that cover, share it!
@nugsiez338
3 жыл бұрын
Hee hee
@brandontang7991
3 жыл бұрын
@@CrispCrustacean I really want to find the full video for the mentioned clip in this video that starts at 7:04, but I've failed. At the very least, I did find a audio recording of the same band's cover (sounds like it was recorded off the TV though) on the Japanese side of YT: kzitem.info/news/bejne/rJCNz2WMhmt_gXY I really hope someone finds the full clip of the Mrs. GREEN APPLE performance and links it though, I love it. Edit: Just found a TV recording after more digging (kzitem.info/news/bejne/y2uFxY1jrJpnpoI), but it's not the same quality at all (recorded manually off TV screen).
@Rameetoes
Жыл бұрын
“Nintendo copied a pop song” Meanwhile, Nintendo sues people for accidentally leaving a mario plush in their youtube video
@Tailslover2002
5 ай бұрын
I know it's a joke, but I need you to know that Nintendo didn't "copy/steal" the song. They just got inspired by it. Those two are completely different things.
@Iloveyou-dz7mq
3 ай бұрын
@@Tailslover2002"but....but.....NINTENDO BAD"
@computerdl
3 жыл бұрын
When's the SiIvaGunner rip coming out? EDIT: They're fast: kzitem.info/news/bejne/wG-Hq3ieaV-BaI4
@BBQLOVER65
3 жыл бұрын
Whenever one of the team finds this video
@EEE-ro5px
3 жыл бұрын
Knowing them, they already made it
@freddiarias183
3 жыл бұрын
@@EEE-ro5px true
@BBWahoo
3 жыл бұрын
let me sit on the toilet and I'll let you know
@skinnyboyasian4847
3 жыл бұрын
WOAH
@zb140
3 жыл бұрын
My sister and I used to literally sing along while playing the game. I've always just assumed it was on purpose. It's funny how different perspectives can be sometimes... I see a lot of people here saying they'd never noticed before, but I never would have thought to mention it because it seemed so obvious :-)
@narfharder
2 жыл бұрын
I was today years old when I first consciously realized Overworld is _not_ Green Green. Go figure.
@poyokirb-n3p
7 ай бұрын
wait..."Green, Green"...sounds like a different overworld theme...
@kamikeserpentail3778
3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of when I made a short story, and accidentally named one of the characters with the exact name of a friend's D&D character. I didn't even know it. So for a while I was paranoid that I was stealing people's ideas and it made it difficult for me to do things. But now I realize that's just how things work. And that's why I think copyright is a bit of a problem more than sometimes.
@everlight5733
3 жыл бұрын
the idea that any idea is original is completely unoriginal
@kittenmimi5326
2 жыл бұрын
@@everlight5733 and the act of accusing someone of being unoriginal is also very much unoriginal... hahah
@kittenmimi5326
2 жыл бұрын
@@everlight5733 and the act of accusing someone of being unoriginal is also very much unoriginal... hahah
@professorfukyu744
Жыл бұрын
Intellectual property only serves as a hindrance.
@sor3999
7 ай бұрын
I don't think you understand what copyright is. Whatever you need to justify your piracy though! Just be like me and don't care.
@codycarr9435
3 жыл бұрын
Here’s another comparison: listen to “Material Girl” by Madonna, then listen to the Battle Stadium Theme from Mario Kart 8.
@Abra391
3 жыл бұрын
Try "Prestige Production" by Neil Richardson then listen to the Dark World Theme from Zelda A Link to the Past Also try "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock then listen to the Forest Temple Theme from Zelda Ocarina Of Time
@silveryote1
3 жыл бұрын
I love that song. Should've noticed that ^^;
@solared
3 жыл бұрын
I love your use of ace attorney music, and the quality of the videos in general. Keep it up!
@ebasongaming
3 жыл бұрын
Man, I grew up with this song and never made the connection (I grew up in Japan)! I actually didn't know the song was that old. Really cool to hear about this. Great video
@r1naxus643
3 жыл бұрын
3:46 Literally sound like the Band performance in Super mario Odyssey
@lagomoof
7 ай бұрын
2½ years late, algorithm brought me here, etc. I've almost always heard the Green Green lyrics in my head when hearing this particular Mario tune. I'm not quite old enough to remember the 60s (born late 70s), but my dad, born in the 1940s, has a habit of singing old songs to himself, usually a line or two, or a chorus, and Green Green is one of those. When I saw the lyrics scrolling by around 5:40 it confirmed it was the same song. I think that, like me, people have definitely noticed but not bothered to report it, thinking that it must have been well known or at least noticed already.
@Cecnorthernohio
3 жыл бұрын
In 11th grade i read A Streetcar Named desire and that polka song that plays sounded like the mario world title theme to me
@angrychicken7097
3 жыл бұрын
They gotta teach like this in schools man. You got me invested from start to finish. 👏👏👏
@GalekC
3 жыл бұрын
Already do in Japan's, heh
@theonlybilge
Жыл бұрын
"YA SEE LUIGI, DAD LEFT TO FIGHT IN THE WAR! HE CAME BACK, BUT NOT REALLY. I REMEMBER WHEN MAMA LUIGI SAID TO HIM 'WHO REALLY DIED THAT DAY, AND WHO CAME BACK?'"
@clearnyquil1620
3 жыл бұрын
Very fun video. I remember hearing green, green, as a child, and thinking it was Mario until the song continued. One that always stuck out to me as well, was Bomb Jack 1984, using the Bealtes song "Lady Madonna" as the game's main theme.
@jimmycorr7927
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure there's already been a Japanese video on this topic! But it was completely unknown to us in the West. Makes you wonder what other cool things like this are unknown just because nobody realized who speaks English lol
@RobChapala
7 ай бұрын
Look into kaizo mario
@エミリアン
10 ай бұрын
*vibes to the amazing digital circus main theme*
@makenshao9886
3 жыл бұрын
I think most fans of Hotel Mario probably knows this but the theme of the intro is basically the same that one of the songs used in one of the old Little Women's movie adaptations so it's not an independent phenomena. Art in general is built over the accomplishment of others that came before so, it makes me think how many music that is iconic today was derivate from something else.
@Unkown-il9oz
3 жыл бұрын
Hotel Mario fans?
@chairger
3 жыл бұрын
@@Unkown-il9oz They meant the intro of Hotel Mario. Little Women by Max Steiner sounds the same as the intro.
@jonpatchmodular
3 жыл бұрын
@@Unkown-il9oz A.K.A KZitem Poopsters
@Kaons
3 жыл бұрын
Never knew the Mario theme was inspired by T-Square. Overall this video was incredibly interesting, insane to me that an obscure 60's song from the US would end up becoming that popular on the other side of the world, I bet a lot of people in Japan aren't even aware of the original
@azinyefantasy4445
3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever watched the video of the levan polka? A song so popular every few years they change the lyrics to make it modern and the last version of it was more popular here in the US than its own country.
@Linker2A03
3 жыл бұрын
It’s also said that the Underground theme was heavily inspired by a song from an album Lee Ritenour was featured in… ‘but “Let’s not talk about it”😉
@maxplainleclarify
2 жыл бұрын
“I do not have access to your webcam…yet…”
@SteveDavies80
3 жыл бұрын
I watched a youtube video a few years ago about this. Quite a few Mario songs are copies. Ironic, when Nintendo are so quick to throw the copyright book at anyone who posts their IP online
@bromothymol
2 жыл бұрын
Taking inspiration from is not the same thing as plagiarism. Most people who claim these are copies have little to know knowledge of music composition to realize they are not copies.
@UndertakerU2ber
2 жыл бұрын
@@bromothymol I've been trying to figure out how people distinguish between inspiration and plagiarism. I think Kondo coming forward and being honest with the work he referenced points to it being inspiration, because he's giving credit to the original artists and respectful to their work rather than claiming full ownership. Then there's John Williams, who has "composed" tracks for films that can be so similar to the works of classics that it's hard for people to distinguish some of them between the original and "John William's version." Not only that, but I've never heard of him giving any credit to Stravinsky or any of the other composers he lifted ideas from, and considering that he and his employers have made millions of dollars off of this music, I'm inclined to call him a plagiarist that's profiting off the works of classical legends.
@testerwulf3357
2 жыл бұрын
@@bromothymol And the things Nintendo copyright strikes people for aren't copies either..they were inspired from their franchises.
@sor3999
7 ай бұрын
@@bromothymol LOL pretentious much? You don't need " knowledge of music composition" to know a track is a copy or even parts of it. This is the very definition of "reject the evidence of your eyes and ears": the final most essential command, big brother. Whether you believe the intent is tribute or to plagiarize is up to you, but considering the song was popular in Japan, anyone could've called Kondo out a long time ago, but if someone put parts of a well known song like Jingle Bells into their song, why even bother? It's obvious.
@sor3999
7 ай бұрын
@@testerwulf3357 Are you talking about OTHER video games or KZitem videos which feature Nintendo content? Because I'm pretty sure Nintendo has never done the former.
@americantimelord8720
3 жыл бұрын
Koji Kondo is for sure in my top 10 composers of all time. Man is a genius. He's able to draw influnces from so many places, and make them fit cohesively into a game. He also kind of has his own feel to his music. In newer Nintendo games, where Kondo doesn't do the music, it's done in his style. A few decades down the road, he will have had a huge influence on music as a whole, especially instrumental stuff.
@thasmin
3 жыл бұрын
haha doctor who nerd lmfao
@americantimelord8720
3 жыл бұрын
@@thasmin I made this account in like 7th grade, and I do not have the heart to change it.
@GameyRaccoon
2 жыл бұрын
@@americantimelord8720 now you're in 9th grade
@Ddoublechin
3 жыл бұрын
This is just like how the lo fi song “first date” and jump up superstar are the same too except I think Nintendo bought the song
@joeturner5476
3 жыл бұрын
I lived in Japan for a year when I was 8/9 years old to live with family and we'd start each day at school singing a song out of a songbook. I remember singing green green with the class and that was only 7 years ago. Had no idea it was an old American pop song until today
@sross7410
3 жыл бұрын
If you wanna skip ahead, go to 8:15 for the direct comparison.
@ihaveakirbyobessesion2617
Жыл бұрын
Thank
@Emerald_Vizsla
2 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic to learn about. My earliest memories were playing Super Mario World and that song has been an influence on me all my life as well. Really awesome that it has a rich history across time and the world.
@seanakinskywalker2619
3 жыл бұрын
"How could an American song have so much influence on Japanese design?" Jojo fans: actually...
@svrvphimprod
3 жыл бұрын
I initially read this as "Joji fans" and was somewhat confused
@johnnyboylacroix5138
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@guidomista3570
3 жыл бұрын
Hey.
@justarandomgundhamtanakaen3344
3 жыл бұрын
Hirohiko Araki: Nigerundayo!
@theguywhoruinsthejoke9027
3 жыл бұрын
What?
@hahasamian8010
3 жыл бұрын
I first heard Green, Green as one of those songs they played at the end of Nichijou's second half of episodes
@sky6978
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@vidcas1711
3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@liamvachon8782
3 жыл бұрын
wait, they did that?
@hahasamian8010
3 жыл бұрын
@@liamvachon8782 Yup! Various songs were sung by sung by a child choir or in a childish tone while a panning birds-eye view of the town went by. It'll never replace ZZZ for me, but it was certainly interesting
@Harpss
3 жыл бұрын
I completely forgot that it was an outro
@deim3
Жыл бұрын
Green green is very well known in Japan to this day. I was surprised to learn it's actually an American song.
@elliotsalcido838
3 жыл бұрын
I had actually heard of the Japanese version of this before, it was an ending song for an anime, Nichijou My Ordinary Life.
@SlyHikari03
3 жыл бұрын
Nichijou! Ay I love that series.
@jorgemoposita488
3 жыл бұрын
that's literally the example of "can i copy your homework"
@SirRiconious
3 жыл бұрын
"yeah but make it a little bit different"
@jiafeiskinnyproducts
3 жыл бұрын
same with john williams lol
@johnrickard8512
Жыл бұрын
Im pretty sure that is part of the reason why his music is so catchy. Even when he remixed a pop tune he put his own flavor and syncapation in it to give it the spice everyone loves
@romajimamulo
3 жыл бұрын
Weird, it sounds a lot more like the English version than the Japanese version
@alex.thedeadite
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't imo, only the piano segment on name that tune does. kzitem.info/news/bejne/sZyuzZapkZeFl3o
@romajimamulo
3 жыл бұрын
@@alex.thedeadite ah okay.
@communityband1
3 жыл бұрын
It is slightly more similar to the American version than the Japanese version in terms of notes and rhythm. Neither version is very close to SMW as a whole, as the similarities quickly disappear after only one measure. But in that first measure, the American version contains one melody difference compared to SMW, and the Japanese version contains two. We should note that the chord progressions are not actually the same as is claimed in this video.
@annawaite5527
3 жыл бұрын
I noticed the similarity a few months ago and wondered if there was a connection. Glad to see it answered! (My dad is of an age to have heard the original Green, Green and was humming it while visiting. I instantly recognized the tune as what plays when you meet Yoshi.)
@Gogettor
3 жыл бұрын
Koji Kondo has the same age as Gibson's SG (Les Paul at the time). Two music legends.
@dangernoodle2296
3 жыл бұрын
Remembers me about how the "Route 209" Theme from pokemon diamond and pearl sounds like "21 guns"
@ninja_tony
3 жыл бұрын
@@liamallerdice6118 you're not being a grammar nazi, you're just not really making any valid point. Because to say one song "sounds like" another has nothing to do with which song came first. He didn't say either song came first, he said they sound alike. It would be different and you would have a point if he had said that it sounded like Route 209 was inspired by 21 Guns, but that's not what he said.
@ninja_tony
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, also worth nothing that 21 Guns is very heavily inspired by ELO's Telephone Line, so both of those songs definitely sound similar to Route 209. Telephone Line obviously came first since it is from 1976.
@jorgito93700
3 жыл бұрын
@@ninja_tony it also sounds similar to All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople from 1972
@joshuakorynta3385
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Sowing the Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears
@caleb2219
3 жыл бұрын
Ironic that the company that sues everyone stole most of their music
@AS42100
3 жыл бұрын
Right? Lol
@strawbemily3182
3 жыл бұрын
not really stealing. music is heavily based on past experiences and other music. its just kida how it works, and inspiration isnt stealing. people dont own notes or chord progressions
@elfasto2255
3 жыл бұрын
It’s inspiration, not stealing
@DatFoxGamin
3 жыл бұрын
There is a theoretical limit to the amount of songs that can be written just based on the amount of notes and other musical concepts that exist. In effect every song is a permutation of one song or another in some way, whether it be through plagiarism or inspiration
@BloodPlusPwn
3 жыл бұрын
I get what you're trying to get at, but in no way is any of that content stolen. In fact, nothing is truly created, merely adapted. You can't even envision a human face that isn't drawn from human faces you've already seen. The first "music" was probably some dumb monkey hitting some rocks and hollering because he heard the sound that some other dumb monkey made when a different dumb monkey hit it over the head with a rock, and some other dumb monkey used that as a base to hit rocks and holler in some other way and it all just builds from there.
@SdudyoyO
2 жыл бұрын
I first heard Green Green in Nichijou in one of the endings (Easy enough to KZitem Search Nichijou Green Green!), it always stuck out to me, I eventually found the original version, noticed it reminded me of something, and the KZitem comments were talking about it sounding like Mario's Overworld theme. Anyway, I find it funny that a more obscure Japanese Anime led me to discover an obscure American Song.
@ShawnTewes
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I had heard Green Green many times growing up on one of those Readers Digest folk/oldies compilation albums from the 70s, but I had never made the connection to SMW probably due to the differences in the melodic rhythm. Very interesting to learn about the Japanese connection to that song.
@mariojumpmanmario7361
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe change the title to The pop song that inspired Nintendo. I think it’s disrespectful to Kondo
@jjjoshiii6659
3 жыл бұрын
ya it wasnt copied
@jBurn_
2 жыл бұрын
I have a very talented musical friend. When he was composing music for a musical, you had to point out to him from time to time that he had just copied a certain song without realizing it.
@jackmuir5314
3 жыл бұрын
Not surprising. It's like how Clock Town's theme reminds me of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" or how Glitter Gulch Mine has the "Shave and Haircut" ditty in it
@PantsYT
3 жыл бұрын
How is Nintendo so copyright trigger-happy now when they've pulled off stuff like this before?
@AlyCatVR
3 жыл бұрын
Right? Timely comment especially since today, they didn't want anyone co-streaming the Direct/E3 Presentation
@ExtremeWreck
3 жыл бұрын
Because they're racist hypocrites. Japan's copyright IN GENERAL is essentially that.
@MissingPikaNo
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExtremeWreck Hypocrites, yeah. Where the fuck does race play in any part of this?
@Xhepyxopila
3 жыл бұрын
@@ExtremeWreck I can get the being hypocrites part but how the FUCK is Nintendo racist? Did Mario say the N word or something in the new direct and O just missed it?
@nowasfalsebanned2769
3 жыл бұрын
@@Xhepyxopila he mustve heard them say run away in japanese and instantly assumed that they were racist.
@clownymoosebean
6 ай бұрын
Whenever someone asks me why my favorite color is Green, I now have a viable answer.
@pagawn1640
3 жыл бұрын
Americans: Oh, what a catchy theme for this video game Japanese people: GREEN GREEN
@ra1nman_mashups
3 жыл бұрын
Well Green Green is actually closer to the SMW sky theme since those are both in the key of C major, the overworld theme is in F major
@himynameisben95
3 жыл бұрын
Key is mostly irrelevant in music analysis because it's basically arbitrary in modern music
@GalekC
3 жыл бұрын
The Athletic theme? The underwater variant would kinda work, too
@GalekC
3 жыл бұрын
@@himynameisben95 & that just makes me sad lol
@ra1nman_mashups
3 жыл бұрын
@@GalekC yes the athletic theme I referred to it as the sky theme since that’s what it’s called in Mario maker 2, and the underwater theme could work as well
@goosecooker6347
2 жыл бұрын
1:56 Yoshi and Mario, 2 best friends forever He tells me where to go, Yoshi and Mario
@KilaKaKa
2 жыл бұрын
Did you make up those lyrics? They are really good!
@goosecooker6347
2 жыл бұрын
@@KilaKaKa no I didn’t, there is a song on KZitem and it’s really good. You should check it out. I think the title is songs you didn’t know existed or something like that. Just search up Yoshi and Mario and the song should pop up.
@DouglasZwick
3 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why the song Life Is Beautiful from Deadly Premonition sounded so much like the SMW overworld theme. I assumed that DP's composer cribbed from Kondo's work, but now I suppose they both borrowed from the same source.
@atticusnari
3 жыл бұрын
Max where you at b. Thank you for the cool video idea, and thank you Thomas for the cool video.
@ShampooCell
3 жыл бұрын
i'm here!! thank you!!
@wafflesaucey
3 ай бұрын
The composer of this song and lead singer of the group died back in February. RIP Randy Sparks.
@LizacoVGM
3 жыл бұрын
On a similar note, Zelda's Lullaby also sounds a lot like "Concerto For Philodendron & Pothos" By Mort Garson
@tethercats
6 ай бұрын
The Pipe Maze theme from Mario 3 is also very similar to “Baby’s Tears Blues” off the same album
@jamesofteamrocket
3 жыл бұрын
“I don’t have access to your webcam.” lmao ofc you d- “Yet.” …i suddenly feel very threatened
@alleny2971
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, so, I made that connection when the game was on display for playing at target when it came out. I think I’d heard my mom sing it before, and recognized it. Didn’t think it was a big deal at the time. Lots of music comes from other music. You should hear the tunes John Williams used to create the music from Star Wars.
@nelsonnicholson6175
3 жыл бұрын
It's so incredibly interesting how these musical motifs keep reappearing throughout the decades!
@DreamerSeeker
3 жыл бұрын
9:39 “and for all the people who are not Max” THAT'S ME, THAT'S ME :D
@jameschin1046
Жыл бұрын
THAT ALSO ME
@Pencil._ink
Жыл бұрын
SAME!!!
@LeviCPC25
7 ай бұрын
OMG I HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN A TGD VIDEO! WOOOO!
@dinosatay
2 жыл бұрын
i discovered this song from an ending sequence in Nichijou to find out it was originally in english. between this and 1961's Stand By Me, think I'm starting to discover a love for 1960s american pop
@SkyDoesWell
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you've already covered the topic but a big reason it took so long for Mother 2/Earthbound to get a rerelease was because of all the music it sampled/stole. I still hear Save Me by Queen when Polyanna starts to play.
@ethanpaul1865
3 жыл бұрын
New Age Retro Hippie is just Jonny B Goode
@Mari_Izu
3 жыл бұрын
"but a big reason it took so long for Mother 2/Earthbound to get a rerelease was because of all the music it sampled/stole" False, the musics have nothing to do with how long it takes for Mother games to be rereleased.
@SkyDoesWell
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mari_Izu Yeah I just researched it a bit more. The rerelease doesn't have a specific reason, but fans speculated between the music issue I noted, and that executives at Nintendo didn't realize fans wanted it.
@joshuapurdy7065
3 жыл бұрын
They used the theme from “it’s a summer place” (or at least it’s called something like that) for a Mario kart wii track “shy guy beach”
@Sebal007
3 жыл бұрын
"And this is how you motivate people in filling missing Wikipedia pages. Thanks for coming to my TED talk"
@BB-iw3ln
3 жыл бұрын
9:54 “..........I don’t have access to your web camera, yet” XD
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