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"Mario Brothers Rap"
File:MarioRapMontage.png
From top: The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Song by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
from the album The Super Mario Bros. Movie (soundtrack) and the cartoon The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
GenreRap
Songwriter(s)Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
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The "Mario Brothers Rap", (also known as the "Plumber Rap" in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) is the theme song for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and a song in the soundtrack for the The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[1] The song is based on the original "Overworld" theme from the Super Mario Bros. video game.[2][3][4]

The opening theme featured 'Captain' Lou Albano (as Mario) and Danny Wells (as Luigi) rapping with Super Mario Bros. video game music and sound effects. An alternate version of the theme song played before each Super Mario Bros. cartoon on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. The theme song for this version was comprised solely of clips from the cartoon. [5]

Concept and History

The song featured 'Captain' Lou Albano (as Mario) and Danny Wells (as Luigi) rapping with Super Mario Bros. video game instrumentals and sound effects. The opening for the show began with Albano and Wells in character dancing on a purple background with the show's logo, then changed to clips of the cartoon.[6][7]

The producers wanted a theme song for the Super Mario Bros. Super Show to be earworm and catchy. In a interview with Riba, he stated that "Of course now it’s horribly dated. But it was endearing to kids.[8] In a Super Bowl ad, the Modern version of the Mario Brothers Rap came with updated instrumental and higher quality vocals.[9][10][11] Although the commercial was supposed to be apart of Super Bowl, It came with the soundtrack of the flim and appeared in the movie as a commercial.[12][13]

The video for this opening theme song began with Albano and Wells in character dancing on a purple background with the show's logo, then changed to clips of the cartoon.

References

  1. ^ "The Super Mario Bros Movie Super Bowl ad brings back the Super Show rap". VGC. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. ^ "Plumbing for Easter eggs: 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' debuts ad for Mario & Luigi's pipe-cleaning biz". SYFY Official Site. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. ^ "Super Mario Bros. Movie Super Bowl ad revives live-action rap". TechSpot. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  4. ^ "'Super Mario Bros. Movie' Gets Actual Plumbing Website And 'Mario Rap' Tribute". Geek Culture. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. ^ McMullen, Chris (2023-02-13). "This The Super Mario Bros. Movie Commercial Resurrects the Super Mario Rap". GameSpew. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. ^ Comments, Gavin Sheehan | (2018-03-05). "Apparently, Mario is a Plumber Again, Says Nintendo". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ^ Larson, Jared (2013-12-05). "Super Mario Bros. Cartoon's Luigi Dies at 72". IGN. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  8. ^ Siegel, Alan (2020-09-09). "The History of 'The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'". The Ringer. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  9. ^ "Super Mario Bros Movie's new commercial plumbs the depths of history". Pocket Tactics. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  10. ^ Williams, Leah J. (2023-02-12). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie launches website, plumbing ad". GamesHub. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  11. ^ Life, Nintendo (2023-03-10). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Plumbing Website Has Been Updated". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  12. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (2023-04-11). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie's opening rap is a big retro gag". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  13. ^ Starkey, Adam (2023-04-06). "Here's every song on 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' soundtrack". NME. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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