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  • 4. Lyrics
  • 5. Licensing
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On the Tardiness of Plumbers (And the Lack of Royal Patience) [from "Super Mario Bros."]

Annie Rosen & John Robert Matz

1 minutes • November 04, 2016

One must ask oneself: "How does the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom put up with the constant waiting for a potential plumber to push through to the castle where she is held captive? Why does the belligerent bully Bowser persist in brashly breaking into her abode to spirit her away? And, perhaps most importantly, how can Mario resist being distracted by the temptation of the various kinds of Italian food waiting for him at home?"

This track answers none of those questions. It may, however, give a little insight into the minds of these two characters. Perhaps.

 

Appears on Song Cycle: The History of Video Games

℗ 2016 Materia Collective / Materia Music Inc.

credits

Primary & Featured Artists
Annie Rosen
Annie Rosen
Vocalist
John Robert Matz
John Robert Matz
Vocalist
Performers
David Peacock
David Peacock
Piano
Production & Engineers
Annie Rosen
Annie Rosen
Vocalist
John Robert Matz
John Robert Matz
Vocalist
Fredrik Häthén
Fredrik Häthén
Arranger & Lyricist
Koji Kondo
Composer
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Songwriters & Composers

Recording of
Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)
KONDO KOJIComposer
NINTENDO OF AMERICAOriginal Publisher

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Lyrics

Peach (P): I’ve been here for days upon days!
Mario (M): There was a pizza left in the oven.

P: It’s begun to be such a bore!
M: In my defense I ran out of mushrooms.

P: There you go again! I can’t believe it!
M: It will take some time to reach you. Could you just sit tight?

P: Oh, my gosh!
M: For a while?

P: Or better yet perhaps it’s time I saved myself!
M: Or better yet perhaps it’s time you save yourself!

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