Is there no stopping Mario?

First, he was saving the Mushroom Kingdom from the Evil King Koopa.

Next, he was lamenting the fact that he was "Just A Friend".

Now, he's beggin' this chick to let him love her!

Those crazy Italian rappers, I tell ya!

Wait? What do you mean they're not the same guy?!!! Then who've I been sending those meatballs to?!!! And what am I gonna do with this box of smiley stars & mushrooms? I really hope I kept the receipt for that Takooni suit...

Anyway, since I don't have the luxuries to which you livejournal punks are entitled, I have to find places to inform you to what I'm listening.

Right now, the album du jour is Mario's "Turning Point". Yeah, that single is "off da hook", as the young ruffians put it. But there's an even better hidden gem on that disc. Please, use your file-sharing programs, or borrow the CD from that black chick who works in the mailroom of your place of employment. I say this because you MUST hear "Nikes Fresh Out the Box"!

Yes, folks. We all felt shoe-based songs had peaked with "Air Force Ones", but Mario has done us one better. He compares the new girl he's seeing to a pair of new Nikes, "fresh out the box." Since most of my shoes have been stroke-of-luck finds from Marshalls, I have no idea what this feels like. If the song were "British Knights Straight Off the Shelf", then we could talk.

I love the part where he promises "not to scuff her". But I digress, this song is hilarious, plus it's got a good beat. The feel-good song of January. Yeah, that's a good description...

Posted by William @ 1/05/2005 09:43:49 PM
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3 Comments:

• At 1/05/2005 11:39:52 PM, Anonymous said…

  i go to dulles for ONE DAY and i come back to three posts?! Insanity! Mario was clearly at his hottest in the high def/acid trip world of mario 2. oh, and i have an extra DVD player you totally could have had for free. and its almost a real brand. RCA, baby, RCA. As for Seal and Heidi... they will have some HOT kids. i'm just sayin... :)

   

• At 1/07/2005 04:55:26 PM, James said…

  I found this post really cute. :)
  
  I've also heard Mario's album. Bubblegum to be sure, but the worf howl sound effect in the latter half of "Let Me Love You" showed exactly what happens when young artists trying to grow up in public screw up.
  
  Now, if he used a sample from the original Super Mario Bros. theme song in a track, that would be hot.

   

• At 1/07/2005 08:33:49 PM, Anonymous said…

  Mario Rocks, but Super Mario World was much better than SMB2. Oh and there is already a dance tune with the original theme sampled. It rocks in a stupid way.

   

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