It's very rare that we ever write about
happenings in the rarely-agreed-upon realm of music -- then again, we suppose it's also pretty rare that two extremely talented musical entities collaborate on a tribute to one of gaming's most underappreciated ancillary characters:
Super Mario Bros. mushroom-headed bearer of bad news, Toad. In
their upcoming album, Black Pear Tree EP, the
folk-rock troubadours of The Mountain Goats teamed up with renowned
guitar-tapping madwoman, Kaki King, to record
Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle.
The track, which concludes the six-song EP, is available to
stream and download for free on Pitchfork. If you're a fan of the artists involved (or a staunch supporter of Mario's polka-dotted companion), it's definitely worth a listen. Even if you aren't, it'd be nice to give your ears a break from
the High School Musical soundtrack you've been listening to for the past hour. That's right --
we know.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Delgado @ Sep 6th 2008 8:49PM
I'm a huge fan of Kaki King, downloading now.
Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Sep 7th 2008 4:01AM
Kaki King is amazing.
FACT
Jarret @ Sep 6th 2008 9:37PM
Songs like an interesting collab. I really enjoy Mountain Goats. I'll be checking this hole EP out.
Jarret @ Sep 6th 2008 9:41PM
"Whole" even.
ice~ @ Sep 6th 2008 10:54PM
crap, howd they know about my high school musical album??? It adds spice to viva pinata 2, that's all I'll say...
Aticus @ Sep 6th 2008 11:04PM
I love The Mountain Goats. Gotta check this song out! Great thing about them, they produce EPs, Singles and Albums every couple months :-)
-Aticus, http://www.paladintales.blogspot.com
Brazell @ Sep 6th 2008 11:09PM
The mountain goats.. wtf, haven't listened to them in ... 4 years?
Travis @ Sep 6th 2008 11:26PM
that song was awesome
Cox Attack @ Sep 7th 2008 12:24AM
Holy shit, this rules. I love The Mountain Goats. Going to Georgia is just such a wonderfully beautiful song. So is the Atom and His Package cover. John Darnielle just writes such great stuff.
Shane-o @ Sep 7th 2008 12:46AM
I fucking hate Toad.
Luckily I love music.
Shane-o @ Sep 7th 2008 12:47AM
I fucking hate toad.
Luckily, I love music.
Great stuff.
Shane-o @ Sep 7th 2008 12:48AM
I'm a double posting bastard.
Jakka(Naked Peach Brigade) @ Sep 7th 2008 6:24AM
Actually, you made it a triple post right now...
Shane-o @ Sep 7th 2008 10:27AM
nooooo
mr nimblewick @ Sep 7th 2008 12:52AM
Oh man, I love the Mountain Goats!
shaun @ Sep 7th 2008 2:04AM
this is unbelievably awesome
Deozaan @ Sep 7th 2008 2:51AM
So, how exactly do you download this song? Clicking the Download button just sends me to Amazon or iTunes, neither of which have any results for the song.
shadowarmy75 @ Sep 7th 2008 6:59AM
http://odeo.com/episodes/23255987-Thank-You-Mario-but-the-Princess-is-in-Another-Castle
You can get it there.
Xoviet chiK @ Sep 7th 2008 2:04PM
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/145282-premiere-the-mountain-goats-and-kaki-king-thank-you-mario-but-our-princess
OMGOMG @ Sep 7th 2008 3:02AM
I still can't believe Mario was the bad guy!
Wait, wrong game...
DarkNessBear @ Sep 7th 2008 6:19AM
It's been the same post on Kotaku and Joystiq and PSFanboy for the past 8-10 hours. Weird.
BananaBoat @ Sep 7th 2008 7:07AM
Is it just me, or is this totally a love song? It sounds like Toad wants to play catcher to Mario's pitcher if you know what I mean.
Just me?
Oh well
Dishwasher @ Sep 7th 2008 7:07AM
I freakin love the mountain goats!
zombienutz @ Sep 7th 2008 10:27AM
I admit I am new to the Mountain Goat group, but I enjoyed the song. I will have to investigate more of their music.
Scott @ Sep 7th 2008 11:27AM
Man, I really love the Mountain Goats. I saw this earlier on Pitchfork and was ecstatic.
Ocho @ Sep 7th 2008 12:44PM
Beautiful song, actually takes a simple premise from the game and makes it thoughtful and poignant. Games so often focus on those rescuing, not those being rescued -- this does so while also offering a Rosencrantz-esque alternative perspective of that world.
Love the Mountain Goats and Darnielle's recent collaborative work with Aesop Rock.
quraid @ Sep 7th 2008 12:57PM
that was good.