Mario Kart & That 'Musical' Sound

Kirk answers questions about Guns 'n Roses, Mario Kart 64, phasers, and what makes a song sound like it's from a musical.

DISCUSSED/REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:

"Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n’ Roses from Appetite for Destruction, 1987"Results Theme" from Mario Kart 64 by Kenta NagataA video kirk made in 2014 about the dynamic music of Mount Wario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TBS75U1p8“Dig” by Incubus from Light Grenades, 2006“Waiting On A Miracle” feat Stephanie Beatriz, “What Else Can I Do?" feat Diane Guerrero, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Encanto, 2021“Tonight” from West Side Story 2021, performed by Rachel Zeigler and Ansel Elgort, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein“Popular” by Stephen Schwartz performed by Kristin Chenoweth from Wicked, 2003“I Believe” by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez performed by Andrew Rannells from The Book of Mormon, 2000An excerpt from the October 2021 episode of “Backstage Pass with Eric Vitro” featuring Arianna GrandeAudio excerpts from Brooklyn 99 and Doom Patrol“One” by Creed from My Own Prison, 1997“Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry as performed in Back To The Future, 1985

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