Strong Bad Sings
Encyclopedia
Strong Bad Sings is a compilation album
featuring songs by Strong Bad
and other characters from the Homestar Runner
web cartoon series. Strong Bad Sings is the first CD spinoff from the online cartoon world of homestarrunner.com. The CD stands out since the characters' expressive nature and sarcastic wit comes across through sound alone even though they normally are present in a visual format on the website.. The songs represent various pastiches of popular music, such as glam metal
, folk
, hip hop
, techno
and indie rock
.
The songs "Trogdor" and "Because It's Midnite" appear in Guitar Hero II
and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
, respectively. There is also a "Secret Song" that features Homestar Runner
very late into the last track. The disc also contains a music video for "These Peoples Try to Fade Me", inferred to be animated by The Cheat.
. Music for tracks 5, 7, 9, 14, 17, 18, and 19 was written by The Brothers Chaps
with members of Y-O-U
. Music for tracks 8, 11, and 16 was written by The Brothers Chaps
with J. Christopher Arrison and members of Y-O-U
. All other music was written by The Brothers Chaps
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
featuring songs by Strong Bad
Strong Bad
Strong Bad is one of the major characters of the Homestar Runner series of animated Flash web cartoons. He is portrayed by Matt Chapman, the principal voice actor and co-founder of the series. Strong Bad enjoys pranking the other characters of the series, along with his ever-diligent lackey pet...
and other characters from the Homestar Runner
Homestar Runner
Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
web cartoon series. Strong Bad Sings is the first CD spinoff from the online cartoon world of homestarrunner.com. The CD stands out since the characters' expressive nature and sarcastic wit comes across through sound alone even though they normally are present in a visual format on the website.. The songs represent various pastiches of popular music, such as glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
and indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
.
The songs "Trogdor" and "Because It's Midnite" appear in Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero...
and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is a music video game and the third installment in the popular Guitar Hero series...
, respectively. There is also a "Secret Song" that features Homestar Runner
Homestar Runner
Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
very late into the last track. The disc also contains a music video for "These Peoples Try to Fade Me", inferred to be animated by The Cheat.
Track listing
Musicians
- Matt ChapmanThe Brothers ChapsThe Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
- Lead vocals, Piano - Mike ChapmanThe Brothers ChapsThe Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
- Guitar, Bass, Keyboards - Missy Palmer - Lead vocals, Guitar
- Nick Niespodziani - Backing vocals, Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Programming
- Peter Olson - Guitar, Bass, Programming
- Mark Cobb - Drums
- Eric Harlan Park - Keyboards, Piano
- Matt Sonnicksen - Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Piano
- J. Christopher Arrison - Guitar, Bass, Piano
Writing credits
Music & lyrics for tracks 4 and 13 were written by Missy Palmer. All other lyrics were written by The Brothers ChapsThe Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
. Music for tracks 5, 7, 9, 14, 17, 18, and 19 was written by The Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
with members of Y-O-U
Y-O-U
Y-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
. Music for tracks 8, 11, and 16 was written by The Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
with J. Christopher Arrison and members of Y-O-U
Y-O-U
Y-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
. All other music was written by The Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps
The Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
.
External links
- Strong Bad Sings, the cartoon that inspired the CD's title and some of its songs
- Page for the album at Homestar Runner Wiki