The Death Metal Version of the Chocobo Theme Has Lyrics, But That’s Not the Weird Part
The weird part is that this song — again, a death metal version of Final Fantasy‘s perennially favorite “Chocobo Theme” — is official. It’s part of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 soundtrack, as reported by eagle-eared Topless Roboteer Daniel K.
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?HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I can’t decide if “Crazy Chocobo,” as it’s called, is the most awesome thing ever, or the most awful thing ever. On the one hand, it’s a death metal cover of the Chocobo theme which includes the lyrics, and I quote, “Saddle up if you think you can ride in this rodeo / Are we in hell? I don’t know…” in all earnestness. On the other hand, it’s from a fucking Final Fantasy XIII game. I don’t know. I just don’t know. I’m so confused.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.