[HALLOWEEN] The SSMB Sings... A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup! Deadline: October 30th!

[Jeffhog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKK3J2h1nGA

 

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

 

WELP it's about to get much worse!

 

It's that spooky time of year again, when kids dress up as monsters and go door to door for free candy (lucky little bastards), when adults marathon horror movies, when spooky, scary skeletons send shivers down your spine...

 

...or when Sonic fans dust off their SEGA Dreamcasts or Nintendo Gamecubes and ain't gonna let it get to them; they're just gonna creep down in Pumpkin Hill in order to find their lost piece. And with enough interest from the board following staff approval, my status and we'll be taking that piece up a notch!

 

 

 

For this Halloween, we're inviting forumers to submit recordings of themselves rapping along to the infamous A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup from Sonic Adventure 2 so that we may compile it all onto a video not too unlike /v/'s Escape from the City (below) and Spooky Scary Skeletons.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQG2OEiUQQ

 

We'll be uploading it through The Sonic Stadium YouTube channel on Halloween, Tuesday October 31st. Ideally, we'll be closing submissions on the 30th, and with the upload, it'll be on the front page for all to see! Participants will also snag themselves a super spoopy member badge~!

 

All of this being said...

 

GUIDELINES

 

1. This forum activity is only open to members with a minimum of 20 posts! This is a community event, not a tourist attraction! Spam posts on the board and posts in this thread will not count!*
2. Your submission should only include your vocals (lyrics below) in audio format (preferably mp3)! Don't send it if you've added an mp3 of the Pumpkin Hill theme - that's my job!
3. Noise levels in the recording should be minimal to non-existent if it can be helped, with the recording itself being as clear cut as possible. To those recording with Audacity, there's a neat Noise Removal tool you can use (here's a tutorial), so I'd recommend leaving 10 seconds of silence at the start so you can get a decent noise profile, thus allowing you to delete extra noise/static.
4. You can submit your recording either in this thread, my inbox with the subject being "Pumpkin Hill", or via competition@sonicstadium.org with the subject being "[username] - Pumpkin Hill" (something along those lines).
5. As mentioned before, submissions close on October 30th.

*This rule applies to regular members only.

 

URGENT: We're also seeking as high quality as possible footage of Pumpkin Hill to go along with it, anywhere between 3 minutes and 30 seconds, and 4 minutes long. You'll be credited for it and earn yourself the badge even if you're not taking part in the community rap or if you lack the necessary number of posts. All that I ask is for the recording to be yours and yours alone!

 

Video Applicants:

 

-Frogging

 

LYRICS

 

You know me, the fighting freak Knuckles

And we're at Pumpkin Hill
You ready?

 

I ain't gonna let it get to me, I'm just gonna creep
Down in Pumpkin Hill I gots to find my lost piece
I know that it's here, I can sense it in my feet
The great Emerald's power allows me to feel
I can't see a thing but it's around somewhere
I'm gonna hold my head 'cause I have no fear
This probably seems crazy-crazy, a graveyard theory
A ghost tried to approach me and got leery
Ask him a question and he vanished in a second
I'm walkin' through valleys cryin' pumpkin in the alley
Didn't seem happy but they sure tried to get me
Had to back 'em up with the fist, metal crack 'em
I'm hearing someone saying 'You a chicken, don't be scared!'
It had to be the wind, 'cause nobody wasn't there
I searched and I searched as I climbed up the wall
And then I started to fly, I went in deeper

 

Let it get to me? I'm just gonna creep
Down in Pumpkin Hill I gots to find my lost piece
I know that it's here, I sense it in my feet
The great Emerald's power allows me to feel
I can't see a thing but it's around somewhere
I gotta hold my head, I have no fear
It probably seems crazy-crazy, a graveyard theory
A ghost tried to approach me, he got leery

 

(This is Knuckles, who fears none)
(It's real deal when it comes to my name, kid)

 

I ain't gonna let it get to me, I'm just gonna creep
Down in Pumpkin Hill I gots to find my lost piece
I know that it's here, I can sense it in my feet
The great Emerald's power allows me to feel
I can't see a thing but it's around somewhere
I'm gonna hold my head 'cause I have no fear
This probably seems crazy-crazy, a graveyard theory
A ghost tried to approach me and got leery
Ask him a question and he vanished in a second
I'm walkin' through valleys cryin' pumpkin in the alley
Didn't seem happy but they sure tried to get me
Had to back 'em up with the fist, metal crack 'em
I'm hearing someone saying 'You a chicken, don't be scared!'
It had to be the wind, 'cause nobody wasn't there
I searched and I searched as I climbed up the wall
And then I started to fly, I went in deeper

 

Let it get to me? I'm just gonna creep
Down in Pumpkin Hill I gots to find my lost piece
I know that it's here, I sense it in my feet
The great Emerald's power allows me to feel
I can't see a thing but it's around somewhere
I gotta hold my head, I have no fear
It probably seems crazy-crazy, a graveyard theory
A ghost tried to approach me, he got leery

 

(Spooky up in here, it's crazy in here)
(We still gon' keep it goin', I'm Knuckles)
(Nobody scares me)
(Whoever want it, bring it)
(I don't care, we 'ka do this)
(Then come step up to the plate, and meet your match)
(It ain't no thang)

 

Who knows, if this community activity proves successful, more SSMB Sings could be held in the future...

 

For extra spooky Halloween badge opportunities, head on over to the resident lycanthrope Werewolfy.

 

In any case, get creeping!

[Noir]

this is the worst fucking idea anyone has ever imagined I'm so happy

 

who allowed this to happen I need to kiss them

[- Eternal Paradox -]

Would love to contribute to this project, seems fun. Question: Do you want a video recordings of us singing or just audio?

I own a Wii and a GameCube copy of SA2, could probably get some footage for you if I had a recording device...

[Jin.]

Now I'm actually tempted.

[Frogging101]

I have SA2HD on PC; I can get at least 720p (possibly 1080p) footage for you. It'd be loads better than hearing my attempt at rapping, anyway

Edited October 7, 2013 by Frogging101

[azoo]

So SSMB as a whole has teamed up together to steal my thunder. :VVVVVV

Edited October 7, 2013 by Azookara

[PaddyFancy]

This is one of my big Sonic guilty pleasures. I need a new mic but I short sort it out before the deadline and then completely embarrass myself in the name of community service.

[Zaysho]

I'm tempted... though I have to ask. Will the instrumental be provided? Or do you just want the vocals?

Edited October 7, 2013 by Zaysho

[Jeffhog]

I'm tempted... though I have to ask. Will the instrumental be provided? Or do you just want the vocals?

Just the vocals! You can sing along to the video above. XD

[Frogging101]

I'm tempted... though I have to ask. Will the instrumental be provided? Or do you just want the vocals?

 

From the opening post:

 

• Your submission should only include you rapping the lyrics (below) in audio format (preferably mp3)! Don't send it if you've added an mp3 of the Pumpkin Hill theme - that's my job!

EDIT: Ninja'd by Jeff. Damn it!

Edited October 7, 2013 by Frogging101

[Zaysho]

^ Sorry, was a little bit confused about that part. Guess I'll take a crack at it some time this week then. Thanks!

[Tracker_TD]

Aw hell yeah, count me in.

 

I could get footage of the DC version, but Frogging's suggestion for the HD version kind of nullifies that anyway. XD

[Goodbye18000]

I was singing this in the shower like, last Friday. I love it. 

 

TIME TO BREAK OUT THE CRAZY RAP SKILLZ

[spinny]

I'm game all the way through to the very end. Dis gon' be fun. x3

[DocAzure]

Oh this is going to be glorious. 

 

Thanks for making it all big and official, Jeff, can't way to see how this works out.

[C4k3]

I just did a test rap from the posted lyrics, and I sound fucking terrible.

 

Let's do this thing.

[Alex2Beta]

Ooooooooh yesss, this is definitely gonna be fun spreading my crap singing ability, and man will it be so worth it in the end of this crazy SSMB singing collage of pumpkins. what pumpkins?

 

Gonna jump into Audacity for a quick-y then, shall I?

[Boomer]

It would be glorious if at the end someone said  "Whula whula whula! Rats" 

 

[Zavok the SpinningSilver]

This is just too genius. I'll have to get Audacity and make sure the recording quality is up to snuff, but when I do...

 

Just pray that you aren't near any windows.

It would be glorious if at the end someone said  "Whula whula whula! Rats" 

 

Oh... the TEMPTATION.

[Cyrus]

Does sound quality matter?

[Jeffhog]

Does sound quality matter?

So long as outside noise isn't an issue, anything should be fine.

[Cyrus]

.kay, if I decide to participate, I'll be using my phone's recording app, which has decent sound quality. It isn't fuzzy.

[Sapphire]

Oh my goodness, this sounds so fun. Count me in, for sure.

 

Sidenote: who else thought the line was "a ghost tried to approach me, and got married"? It can't be just me.

[redhellc]

I'm thinking of giving this a shot. 

 

But I don't it won't sound much good and also english is not my native language. Still could be fun hearing different accents.

[Mando-Whirl-Wind]

Like I said before, I'm in, though I think if we do another one we should do sonic boom, Open your heart(really enjoy that one), Live and Learn, or Sonic Heroes theme(Just imagine 20 of us singing that, it would be awesome)

(and also, while I am doing this one I do stink at rapping, and would be happy if we do a non-rap one for sure)

Edited October 8, 2013 by Mandobardanjusik