OCR07331 - *YES* Gran Turismo 'Toyota Disco'

[Liontamer]

DS EDIT: APPARENTLY SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THIS IS A JOKE MIX; I SHALL CLARIFY FOR YOU RIGHT NOW; THIS IS A JOKE MIX; IT WAS NOT REALLY PASSED BY THE PANEL. JEEZ.

Well, I've been in the remixing community for over 3 years and have steadily improved enough to the point where I feel comfortable releasing my work. Notes on the creative process and additional details are featured in the MP3, and I hope you enjoy. This'll be the first decision in a while where I don't actually vote on it.

Gran Turismo Toyota Disco OC ReMix (http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/prohe/Gran_Turismo_Toyota_Disco_OC_ReMix.mp3) (4:45, 160kbps CBR, 5.44MB)

* Contact Info
o Your ReMixer name: Liontamer
o Your real name: Larry Oji
o Your email address: Liontamer@ormgas.com
o Your website: http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18
o Your userid on our forums: 1553

* ReMix Info
o Name of game(s) ReMixed: Gran Turismo
o Name of individual song(s) ReMixed: "Toyota"
o Additional information about game including composer, system, etc.: Composer - Isamu Ohira, System - Playstation, Year - 1997
o Your own comments about the mix: So, let's do Toyota real quick or something. I heard that people wanted it, so...


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Lyrics


"Toyota Disco"
original song "Toyota" by Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo OST)
lyrics written/performed by Larry Oji (Liontamer)
Lyrics be edited by Larry for completeness! (Nice job on these!)

(spoken)
Yeah, you know, I be groovin' with the Toyota,
Toyota.

(sung)
Drivin' in a Toyota,
Oh, that rhymes with Yoda.
Toyota car, I be drivin'.
Toyota car, I be drivin'.

BOOM... cha cha cha,
ZOOM... cha cha cha,
MEW... cha cha cha,
VROOM... cha cha cha.

You press the gears on down,
And the car be movin' around.
You be ridin' dat car;
And you go far.

Yeah, Toyota!
Ooh, matza-mata-Toyota,
Woona-mana-mana-na-Toyota,
Ma-<unintelligible attempt to sound Asian>.

(spoken)
I'm driving in a Toyota,
Toyota... jrb... what's a Toyota car?
Toyota... Celica...
Toyota... da-uhh...
I'm in a Toyota 4x4, and I, f...
Damn, I'm drivin' over the mountains and shit.
Yeah. Yeah!

(sung)
Drivin' a Toyota!
Vroom vroom, I be drivin' a Toyota!
Aaaaaaah, doo doo doo doo doo doo da doo.
I be drivin' Gran Turismo style;
I be drivin' for a mile!

Whoa, whoa whoa whoa.
Whoo-hoo-hoo

Gran Turismo,
You be drivin' that car.
Gran Turismo,
You be a star.

Mmm... chh chh chh,
Oom... chh chh chh,
Boom... chh chh chh,
Oom... chh chh,
Ooh... chh chh chh,
Ohh... chh chh,
Umm... cha cha cha,
Ahh... cha cha.
Ha cha cha cha cha cha cha cha.
Ha ha... <unintelligible guttural and screeching noises>.

Drivin' a car,
... and, then, something...
Let's eat some stuff,
And uh, something...

(spoken)
Let's do a Terra mix in the middle of the song!

(sung?)
<worst rendition of Terra imaginable>

Woo... chh chh,
Ooh... wah wah,
Ooh... vroom vroom,
Ooooooh.

... doo doo doo,
That make me drivin' in dat car,
And I be... doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo wah doo doo...

(spoken)
Oh, I, *ahem*, *ahem*, vroom, vroom vroom vroom, all right, uh,
It's time to take the keys out of the ignition on that one.
Oh my God, <gibberish>.

All right, let's go for the fade out, man,
Let's go for the real classy fade out,
Yeah, I'm tellin' you man, ooh.

(sung)
Yeah, Toyota.
Uhh, Toyota.
Ooh, wasabi.
<unintelligible rodent noises>

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I vote YES on my magnum opus.

[GrayLightning]

PHATastic. If someone can do improvisational vocals that just work, Larry has proved he's up to the task.

Good production and the arrangement is definitely above the bar. But what this mix has is incalculable, it has a lot of heart. Evocative and inspiring, despite some minor flaws.

Scene and Vibe +1. YES.

[zircon]

Fantastic. I was kind of worried about the vocals at first, because vocal production is no easy task, but that was really pulled off well here. Larry just has a certain tone in his voice that fills up the frequency spectrum nicely. Lyrics are also tight, and I'd even go so far as to say "hot". Instrumentals are also really solid, with great execution + spread of dynamics. I thought the drums in particular were excellent, with a constant groove that never let up, even during some of the quieter sections.

Overall, I thought this was a great rearrangement driven by Larry's powerful vocals. Don't think you could ask for much more.

YES

[analoq]

hmm.. the panning on the vox is off center

if you can make this remix less black and more slavic, you'll get a yes from me, but until then..

no (resubmit)

[danny B]

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A JOKE OR NOT

no

[GrayLightning]

It's real. Larry's voice rivals those of angels.

[Malcos]

I didn't know what to expect when I was downloading this, but I must admit to being pleasantly surprised. Larry's charismatic performance is one of the most engaging pieces that I have ever had the pleasure of judging. An extremely memorable piece that, if posted, will most certainly remain in the minds of OC'ers for a long time to come.

YES

[DarkeSword]

NO

And don't sticky this in the WIP forum either. :whatevaa:

[GrayLightning]

After several internal debates between panel members; the will of the majority has won out. The final ruling is a YES and this vote is now closed out.