ReMix: The Legend of Zelda 'Rabbit Joint Cover'

Marmiduke;600425 wrote: Pretty overrated if you ask me, but it's gone gangbusters globally and benefited the site immensely, which is very cool.
I can see where the comparisons to Serj Tankian come from; the falsetto harmonies, quirky shaping and grizzled yelling are signature for the System of a Down singer, but I'm pretty sure that's where the similarities end. As far as production quality, this doesn't even come close to a SoaD soundtest.
As a bit of music, I would never select this as an important piece. But from a historical perspecitve, it's a very crucial, very significant monument for the site. A lot of people, including myself, should be indebted to it, but that doesn't mean I have to praise the music itself. It's nothing more than some slapped together lyrics jammed over a barebones, straightforward cover of the Zelda theme. No magic to speak of for me.

It's a good thing no one is asking you, then. Sounds like you're just jealous. At any rate, it's a fun, energetic rendition of the song that became famous because it's good. Congratz to Rabbit Joint.

- sandwiches on November 6, 2009

Pretty overrated if you ask me, but it's gone gangbusters globally and benefited the site immensely, which is very cool.
I can see where the comparisons to Serj Tankian come from; the falsetto harmonies, quirky shaping and grizzled yelling are signature for the System of a Down singer, but I'm pretty sure that's where the similarities end. As far as production quality, this doesn't even come close to a SoaD soundtest.
As a bit of music, I would never select this as an important piece. But from a historical perspecitve, it's a very crucial, very significant monument for the site. A lot of people, including myself, should be indebted to it, but that doesn't mean I have to praise the music itself. It's nothing more than some slapped together lyrics jammed over a barebones, straightforward cover of the Zelda theme. No magic to speak of for me.

- Marmiduke on October 5, 2009

The Damned;465681 wrote: hey you guyz now this is a SOAD song rite? imean com on!! its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pbious to any1 with a brian.
Yes, even after all this time, there are still people that belive SoaD did this.
http://www.imeem.com/people/4q8QRV/music/dxl5vlA7/system_of_a_down_legend_of_zelda_funny_link_theme/
Good god, how are people still pushing this. Isn't there a statute of limitations for false info or something?

I say let it be. Its too late to convince people otherwise now.
Besides, its not like its hurt the popularity of the track :D
BTW, this is awesome.

- Willrock on October 19, 2008

hey you guyz now this is a SOAD song rite? imean com on!! its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pbious to any1 with a brian.
Yes, even after all this time, there are still people that belive SoaD did this.
http://www.imeem.com/people/4q8QRV/music/dxl5vlA7/system_of_a_down_legend_of_zelda_funny_link_theme/
Good god, how are people still pushing this. Isn't there a statute of limitations for false info or something?

- The Damned on October 19, 2008

Ahh, still after so long it kept its ability to place a smile on my face. I love this song so much. Short and amusing.

- Wild Armor on October 18, 2008

Oh man, this song. Like everyone else, downloaded it off Napster back in 2000 or so, found out years later that it wasn't SoaD. Finding out years later (now) that it was on OCR all this time.
Still a great, weird-ass song.

- Palpable on October 18, 2008

I just convinced another fan that this is not a System of a Down song. :<

- jmr on October 17, 2008

Haha! Spectacular! Such gusto in that voice...
I just noticed that starting at 0:44, I think the singer dubbed himself over singing in falsetto, which just sounds hilarious now that I'm hearing it.

- eric22222 on May 24, 2008

I love it! Should have been longer though. I can't find any info on this band anywhere except for this one song...

- Dafydd on April 20, 2008

Never really got into this one. SoaD would have done it better. :<

- OA on March 21, 2008

I laughed when I first heard this Remix, but I listen to it many times everyday! Great Remix, it kicks butt!

- nitroXpress on June 11, 2006

Hi
Can you please send me the words to that Zelda song - we have figured out the first verse but cannot understand the second.
Thanks much - I have a 7 year old that loves it and I was a zelda freak back in the 80s and still play
THanks
Dan

The Original Shadow Wolf wrote: Oh man, I remember the first time my friend downloaded this off of Napster. Is think it was about 2 years ago. I memorized the words and even tried to convince my friends what he was really saying in the song.

- Elauwit37 on May 29, 2006

How can people seriously beleive it was by SoaD... That's kind of harsh...
The guy who sings it is some kind of hispanic... Nobody in SoaD is hispanic from what I know...
Hell I'm pretty sure the lead singer Serj is... Brown or something... I don't know.. He confuses me.
But I DO know that he does NOT sound like the guy who sang this song. At all.

- Angelbane on May 21, 2006

Sir Arek the Absolute wrote:

DarkeSword wrote:

xAce36x wrote: no1 has managed to prove either band is the true artist or not so everybody should stop acting like they know for sure. . .im a hardcore soad fan and i dont go around saying "yep definitely my band that done it"
btw if u havent heard of system of a down u need to get out more. . .everybodys heard of them. . .damn u

The thing is, we DO know that it was the Rabbit Joint. The song was posted here first, and then it started floating around on Kazaa when people mislabelled it. That's why people THINK it's by System of a Down, but it really isn't. Hardcore SoaD fans have verified this for us. People have gone to SoaD fansites and done the research, etc etc.
Drop the subject.

Did you ever figure that that person was just an alt account made to piss people off?

It's not an alt; in any case, this isn't the place to discuss that kind of thing.

- DarkeSword on March 31, 2006

DarkeSword wrote:

xAce36x wrote: no1 has managed to prove either band is the true artist or not so everybody should stop acting like they know for sure. . .im a hardcore soad fan and i dont go around saying "yep definitely my band that done it"
btw if u havent heard of system of a down u need to get out more. . .everybodys heard of them. . .damn u

The thing is, we DO know that it was the Rabbit Joint. The song was posted here first, and then it started floating around on Kazaa when people mislabelled it. That's why people THINK it's by System of a Down, but it really isn't. Hardcore SoaD fans have verified this for us. People have gone to SoaD fansites and done the research, etc etc.
Drop the subject.

Did you ever figure that that person was just an alt account made to piss people off?

- Arek the Absolute on March 31, 2006