ReMix:Super Mario Kart "happy breakfast" 3:04

We end our FIVE-COURSE MARIO MEAL with breakfast-for-dinner, as Posu Yan returns to OCR after a 3+ year hiatus with his fifteenth featured ReMix and his FIRST ReMix with lyrics/vocals!

I haven't heard chiptunes paired with singing all THAT often, and I've certainly NEVER heard them in the context of a Super Mario Kart ReMix celebrating the most important meal of the day, but that's exactly what the unpredictable-but-always-impressive posu yan has cooked up. After a wake-up call intro we get a syncopated, fun, & funky chip groove with mellow, relaxed vocals that convey the importance of morning nutrition for any would-be racers. It's mostly a chip landscape, but there's some brass, EP, and a sweet acoustic guitar solo to spice things up a bit, and the artist did an excellent job with stereo separation, ensuring that each individual part is clean, fresh, and delicious. Liontamer writes:

"I wonder how many people will hear the buzz from :03-:11 in their headphones and think their phone is vibrating. Is it an elaborate troll? The buzz makes complete sense paired with the lyrics, but I get the feeling that the meaning will be lost on some people and we'll enjoy a laugh at their expense. :-D

In any case, nice work, Posu! Cool to hear a vocal take from you as well! Don't stop with these, this one is lots of fun. :-) Very intelligent piecing together of the vocal and chip lines to handle the "Mario Circuit" melody. The brief guitar freestyling from 1:31-1:51 was loosely based on the source and was a perfect break in the middle before repeating the vocals. Good use of the SNES-style brass starting around 2:06 to add another layer of energy that didn't detract from the laid-back feel of the mix, yet also kept the ideas from dragging out. While the lyrics have nothing to do with Mario Kart directly, it's impressive how their playful, light mood feels like a 100% comfortable fit. po! killin' it with relaxation here as part of a happy, balanced music breakfast."

Technically "cuz the race is soon" and "no way we can lose" llines DO create a general connection to the game context, but Larry's right in that the libretto here is primarily about stuffing your face with awesome food... in a responsible, sustainable, and even rather healthy way. I'm gonna have to throw some props in for NOT mentioning bacon, which (huge fan, but still...) has been a little overplayed in the last, hmmm... decade or so. Instead we get "bowl of phở with lime" which sounds about perfect right now... just hold the tripe, please. Mr. Yan didn't provide any comments, so who KNOWS what he was thinking when he conceptualized this mix, but I personally prefer to believe that a being from another planet used inception to plant the idea in Posu's head that he would only feel at peace with the universe if he expressed his love of breakfast in the form of a Super Mario Kart ReMix, as the first & very unclear phase of a plan for global invasion. Seems plausible; hopefully he can confirm/deny. Excellent return from Posu Yan that predictably evades predictability, nails a chip/vocal aesthetic in a way that I'd love to hear more of, AND makes me hungry; awesome stuff!