Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits

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Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
CD by Strong Bad
Released	November 17, 2003
Recorded	Pairadeez Productions Mixed by Russ-T at Ruby Red Studios Mastered by Rodney Mills at Rodney Mills Masterhouse.
Genre	varies
Length	39 min 48 s
Record label	Harmless Junk, Inc./Cheap as Free
Producers	The Brothers Chaps
Actual Performers	The Brothers Chaps and Missy Palmer Y-O-U

This article is about the compact disc. For the toon, see Strong Bad Sings.

The CD you've all been waiting for! It's Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits! With 20 songs by Strong Bad, Marzipan, Taranchula, Coach Z, Limozeen, and more! Spectacular Cover and inside drawings by the man himself, Strong Bad! And a "Secret song" sung by Homestar Runner!

You might expect to pay almost $193.75 for this timeless collection, but can be yours at the Homestar Runner Store for only a small fee of $8.99!

Track listing

(all by Strong Bad unless otherwise noted):

1. Trogdor - 1:39, 128.89 BPM
2. The System Is Down - 1:46, 139.85 BPM
3. Strong Badia National Anthem (Feat. Ms. Partsmatter's 1st grade class) - 2:12, 124.14 BPM
4. Oh yeah yeah - Marzipan - 1:09, 101.44 BPM
5. Because It's Midnite - Limozeen - 2:13, 147.79 BPM
6. Circles - The Kinda Long-Haired Band - 2:13, 160.93 BPM
7. Let's get started on doing all those awesome things I suggested - 0:48, 144.02 BPM
8. Moving Very Slowly - Taranchula - 4:06, 140.36 BPM
9. Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song - 0:56, 161.01 BPM
10. i think i have a chance with this guy - What's Her Face - 0:56, 125.02 BPM
11. It's like it was meant to be - 1:05, 123.65 BPM
12. Nite Mamas - Limozeen - 2:27, 82.91 BPM
13. Sensitive To Bees - Marzipan feat. Strong Bad and Homestar Runner - 1:54, 102.15 BPM
14. You've got an Ugly & Stupid Butt - 0:32, 130.97 BPM
15. These peoples try to fade me - Coach Z - 2:11, 124.91 BPM
16. The ladies in my town all know my name - 0:34 - 146.17 BPM
17. The theme from DANGERESQUE II: This time, it's not Dangeresque I - 1:30, 126.74 BPM
18. Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them) - 0:47, 122.08 BPM
19. The Cheat is Not Dead - 3:02, 153.31 BPM
20. Everybody to the Limit (Live) (Live from West Rekjavik) - 7:58, 103.53 BPM

Secret Song - A hidden track containing a song by Homestar Runner - starts at 6:20 on track 20, 107.68 BPM

CD Packaging Details

CD: It looks like a home-burned CD-R (Videlectrix Media brand, a reference to appearance of many Memorex brand CD-Rs) with a capacity of "70 jg". The title looks like it was hand-written with a Sharpie. On the underside of the CD, the word "Homestar" is laser-etched into the outer part of the middle.

Cover: The front of the cardboard CD jacket has a blue ballpoint pen illustration of Strong Bad with blaring amps for legs, lightning bolts for arms, and two electric guitars sticking out of his head like gigantic horns.

Inside Cover: Trogdor is burninating a modern-day city and fending off a jet, helicopter, tank, and some infantrymen. A defeated pig-man, potentially Kerrek, is also shown. There is also a sticker with a black-and-white Limozeen logo sitting in front of the Liner Booklet in the inside cover's pocket.

Under the CD: Illustration of Dangeresque's "cool glasses".

Back of Case: A hand-written track listing and copyright notice, which reads:

© ® 2003 Harmless Junk, Inc. All rights reserved

The Cheap as Free logo is present. For those who track such things, the UPC is 8 80485 41002 6.

Liner Booklet: The front has a color version of the illustration from the jacket. The next two pages feature promotional posters:

Strong Bad
[Illustration of SB saying "26 Bucks!"]
Live in West Rekjavik
Wednesday the 3rd
Bring some ladies!

The Kinda Long-Haired Band
is playing in
the lounge at Dobble Hall!
(Hey, its free!)
[Photo of guitarist holding a Cold One]
YOU SHOULD GO!!!
After Party @ Wild's Pizza!

LIMOZEEN
$8
[Limozeen photo from monster truck]
18 and over
At the Iron Rock Tavern
WEAR YOUR BOOTS!
w/ special Guest Firehorse (up from Dempsey)

Page 4: Taranchula album cover, featuring a sinister-looking rocker-type flexing his biceps, with a black background and bright, neon green skin.

Page 5: Limozeen album cover for "Zeenin' Into the Night", and features the members of 'zeen in silhouette, standing atop a limousine at sunset and assuming rocker poses.

Credits and Acknowledgements: The drawings behind the credits and acknowledgements appear to be "prototype" drawings of some of the characters, including some more recent favorites, like Teen Girl Squad, and Eh Steve. A fat Strong Sad, a The S is for Sucks prototype and a Stinkoman without any blue hair can also be seen. A character that looks a bit like Homeschool Winner can be seen on the far right side. Also, there are a few pictures from Exaggerations in there.

Back Cover: A photo of Dangeresque's sunglasses under a spotlight.

Easter Eggs

• At 6 minutes and 20 secs into the last track, Homestar Runner sings his Secret Song.
• This CD contains the music video directed by The Cheat for "These peoples try to fade me". The video should auto-start in a Windows-based computer. The name of the CD when it is in the drive is "SUPER_SECRETS". However, it will not auto-start on a Mac OS-based computer. It can be viewed on either system though, regardless of whether it starts itself automatically.

Fun Facts

Inside References

• The album title is the most famous example of the amusing use of the word "type".

Real World References

• Special guests "Firehorse" may be a reference to the late '80s metal band Firehouse or '80s-'90s alternative band fIREHOSE, or perhaps the fact that both existed.

Fast Forward

• The cover design and the illustrations behind the credits have been featured on the strongbad_email.exe Disc Three bonus feature Sketchbook (video)

External Links

• Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits at the Homestar Runner Store