The System is Down (song)

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This is for the song The System is Down. For the toon, please see The System Is Down.

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Detailed Information

Album: Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
Track: 2
Time: 1 minute 46 seconds
Artist(s): Strong Bad
Style: Techno
Origin: Extended mix of the song from Strong Bad Email #45 techno

Lyrics

Doom Doom Doom Doom Doom {repeated throughout}
Dadala-Doom Dadala-Doom {repeated every time "The system is down" is said, or variations of it}


Sekasekasekaseka-system
Sekasekasekaseka-system
System
System system system system

Didila-Doo-Doo Didila-Doo-Doo Didila-Doo-Doo Didila-Doo-Doo {repeated after every "The System is Down"}

The system is down

The system is down

The system is down
The system is down
The system is down
Down down down down

Down down do-down down down duh-do-down
DOOJ! {travels from left speaker to the right}
DOOJ! {travels from right speaker to the left}
DOOJ! {travels from left speaker to the right}

They're taking over!
DOOJ! {travels from right speaker to the left}
They're taking over!
The system is taking over
The system is taking over
The system is taking over
And dance revolution!

DOOJ! {travels from left speaker to the right}
DOOJ! {travels from left speaker to the right}
DOOJ! {travels from left speaker to the right}

Dance revolution!
The system is taking
The system is taking
The system is taking
Taking


Dancing robots
Dancing robots
Dancing robots

Robots
Dancing robots
Dancing robots
Robots
Robots
Taking system
FOOTBALL!

{repeats "doom" and gets quicker until it goes as fast as possible}

{explosion}

{Two "Dadala-dooms", two "didila-doo-doos", and a left-speaker-to-right-speaker DOOJ! all play at the same time, then Strong Bad stutters)

{spoken}
{clears throat} Sorry, I can't really keep that up for that long. Uhm.. roll the tape back, I want to do more of those dubbadubba-doh-dees. I like those little guys.

Fun Facts

Remarks

  • If you listen to this song in stereo, the "dooj" sound is "panned," or slowly goes from one speaker to the other.

Real-World References

  • Strong Bad yelling "FOOTBALL!" at the end of the song is likely a reference to a techno song by "The Fans" entitled Olé Olé Olé / The Name of the Game. In the track, a voice chants "the name of the game" and a soccer crowd responds "FOOTBALL!"
  • Dance Revolution is a possible reference to the game Dance Dance Revolution.

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