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October 17th: The Man Who Throws The Tetris Piece

2007-10-17 · song · Hank · 2:49 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Pop culture · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance

Hank sings an original comic song about the greatest video-game villain of all: the unbeatable, tireless man who throws the Tetris pieces and never sends the straight piece.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting: John will recognize this song; musical intro

  • ★ Hank tells John he will probably recognize this song, since John likely spent about as much time listening to it as Hank did. (hedged) — 00:00:10

00:00:58 — Song 'The Man Who Throws the Tetris Piece': video-game villains, the unbeatable piece-thrower, rage for a straight piece, party-blower solo

  • ★★★ Hank sings that of all video-game villains (Bowser, the Pong opponent, the Pac-Man ghosts, Donkey Kong) one stands alone: the tireless, unbeatable man who throws the Tetris piece. (playful) — 00:00:58

    “never has there been a villain like the guy who throws the Tetris piece”

  • ★★ In the song's climax the player stacks ever higher and swears furiously for the straight piece that never comes. (playful) — 00:01:44

  • ★★ The song calls for a party-blower solo. (playful) — 00:01:44

Humor (dominant)

  • The song describes the Tetris villain sitting on his blocky throne, never tiring. — 00:01:19

    “He'll be there till you die”

  • Stacking ever higher with no straight piece in sight, the singer loses his temper at the unseen villain. — 00:01:44

    “give me a goddamn straight piece!”

  • At the song's climax an instrumental break is announced. — 00:01:44

    “Bernie Blower solo!”

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Bowser · Donkey Kong · Pac-Man · Pong · Tetris · The Man Who Throws the Tetris Piece

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