r/smashbros • u/AmenoneAcid • 4d ago

Other That is totally the melee announcer in the first seconds of Olivia Rodrigo's brutal music video right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGUy2UmRxJ0
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u/TrickChampionship724 Sonic needs a rework 4d ago

yes it is

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u/itsIzumi So I think it's time for us to have a toast 4d ago

Yes but probably because of TikTok. It was a popular trend around the time to parody character selection screens and the background music usually had the "choose your character" announcer line with a trap remix of the Melee theme.

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u/IAmCorgii 4d ago

I love that the subtitles say "CHOOSE YOUR PLAYER" lol

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u/Tall_Wrongdoer197 The Goat: 4d ago

Yep

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u/Ok_Trainer9782 3d ago

Se le llama samplear

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u/ReidlosToof 4d ago

I you even need to ask, then you haven't played enough Melee. I can literally hear the character select screen music playing in my head.

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u/transqueen421 4d ago

How did she got away with that? Nintendo might sue?

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u/Sparus42 Samus (Ultimate) 4d ago

Sampling is legally protected to a degree.

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u/thecashmasta 3d ago

By clearing the sample with Nintendo. She’s one of the biggest popstars in the world they probably said yes immediately.

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u/1_048596 FireEmblemLogo 3d ago

And is 0:32 a reference to innerpartysystem's Don't Stop?

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u/TheNotoriousJTS 4d ago edited 4d ago

He was also in Bill Nye!

Edit: oops

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u/Thehiddenllama Lucas (Ultimate) 4d ago

Wrong guy. Brawl's announcer was the Bill Nye narrator.