This Pop song inspired Mario's music

If you know your Mario music, then this old pop song might sound familiar. The story of how it inspired one of the most iconic Mario melodies is fascinating...

SOURCES

CREDITS

MUSIC
- Super Mario World Theme composed by Koji Kondo, via Nintendo
- Stock music via Epidemic Sound

[ThomasGameDocs]

ALSO if you're wondering why I didn't actually play the original version of Green Green, only the Japanese ones, it's because I didn't want to get copyright claimed lol - if you want to hear the very first version of the song then a quick search on YouTube should bring it up!!

[imnotangry]

In Japan, we learn the song Green Green in elementary school. I think most Japanese people know this song. The lyrics are really sad.

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Koji’s talent combined with influence from other songs are all part of what makes Mario music amazing

[akpokemon]

My mom sang "Green green" all the time growing up. I'm surprised it's apparently more obscure in the USA than it was for me.

[katsu-.-.--.....-.----...--]

I love how "Green, Green" now has a Wikipedia page...

[Zombekiller]

I’m gonna make a prediction. The song Green, Green is now gonna blow up because people are gonna be looking it up

[jacobwatson]

The cultural exchange between japan and the united states is fascinating.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

The New Christy Minstrels: Hey, I’ve seen this one
Koji Kondo: What do you mean, you’ve seen this? It’s brand new

[alfredo-abc]

it sounds like mario
its named like kirby
this was pretty much destined for nintendo

[Afternoonified]

Green is also the colour of youth in Japanese culture(Think spring time, new growth, etc) which might explain why a Japanese musician might have leaped at the opportunity to cover green green for his music show aimed at children and maybe why it resonated enough to last in the Japanese zeitgeist to this day.

[crystalyze]

1:17 the word “and” syncs perfectly and it terrifies me

[Kaisona]

I’d say it’s crazy, that kids love a song about Dad disappearing from their lives, but there’s an English children’s song about London Bridge burning down.
Edit: Alright. Seems like every Nursery Rhyme has messed up origins.

[Nessamations]

I remember when I discovered that Saria's Song from Zelda sounds extremely similar to Gustav Holst The Planets Jupiter the Bringer of Jollity. Super fun but also kinda weird.

[bananachild]

Ah yes, "Green Green". My favorite Kirby music.

[barttennekes]

I like to write my own songs, and it actually happens quite a lot where I'll be writing a song I think is great, only to realise it already exists lol

[koentjoep]

“The bad thing about living in this time is that the most things are already invented” ~my art teacher

[hank]

He basically just accidentally wrote green green’s vocal melody with a swing to it haha

[Datarror]

I was *positive* this was going to be about how the hook to Tatsuro Yamashita's "Morning Glory" is an uncanny match to Mario's Invicibility Theme.
Maybe another video!

[Xezlec]

People get REALLY mad when a song is discovered to contain pieces of another song without attribution, but speaking as a former amateur composer, it is very hard to avoid bits and pieces of songs you've heard creeping into your work without you even realizing it.

[Kyss]

i was humming the mario song in class one day and my teacher asked me why i was humming such a old pop song. then i told him its from mario. his answer was no no i dont mean that one