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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:marzipanaudition.PNG" title='"There was a bird, a really cute bird..."'><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="130" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/d6/marzipanaudition.PNG/180px-marzipanaudition.PNG" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:marzipanaudition.PNG" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>"There was a bird, a really cute bird..."</div></div></div>
<p>Lay down some phat beats with <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan" title="Marzipan">Marzipan</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan%27s_Ukulele" title="Marzipan's Ukulele">her ukulele</a>. You can play each instrument by clicking it with a mouse, or typing the associated letter on the keyboard.
</p><p><b>Date:</b> Tuesday, May 1, 2001, or earlier
</p><p><b>Page Title:</b> Play drums for Marzipan! Do it! Now!!
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<a id="Lyrics" name="Lyrics"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Lyrics</span></h2>
 
<a id="Thoughts_on_a_Bird" name="Thoughts_on_a_Bird"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Thoughts on a Bird</span></h3>
''"There was a bird, a really cute bird..."''
<p>There was a bird,<br/>
 
A really cute bird.<br/>
Lay down some phat beats with [[Marzipan]] and [[Marzipan's Ukulele|her ukulele]]. You can play each instrument by clicking it with a mouse, or typing the associated letter on the keyboard.
 
'''Date:''' Tuesday, May 1, 2001, or earlier
 
'''Page Title:''' Play drums for Marzipan! Do it! Now!!
 
== Lyrics ==
 
=== Thoughts on a Bird ===
 
There was a bird,<br />
A really cute bird.<br />
A really, really, really, really, really cute bird.
A really, really, really, really, really cute bird.
 
</p>
=== Your Own Medicine ===
<a id="Your_Own_Medicine" name="Your_Own_Medicine"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Your Own Medicine</span></h3>
 
<p>A taste of your own medicine.<br/>
A taste of your own medicine.<br />
A taste of your own medicine.<br/>
A taste of your own medicine.<br />
You deserve a taste of your own medicine.
You deserve a taste of your own medicine.
 
</p>
=== Summertime Is Here ===
<a id="Summertime_Is_Here" name="Summertime_Is_Here"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Summertime Is Here</span></h3>
 
<p>La, la, la, la, la.<br/>
La, la, la, la, la.<br />
Flip flops and ice cream,<br/>
Flip flops and ice cream,<br />
Waterfalls and candy canes,<br/>
Waterfalls and candy canes,<br />
Sugar drinks and mayonnaise,<br/>
Sugar drinks and mayonnaise,<br />
Summertime is here.
Summertime is here.
</p>
<a id="Instruments" name="Instruments"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Instruments</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Hi-hat" title="wikipedia:Hi-hat">Hi-hat</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Snare_drum" title="wikipedia:Snare drum">Snare drum</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Bass_drum" title="wikipedia:Bass drum">Bass drum</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Cowbell" title="wikipedia:Cowbell">Cowbell</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Mountain_Goat" title="The Mountain Goat">A Goat</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Turntablism" title="wikipedia:Turntablism">Turntable</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Triangle_%28instrument%29" title="wikipedia:Triangle (instrument)">Triangle</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Maraca" title="wikipedia:Maraca">Maracas</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Bongo_drum" title="wikipedia:Bongo drum">Bongo drum</a>
</li></ul>
<a id="Marzipan.27s_Feedback" name="Marzipan.27s_Feedback"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Marzipan's Feedback</span></h2>
<ul><li>"Umm... Maybe we better try again."
</li><li>"Umm... And what was your experience again?"
</li><li>"I think you're the greatest drummer that I've ever heard."
</li><li>"Umm... I'll call you next week."
</li><li>"Bravo!"
</li><li>"You're awesome."
</li><li>"I also have a dance that I made up to go along with that."
</li><li>"Umm... I'll have my manager give you a call."
</li><li>"Umm... Uh, that wasn't very good."
</li></ul>
<p>Feedback is generated at random.
</p>
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span></h2>
<a id="Remarks" name="Remarks"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span></h3>
<ul><li>The bongos have reversed sounds: the bigger one makes a higher-pitched sound, and the smaller one makes a deeper sound.
</li><li>The sound the goat makes is not a bleat, but rather, a donkey bray, minus the high-pitched whine.
</li><li>You can't play the instruments using keystrokes if caps lock is on.
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Candy_Cane" title="wikipedia:Candy Cane">Candy Canes</a> aren't typically associated with summer. They're more of a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> treat.
</li><li>The URL reads "<a href="/index.php?title=URLs_that_end_in_2" title="URLs that end in 2">percussion2</a>".
</li><li>If you hold down a key that is attributed to an instrument, the instrument will play again and again in rapid succession.
</li></ul>
<a id="Fast_Forward" name="Fast_Forward"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span></h3>
<ul><li>The music from "Thoughts on a Bird" is later heard in <a href="/index.php?title=The_Luau" title="The Luau">The Luau</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Ruiner" title="Homestar Ruiner">Homestar Ruiner</a>.
</li><li>Marzipan eventually formed a band in <a href="/index.php?title=Cool_Things" title="Cool Things">Cool Things</a>.
</li></ul>
<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/percussion2" title="hr:percussion2">play "Audition with Marzipan"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/percussion2.html" title="oldhr:percussion2.html">play "Audition with Marzipan"</a> on the old <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a> site
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/percussion2.swf" title="oldhr:percussion2.swf">view the Flash file for "Audition with Marzipan"</a>
</li></ul>


== Instruments ==
* [[Hi-hat]]
* [[Snare drum]]
* [[Bass drum]]
* [[Cowbell]]
* [[The Mountain Goat|A Goat]]
* [[Turntablism|Turntable]]
* [[Triangle (instrument)|Triangle]]
* [[Maraca|Maracas]]
* [[Bongo drum]]
== Marzipan's Feedback ==
* "Umm... Maybe we better try again."
* "Umm... And what was your experience again?"
* "I think you're the greatest drummer that I've ever heard."
* "Umm... I'll call you next week."
* "Bravo!"
* "You're awesome."
* "I also have a dance that I made up to go along with that."
* "Umm... I'll have my manager give you a call."
* "Umm... Uh, that wasn't very good."
Feedback is generated at random.
== Fun Facts ==
=== Remarks ===
* The bongos have reversed sounds: the bigger one makes a higher-pitched sound, and the smaller one makes a deeper sound.
* The sound the goat makes is not a bleat, but rather, a donkey bray, minus the high-pitched whine.
* You can't play the instruments using keystrokes if caps lock is on.
* [[Candy Cane|Candy Canes]] aren't typically associated with summer. They're more of a [[Christmas]] treat.
* The URL reads "[[URLs that end in 2|percussion2]]".
* If you hold down a key that is attributed to an instrument, the instrument will play again and again in rapid succession.
=== Fast Forward ===
* The music from "Thoughts on a Bird" is later heard in [[The Luau]] and [[Homestar Ruiner]].
* Marzipan eventually formed a band in [[Cool Things]].


== External Links ==


* [https://homestarrunner.com/percussion2 play "Audition with Marzipan"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/percussion2.html play "Audition with Marzipan"] on the old [[Flash]] site
<div class="visualClear"></div>
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/percussion2.swf view the Flash file for "Audition with Marzipan"]
</html>
[[Category:Marzipan Filmography]]
[[Category:Games]]



Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

Game Category: Old Game
play Homestar Talker Bronco Trolleys
"There was a bird, a really cute bird..."

Lay down some phat beats with Marzipan and her ukulele. You can play each instrument by clicking it with a mouse, or typing the associated letter on the keyboard.

Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2001, or earlier

Page Title: Play drums for Marzipan! Do it! Now!!

Lyrics

Thoughts on a Bird

There was a bird,
A really cute bird.
A really, really, really, really, really cute bird.

Your Own Medicine

A taste of your own medicine.
A taste of your own medicine.
You deserve a taste of your own medicine.

Summertime Is Here

La, la, la, la, la.
Flip flops and ice cream,
Waterfalls and candy canes,
Sugar drinks and mayonnaise,
Summertime is here.

Instruments

Marzipan's Feedback

  • "Umm... Maybe we better try again."
  • "Umm... And what was your experience again?"
  • "I think you're the greatest drummer that I've ever heard."
  • "Umm... I'll call you next week."
  • "Bravo!"
  • "You're awesome."
  • "I also have a dance that I made up to go along with that."
  • "Umm... I'll have my manager give you a call."
  • "Umm... Uh, that wasn't very good."

Feedback is generated at random.

Fun Facts

Remarks

  • The bongos have reversed sounds: the bigger one makes a higher-pitched sound, and the smaller one makes a deeper sound.
  • The sound the goat makes is not a bleat, but rather, a donkey bray, minus the high-pitched whine.
  • You can't play the instruments using keystrokes if caps lock is on.
  • Candy Canes aren't typically associated with summer. They're more of a Christmas treat.
  • The URL reads "percussion2".
  • If you hold down a key that is attributed to an instrument, the instrument will play again and again in rapid succession.

Fast Forward

External Links