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<td> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS3ixBHjT28" title="youtube:mS3ixBHjT28">watch</a></span>
</td></tr></table><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:lasercrabs.PNG" title='"And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs"'><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="130" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/a/af/lasercrabs.PNG/180px-lasercrabs.PNG" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:lasercrabs.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>"And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs"</div></div></div>
<p>Coach Z presents his #1 hit.
</p><p><b>Cast (in order of appearance):</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Coach_Z" title="Coach Z">Coach Z</a>
</p><p><b>Places:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Field" title="The Field">The Field</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Recording_Studio" title="Recording Studio">Recording Studio</a>
</p><p><b>Date:</b> Monday, November 17, 2003
</p><p><b>Running time:</b> 2:12
</p>


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<a id="Detailed_Information" name="Detailed_Information"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Detailed Information </span></h2>
 
<p><b>Album:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Sings_and_Other_Type_Hits" title="Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits">Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits</a><br/><b>Track:</b> 15<br/>
''"And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs"''
<b>Time:</b> 2 minutes 11 seconds<br/>
 
<b>Artist(s):</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Coach_Z" title="Coach Z">Coach Z</a><br/><b>Written by:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Mike_Chapman" title="Mike Chapman">Mike</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a><br/><b>Style:</b> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Rap" title="Rap">Rap</a><br/>
Coach Z presents his #1 hit.
<b>Origin:</b> Coach Z's #1 hit, originally mentioned in Strong Bad Email #47 <a href="/index.php?title=new_hands" title="new hands">new hands</a>, and also in <a href="/index.php?title=Coach_Z%27s_Character_Video" title="Coach Z's Character Video">Coach Z's character video</a>
 
</p><p>This song is also accompanied by a secret music video, available on the Strong Bad Sings CD and at one time on <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Podstar_Runner" title="Podstar Runner">Podstar Runner</a>.
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Coach Z]]
</p>
 
<a id="Lyrics" name="Lyrics"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Lyrics </span></h2>
'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Recording Studio]]
<p>Coach Z, Coach Z, one two one two<br/>
 
Coach Z, one two one two<br/>
'''Date:''' Monday, November 17, 2003
Coach Z, Coach Z, one two one two<br/>
 
'''Running time:''' 2:12
 
== Detailed Information ==
 
'''Album:''' [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]<br />'''Track:''' 15<br />
'''Time:''' 2 minutes 11 seconds<br />
'''Artist(s):''' [[Coach Z]]<br />'''Written by:''' [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman]]<br />'''Style:''' [[Rap]]<br />
'''Origin:''' Coach Z's #1 hit, originally mentioned in Strong Bad Email #47 [[new hands]], and also in [[Coach Z's Character Video|Coach Z's character video]]
 
This song is also accompanied by a secret music video, available on the Strong Bad Sings CD and at one time on [[Podstar Runner]].
 
== Lyrics ==
 
Coach Z, Coach Z, one two one two<br />
Coach Z, one two one two<br />
Coach Z, Coach Z, one two one two<br />
Coach Z, one two one two
Coach Z, one two one two
 
</p><p>These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples try to fade<br/>
These peoples try to fade<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples try to fade<br/>
These peoples try to fade<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples try to fade
These peoples try to fade
 
</p><p>(Fade me!)
(Fade me!)
</p><p>These peoples try to fade me!<br/>
 
(I can't handle it!)<br/>
These peoples try to fade me!<br />
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br/>
(I can't handle it!)<br />
(I get busy!)<br/>
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br />
These peoples try to fade me!<br/>
(I get busy!)<br />
(I can't handle it!)<br/>
These peoples try to fade me!<br />
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br/>
(I can't handle it!)<br />
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br />
(I get busy!)
(I get busy!)
 
</p><p>Coach Z's got money, but not much<br/>
Coach Z's got money, but not much<br />
Coach Z's got money, but not much<br/>
Coach Z's got money, but not much<br />
Coach Z's got money, but not much<br/>
Coach Z's got money, but not much<br />
I could use a dollar, I could use a couple bucks
I could use a dollar, I could use a couple bucks
 
</p><p>I'm so oldschool (one two one two)<br/>
I'm so oldschool (one two one two)<br />
They tore the school down! (one two one two)<br/>
They tore the school down! (one two one two)<br />
Where my lasers at?<br/>
Where my lasers at?<br />
Where my lasers at, y'all? <br/>
Where my lasers at, y'all? <br />
Where my lasers at? (Where my lasers at?)<br/>
Where my lasers at? (Where my lasers at?)<br />
Where my lasers at, y'all?
Where my lasers at, y'all?
 
</p><p>Where my lasers at?<br/>
Where my lasers at?<br />
All the peoples try to tell me where my lasers at<br/>
All the peoples try to tell me where my lasers at<br />
And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs<br/>
And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs<br />
And I got a bunch of types, a bunch of laser dabs
And I got a bunch of types, a bunch of laser dabs
 
</p><p><i>{makes laser gun noises}</i>
''{makes laser gun noises}''
</p><p>These peoples try to fade me!<br/>
 
(I can't handle it!)<br/>
These peoples try to fade me!<br />
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br/>
(I can't handle it!)<br />
(I get busy!)<br/>
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br />
These peoples try to fade me!<br/>
(I get busy!)<br />
(I can't handle it!)<br/>
These peoples try to fade me!<br />
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br/>
(I can't handle it!)<br />
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!<br />
(I get busy!)
(I get busy!)
 
</p><p>I got to see the sweet doctor! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)<br/>
I got to see the sweet doctor! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)<br />
I got to see the sweet doctor! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)<br/>
I got to see the sweet doctor! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)<br />
I got the grown-up beats! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)<br/>
I got the grown-up beats! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)<br />
I got the grown-up beats! (I'm Doctor-doctor-doctor Beats!)
I got the grown-up beats! (I'm Doctor-doctor-doctor Beats!)
 
</p>
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:142px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Coach_Z_With_Food_Sign.PNG" title="Will flow and/or freak for food (from the music video)"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="173" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/1/11/Coach_Z_With_Food_Sign.PNG/140px-Coach_Z_With_Food_Sign.PNG" width="140"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Coach_Z_With_Food_Sign.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>Will flow and/or freak for food (from the music video)</div></div></div>
 
<p>These peoples<br/>
''Will flow and/or freak for food (from the music video)''
These peoples<br/>
 
These peoples try to fade<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples try to fade<br />
These peoples try to fade<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br/>
These peoples try to fade<br />
These peoples<br />
These peoples<br />
These peoples drop the BAAEERRRMM!
These peoples drop the BAAEERRRMM!
 
</p><p>I can flow (one two one two)<br/>
I can flow (one two one two)<br />
I can freak (one two one two)<br/>
I can freak (one two one two)<br />
Uhh... I can freak and flow at the same time
Uhh... I can freak and flow at the same time
</p>
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span></h2>
<a id="Explanations" name="Explanations"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Explanations </span></h3>
<ul><li>In the context of hip-hop, "<a href="/index.php?title=Fading" title="Fading">fade</a>" was originally a gang term to kill someone, although now it can simply mean to put down or disgrace.
</li><li>To dab is to apply with short poking strokes. A dab is also a small flatfish, <i>Limanda limanda</i>, also known as the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=common_dab" title="wikipedia:common dab">common dab</a>.  Interestingly, the word dab would also be used as the name of a hip-hop dance move over a decade later.
</li><li>"<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Flow_%28rapping%29" title="wikipedia:Flow (rapping)">Flow</a>" is a rapper's ability to vocalize a rhythmic yet complex string of rhymes that fit together in a logical and seamless manner.
</li></ul>
<a id="Trivia" name="Trivia"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Trivia </span></h3>
<ul><li>Some of the laser sounds come in stereo, moving back and forth from left to right speaker.
</li><li>This was the first entry to appear on <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Podstar_Runner" title="Podstar Runner">Podstar Runner</a> that is not featured on the official Homestar Runner website.  The summary read, "Coach Z drops science, but not much."
</li><li>The <a href="/index.php?title=YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> description for this toon is "Powered by The Cheat video for Coach Z's track off 'Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits.' Previously a hidden video track on the CD. Remember those?"
</li></ul>
<a id="Inside_References" name="Inside_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Inside References </span></h3>
<ul><li>This song was mentioned several times before it was released:
<ul><li>In <a href="/index.php?title=new_hands" title="new hands">new hands</a>, Coach Z tries to sing his song with the help of <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>, who drops a beat for him with one of his new hands (a bucket).
</li><li>In <a href="/index.php?title=Coach_Z%27s_Character_Video" title="Coach Z's Character Video">Coach Z's Character video</a>, Coach Z closes his video by trying to sing <i>These peoples try to fade me</i>, only to have Homestar stop the recording before the first line.
</li><li>One of the <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email" title="Strong Bad Email">Strong Bad Email</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Scroll_Button_Songs" title="Scroll Button Songs">scroll button songs</a> has Coach Z saying "And if you're tryin' to fade me then ya must <a href="/index.php?title=Smoking" title="Smoking">smoke</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Drugs" title="Drugs">crack</a>."
</li></ul>
</li><li>Coach Z pronounces the word "Bomb" as "Baaeerrrmm". This is reminiscent of the toon <a href="/index.php?title=The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Treats" title="The House That Gave Sucky Treats">The House That Gave Sucky Treats</a>.
</li><li>Coach Z's sign reads "WiLL FLOW AND/OR FReAK FOR FOOD", and in the recording booth, the light reads "ON AiR", both containing <a href="/index.php?title=Lowercase_i%27s" title="Lowercase i's">lowercase i's</a>.
</li></ul>
<a id="Real-World_References" name="Real-World_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span></h3>
<ul><li>The symbol in the top right-hand corner in the video when Coach Z says "I'm Dr. Sweet" resembles the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=caduceus" title="wikipedia:caduceus">caduceus</a>, a symbol of commerce which is often mistakenly used in place of the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Rod_of_Asclepius" title="wikipedia:Rod of Asclepius">Rod of Asclepius</a>, the symbol of medicine.
</li><li>In a <a class="extiw" href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1332041805030977542" title="twitter:i/status/1332041805030977542">Thanksgiving 2020 tweet</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> revealed that the repeating rap chorus was influenced by the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Dream_Warriors_%28band%29" title="wikipedia:Dream Warriors (band)">Dream Warriors</a> track "Do Not Feed The Alligators".
</li></ul>
<a id="Fast_Forward" name="Fast_Forward"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Fast Forward </span></h3>
<ul><li>The "sell foam" appears in <a href="/index.php?title=Back_To_A_Website" title="Back To A Website">Back to a Website</a>, complete with Powered by The Cheat visuals.
</li></ul>
<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span></h2>
<ul><li>The <a href="/index.php?title=These_Peoples_Try_to_Fade_Me_Visuals" title="These Peoples Try to Fade Me Visuals">visuals</a> that occur during the music video.
</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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS3ixBHjT28" title="youtube:mS3ixBHjT28">watch "These Peoples Try to Fade Me"</a> on <a href="/index.php?title=YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/these-peoples-try-to-fade-me" title="songwhip:strong-bad/these-peoples-try-to-fade-me">"These Peoples Try to Fade Me" on Songwhip</a>
</li><li><a class="external text" href="http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/http://podstar.homestarrunner.com/fademe.m4v" rel="nofollow" title="http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/http://podstar.homestarrunner.com/fademe.m4v">Download the video off of Podstar Runner</a> (Mirror)
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/47-new-hands" title="hr:sbemails/47-new-hands">Listen to the original version of the song in "new hands"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail47.html" title="oldhr:sbemail47.html">Listen to the original version of the song in "new hands"</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/sbemail47.swf" title="oldhr:sbemail47.swf">view the Flash file for "new hands"</a>
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/vcr-cz" title="hr:vcr-cz">Listen to the intro in Coach Z's character video</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.html" title="oldhr:vcr cz.html">Listen to the intro in Coach Z's character video</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/vcr_cz.swf" title="oldhr:vcr cz.swf">view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20030519_sbemail.html" title="mirror:20030519 sbemail.html">Listen to a version of the song on the email menu</a> (Mirror)
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20030519_sbemail.swf" title="mirror:20030519 sbemail.swf">View the Flash file of the email menu</a> (Mirror)
</li></ul>
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</td><td style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;"><b>*</b></td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Secret_Song" title="Secret Song">Secret Song</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Secret_Song_%28video%29" title="Secret Song (video)">video</a>)
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== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
* In the context of hip-hop, "[[Fading|fade]]" was originally a gang term to kill someone, although now it can simply mean to put down or disgrace.
* To dab is to apply with short poking strokes. A dab is also a small flatfish, ''Limanda limanda'', also known as the [[common dab]]. Interestingly, the word dab would also be used as the name of a hip-hop dance move over a decade later.
* "[[Flow (rapping)|Flow]]" is a rapper's ability to vocalize a rhythmic yet complex string of rhymes that fit together in a logical and seamless manner.
=== Trivia ===
* Some of the laser sounds come in stereo, moving back and forth from left to right speaker.
* This was the first entry to appear on [[Podstar Runner]] that is not featured on the official Homestar Runner website. The summary read, "Coach Z drops science, but not much."
* The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Powered by The Cheat video for Coach Z's track off 'Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits.' Previously a hidden video track on the CD. Remember those?"
=== Inside References ===
* This song was mentioned several times before it was released:
** In [[new hands]], Coach Z tries to sing his song with the help of [[Strong Bad]], who drops a beat for him with one of his new hands (a bucket).
** In [[Coach Z's Character Video|Coach Z's Character video]], Coach Z closes his video by trying to sing ''These peoples try to fade me'', only to have Homestar stop the recording before the first line.
** One of the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[Scroll Button Songs|scroll button songs]] has Coach Z saying "And if you're tryin' to fade me then ya must [[Smoking|smoke]] [[Drugs|crack]]."
* Coach Z pronounces the word "Bomb" as "Baaeerrrmm". This is reminiscent of the toon [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
* Coach Z's sign reads "WiLL FLOW AND/OR FReAK FOR FOOD", and in the recording booth, the light reads "ON AiR", both containing [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i's]].
=== Real-World References ===
* The symbol in the top right-hand corner in the video when Coach Z says "I'm Dr. Sweet" resembles the [[caduceus]], a symbol of commerce which is often mistakenly used in place of the [[Rod of Asclepius]], the symbol of medicine.
* In a [https://twitter.com/i/status/1332041805030977542 Thanksgiving 2020 tweet], [[@StrongBadActual]] revealed that the repeating rap chorus was influenced by the [[Dream Warriors (band)|Dream Warriors]] track "Do Not Feed The Alligators".
=== Fast Forward ===
* The "sell foam" appears in [[Back To A Website|Back to a Website]], complete with Powered by The Cheat visuals.
== See Also ==
* The [[These Peoples Try to Fade Me Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the music video.
== External Links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS3ixBHjT28 watch "These Peoples Try to Fade Me"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/these-peoples-try-to-fade-me "These Peoples Try to Fade Me" on Songwhip]
* [http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/http://podstar.homestarrunner.com/fademe.m4v Download the video off of Podstar Runner] (Mirror)
* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/47-new-hands Listen to the original version of the song in "new hands"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail47.html Listen to the original version of the song in "new hands"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail47.swf view the Flash file for "new hands"]


* [https://homestarrunner.com/vcr-cz Listen to the intro in Coach Z's character video]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.html Listen to the intro in Coach Z's character video] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.swf view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]
* [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20030519_sbemail.html Listen to a version of the song on the email menu] (Mirror)
* [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/20030519_sbemail.swf View the Flash file of the email menu] (Mirror)


{| class="wikitable"
|-
<div class="visualClear"></div>
! colspan="6" style="background:#ccccff;text-align:center;" | [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]
</html>
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''1'''
| [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] ([[Trogdor (karaoke)|karaoke]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''8'''
| [[Moving Very Slowly]] ([[Moving Very Slowly (video)|video]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''15'''
| '''These Peoples Try to Fade Me'''
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''2'''
| [[The System is Down (song)|The System Is Down]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''9'''
| [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''16'''
| [[The Ladies in My Town All Know My Name]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''3'''
| [[Strong Badia National Anthem]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''10'''
| [[I Think I Have a Chance With This Guy]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''17'''
| [[The Theme from Dangeresque II]] ([[Dangeresque (karaoke)|karaoke]])
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''4'''
| [[Oh Yeah Yeah]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''11'''
| [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]] ([[It's Like It Was Meant to Be (video)|video]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''18'''
| [[Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them)]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''5'''
| [[Because, It's Midnite]] ([[Because, It's Midnite (karaoke)|karaoke]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''12'''
| [[Nite Mamas]] ([[Nite Mamas (karaoke)|karaoke]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''19'''
| [[The Cheat Is Not Dead]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''6'''
| [[Circles]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''13'''
| [[Sensitive to Bees]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''20'''
| [[Everybody to the Limit (Live)]] ([[Fhqwhgads (karaoke)|karaoke)]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''7'''
| [[Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''14'''
| [[You've Got an Ugly & Stupid Butt]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''*'''
| [[Secret Song]] ([[Secret Song (video)|video]])
|}
[[Category:YouTube]]
[[Category:Coach Z Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]
[[Category:Music Videos]]
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

watch
"And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs"

Coach Z presents his #1 hit.

Cast (in order of appearance): Coach Z

Places: The Field, Recording Studio

Date: Monday, November 17, 2003

Running time: 2:12

Detailed Information

Album: Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
Track: 15
Time: 2 minutes 11 seconds
Artist(s): Coach Z
Written by: Mike and Matt Chapman
Style: Rap
Origin: Coach Z's #1 hit, originally mentioned in Strong Bad Email #47 new hands, and also in Coach Z's character video

This song is also accompanied by a secret music video, available on the Strong Bad Sings CD and at one time on Podstar Runner.

Lyrics

Coach Z, Coach Z, one two one two
Coach Z, one two one two
Coach Z, Coach Z, one two one two
Coach Z, one two one two

These peoples
These peoples
These peoples try to fade
These peoples
These peoples
These peoples try to fade
These peoples
These peoples
These peoples try to fade

(Fade me!)

These peoples try to fade me!
(I can't handle it!)
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!
(I get busy!)
These peoples try to fade me!
(I can't handle it!)
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!
(I get busy!)

Coach Z's got money, but not much
Coach Z's got money, but not much
Coach Z's got money, but not much
I could use a dollar, I could use a couple bucks

I'm so oldschool (one two one two)
They tore the school down! (one two one two)
Where my lasers at?
Where my lasers at, y'all?
Where my lasers at? (Where my lasers at?)
Where my lasers at, y'all?

Where my lasers at?
All the peoples try to tell me where my lasers at
And your mother tried to show me all the laser crabs
And I got a bunch of types, a bunch of laser dabs

{makes laser gun noises}

These peoples try to fade me!
(I can't handle it!)
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!
(I get busy!)
These peoples try to fade me!
(I can't handle it!)
C-c-c-call me on my cell phone!
(I get busy!)

I got to see the sweet doctor! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)
I got to see the sweet doctor! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)
I got the grown-up beats! (I'm Dr. Sweet!)
I got the grown-up beats! (I'm Doctor-doctor-doctor Beats!)

Will flow and/or freak for food (from the music video)

These peoples
These peoples
These peoples try to fade
These peoples
These peoples
These peoples try to fade
These peoples
These peoples
These peoples drop the BAAEERRRMM!

I can flow (one two one two)
I can freak (one two one two)
Uhh... I can freak and flow at the same time

Fun Facts

Explanations

  • In the context of hip-hop, "fade" was originally a gang term to kill someone, although now it can simply mean to put down or disgrace.
  • To dab is to apply with short poking strokes. A dab is also a small flatfish, Limanda limanda, also known as the common dab. Interestingly, the word dab would also be used as the name of a hip-hop dance move over a decade later.
  • "Flow" is a rapper's ability to vocalize a rhythmic yet complex string of rhymes that fit together in a logical and seamless manner.

Trivia

  • Some of the laser sounds come in stereo, moving back and forth from left to right speaker.
  • This was the first entry to appear on Podstar Runner that is not featured on the official Homestar Runner website. The summary read, "Coach Z drops science, but not much."
  • The YouTube description for this toon is "Powered by The Cheat video for Coach Z's track off 'Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits.' Previously a hidden video track on the CD. Remember those?"

Inside References

  • This song was mentioned several times before it was released:
  • Coach Z pronounces the word "Bomb" as "Baaeerrrmm". This is reminiscent of the toon The House That Gave Sucky Treats.
  • Coach Z's sign reads "WiLL FLOW AND/OR FReAK FOR FOOD", and in the recording booth, the light reads "ON AiR", both containing lowercase i's.

Real-World References

Fast Forward

  • The "sell foam" appears in Back to a Website, complete with Powered by The Cheat visuals.

See Also

  • The visuals that occur during the music video.

External Links

Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
1 Trogdor (karaoke) 8 Moving Very Slowly (video) 15 These Peoples Try to Fade Me
2 The System Is Down 9 Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song 16 The Ladies in My Town All Know My Name
3 Strong Badia National Anthem 10 I Think I Have a Chance With This Guy 17 The Theme from Dangeresque II (karaoke)
4 Oh Yeah Yeah 11 It's Like It Was Meant to Be (video) 18 Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them)
5 Because, It's Midnite (karaoke) 12 Nite Mamas (karaoke) 19 The Cheat Is Not Dead
6 Circles 13 Sensitive to Bees 20 Everybody to the Limit (Live) (karaoke)
7 Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested 14 You've Got an Ugly & Stupid Butt * Secret Song (video)

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