The System is Down (song)

This article is about the song. For the toon, see The System is Down.

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Detailed Information

Album: Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
Track: 2
Time: 1 minute 46 seconds
Artist(s): Strong Bad
Written by: Mike and Matt Chapman
Style: Techno
Origin: Extended mix of the song from Strong Bad Email #45 techno

Lyrics

{note: These are only the lyrics. Strong Bad's various sound effects have not been included.}

Sekasekasekaseka-system
Sekasekasekaseka-system
System
System system system system

The system is down

The system is down

The system is down
The system is down
The system is down
Down down down down

They're taking over!
They're taking over!
The system is taking over
The system is taking over
The system is taking over
A dance revolution!

Dance revolution!
The system is taking
The system is taking
The system is taking
Taking

Dancing robots
Dancing robots
Dancing robots

Robots
Dancing robots
Dancing robots
Robots
Robots
Taking system
FOOTBALL!

{explosion}

{spoken}
{clears throat} Sorry, I can't really keep that up for that long. Um... roll the tape back. I want to do more of those dubbadubba-doh-dees. I like those little guys...

Fun Facts

Remarks

• The "dooj" sound pans in stereo, slowly going from one speaker to the other.

Real-World References

• Strong Bad yelling "FOOTBALL!" at the end of the song is likely a reference to the techno song "Olé, Olé, Olé (The Name of the Game)". In the track, a voice chants "the name of the game" and a crowd responds "FOOTBALL!".
• Dance Revolution may refer to the game series Dance Dance Revolution.

External Links

• "The System is Down" (Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits version) on Songwhip
• Download "The System is Down" (original version, .MP3 file in .ZIP archive)

• Listen to the original version of "The System is Down" in "techno"
• Listen to the original version of "The System is Down" in "techno" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for the original version of "The System is Down" in "techno"