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On a loop, I think it would be. Also, the narrative it suggests is explicit. Of course, I never thought about it in any deep way. I’d write a game about a little blue guy with a blue house in a blue world. From the few seconds I’ve ever caught of the music video, that seems to be the extent of it anyway.

I was a fan of Eiffel 65; at least, that one album. (Were there any others?) Among other things, it had a song about how much they love the Playstation (and that was way back in the PS1 days). Fun stuff.

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Instead of examining something, say “It’s blue.”

63

Exactly!! [emote]:)[/emote]

x me
I’m blue (da ba dee, da ba die).

x house
A blue little house with a blue little window.

x car
A blue Corvette.

64

Totally with you on how annoying it would be as a loop. But… explicit narrative? ::blinkblink:: What aren’t I seeing?

[spoiler]Yo listen up here’s a story
About a little guy that lives in a blue world
And all day and all night and everything he sees Is just blue
Like him inside and outside
Blue his house with a blue little window
And a blue Corvette
And everything is blue for him
And himself and everybody around
'Cause he ain’t got nobody to listen

I’m Blue da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa

I’m Blue da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa

I have a blue house with a blue window
Blue is the color of all that I wear
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue
Blue are the people here that walk around
Blue like my Corvette, it’s in and outside
Blue are the words I say and what I think
Blue are the feelings that live inside me

I’m Blue da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa

I’m Blue da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa

Inside and outside
Blue his house with a blue little window
And a blue Corvette
And everything is blue for him and himself
And everybody around
'Cause he ain’t got nobody to listen

I’m Blue da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa

I’m Blue da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa[/spoiler]

(Lyrics from songmeanings.)

I’ve never been an Eiffel 65 fan specifically, but “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” was the first Rock Band 3-compatible song released via the Rock Band Network while I was working at Harmonix, so I have a soft spot for this song.

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Explicit in the sense that it suggests a story about a blue guy in a blue house with a blue girlfriend and a blue car. And blue feelings. I said that in reference to what maga wrote about songs that would be suited for IF:

I guess it doesn’t so much “tell” a story as detail what’s in the story, but it kind of felt like the same thing in this case.

66

The winning move? :

>Take off blue sunglasses

67

I wouldn’t get too hung up on the specifics; none of this was meant to be a prescription, just a few ideas about the things I’d personally consider when selecting games.

(To my mind Blue establishes a setting and a mood, but almost no narrative at all: if I was trying to make a game out of it, the thing I’d get stuck on would be ‘okay, so what happens?’)

68

Okay, I’m laughing now. I thought what you meant was that the song was too explicit for an event like this - and I’m combing the lyrics thinking, “What? I don’t see it! Is blue some kind of sexual euphemism? Am I that out of the loop on slang?!?”

…perhaps I’m burned by the ratings thread!

Anyhow, back on topic, carry on.

69

for a song that somehow suggest a narrative without being explicit I was thinking of Tales of brave Ulysses.

70

…I love that song. “White Room” would also be fascinating for this.

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So, are we doing this comp or just throwing ideas around?

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Well, if I’m running it, I’m waiting until after the XYZZYs are done and dusted. (And I’m still unsure whether I want to do ShuffleComp or Cover Stories 2.) But if someone else would like to run it sooner, I’m happy to turn over the keys.