The "Mario Kart" Lick

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  • @insaneintherainmusic
    @insaneintherainmusic 5 лет назад +82935

    I like this a lot

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +3096

      insaneintherainmusic fancy seeing you here! Love your vids!!

    • @jminich887
      @jminich887 5 лет назад +178

      Not surprised you're here!

    • @Jwoyal
      @Jwoyal 5 лет назад +329

      God has spoken

    • @AceofSpades9366
      @AceofSpades9366 5 лет назад +29

      Xai Xai, dude, chill

    • @AceofSpades9366
      @AceofSpades9366 5 лет назад +15

      Xai Xai I know. And I was just saying. I wasn’t trying to be rude

  • @The8BitBigBand
    @The8BitBigBand 4 года назад +34521

    Yeah but all kidding aside this lick is SO killing

  • @thomasbplank
    @thomasbplank 5 лет назад +19978

    “Good artists copy, great artists steal.”
    -Pablo Picasso

    • @eugenebeaty4142
      @eugenebeaty4142 5 лет назад +186

      Tom Plank and crazy artist steal and then copy while stealing

    • @Nilruin
      @Nilruin 5 лет назад +221

      “Lesser artists borrow; great artists steal.” - Igor Stravinsky

    • @user-vj5xg8yc5f
      @user-vj5xg8yc5f 5 лет назад +28

      Tarantino also said that

    • @Bank0h
      @Bank0h 5 лет назад +74

      - Wayne Gretzky
      - Michael Scott

    • @cheekybananaboy3361
      @cheekybananaboy3361 5 лет назад +19

      what does this mean though, it just sounds really stupid

  • @D-Man_Jam
    @D-Man_Jam 3 года назад +32860

    Jazz is a genre of music where you can steal licks from anyone, and no one says anything.

    • @misterscottintheway
      @misterscottintheway 3 года назад +2218

      "Good artists borrow. Great artists steal." -me

    • @swordhunter12
      @swordhunter12 3 года назад +313

      @@misterscottintheway Kenji Yamamoto approves

    • @ricardosierra749
      @ricardosierra749 3 года назад +242

      It ain't stealing, it's interpreting! 💯

    • @Veckoza
      @Veckoza 3 года назад +218

      It's because most people listening aren't memorizing specific sections of jazz lmao

    • @D-Man_Jam
      @D-Man_Jam 3 года назад +13

      @@misterscottintheway nice

  • @imbi9580
    @imbi9580 3 года назад +13921

    (In the corner of a crowded party)
    “They didn’t know it was a mario kart lick”

    • @Papaconstantopoulos
      @Papaconstantopoulos 3 года назад +59

      Underrated

    • @rikmastering
      @rikmastering 3 года назад +40

      The ones in the corner of the video did know

    • @Leteleban
      @Leteleban 3 года назад +6

      Henrique Cecconi yes, that’s why there’s quotation marks.

    • @hoticeisnice1354
      @hoticeisnice1354 3 года назад +2

      8.3 millions viewers know 👍

    • @gad8203
      @gad8203 3 года назад

      Theres always that guy

  • @britchik109
    @britchik109 4 года назад +18217

    This is the exact answer to “What are jazz students like?”

    • @BullyMaguire69
      @BullyMaguire69 4 года назад +272

      You like *JAZZ* ?

    • @gant73
      @gant73 4 года назад +93

      People always ask me that question and I just send them this video

    • @ascoltami8585
      @ascoltami8585 4 года назад +39

      @@BullyMaguire69 yes hang on a second *jazz* give me a couple of minutes

    • @heavyweaponsscout9990
      @heavyweaponsscout9990 4 года назад +6

      Yuh

    • @TheRealMusic4Life
      @TheRealMusic4Life 4 года назад +3

      @Kiera Sankey - PRECISELY LOL!

  • @banimepianocovers4235
    @banimepianocovers4235 4 года назад +70846

    The most godlike thing someone can do is sneak a reference into something without being weird. Good job bro

    • @_Roik
      @_Roik 4 года назад +89

      fIrSt cOmMeNt

    • @valentinasanchez5757
      @valentinasanchez5757 4 года назад +29

      @@FSAPOJake guitar god

    • @cmcbkt4668
      @cmcbkt4668 4 года назад +367

      Jojo fans should take note

    • @kakyoindonut3213
      @kakyoindonut3213 4 года назад +85

      @@cmcbkt4668 sneaking jotaro theme saxophone

    • @firedragon2938
      @firedragon2938 4 года назад +75

      Have u ever tried to play the evangelion opening during church?

  • @kung3518
    @kung3518 3 года назад +12178

    The fact he heard the luck and remembered he was playing and started focusing again, true gamer.

    • @mistercappuccino
      @mistercappuccino 3 года назад +217

      You're gonna absolutely freak when you find out how green screens work

    • @jermaine9161
      @jermaine9161 3 года назад +61

      @@mistercappuccino shh, don’t tell him...

    • @mr.p241
      @mr.p241 3 года назад +25

      And he still managed to pull off the trick on the ramp. What a champion.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 2 года назад +3

      NO, NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME! why should i waste my time at school? i am super famous on youtube. tell me, dear ku

    • @PinkPixelProductions
      @PinkPixelProductions 2 года назад

      He heard the luck!

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement 3 года назад +40212

    The fact that you snuck that into an actual concert is such a madlad move. Good on you for figuring out how to play it! Ima have to learn this on my trumpet.

    • @mexicanweeb231
      @mexicanweeb231 3 года назад +263

      Jazz Is supposed to be mostly improvised

    • @jalenterrytrumpet
      @jalenterrytrumpet 3 года назад +1008

      @@mexicanweeb231 I guarantee you, as a jazz artist myself, professional players never go into a solo with no idea what they are going to be playing. Most players across all levels of playing predetermine some licks they will play, this video itself is proof of that

    • @mexicanweeb231
      @mexicanweeb231 3 года назад +140

      @@jalenterrytrumpet true but one of the main things i like about jazz is that musicians like to throw a bit of their own style into the mix

    • @jalenterrytrumpet
      @jalenterrytrumpet 3 года назад +225

      @@mexicanweeb231 i like that as well, doesnt mean quoting should be looked down upon

    • @mexicanweeb231
      @mexicanweeb231 3 года назад +71

      @@jalenterrytrumpet never said it should be in fact i find it really cool

  • @matthewparkman1380
    @matthewparkman1380 3 года назад +28295

    Guy in the corner: "he actually did that" 🤣🤣

    • @cayleece7890
      @cayleece7890 3 года назад +143

      Haha, yes! That's the spirit of Jazz! I'm certain Chick is looking down with a smile too.
      Rest in Peace Chick Corea!

    • @breewar2100
      @breewar2100 3 года назад +16

      Fr thooo

    • @thecommenter578
      @thecommenter578 3 года назад +97

      "You did it, you crazy son of a b**, you did it!"

    • @quequel6184
      @quequel6184 3 года назад +21

      He's like no one knows

    • @azom5577
      @azom5577 3 года назад +2

      hi

  • @SepiaSepiaKR
    @SepiaSepiaKR 3 года назад +31736

    Can we just appreciate the trombonist's reaction to that, tho? That man had his mind blown.

    • @valberm
      @valberm 3 года назад +1848

      I don't believe he recognized it came from Mario Kart. I bet he was just impressed about the "improvisation".

    • @SepiaSepiaKR
      @SepiaSepiaKR 3 года назад +854

      @@valberm Welp it is great improvisation, indeed. No need to be into Mario Kart to appreciate some tasty licks.

    • @emrald9963
      @emrald9963 3 года назад +278

      @@SepiaSepiaKR Thats a Saxophone lad to a trombone.

    • @dumb730
      @dumb730 3 года назад +105

      Saxomophone...

    • @NaegeruGaming
      @NaegeruGaming 3 года назад +279

      @@valberm I'm pretty sure it's a friend of his and was told that he would do this, so he knew what was happening

  • @slm20408
    @slm20408 Год назад +718

    the fact that the other guy in the concert realized that its from mario kart makes this vid even better

    • @MiddieTV
      @MiddieTV Год назад +5

      Yess i agree!!!

    • @deathshead357
      @deathshead357 2 месяца назад +20

      I'm 99% sure that he told him he was going to play the lick and told him where it was from.
      1% chance that the other guy actually realized what it was on his own.

    • @Bluechief6
      @Bluechief6 2 месяца назад +3

      felt like it was "bet you $20 I can pull it off during the performance... that bastard actually did it."

  • @benlarson6031
    @benlarson6031 3 года назад +9535

    Okay but how you incorporated that was so unbelievably smooth

  • @KNTH
    @KNTH 5 лет назад +8973

    What makes this even funnier is that this is a classic jazz thing to do😂

    • @rawtrout007
      @rawtrout007 5 лет назад +780

      people normally play mario kart songs after a classical jazz piece?

    • @DavidGamero
      @DavidGamero 5 лет назад +439

      @@rawtrout007 yes

    • @slendeaway7730
      @slendeaway7730 5 лет назад +891

      @@rawtrout007 Sneaking reference licks into improv/solos

    • @Dafuro
      @Dafuro 5 лет назад +389

      Like that guy sneaking the Lick into a performance in front of the president of Finland. It's fun little jokes for people in the know, I quite like it.

    • @Bartholomule01
      @Bartholomule01 5 лет назад +142

      Yeah, it's cool to see this technique in action with more modern music references. I can't remember which song but on the album "Made Possible" by The Bad Plus, they work in the underworld theme from classic Mario games

  • @awesomeface8448
    @awesomeface8448 5 лет назад +2195

    I like how you're so concentrated on the race and then all of a sudden you hear that and then everything about winning the race just goes out the window

    • @MineSomeCraftPoo
      @MineSomeCraftPoo 5 лет назад +9

      Nice profile pic ;)

    • @awesomeface8448
      @awesomeface8448 5 лет назад +23

      @@MineSomeCraftPoo I tip my hat to you one legend to another

    • @cmajor8084
      @cmajor8084 5 лет назад +5

      @@awesomeface8448 Cranjis McBasketball is that you?

    • @Ae0liann
      @Ae0liann 5 лет назад +3

      Legendary comment thread

    • @christalmeph
      @christalmeph 5 лет назад

      Miniladd wouldn't

  • @Psykel
    @Psykel 3 года назад +2207

    Jokes aside, Dolphin Shoals is unironically one of the greatest pieces ever imo.

    • @udonnauchegbu2018
      @udonnauchegbu2018 3 года назад +36

      In your opinion....and I agree.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 2 года назад +3

      SCHOOL! The answer is I don't go! Why go? I am famous. I am famous. I have more fans than fingers multiplied with toes multiplied with teeth multiplied with ears. I am famous. I am famous. SCHOOL? No, thanks. RUclips FAME? Yes. Good day, dear pay

    • @KartKing4ever
      @KartKing4ever Год назад +2

      It better be, because it's a bad track to race on.

    • @Psykel
      @Psykel Год назад +5

      @@KartKing4ever Track is fine. Is it the most fun? Nope. Is it bad? Absolutely not.

    • @KartKing4ever
      @KartKing4ever Год назад +2

      @@Psykel Of the 16 original tracks introduced in the base original game, I'd put Dolphin Shoals in dead last place. Now, some of the subsequent Wii U and Switch DLC probably changes that. I hated racing Dolphin Shoals in 2014 and I hate it in 2023. I just don't like it. Never have.

  • @hotman718
    @hotman718 5 лет назад +14394

    It actually fit what you were playing and sounded good.

    • @minecr4ft1z
      @minecr4ft1z 4 года назад +108

      @@bonner07 Uh, yeah. I might be missing a joke, but it says that in the video?

    • @brothaman1685
      @brothaman1685 4 года назад +167

      It's a jazz solo, you play whatever you feel like

    • @Actiomedey
      @Actiomedey 4 года назад +294

      Jonas Vagn *whatever you feel like assuming it works with the key and the mode and the chords and general context.

    • @changein3d
      @changein3d 4 года назад +68

      Jonas Vagn yes, but definitely no

    • @deldia
      @deldia 4 года назад +7

      Actiomedey or just play Mario kart

  • @LoadingError0
    @LoadingError0 5 лет назад +6612

    i wanna be like this guy, bold enough to use a lick from _mario kart_ in an _actual jazz solo._
    what makes it even better is that someone _recognized_ it too.
    not gonna lie, this is one of the coolest things i've seen in a while.

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +275

      What a wholesome comment. I am honored!

    • @barbariccube8719
      @barbariccube8719 5 лет назад +10

      Jamirec there’s no such thing as a non jazz instrument chief, what do you play?

    • @jamirec7731
      @jamirec7731 5 лет назад +5

      @@barbariccube8719 flute and french horn (mellophone). And yeah thats true but my school doesnt allow those instruments in jazz band im pretty sure

    • @barbariccube8719
      @barbariccube8719 5 лет назад +12

      Jamirec that’s stupid imo, my when I was in high school we had horns and flutes and even a tuba player at one point. I would recommend learning saxophone on your situation as the fingerings aren’t too different.

    • @danielhenderson762
      @danielhenderson762 4 года назад +1

      I agree. What a good upload

  • @mateooyola8846
    @mateooyola8846 5 лет назад +3558

    An incoming freshman played this lick at pep band. It was so surreal because this internet bubble has suddenly burst into real life. So, cool!

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +162

      That’s awesome

    • @mateooyola8846
      @mateooyola8846 5 лет назад +34

      @@Saxologic Yeah it certainly put a smile on my face

    • @illusions-2691
      @illusions-2691 4 года назад +3

      1000th like *dab* oh yea boi

    • @donaldlarrimoreIII
      @donaldlarrimoreIII 4 года назад +2

      @You're fake and gay
      You have such an *UNDERRATED* point!

    • @commentingcommenter1230
      @commentingcommenter1230 4 года назад +2

      @@donaldlarrimoreIII Very true, my friends and I have figured out how to play multiple songs from Spongebob and Minecraft, as well as Megalovania. If only I had marching band so that we could figure out some more tunes (it was cancelled this year, D:)...

  • @no-xf2kp
    @no-xf2kp 3 года назад +649

    The director was like
    "This guy is too good to kick out, i gotta hear this."

    • @baxatakbaxatak2014
      @baxatakbaxatak2014 5 месяцев назад +1

      ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Terence Fletcher Approves

  • @gordonslambsauce3460
    @gordonslambsauce3460 5 лет назад +9822

    Saxologic: *Plays Dolphin Shoals lick in concert
    RUclips Algorithm: I’m abouta start this mans whole career

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +221

      HAHAHAHAHA very underrated comment

    • @ProjectAudrey
      @ProjectAudrey 5 лет назад +31

      forever calling this the Dolphin Lick now

    • @dyI4ns
      @dyI4ns 5 лет назад +2

      1800th like

    • @JazzCity132
      @JazzCity132 5 лет назад +2

      So how is his career going?

  • @pkwafflest
    @pkwafflest 5 лет назад +2161

    The trombonists reaction (to the right of him) is so freaking priceless. His face says it all. And what is he saying? "Is this guy really doing the Mario Kart lick again?"

    • @RandomAwesomeism
      @RandomAwesomeism 4 года назад +56

      No, looked like the eargasm/stank face to me, I'm guessing he didn't know that was from Mario Kart and was amazed because the solo was so fire

    • @thekingbradable
      @thekingbradable 4 года назад +12

      Nah. They have to rehearse it so I'm sure they all talked about what he was gonna do beforehand. I think it was moreso the coolness of hearing it being performed

    • @robert12345579
      @robert12345579 4 года назад +7

      improv solos are usually not one specific rhythm each time you do them, but yes in the comments it says he’s played it before lol

    • @averyjefferson2799
      @averyjefferson2799 4 года назад +5

      @@thekingbradable good solos do sound better in performance than practice

  • @jordisimons8976
    @jordisimons8976 3 года назад +19238

    I didn’t know anything about jazz. Thought he was actually going to lick the saxophone.

    • @skyadventurer7574
      @skyadventurer7574 3 года назад +459

      Still don’t know and I’m not sure I want to know. I assume it’s like a riff, but I like thinking that licking the saxophone makes a specific noise, because while it is obviously not the case, it sounds funny.

    • @Blue24675
      @Blue24675 3 года назад +538

      @@H.E.M. Ngl that fact that you said that, that’s kinda cringe.

    • @TheVeryAngryShrimp
      @TheVeryAngryShrimp 3 года назад +151

      @@Blue24675 Makes my heart warm that the owner of the video hearted this.

    • @Aaron-wq3jz
      @Aaron-wq3jz 3 года назад +56

      It's like a solo but you get to put your own style in it

    • @L.A.M.B_B4
      @L.A.M.B_B4 3 года назад +230

      @@H.E.M. i'm pretty sure the real normie is someone who posts "lele pons twerking hot" in his channel.

  • @_thirtyseven
    @_thirtyseven 2 года назад +567

    One of my friends snuck the among us lick on his sax solo. Most legendary thing ever. The only problem was, I was the drummer and I almost skipped an entire beat due to the unexpected meme o_o

  • @themiddleones11
    @themiddleones11 3 года назад +13186

    This type of stuff happened ALL THE TIME when I was in jazz band in HS
    Our directors would actually encourage stuff like this!

    • @CubCadetMan71
      @CubCadetMan71 3 года назад +582

      My band director never encouraged this stuff, but we always managed to do it on our own to annoy him. He always had super uncreative solos and seemed to like the people who stayed that way, but I was a rebellious type who never did that. Made jazz band a lot more enjoyable.

    • @jktwiceft
      @jktwiceft 3 года назад +352

      @@CubCadetMan71 Really what’s the point of music if you’re not experimenting.
      I wish I did more of that in HS band. Now I have no motivation to play at all lol. Maybe I’ll pick the horn back up one day. It’s always waiting…

    • @CubCadetMan71
      @CubCadetMan71 3 года назад +73

      @@jktwiceft Exactly. When I went into college jazz band, it was so much more fun. Give it a shot again. Never hurts to practice some.

    • @CubCadetMan71
      @CubCadetMan71 3 года назад +11

      @@lucaspaiva180 lol they haven’t caught me yet. I’m still on the prowl.

    • @tsundor1
      @tsundor1 3 года назад +41

      @@CubCadetMan71 i feel like that doesn't fit with the jazz spirit. i'm no expert but jazz feels unchained by rules and such, so it sucks that some people would stop others from getting creative

  • @commaman5013
    @commaman5013 4 года назад +4690

    It’s like he’s spending hours on end hearting every comment...

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  4 года назад +289

      ;)

    • @donaldlarrimoreIII
      @donaldlarrimoreIII 4 года назад +28

      @@Saxologic
      *G E N I U S*
      *I M U S T G R O W M Y F A N B A S E !*

    • @420Gold
      @420Gold 4 года назад +2

      He’s really proud of this

    • @kashinimeyo
      @kashinimeyo 4 года назад +1

      Almost every comment... there’s a lot of top comments that don’t have hearts now

    • @THE-NC2
      @THE-NC2 3 года назад

      Lol he’s a bot

  • @TheBehm08
    @TheBehm08 3 года назад +34431

    Everyone who’s a Mario kart fan: “what a Chad!”
    Everyone else: “nice solo”

    • @ssjay5870
      @ssjay5870 3 года назад +131

      I domt know why people liked this

    • @L.A.M.B_B4
      @L.A.M.B_B4 3 года назад +40

      @@ssjay5870 bots

    • @ssjay5870
      @ssjay5870 3 года назад +13

      @@L.A.M.B_B4 ooh thanks

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 3 года назад +8

      Tyrone*

    • @bigboss3051
      @bigboss3051 3 года назад +32

      Playing a children’s game = being a chad loooool

  • @Floater_Otter
    @Floater_Otter 3 года назад +472

    Now everyone be talking about his playing, but me an intellectual: “Hey I have that same chair”

  • @Saxologic
    @Saxologic  5 лет назад +18724

    The RUclips Algorithm Gods have blessed me.

    • @TonytheCapeGuy
      @TonytheCapeGuy 5 лет назад +89

      Lol

    • @keri.sk8
      @keri.sk8 5 лет назад +317

      they've blessed us all with this content gold

    • @Shacksmonkey
      @Shacksmonkey 5 лет назад +164

      You deserve it, you killed that concert

    • @greenking-oy4rx
      @greenking-oy4rx 5 лет назад +46

      Well I know what I'm about to learn.

    • @dsync5483
      @dsync5483 5 лет назад +25

      Yes you jave been blessed

  • @Go.jir4
    @Go.jir4 5 лет назад +2453

    You've unleashed both a blessing and a curse in the Jazz community. I for one welcome "The Mario Kart Lick"

  • @user-cs8co9je2p
    @user-cs8co9je2p 5 лет назад +4986

    the lick is played by Katsuta Kazuki. He plays the sax of all of the Mario kart 8 music.
    His band "DIMENSION" is also super.
    I want you guys to listen it. (sorry bad English)

    • @JoshuaSobel
      @JoshuaSobel 5 лет назад +228

      Your English is fine. Thanks for the info!

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 5 лет назад +57

      Oh shit dimension?! Great band

    • @Professor_Utonium_
      @Professor_Utonium_ 5 лет назад +24

      ありがとう!

    • @user-cs8co9je2p
      @user-cs8co9je2p 5 лет назад +26

      TheBlueGoldenHawk
      I'm sorry,I have misunderstood. Alt sax are played by Katsuta Kazuki and Honma Masato.

    • @UndeadHermit
      @UndeadHermit 5 лет назад +3

      F R A N K Y S U P E R

  • @gamindanny2773
    @gamindanny2773 Год назад +23

    This dude is a freaking legend to have the balls of sneaking in a Mario kart reference in an actual concert

  • @jaysefgames1155
    @jaysefgames1155 5 лет назад +1357

    *starts playing Mario kart music in the middle of a concert*

    • @sirrivet9557
      @sirrivet9557 5 лет назад +6

      It’s a jazz concert though so improvs a bit expected

  • @zubmarine
    @zubmarine 3 года назад +9117

    This reminds me of a time I snuck Chemical Plant Zone into a funk groove during a college jazz concert, good job bro

    • @Nox_Lunatera
      @Nox_Lunatera 3 года назад +185

      is there a video of this lmao i love chemplant zone

    • @ArylBarrel
      @ArylBarrel 3 года назад +65

      CAN I SEE THE VIDEO PLEASE

    • @zubmarine
      @zubmarine 3 года назад +130

      @@Nox_Lunatera I wish! I don't think anyone taped it

    • @zubmarine
      @zubmarine 3 года назад +53

      @@ArylBarrel I wish there was one :/

    • @m3ll0w
      @m3ll0w 3 года назад +39

      I was always bad at sonic so I’ve never heard this before but i just looked up the music and that rocks

  • @MAstaCheez
    @MAstaCheez 3 года назад +3681

    "So what made you want to learn how to play saxophone?"
    "Well... it all started with a game of mario Kart..."

  • @gatsu8634
    @gatsu8634 3 года назад +89

    Lol playing something so complex that nobody even knows what they're hearing is such a Jazz thing to do

  • @ErwinSprezzatura
    @ErwinSprezzatura 3 года назад +5724

    “Now you must develop a taste for-FREEFORM JAZZ”
    (Initiate Pose)

  • @adriancantoral6704
    @adriancantoral6704 3 года назад +10026

    I'm actually surprised that the Nintendo Ninjas haven't taken this down

    • @amistrophy
      @amistrophy 3 года назад +113

      battle of the new millennium
      UMG vs Nintendo

    • @lukie117
      @lukie117 3 года назад +6

      Hai

    • @TehPwnographer
      @TehPwnographer 3 года назад +10

      Not how that works, boyo.

    • @terenceperson1204
      @terenceperson1204 3 года назад +40

      @ORCAasmr the beginning of the video contains not just chords but the original music as well doesn’t it?

    • @rayanson2795
      @rayanson2795 3 года назад +8

      They actually killed him

  • @TheUKNutter
    @TheUKNutter 5 лет назад +2577

    Now make it even more risky by playing the main melody as your solo

  • @hambino28
    @hambino28 3 года назад +48

    His buddy didnt believe him when he said he would play it... lol priceless reaction

  • @mu-soguy
    @mu-soguy 5 лет назад +6079

    I think we're ignoring that trombonist's reaction at 0:33. He's like "lord give me the strength..."

  • @dashroom4292
    @dashroom4292 5 лет назад +1148

    Tbh one of the best licks I've ever heard

    • @franciscofragoeiro5229
      @franciscofragoeiro5229 5 лет назад +10

      ABCD B G AAAA

    • @strungalong9081
      @strungalong9081 5 лет назад +8

      Francisco Fragoeiro AGF#E G B A

    • @Sammie_Sorrelly
      @Sammie_Sorrelly 5 лет назад +2

      Like probably a lot of people given I don't own a Switch or Wii U, whichever it is, I was put onto this tune by that RUclips channel that did a video about it, and ended up tracking down and buying a copy of the game's soundtrack for it. It's a *lot* of very nice sax playing in one and a half minutes.

  • @gabrielrodriguez9835
    @gabrielrodriguez9835 3 года назад +3746

    Rest in peace to the man, the legend, the myth, Chick Corea. I'm sure he'd be super proud to know his music lives on in Mario Kart x'D

    • @Gothstana
      @Gothstana 3 года назад +36

      Fuck cancer, man. Cancer fucking sucks.

    • @beshbreaknumber1fan
      @beshbreaknumber1fan 3 года назад +34

      I read this (or another version of this) comment the last time I was here and thought the guy playing the lick in the video had passed. Now, however many months on I'm only just finding out it's not the case

    • @landonpeckham7752
      @landonpeckham7752 3 года назад +72

      @@beshbreaknumber1fan No it's the guy who wrote the song in the concert which is Spain by Chick Corea

    • @beshbreaknumber1fan
      @beshbreaknumber1fan 3 года назад +1

      @@landonpeckham7752 yep

    • @dvdmoreno2010
      @dvdmoreno2010 3 года назад +11

      F to the greatest jazz pianist of the modern Era

  • @greatwavefan397
    @greatwavefan397 3 года назад +278

    Audience: oh these are pretty cool musicians
    Audience who plays Mario Kart: *gasps* WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

  • @xenomnii3864
    @xenomnii3864 5 лет назад +734

    Mad respect to the guy for playing a lick from a video game in a professional concert

    • @RottingEarth
      @RottingEarth 4 года назад +44

      Mad respect to the guy who described what happens in the video

    • @hotshowerh2o356
      @hotshowerh2o356 4 года назад +5

      @@RottingEarth Same bro. Mad respect for Xenomnii for this blessed comment.

    • @MingusDynastyy
      @MingusDynastyy 4 года назад +3

      Mad respect to the three RUclips commenters

    • @upsidedownpyramid7617
      @upsidedownpyramid7617 4 года назад +1

      Mad respect to the

    • @MingusDynastyy
      @MingusDynastyy 4 года назад +1

      @@upsidedownpyramid7617 Painis

  • @NoTraceOfSense
    @NoTraceOfSense 5 лет назад +4830

    plot twist:
    the Mario Kart lick has “The Lick” in it

  • @nateglass8767
    @nateglass8767 4 года назад +1239

    His friend was like, "I know that tune" lol

  • @franksanginesi225
    @franksanginesi225 2 года назад +103

    A similar thing happened to me actually. I was playing Twilight Princess when I heard Midna’s Lament and I decided to practice it on the piano. I ended up playing it for the spring concert this year and received a huge round of applause! 👏😎

    • @slm20408
      @slm20408 Год назад +1

      🗿🍷

    • @abcbabb
      @abcbabb Год назад +4

      I played Zelda songs infront of the whole school, without anyone knowing 💀

    • @slm20408
      @slm20408 Год назад +1

      @@abcbabb L school

  • @INFM424
    @INFM424 6 лет назад +47671

    I'm judging by the reaction of your band-mates this isn't the first time you did this?

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  6 лет назад +6061

      g1yph Yeaaaah... LOL

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +4546

      Idk if you have noticed by now but you have 129 likes! Nice!

    • @johnjarmsen9754
      @johnjarmsen9754 5 лет назад +1493

      you're an inspiration bless u brother:)

    • @LanceWillMakeIt
      @LanceWillMakeIt 5 лет назад +358

      ​@@Saxologic dumpy

    • @linktheheroofhyrule2498
      @linktheheroofhyrule2498 5 лет назад +262

      @@Saxologic and now your reply has 129 likes

  • @marselmusic
    @marselmusic 5 лет назад +1459

    i’m riding the youtube algo tide

    • @poodychulak
      @poodychulak 5 лет назад +19

      Welcome to a never-ending tide of jazz memes. Watch a single video with Giant Steps and kiss your whole world goodbye

    • @ciarankeirle-singer1036
      @ciarankeirle-singer1036 5 лет назад +6

      @@poodychulak yeah lmao i watched one jazz performance on yt and my recommended is just giant steps.

    • @marselmusic
      @marselmusic 5 лет назад +3

      @@poodychulak lol have you seen the video of the indian lady scatting coltrane

    • @poodychulak
      @poodychulak 5 лет назад +1

      @@marselmusic Yup! Alongside Baby Steps, Beebop Movie, and a synesthetic representation of Giant Steps

    • @jondacalos4269
      @jondacalos4269 5 лет назад

      Same and by reading these comments I’m in for a ride

  • @DendyJungle
    @DendyJungle 3 года назад +3666

    The best comedy to me is when just one person gets it and it's not even that funny to them

    • @WillemVanDerBerg
      @WillemVanDerBerg 3 года назад +221

      Or maybe he was just trying to keep it professional

    • @leobohne6097
      @leobohne6097 3 года назад +31

      @@WillemVanDerBerg or it was just not that funny

    • @WillemVanDerBerg
      @WillemVanDerBerg 3 года назад +164

      @@leobohne6097 Someone skipped breakfast

    • @jevs1555
      @jevs1555 3 года назад +53

      @@leobohne6097 just shut up with your boring ass 🙄

    • @DXRKSIDE
      @DXRKSIDE 3 года назад +48

      0:31 These two were definitely in on it

  • @CreepinCreeper145
    @CreepinCreeper145 2 месяца назад +2

    Im 6 years late to this video, but my God the execution and then the run post-lick is **_chef's kiss_** 🤌🏻❤️

  • @Horrorlink
    @Horrorlink 6 лет назад +1038

    Lmao at the trombone player who is just shaking his head!

    • @JasonBeo
      @JasonBeo 6 лет назад +47

      He's like damn thats fire

    • @-emerald-21
      @-emerald-21 6 лет назад +46

      As a trombone player, I can confirm that that lick is 100% fire.

  • @Jwoyal
    @Jwoyal 6 лет назад +1546

    I have rewatched this too many times

  • @JoshJepson
    @JoshJepson 4 года назад +3627

    THIS VIDEO IS GOLD 🎷😂

  • @BeanerMan13
    @BeanerMan13 3 года назад +40

    Some say he's still putting video game soundtrack references in his concerts to this day...

  • @puger9931
    @puger9931 5 лет назад +413

    Now I legitimately want to see that particular performance of Spain. That was implemented really well.

  • @Yoshinori76
    @Yoshinori76 6 лет назад +391

    Great incorporation of a lick in a playing situation. It's obvious you've practiced

  • @evanchristman6110
    @evanchristman6110 4 года назад +2866

    I’ve been practicing this for a month now and my time has come to unleash the powers of the good lord himself at my concert tomorrow. May waluigi be with me 😤

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  4 года назад +289

      How did it go!?

    • @evanchristman6110
      @evanchristman6110 4 года назад +350

      Saxologic funny story the mic wasn’t working so it was really hard to hear

    • @Coderedpirate
      @Coderedpirate 4 года назад +88

      Evan Christman we have a jazz competition for high school called essentially Ellington and we’re supposed to play old swing charts, preferably by duke himself. Our director always reminds the soloists that they didn’t use microphones back then, so we should be able to solo without them

    • @adriananderson1648
      @adriananderson1648 4 года назад +6

      @@Coderedpirate Ayyyyy Ellington

    • @theoriginalcows1357
      @theoriginalcows1357 4 года назад +1

      this mans comment made my day

  • @thepinkelephant2520
    @thepinkelephant2520 Год назад +15

    Absolutely genius. As a fellow jazz player, this is awesome!

  • @Thnks2watr
    @Thnks2watr 3 года назад +4541

    Me: minding my own damn business
    YT Algorithm: yA LiKe JaZz?
    Me now: yes.

    • @pearlgalaxy
      @pearlgalaxy 3 года назад +27

      @WITE FOX I think 320 people care--

    • @wrath2509
      @wrath2509 3 года назад +7

      “I like your funny words magic man”

    • @KinekaiNHFan
      @KinekaiNHFan 3 года назад

      Yes

    • @Safalmao
      @Safalmao 3 года назад +2

      i dont like jazz
      but i like this video

    • @Bj-vd2tp
      @Bj-vd2tp 3 года назад +1

      @WITE FOX "I think 320 people care" = aggro. "nobody cares" neq aggro. You might have switched up some things, buddy.

  • @Saxologic
    @Saxologic  3 года назад +14050

    Today, we lost a titan of the music world. However, he fulfilled his role on Earth to levels most of us will only ever dream of, and his artistry will live on for the rest of history.
    R.I.P. Chick Corea 🙏🏽
    **Edit: For people who don’t know Chick Corea, he is the writer of the tune Spain, which is played in this video. I am not dead, and my name is Nathan Graybeal

    • @adriel311
      @adriel311 3 года назад +333

      i just got this recommended, rest in peace

    • @fool8346
      @fool8346 3 года назад +62

      Rip :(

    • @moony154
      @moony154 3 года назад +40

      R.I.P

    • @johshoouhttv
      @johshoouhttv 3 года назад +26

      Rest in peace :/

    • @toast-withbutter936
      @toast-withbutter936 3 года назад +56

      Only been 35 minutes Jesus I came here at the right time.

  • @Talendale
    @Talendale 3 года назад +436

    Anyone who thinks VGM isn't worthy of a real instrument has never heard their favorite game being played by a symphony. It's a killer lick. You gotta ride it.

    • @mystyes5382
      @mystyes5382 3 года назад +8

      Hell yeah. Orchestrated game music is amazing, especially when it's actually a part of the game

    • @TheVeryAngryShrimp
      @TheVeryAngryShrimp 3 года назад +4

      See also: Tomb Raider Symphony. My heart soared when I heard my favorite songs brought to life by an orchestra.

    • @Grundle_
      @Grundle_ 3 года назад +3

      Bloodborne.

    • @ghost_evermore
      @ghost_evermore 3 года назад +2

      Hollow knight. That sound track is glorious

    • @AAAAA_BRAD
      @AAAAA_BRAD 3 года назад +2

      The ost for the ori games are 👌👌👌👌👌

  • @jasminejohnston6393
    @jasminejohnston6393 2 года назад +10

    Fun fact: The sax you hear out of the water in Dolphin Shoals is a real saxophone. Real instruments and a live band were used to make Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s music

  • @brittmccall2618
    @brittmccall2618 4 года назад +1357

    The amount of times I get this in my recommended

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  4 года назад +172

      Good.

    • @TheFeriner
      @TheFeriner 4 года назад +16

      This doesn’t even show up in my recs I just remember to watch this like every couple months

    • @brittmccall2618
      @brittmccall2618 3 года назад +10

      @@Saxologic it’s back again

    • @Cityz3nn
      @Cityz3nn 3 года назад +3

      and I watch it every time

    • @roostercake5437
      @roostercake5437 3 года назад +2

      @@Saxologic bruh thank you so much for the laugh

  • @kev1257ful
    @kev1257ful 5 лет назад +213

    Here before Adam Neely

  • @MrPaul722
    @MrPaul722 6 лет назад +2806

    Duuuude thats sick! Any chance you could upload the whole performance? I would love to listen to it, Spain is one of my favorite songs ever

    • @ZodiakGFXNovato
      @ZodiakGFXNovato 6 лет назад +47

      And your favorite country hehe

    • @lewis2255
      @lewis2255 5 лет назад +43

      Cool my favorite composer is Dance of the knights written by Russia who lived in Prokofiev

    • @camtron
      @camtron 5 лет назад +4

      Definitely one of my favorite songs too. Chick is slick.

    • @dinuk1716
      @dinuk1716 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah i would also love to listen to your whole solo on spain

  • @stumpedtroper
    @stumpedtroper 6 месяцев назад +4

    This timeless video has graced my home page once more, I feel blessed

  • @huype727
    @huype727 4 года назад +1533

    I kinda wanna see the actual concert he played at.

  • @jimwettlaufer5813
    @jimwettlaufer5813 5 лет назад +295

    When I saw “Spain by Chick Corea” I was gonna flame you desecrating it but damn man you did good

    • @manysnakes
      @manysnakes 5 лет назад +19

      Borrowing a lick from popular culture is a time-honored jazz tradition. I mean, 'Trane recorded "My Favorite Things"!

  • @wonyang6052
    @wonyang6052 5 лет назад +577

    Almost forgot to watch this today

  • @barth1977
    @barth1977 2 месяца назад

    What I like most about this video is that it reminds us all how rewarding it is to achieve something by working for it. Delayed gratification is one of the most valuable lessons to have from learning to play an instrument.

  • @MattTheSpratt
    @MattTheSpratt 3 года назад +679

    i really hope there's a recording of this performance of Spain somewhere, i'd love to hear this whole performance

    • @enochmatanmi792
      @enochmatanmi792 3 года назад +4

      manage to find it?

    • @kebabfromthefuture373
      @kebabfromthefuture373 3 года назад +28

      @@enochmatanmi792 been finding it since last year still no luck

    • @josopchadwich1209
      @josopchadwich1209 3 года назад +13

      It doesn't exist, hes talked about it a couple times

    • @AmaraEmme
      @AmaraEmme 2 года назад +11

      This is why loved ones need to record the whole performance 😭 especially if there are people this skilled performing

    • @Alegar-rt2kr
      @Alegar-rt2kr 2 года назад +4

      @Squid THIS PERFORMANCE IS AWESOME!!! Thx for the link bro🙃

  • @jblen
    @jblen 5 лет назад +75

    One of the rare occasions when the RUclips algorithm recommends me something relevent, and it's beautiful.

  • @emmbeesea
    @emmbeesea 5 лет назад +624

    Jazz is good, but meme-y jazz is even better.
    Well done. (:

    • @jake.speare
      @jake.speare 5 лет назад +5

      I keep seeing you everywhere on RUclips. are you a demon? am I being e-haunted send help

    • @emmbeesea
      @emmbeesea 5 лет назад +5

      @@jake.speare | I am not a demon. If you see a lot of my comments, it only means we share common interests in the videos we watch!

    • @jake.speare
      @jake.speare 5 лет назад +5

      @@emmbeesea haha I was just kidding. But yeah, you watch a lot of smash bros vids. I can relate, it's addicting

    • @themodernshoe2466
      @themodernshoe2466 5 лет назад +4

      There is no such thing as non-memey jazz

    • @npBOgory
      @npBOgory 5 лет назад

      sREUDIAN fLIP is justin y the dude with the ninja pfp

  • @y9y-f9q
    @y9y-f9q Месяц назад +2

    idk why youtube's algorithms decided I must be a jazz band kid but I'm appreciating all these weird new memes it's recommending

  • @SiIverScales
    @SiIverScales 5 лет назад +359

    I’m glad some people aren’t sleeping on the MK8 soundtrack.

    • @Modupe5566
      @Modupe5566 4 года назад +12

      Fr MK8 has such an awesome soundtrack

    • @possibly8180
      @possibly8180 4 года назад +1

      The main theme got me through a shit chapter in my life so.. attestable

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 5 лет назад +33

    THIS IS TOO GOOD

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +2

      Ray Mak wow you’re pretty famous! Thanks man

  • @Jaxdaily1
    @Jaxdaily1 3 года назад +611

    Omfg he’s still hearting comments what a fricking legend

    • @Dougy
      @Dougy 3 года назад +2

      Yah

    • @alwayshatin3973
      @alwayshatin3973 3 года назад +2

      Did that make your day getting one? What are you 5?

    • @Jaxdaily1
      @Jaxdaily1 3 года назад +4

      @@alwayshatin3973 yes lol im a kid

    • @jufriol8733
      @jufriol8733 3 года назад +3

      @@alwayshatin3973 is it a joke that you’re an asshole or?

    • @njung1990able
      @njung1990able 3 года назад +2

      When did insulting strangers become a joke? Its just rude behavior, if you ask me

  • @fullshark09
    @fullshark09 2 месяца назад +1

    Gotta love the efforts to contain the laughter as he plays

  • @hedgehogmind3186
    @hedgehogmind3186 3 года назад +139

    “Wow he is so good at improv.”

  • @orizonge1478
    @orizonge1478 3 года назад +668

    the look on the trombonist’s face when he realizes he will never be able to do anything like that with his instrument is... sad and hilarious.

    • @alexanderestrada3117
      @alexanderestrada3117 3 года назад +10

      U gonna test him?

    • @corvidconsumer
      @corvidconsumer 3 года назад +7

      @@alexanderestrada3117 trombones can’t play notes that fast

    • @mugshotmarley
      @mugshotmarley 3 года назад +59

      Trombonist play notes so fast that it sounds like one long slide

    • @WhiteKnuckleRide512
      @WhiteKnuckleRide512 3 года назад +1

      @@corvidconsumer YET

    • @jacobruiz97
      @jacobruiz97 3 года назад +8

      @@corvidconsumer Of course trombones can play that fast. Listen to Bob McChesney playing Carnival of Venice.

  • @KingBueno619
    @KingBueno619 3 года назад +421

    Dashiegames: “WHO WAS IN THE STUDIO??”

    • @Collosical
      @Collosical 3 года назад +4

      LOL YES

    • @ali965
      @ali965 3 года назад +1

      i swear😭😭

  • @oshahott2532
    @oshahott2532 Год назад +4

    Dolphin Shoals has such amazing music, it low key feels out of place to hear in a video game. It's like it feels just like a regular song a jazz group might play, instead of it sounding as if from a videogame. I absolutely love it!

  • @ManuelGonzalez-uy1fl
    @ManuelGonzalez-uy1fl 6 лет назад +247

    Great now I want to see that video of “Spain”

    • @circloud3914
      @circloud3914 6 лет назад +4

      Same, Hopefully we find it,.

  • @Seth______
    @Seth______ 5 лет назад +68

    I love the whole transition/progression of you listening to it to finally performing with it😂

  • @eeeddddddiiieee
    @eeeddddddiiieee 4 года назад +67

    I like how’s he’s playing the game not really paying attention to the music and then it just clicks how good it sounds.

  • @StarKatGaming
    @StarKatGaming Месяц назад +2

    The original devious lick

  • @matthewschwartz6486
    @matthewschwartz6486 5 лет назад +563

    Now learn it in all 12 keys!

    • @soyflowerboy3953
      @soyflowerboy3953 5 лет назад +5

      LMAOOO damn, imagine

    • @ojutay8375
      @ojutay8375 5 лет назад +2

      @Dee Vee in Western Music yes

    • @brendanswords4659
      @brendanswords4659 5 лет назад +2

      @@ojutay8375 ha what, since when.

    • @nvrmind1205
      @nvrmind1205 5 лет назад +1

      @Samuel Fisher || That is correct... that is very correct

    • @SakamotoIbuki
      @SakamotoIbuki 5 лет назад +11

      Giant Steps Mario Kart lick when

  • @azuzz6788
    @azuzz6788 5 лет назад +526

    Just learned this by ear from this video, I need to learn how to use approach tones like that in more of my licks

    • @Saxologic
      @Saxologic  5 лет назад +38

      yeah we all do brother it’s ok

    • @jakemf1
      @jakemf1 5 лет назад +5

      Oh yeah yeah the integration makes it work so well the lines just flow from idea to idea

    • @Bjorneization
      @Bjorneization 5 лет назад +2

      Bebop!!!

    • @edadankmemes
      @edadankmemes 5 лет назад

      That's an Oh yeah yeah moment right there

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 5 лет назад +2

      8 bit music theory has the sheets to it

  • @manuelferreyros
    @manuelferreyros 3 года назад +79

    God yes. I've had that feeling playing Mario Kart. Dragging the hell out of a curve and suddenly, oh shit the music is on fire.

  • @Seph2079
    @Seph2079 3 года назад +10

    You could just see the envy at such skill; in the eyes of all the sax players.

  • @pegasusboots3594
    @pegasusboots3594 5 лет назад +663

    I played piano in a jazz band for a pretty short time but it was my own running joke to randomly throw in the Steven Universe song “Love Like You” every time I had a solo
    Whether it fit at all or not

    • @gustavofelipesabrito7365
      @gustavofelipesabrito7365 5 лет назад +40

      PLEASE SAY ME YOU HAVE A RECORD OF THIS

    • @tylergrant2766
      @tylergrant2766 5 лет назад +21

      Video proof or it didn't happen

    • @thecianinator
      @thecianinator 5 лет назад +62

      Gee I wonder why you only played in that jazz band for a pretty short time

    • @jekisah9153
      @jekisah9153 5 лет назад +1

      Dude. We need to see this!!

    • @roggy179
      @roggy179 5 лет назад +1

      I want this lmao

  • @MannFace51
    @MannFace51 3 года назад +59

    Nintendo: Seize this man’s entire life

  • @marceloalbuja
    @marceloalbuja 5 лет назад +23

    38 seconds and this is pure gold

  • @makoala8881
    @makoala8881 2 года назад +3

    I always come back to this video because this guy is living one of my most desired dreams which is getting praised by an audience for playing a videogame music lick or verse that i would never be good enough to compose myself.

  • @supafun33
    @supafun33 3 года назад +32

    In High School one of my jazz instructors snuck the opening riff of “Smells Like Teen Spirits” into a solo and it was so much fun. This reminded me of that. Nicely done!

  • @dustinpace8446
    @dustinpace8446 5 лет назад +59

    Please release the full solo you’re quickly becoming one of my favorite RUclipsrs and I’m dying for more content

  • @parsec9446
    @parsec9446 5 лет назад +747

    I want the link to the whole Spain performance, NOW.

  • @Mathtron5000
    @Mathtron5000 2 года назад +2

    The RUclips algorithm has blessed me with this video once again