The funniest part to me is that the time gap between Xrd and Strive means Elphelt changed her whole look and started a rock career less than a month ago in-universe
May and the entire Jellyfish Pirates crew changed uniforms in less than a month as well. Jack-o reversed her hair color too. A 1 year timeskip would be more appropriate than what the fuck they were thinking
When my aunt died a few months ago i did almost everything she did except starting a rock career, but yeah, i identifiy a lot the despair for change and sometimes it its very extreeme
@@byronvonedmundI love the idea of Elphelt being like “OH GOD I NEED LIKE 70 PEOPLE TO PLAY THE TRUMPET. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND COULD HELP ME?” Faust staring unnervingly and unwaveringly in the corner: …tiny marching band?
Fun fact: the way Molly Daisy Scarpine is able to make her voice so deep for the metal sections is because she's using a technique called "false chord shouting" or "fry screaming", where you engage your false vocal cords rather than your true ones to produce a far deeper sound than you'd normally be able to go!
For those who forgot what a Valentine is, keep in mind Elphelt has been faking her entire personality from the word go, and this idea of herself she set up is the only thing she has to go off of. It wasn't until Ramlethal showed her why the emotions she came premade with are important that she started to value that idea and aspire to live up to it. That's why she's obsessed with marriage certificates, because she wants to bind herself to humanity in a meaningful and supportive way. She still doesn't understand all the steps she skipped to get there, but that she took even one step is a big deal for her. That's what she means by Extras. From her objective viewpoint, that's what happiness, peace, prosperity, love, friendship, and any positive human feeling is: an extra. She was scared of the laughter because it's completely normal to fear something you don't fully understand. Even something as simple as a pleasant conversation is a skydive out of her comfort zone. But if Ram, a person who was once completely fine with being killed for no reason, came to learn them and treasure them, then they must be worth a shot, because the one thing El is certain about is that she loves her sister. In short, bless her heart, she's doing her best.
Wow... i never thought of that. Her entire personality was meant to help her blend in among humans for the sake of achieving the Supreme Will's mission, and now she basically has to find her own self after rejecting her fate in Xrd.
@@darrylferguson3622 Yep. And that artificial personality is her only starting tool. She's got nothing else going for her. It's gonna be a long road ahead for her.
4:20 I feel like you can definitely hear Amazing Grace here. Which is insane because that piece is used as a wedding hymn. So very fitting for Elphelt!
I knew I recognized that small snippet, but I couldn't remember where! That's it! Be it intentional or not, it does remind me of Amazing Grace. As well as the part that I realized thanks to other comments does remind me of All I want for Christmas is you
@@raghugba863Considering it’s December, and Christmas is El’s birthday I can see that! Crazy how these pieces have so much substance and thought put into them.
I thought the 4:20 part sounded christmas-y. Also at 2:15 ish there is a christmas feel to it, which i think they added cuz elphelt was released during christmas season 😮.
I swear, every new Strive theme got me like "Yeah this is cool, but not really my thing" at first, and then half a day later I'm listening to it on loop for hours and feeling like I'm living life to the fullest.
I mean talk to metal heads that arent elitists and most of the time they have a selectiong of high energy pop songs that the rythm is just going hard lol, the genera of music might be different but there's always an appeal of things going hype
That´s the beauty of "anything goes", my friend. Daisuke is not afraid of being creative and make things that others would consider "nonesensical", giving us a lot of weird on paper songs but unique bangers at the same time
Daisuke is writing homages to older bands, a lot of the time. The entire history of western metal music ran so that Guilty Gear could do a 60 meter sprint to rival Usain Bolt.
This song already means so much to me. A song about someone who has found absolutely freedom and joy in embracing each aspect of themselves without apology. Even when the genres conflict. Even when the lyrics are weird. Even when people would find it silly. This song is about how you don’t have to defend/justify your weirdness or flaws. You just have to make the decision to not find it embarrassing. Don’t stop other people from laughing at you; join in the laughter and keep going with joy and happiness. This is further underlined but the duality of genres. Two genres that are sure to repel fans of the other, but both loudly singing the same lyrics and theme, because they represent the same person. People can be complicated and conflicted and can be multiple things at the same time. As well, those things can be outright off putting and uncomfortable to others. At the end of the song, the singer says she needs to weed out the self doubt. She sings it in a hymnal rapturous joy, giving thankful energy for the fact that she has liberated herself to fully love herself. Immediately after this, the two song styles overlap. When they do, they don’t change up their approach. They don’t apologize for one another or make space for one another. They exist simultaneously in their uncomfortable conflict of being. And the result is absolutely unbridled celebration. In short, this song is about the death of so-called “cringe culture”. I am Cringe and I am Free. It makes me happy, and I cried when I read the lyrics about laughing. We don’t need to fear the laughter of others when we’re too busy bringing a smile to our own faces.
"Hardcore Rock + Pop? Thats fucking cringe and disgusting" "Yeah" "... What?" "Yeah, i know, whats the matter?" "But... But-" "Yeah but what? Im cringe, whats the matter" "Wha- wha... You are so weird" "Yeah i am" "BRUH ARE YOU- ... im out"
God, the fact that the line “rub-a-dub-a-dub” is 1) a part of this song, period, 2) is sung in death metal style, and 3) ACTUALLY FUCKING WORKS is something that by all rights SHOULDN’T be as awesome as it is, but it IS! And it’s MAGNIFICENT! Guilty Gear is truly a fucking masterpiece; how the hell does something THIS absurd exist in such a remarkable fashion?! Like, H O W ? !
It just means you need to broaden your musical horizons. It's not nearly as uncommon as you think. Check out the band's Jinjer, Spiritbox, Iwrestledabearonce, and Arch Enemy for starters.
@@default_account1098all Molly Daisy now. She even wrote, produced and recorded the whole thing herself. Nope, don’t read the description, just trust me bro.
Excluding chorus aside (buckle up!, Hallelujah) what i get from the lyrics describes Elphelt's life path as a rocker. For starters, Elphelt gained new family and peace along with her sister as she's wished but now she's lost and she didn't know what she should do next for the future but still she knew what she wanted is share love around world and one day obtain one for herself. Elphelt chose to take the path as a rocker, with some little worry like being laughed at (I'm scared of the laughter) but she try to cheer herself and still walk forward even sometimes she do some mistakes (stumble and bump in the road). Finally, her effort paid off and she becomes famous (Soaring high up, Center of attention). While she's still lost and unsure what this path will take her to, but for now she's having fun and look forward what future store to her.
I think it also harkens back to her having some identity issues back in Xrd. Ya know, with her being a sleeper agent for the Universal Will and then also captured to merge with Justice and all that.
She's not that famous yet but just think about how sweet it'd be tho, remembering how a while back everyone in the GG universe was afraid of gears and now they're so accepting.
If you’re interested in analyzing the lyrics I’d recommend using official lyrics and not this channel’s lol, they’re notorious for mistakes and just guessing or making stuff up.
Bedman? Comes out: They cant make a song better, thaN the Circle Asuka Comes out: They cant make a song better than The Gravity Johnny comes out: They cant make a song better than Just Lean Elphelt comes out: They can't make a song better than Extras
2:15-2:32 Mariah Carey aside, I really like these lyrics of "Yeah, I'll be laughed at, but I won't let it get to me. I won't listen to the haters, and I'll choose my own happiness."
Well, I never expected this marriage obsessed girl to go into a rebellious faze of heavy metal. But, I’m all here for it. Elphelt Valentine is a very interesting character; being made from Aria’s soul and becoming a Valentine makes her very interesting. Now, I don’t know much of her lore or what her theme is trying to say, so if someone can enlighten me, I’d appreciate it. But, what I can say is that she is a fun, hilarious, and has very rich character. Especially with her arcade showings of mistaking Nagoriyuki’s brushing her off as proposing to her while Faust is fully supporting them both. I love them all and I love her. She’s just a little guy. And her theme showing off her more rebellious gaze with the heavy metal implications along with her wants of pure love injected in. It’s just so beautiful and, once again, it’ll get the stamp of approval, aka the certified bop. Also, to anyone reading, you’re awesome and it’ll be okay!
I always love seeing people say this, because it means you get to tell them "I can tell you what a Gear is, who the Guilty one is, and why", then see if that person wants the short version, or to fall down a 7-paragraph rabbit hole.
@@marcfyre whenever someone asks me if I want the short version or want to see them ramble about their smalk hyperfixation I always choose to just listen to the 3 hour explanation of lore, it's painful having no one to share your interests with.
out of my top 3 songs i go the circle, alone infection, and then extras. I love this song so much. I never thought that I would stop and appreciate the perfect harmony of death metal and an anime intro, but here we are
We may stumble, fall, and never know where we’re supposed to go or where we want to go in life. We could be lost forever, never knowing what we’re meant to do. However, what’s important is that we never lose sight of ourselves. Always be true and love yourself. For we cannot love others (especially one as husband hungry as Elphelt), unless we love ourselves. And besides, it’s important to always enjoy yourself. After all, you can’t say you’re lost if you don’t have a destination.
I love how the lyrics are really wholesome behind that growling voice. It reminds of those times when me and my friends joked about what if Sepultura did songs about world peace and hippie things
"Are you brave enough to be a fool?" is just another way of saying "I may be cringe, but I am free" which does not apply to Elphelt because Death Metal Pop Idol is anything but cringe. That said, I love how the most aggressive-sounding song is up there is also one of the happiest & most hopeful in the game
More info: All vocals are performed by the same woman: Molly Daisy. She is the lead singer of the Hyper Psychic band, as well as a mocap actress for Days Gone and The Last of Us game series.
Thinking about how far El, Ram, and everyone have come brings a huge smile to my face. Even Sol and Asuka managed to find a little peace, maybe just for now. You can feel the love poured into this series, and Daisuke's effort has paid off immensely.
Great song for a generation of people who lack purpose and meaning, but are fighting hard to live in a fulfilling way nonetheless. Life is full of the little extras that make it worth living. Can't forget to keep enjoying them while we're here. Eat a burger, sing a song, dance down the street. Let's have some fun.
The combination of death metal and pop just makes this my most favorite new song now. It’s like the best of both worlds when it comes to the GGST songs.
Thanks clouddrop, absolutely love the formula you've come up with. Really showcases all the hard work Arc System Works puts into each character with immaculate vibes.
When you're the music character, there's a great pressure for your theme to be the greatest, or at least super memorable. Congratulations, you pass! Jam Project would be proud of that chorus!
i was stagnated with depression for the past 3 years and ive been very slowly healing and this song shows just like how i feel at the moment !!!! i love Elphelt
I was just looking for this and thought, "Ah well, it's not here, I'll listen to Asuka's theme in the playlist", and once I finished Johnny's theme, it autoplayed this and showed you uploaded it 12 minutes ago. Thank you for reading my mind. XD
This has got to be the funniest theme to me. Everyone expected her theme to be like Jack-O’s, Bridget’s or May’s, but the reveal trailer just starts with heavy metal lmao
This is my new favorite theme by far. The awesome lyrics and the two tones of voice that complement each other so well, and I love how sad it somehow sounds with the guitar right after the first chorus and at the start of the orchestra near the end. And just like many of the other themes it makes sure to not be repetitive. Hell, one verse of the vocals even reminds me of country pop.
I like how this song with one of its central themes being about appreciating everyone for who they are seemingly includes small lyrical allusions to previous themes, also adding a slight tone of nostalgic reminiscence. A few examples: "Ignite the drive (drive) in your soul" "Now my heart is blazing" from Smell of the Game "I'm soaring higher, the clouds took me away, no one can find me" "I flew so high I could, see everything" from Requiem "I know who I am, I'm just a little lost" "I know who I am, the moonlit lake told me" from Smell of the Game "But don't get me wrong, I'm having a great time" "Happiness to last a life time" from Rock Parade "Oh hallelujah" a bit of a weaker example, but arguably invokes parallels the themes of belief in Armour-Clad Faith "But then I realised, I just need to weed it all" another somewhat weak example, invokes parallels to Like A Weed, Naturally, As A Matter Of Course Might be a bit of a stretch, but the lyrics certainly get me to reflect on the themes of other characters.
I like how everyone hated elphelt in xrd but now people are loving playing as her, but hopefully she is a character everyone loves and not hate in strive, hopefully she is not another HC but we have to see how she does in tournaments.
@ashyunderscore yeah I like her new design to once I saw that I knew the devs had fun making her. Hopefully I like playing as her cause they keep nerfing my character I hate it.
when i heard "buckle up" i think it was a warning couse i did not expect to hear what came after that, i listened to a lot of songs but nothing could prepare me for this masterpiece its like a complete brute and an angel sang this. Nothing can depict how beutiful and awesome is this song nor words or numbers. Im pretty sure that Molly when singing this song had a lot of fun and put her heart, body and soul to it.
When you really pay attention to the lyrics it such a sad story being brought into the world for one goal only to loose your memory and when finally about to find happiness it's all taken away making her wanting to get married because she thinks it's true happiness but then grows realizing there's others like her and instead decides to bring happiness to others. So no whatever Twitter says this is not a character assassination it's a proper growth of her character just because she's not wedding obsessed like in xrd doesn't mean she's not a bubbly loving character. And she still is wedding obsessed with Nagoryuki.
All vocals are performed by the same woman: Molly Daisy. She is the lead singer of the Hyper Psychic band, as well as a mocap actress for Days Gone and The Last of Us game series.
The fact that I was up at 3AM listening to the links and immediately getting excited when I remembered this guy existed. He gets faster and faster time, the best lyricist in the fandom.
I _can't_ stop listening to this song!!! I love the blend of different styles and genres into something that is quirky and unique, but is absolutely enjoyable. I've been playing video games since the early eighties, and I can honestly say this character's design - as a whole - is possibly my favorite, ever. [Edit: added comment] It's interesting to me that my second favorite song in this OST is Jack-O's song. They both are unapologetically upbeat and optimistic.
This sounds like a very serious song, but listening to the lyrics made me realize it just sounds like a lost young teen finding a way, but in the goofy way. I think it's very fitting that she has a song with very wholesome lyrics, but the song has the singers shredding their voices and the guitar going crazy lol
This will be one of those that may take me a while to completely vibe, or that i will need to be at a certain humor to vibe better to. But it still is a REALLY good song, and the DEATH HOWL... GOD, Molly has a INCREDIBLE range. Edit... 4 days later and i am already vibing... didn't take much XD.
So this song came out in December and features tunes from "All I want for Christmas is you" and "Amazing Grace"? Daisuke blessed us with a christmas song holy fucking shit this is a christmas song (elephant was born on christmas too!
Elphelt in character: Hiii >w< do you wanna be fweinds!!! >~< Elphelt’s song and career: IGNITE THE DRIVE (DRIVE) IN YOUR SOUL. IT’S CALLING *YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU*
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The funniest part to me is that the time gap between Xrd and Strive means Elphelt changed her whole look and started a rock career less than a month ago in-universe
2 weeks 😭
May and the entire Jellyfish Pirates crew changed uniforms in less than a month as well. Jack-o reversed her hair color too.
A 1 year timeskip would be more appropriate than what the fuck they were thinking
@@perimbela i think the jack-o one happened at the end of xrd but its also hilarious that all this happened so fast
When my aunt died a few months ago i did almost everything she did except starting a rock career, but yeah, i identifiy a lot the despair for change and sometimes it its very extreeme
shes cute i can see it happening...i mean babygoth did it
Realizing that Molly sang the whole song, which means the death howl is ALSO her voice proves that she has excellent voice range, holy.
W H A T
that's some nichijou op type shit
It is still.. impossible for me to know it as truth
She's amazing
Who's Molly
@@NukeDaHippies The singer
WAIT THAT WASN'T NAOKI?!!! WOW
Do you think Ramethal attends Elphelt's concerts and is just straight faced in all of her merch meanwhile the fans are going crazy for Elphelt
She's probably on the drums in her band
And Happy Chaos's the bass
@byronvonedmund sins on kazoo
@@dudesayshi2191 jacko and sol sitting at the back of the concert thinking wtf is going on
Of course not!
She eats a Burger during the performance.
@@byronvonedmundI love the idea of Elphelt being like “OH GOD I NEED LIKE 70 PEOPLE TO PLAY THE TRUMPET. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND COULD HELP ME?”
Faust staring unnervingly and unwaveringly in the corner: …tiny marching band?
I love how its technically canon that Elphelt could actually sing this, and is probably an actual track she wrote in universe.
According to her arcade ending, it's an official wedding march written by her band
@@kamikaze8105which one
@@jojogacha974Speothos Venaticus
@@candi_appel wut
@@jojogacha974pretty sure that's the name of her band
"Are you brave enough to be a fool?" has to be one of the best lines in any GG song
i cannot couldnt not agree more
Potemkin main here, yes
It's a call to action for pot mains
DISCOOOOOOOOOOOORD
I'm howlin' at the moon
Fun fact: the way Molly Daisy Scarpine is able to make her voice so deep for the metal sections is because she's using a technique called "false chord shouting" or "fry screaming", where you engage your false vocal cords rather than your true ones to produce a far deeper sound than you'd normally be able to go!
vocal fry & false chord are different techniques^^
that litteraly doesn't make sense how do i engage my false vocal cords
Wait I have fake vocal chords?
They put rub-a-dub-a-dub in a heavy metal song and somehow made it work. God I love the guilty gear soundtrack
They put "THE BEES KNEES" as screamo in Millia's nightwish ahh theme too lol
"Blah! Blah! Blah!" - A.B.A's theme
They can’t keep getting away with this
Drifts lyrics are literally "yeah baby right right right right right right right right right"
"Splash! Splash!! Splash!!!" - Giovanna's theme
For those who forgot what a Valentine is, keep in mind Elphelt has been faking her entire personality from the word go, and this idea of herself she set up is the only thing she has to go off of. It wasn't until Ramlethal showed her why the emotions she came premade with are important that she started to value that idea and aspire to live up to it. That's why she's obsessed with marriage certificates, because she wants to bind herself to humanity in a meaningful and supportive way. She still doesn't understand all the steps she skipped to get there, but that she took even one step is a big deal for her.
That's what she means by Extras. From her objective viewpoint, that's what happiness, peace, prosperity, love, friendship, and any positive human feeling is: an extra. She was scared of the laughter because it's completely normal to fear something you don't fully understand. Even something as simple as a pleasant conversation is a skydive out of her comfort zone. But if Ram, a person who was once completely fine with being killed for no reason, came to learn them and treasure them, then they must be worth a shot, because the one thing El is certain about is that she loves her sister.
In short, bless her heart, she's doing her best.
why am i learning about guilty gear lore from random comments on soundtracks i listened to on a whim?
@@vizthex That's how the Guilty Gear iceberg works, baby.
Wow... i never thought of that. Her entire personality was meant to help her blend in among humans for the sake of achieving the Supreme Will's mission, and now she basically has to find her own self after rejecting her fate in Xrd.
@@darrylferguson3622 Yep. And that artificial personality is her only starting tool. She's got nothing else going for her. It's gonna be a long road ahead for her.
Aww, that's such a tragic yet sweet backstory
Only Daisuke could make "Rub dub dub dub yeah yeah." Sound like the best hook ever.
This song is literally "I'm cringe, and that's based. I will never be based and that's not cringe." And I love it
Cringe
Based
@@dio8451get ratioed.
@@maat66duality of man
Being cringe is being free
2:15 "all I want for Christmas is yooouuu"
I can't get it out my head..
It has to be intentional
@@matblackadventuresconsidering Elphelt’s birthday is Christmas and 4:19 having the same melody as Amazing Grace, it ABSOLUTELY is intentional.
I am glad i wasnt the only one that hear it
We suffer together now 😂
How to unhear this
"Are you brave enough to be a fool ?" that's so fucking deep, my brothers, be cringe
To be cringe is to be free.
@@Murmarine be Whimsical
IM A CLOWN OF FAAAAAAAAAAAATE.
Calling someone cringe is cringe. Thus any accusations of cringe must mean that both cringer and cringee are cringe.
"A real man oughta be a lil' stupid."
- Ryuji Goda
4:20 I feel like you can definitely hear Amazing Grace here. Which is insane because that piece is used as a wedding hymn. So very fitting for Elphelt!
I knew I recognized that small snippet, but I couldn't remember where! That's it! Be it intentional or not, it does remind me of Amazing Grace. As well as the part that I realized thanks to other comments does remind me of All I want for Christmas is you
@@raghugba863Considering it’s December, and Christmas is El’s birthday I can see that! Crazy how these pieces have so much substance and thought put into them.
I thought the 4:20 part sounded christmas-y. Also at 2:15 ish there is a christmas feel to it, which i think they added cuz elphelt was released during christmas season 😮.
thank you for catching that! i knew it sounded familiar
@@ghanaria7996 2:15 is definitely a reference to All I Want for Christmas lol
is she single
Very much so
You wouldn't last a day with her
GGS animation when?
no she's married to me
Fellas, sharing is caring.
We're crashing the wedding halls with this one
WE'RE SMILING AND LAUGHING WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
IT'S OUR HALLELUJAH 🗣️🔥🔥🔥
We’re signing the marriage papers with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
@@slurpyfusionyoutube3775"fans club'" certificate
WERE JOINING HER FANCLUB WITH THIS ONE🗣🔥🗣🔥
I swear, every new Strive theme got me like "Yeah this is cool, but not really my thing" at first, and then half a day later I'm listening to it on loop for hours and feeling like I'm living life to the fullest.
Potemkin still stands Victorious and unmatched.
Me with this song at first: not the biggest fan
Me now: I listen to it a lot
I remember thinking this song was the worst but now I realize it’s really good
Except for A.B.A's theme tho that shit was a bop day ONE
@@dontbothertoreply9755 Goldlewis holds the title for best big boy theme imo
The combination between Metal and Pop is 🔥
Literally the diverse contrast between me and my sister lol. While she is 0.5% of Taylor Swift's top fans, I listen to metal
Perfectly balanced as all things should be
Poppin' metal.
I'll see myself out
I mean talk to metal heads that arent elitists and most of the time they have a selectiong of high energy pop songs that the rythm is just going hard lol, the genera of music might be different but there's always an appeal of things going hype
Maximum the Hormone vibes
I have no idea how Daisuke keeps dropping these bangers like it's absolutely nothing.
Jack of all trades master of all
That´s the beauty of "anything goes", my friend. Daisuke is not afraid of being creative and make things that others would consider "nonesensical", giving us a lot of weird on paper songs but unique bangers at the same time
@@M-TriggerDaisuke's sheer "fuck it we ball" energy is the reason the GG ost is so good
One of the greatest composers fr
Daisuke is writing homages to older bands, a lot of the time. The entire history of western metal music ran so that Guilty Gear could do a 60 meter sprint to rival Usain Bolt.
God every Guilty Gear theme always hits
It really is cool of them to include a video game with the purchase of the album.
except perfection can't please me
No exceptions 🔥
@@PowerAids absolutely wrong
@PowerAids I never thought an opinion could be wrong. There it is.
This sounds like a bar fight and you're getting married
Okay that's the bar analogy I could agree on for this song
Another amazing addition to the bar fight analogy
This sounds like a bar fight and you and your partner are just watching it all unfold with eachother.
what is the context for the bar fight analogy?
@@yapflipthegrunt4687 Check Sol's theme
Rub-a-dub-a-dub yeah yeah!
Seriously this song slaps man.This singer is so incredibly talented
TOO LATE, MY BABY 🤘
@@dogeweeb3779OH HALLELUJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Leave it to Diasuke to make the word "Rub-a-dub-a-dub" to be an absolute banger
@@KumaPawha this guy could probably make a song about paint drying sound fucking amazing
I think it was meant to be run-a-double-double but we all just kinda heard it the same
This song already means so much to me. A song about someone who has found absolutely freedom and joy in embracing each aspect of themselves without apology.
Even when the genres conflict. Even when the lyrics are weird. Even when people would find it silly.
This song is about how you don’t have to defend/justify your weirdness or flaws. You just have to make the decision to not find it embarrassing. Don’t stop other people from laughing at you; join in the laughter and keep going with joy and happiness.
This is further underlined but the duality of genres. Two genres that are sure to repel fans of the other, but both loudly singing the same lyrics and theme, because they represent the same person. People can be complicated and conflicted and can be multiple things at the same time. As well, those things can be outright off putting and uncomfortable to others.
At the end of the song, the singer says she needs to weed out the self doubt. She sings it in a hymnal rapturous joy, giving thankful energy for the fact that she has liberated herself to fully love herself. Immediately after this, the two song styles overlap. When they do, they don’t change up their approach. They don’t apologize for one another or make space for one another. They exist simultaneously in their uncomfortable conflict of being. And the result is absolutely unbridled celebration.
In short, this song is about the death of so-called “cringe culture”. I am Cringe and I am Free.
It makes me happy, and I cried when I read the lyrics about laughing. We don’t need to fear the laughter of others when we’re too busy bringing a smile to our own faces.
"Hardcore Rock + Pop? Thats fucking cringe and disgusting"
"Yeah"
"... What?"
"Yeah, i know, whats the matter?"
"But... But-"
"Yeah but what? Im cringe, whats the matter"
"Wha- wha... You are so weird"
"Yeah i am"
"BRUH ARE YOU- ... im out"
Finally people started to understand this. At least by the songs
Are you cringe because you are free, or are you free because you are cringe?
@@zach237throughout heaven and earth I alone am the cringe one.
@@crocoboi7936 "Heavens above and over the earth, I alone am cringe undefeated"
God, the fact that the line “rub-a-dub-a-dub” is 1) a part of this song, period, 2) is sung in death metal style, and 3) ACTUALLY FUCKING WORKS is something that by all rights SHOULDN’T be as awesome as it is, but it IS! And it’s MAGNIFICENT! Guilty Gear is truly a fucking masterpiece; how the hell does something THIS absurd exist in such a remarkable fashion?! Like, H O W ? !
Daisuke's vision doesn't miss.
If he can make "the bees knees" work he can make anything work
I guess they're guilty for it 😅
how is bro everywhere lmao
what does “rub-a-dub-a-dub” mean to the character? im new to this series
When you realize there is only one artist performing the whole song: 🤯🤯🤯
and its a girl too, at first I thought Naoki was also singing here 😂
It just means you need to broaden your musical horizons. It's not nearly as uncommon as you think. Check out the band's Jinjer, Spiritbox, Iwrestledabearonce, and Arch Enemy for starters.
The guitarist:
The bassist:
The drummer:
The violin players:
@@default_account1098all Molly Daisy now. She even wrote, produced and recorded the whole thing herself. Nope, don’t read the description, just trust me bro.
Singer*
Bc every musician performing in this song are artists as well
Excluding chorus aside (buckle up!, Hallelujah) what i get from the lyrics describes Elphelt's life path as a rocker. For starters, Elphelt gained new family and peace along with her sister as she's wished but now she's lost and she didn't know what she should do next for the future but still she knew what she wanted is share love around world and one day obtain one for herself.
Elphelt chose to take the path as a rocker, with some little worry like being laughed at (I'm scared of the laughter) but she try to cheer herself and still walk forward even sometimes she do some mistakes (stumble and bump in the road).
Finally, her effort paid off and she becomes famous (Soaring high up, Center of attention). While she's still lost and unsure what this path will take her to, but for now she's having fun and look forward what future store to her.
Btw Elphelt has like only 8 fans, so she is not really famous, no. We are rooting for her though!
I think it also harkens back to her having some identity issues back in Xrd. Ya know, with her being a sleeper agent for the Universal Will and then also captured to merge with Justice and all that.
@@thomasdeutelmoser8986 she's just starting out actually don't think her band has any other known members other then her
She's not that famous yet but just think about how sweet it'd be tho, remembering how a while back everyone in the GG universe was afraid of gears and now they're so accepting.
If you’re interested in analyzing the lyrics I’d recommend using official lyrics and not this channel’s lol, they’re notorious for mistakes and just guessing or making stuff up.
Bedman? Comes out:
They cant make a song better, thaN the Circle
Asuka Comes out: They cant make a song better than The Gravity
Johnny comes out: They cant make a song better than Just Lean
Elphelt comes out: They can't make a song better than Extras
This will go on forever
Every single song is god tier IMO.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIII SEEEEEEEEE THE CIIIIIIIIIIIRCLEEEEEEE!
Robo-Ky comes out: They can't make a song better than Roar of the Sparkplug...
@@ImR3DACT3DGOD, DO YOU SEE THE RADIANT LIGHT
2:15-2:32 Mariah Carey aside, I really like these lyrics of "Yeah, I'll be laughed at, but I won't let it get to me. I won't listen to the haters, and I'll choose my own happiness."
Well, I never expected this marriage obsessed girl to go into a rebellious faze of heavy metal. But, I’m all here for it.
Elphelt Valentine is a very interesting character; being made from Aria’s soul and becoming a Valentine makes her very interesting. Now, I don’t know much of her lore or what her theme is trying to say, so if someone can enlighten me, I’d appreciate it. But, what I can say is that she is a fun, hilarious, and has very rich character. Especially with her arcade showings of mistaking Nagoriyuki’s brushing her off as proposing to her while Faust is fully supporting them both. I love them all and I love her. She’s just a little guy. And her theme showing off her more rebellious gaze with the heavy metal implications along with her wants of pure love injected in. It’s just so beautiful and, once again, it’ll get the stamp of approval, aka the certified bop.
Also, to anyone reading, you’re awesome and it’ll be okay!
Yea I agree!
And I'm married to her, it's crazy. Like it's actually cannon (trust) I married her
@@flip_law NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I never realized that Elphelt has little guy energy but oh my god
@@flip_law you mean we are ALL married to her
@@RyeBreadFF But, of course. She is just a little guy.
WE'RE ACCEPTING NAGORIYUKI'S MARRIAGE PROPOSAL WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
WE'RE PICKING UP THE LITTLE EXTRAS WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
WE'RE GOING TO SELL 10 TICKETS WITH THIS ONE
WE'RE GONNA BE AFRO TWINSIES WITH THE FIANCE WITH THIS ONE
@@HababaloooWE'RE NAMING OUR BAND AFTER THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF BUSH DOGS WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
@@discmanthecdlord So that's where the name came from LMAO
Saying rub-a-dub so angrily has got to be one of the greatest things to ever grace my ears
4:18 IS THIS CHORD PROGRESSION FROM AMAZING GRACE OH MY GOD I'M HAVING AN ANEURYSM THIS SONG IS TOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD
Each theme just keeps getting better and better.
Love the All I Want For Christmas (Is You) and Amazing Grace references.
I think i hear "annie are you ok" at 3:13 maybe
you know I didn't expect the song to really hit me on a personal level to be elphelt's, but I guess I better accept it and go start proposing
Well yknow what they say
BUCKLE UP-
@@belisarius6949RUB-A-DUB-A-DUB YEAH, YEAH!
@@GoliMeadowTOO LATE, MY BABY
@@ghosthuntermike2592
OH HALLELUJAH
@@minato_ok0264RUB-A-DUB-A-DUB YEAH, YEAH!
3:11 gave my chills!
This part should have become win screen.
You were hit by you were struck by a smooth criminal
Somehow every female character they add to the game becomes my favorite, and Elphelt is my favorite one yet.
I wonder why)
That's practically the intention with Arc Sys right now.
@@ueiddd The tracks be fire, obviously.
@@ueidddnot everyone sees women as sex objects
Wait till they add Slayer
The all I want for Christmas is you reference simply canonically confirms Elphet is Joyous and Merry and you should be too
She was born on christmas after all
you know it's gas when she manages to sing "Rub a dub a dub yeah yeah" in a death metal growl
First time listening to anything that is guilty gear related and holy shit I don't know what a gear is or why it's guilty but I like this
The clocks regret ticking
It’s guilty because he killed his wife, and then did it 2 more times
@@Shy_002And then married her again
I always love seeing people say this, because it means you get to tell them "I can tell you what a Gear is, who the Guilty one is, and why", then see if that person wants the short version, or to fall down a 7-paragraph rabbit hole.
@@marcfyre whenever someone asks me if I want the short version or want to see them ramble about their smalk hyperfixation I always choose to just listen to the 3 hour explanation of lore, it's painful having no one to share your interests with.
out of my top 3 songs i go the circle, alone infection, and then extras. I love this song so much. I never thought that I would stop and appreciate the perfect harmony of death metal and an anime intro, but here we are
Playing DOOM with this in the background is one of the best gaming experiences I ever had omg
This feels like exactly what doom guy would listen to. Hard rocking yet super cute
Thank you for giving me the imagery of Doomguy attending one of Elphelt's concerts with little pink lightsticks.
thanks for the idea maybe i will draw this some day XD@@TheRedMistsLeftButtCheek
@@TheRedMistsLeftButtCheekdrawing this right now omg
@@Plaguecoricwhere can I find the drawing, PLEASE
cloudrop may not be pregnant but they never fail to deliver
WOOH what a comment
insane youtube comment
Most normal Guilty Gear player
What😭😭
WOAH 😭
Molly CRUSHED IT, She did such an amazing job and I love her Vocals, but I gotta ask, where did Aisha go?
aishas probably not gone, im assuming she just cant do the metal vocals this song needed
@@bagel44420 I see, that's alright and good to hear she might still be here.
If so, I'd like to hear them do a duet for a character 😃 Maybe ABA?!? 😁
@@Supernirthe way they credited Molly in the trailer makes me think she's a guest singer for this one time only
@@Supernir
A.B.A Is not coming back :/
@@1r0zz ABA was pretty high on the character survey polls so there is for sure a chance
3:38 When you're hit so hard you turn into Happy Chaos
We may stumble, fall, and never know where we’re supposed to go or where we want to go in life. We could be lost forever, never knowing what we’re meant to do. However, what’s important is that we never lose sight of ourselves. Always be true and love yourself. For we cannot love others (especially one as husband hungry as Elphelt), unless we love ourselves.
And besides, it’s important to always enjoy yourself. After all, you can’t say you’re lost if you don’t have a destination.
This only proves further that Daisuke is a musical genius. Never thought Pop and Metal would go so well in a music!
If you like this, maybe check out baby metal or Band Maid
Bro has never heard of Japanese idol metal
I still can't believe the range of her voice. I love guilty gear man
My god, that part between 4:07 and 4:33 is so divine
This song is the embodiement of "she's a little confused, but she's got the spirit"
GGST Elphelt is literally the embodiment of "I have 2 sides"
1. Extremely cute
2. IGNITE THE DRIVE (DRIVE)-
2:16 I JUST WANT YOU FOR MY OOOWN, MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER KNOWWW
GET OUT OF MY HEAD
El: *death metal growl"
Ram: Your songs are so soothing. I could listen to it forever :)
I love how the lyrics are really wholesome behind that growling voice. It reminds of those times when me and my friends joked about what if Sepultura did songs about world peace and hippie things
She's beauty
She's grace
Her singing melts off my face
"Are you brave enough to be a fool?" is just another way of saying "I may be cringe, but I am free" which does not apply to Elphelt because Death Metal Pop Idol is anything but cringe. That said, I love how the most aggressive-sounding song is up there is also one of the happiest & most hopeful in the game
molly's vocals are some of the only vocals i've ever heard to actually suprise me
heavenly i say
More info: All vocals are performed by the same woman: Molly Daisy.
She is the lead singer of the Hyper Psychic band, as well as a mocap actress for Days Gone and The Last of Us game series.
Thinking about how far El, Ram, and everyone have come brings a huge smile to my face. Even Sol and Asuka managed to find a little peace, maybe just for now.
You can feel the love poured into this series, and Daisuke's effort has paid off immensely.
Molly has a fucking angelic voice
Leave it to Daisuke to find a way to make you bang your head to "rub-a-dub-a-dub."
Great song for a generation of people who lack purpose and meaning, but are fighting hard to live in a fulfilling way nonetheless.
Life is full of the little extras that make it worth living. Can't forget to keep enjoying them while we're here.
Eat a burger, sing a song, dance down the street. Let's have some fun.
Shit. I didn’t expect to tear up scrolling the Extras comment section. Beautifully put.
The combination of death metal and pop just makes this my most favorite new song now. It’s like the best of both worlds when it comes to the GGST songs.
Amazing work as always! You're the best at GGST Lyric vids!
SHORT HAIR THICC THIGH ELPHELT GOT ME ACTIN UP
if she whiffs 2D the screen shakes girl has that sol approved aria bakery ass like the other valentines
Hallelujah!
shes literally everything i want in a woman shes so fucking perfect it hurts
1:42 I just LOVE this triumphant belting with the reverb effect. A full-throated declaration of her ideals. So catchy!
Everyone always talks about ABCDEFGO and BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH but 1:18 ??? 😭
Thanks clouddrop, absolutely love the formula you've come up with. Really showcases all the hard work Arc System Works puts into each character with immaculate vibes.
When you're the music character, there's a great pressure for your theme to be the greatest, or at least super memorable.
Congratulations, you pass!
Jam Project would be proud of that chorus!
unfortunately the other character with an instrument has my least favorite song in the game by far
SCREAM YOUR SOUL ABLAZE
Shoutouts to that one part of this song where it turns into All I Want For Christmas Is You.
i was stagnated with depression for the past 3 years and ive been very slowly healing and this song shows just like how i feel at the moment !!!! i love Elphelt
The footage loop perfectly matching up with the music at 3:11 will always be awesome to me.
2:14 "I just want you for my own, more than you could ever know. Make my wish come truee, all I want for christmas is youuu"
"Are you brave enough to be a fool" is the hardest fuckin bar ever
I was just looking for this and thought, "Ah well, it's not here, I'll listen to Asuka's theme in the playlist", and once I finished Johnny's theme, it autoplayed this and showed you uploaded it 12 minutes ago. Thank you for reading my mind. XD
This has got to be the funniest theme to me. Everyone expected her theme to be like Jack-O’s, Bridget’s or May’s, but the reveal trailer just starts with heavy metal lmao
This is my new favorite theme by far. The awesome lyrics and the two tones of voice that complement each other so well, and I love how sad it somehow sounds with the guitar right after the first chorus and at the start of the orchestra near the end. And just like many of the other themes it makes sure to not be repetitive. Hell, one verse of the vocals even reminds me of country pop.
I like how this song with one of its central themes being about appreciating everyone for who they are seemingly includes small lyrical allusions to previous themes, also adding a slight tone of nostalgic reminiscence.
A few examples:
"Ignite the drive (drive) in your soul"
"Now my heart is blazing" from Smell of the Game
"I'm soaring higher, the clouds took me away, no one can find me"
"I flew so high I could, see everything" from Requiem
"I know who I am, I'm just a little lost"
"I know who I am, the moonlit lake told me" from Smell of the Game
"But don't get me wrong, I'm having a great time"
"Happiness to last a life time" from Rock Parade
"Oh hallelujah"
a bit of a weaker example, but arguably invokes parallels the themes of belief in Armour-Clad Faith
"But then I realised, I just need to weed it all"
another somewhat weak example, invokes parallels to Like A Weed, Naturally, As A Matter Of Course
Might be a bit of a stretch, but the lyrics certainly get me to reflect on the themes of other characters.
the insane range on this woman's ability to vocalize is talent that comes few and far between
Fewer woman practice growling, all woman are capable of growling. This ain't talent, this is hardwork paying off
Happy birthday elphelt!
Happy birthday axel!
Happy birthday dizzy!
I'm not the only one that start's to hear "Amazing Grace" Right about here (4:17) right?
They used All I want from Christmas two minutes in and Amazing grace 4 minutes in, the reason likely being that she was born on Christmas
Perfect timing for December
なんだこの甘辛ミックスは😂
デスメタルとポップスって両立できるんだね。凄すぎる。好き。
I like how everyone hated elphelt in xrd but now people are loving playing as her, but hopefully she is a character everyone loves and not hate in strive, hopefully she is not another HC but we have to see how she does in tournaments.
She was a walking Guns and Roses reference. So I guess I was one of the few that liked her by default.
@@Angelzvx And she wonderfully still is! Her new dress is a bouquet of flowers!
@ashyunderscore yeah I like her new design to once I saw that I knew the devs had fun making her. Hopefully I like playing as her cause they keep nerfing my character I hate it.
did people actually hated to play as her? i've only played arcade in xrd but i absolutely adored her and her moveset
@@zetzbe No, they hated playing against her.
when i heard "buckle up" i think it was a warning couse i did not expect to hear what came after that, i listened to a lot of songs but nothing could prepare me for this masterpiece its like a complete brute and an angel sang this. Nothing can depict how beutiful and awesome is this song nor words or numbers. Im pretty sure that Molly when singing this song had a lot of fun and put her heart, body and soul to it.
Really fast upload.
I'm addicted to this song
When you really pay attention to the lyrics it such a sad story being brought into the world for one goal only to loose your memory and when finally about to find happiness it's all taken away making her wanting to get married because she thinks it's true happiness but then grows realizing there's others like her and instead decides to bring happiness to others. So no whatever Twitter says this is not a character assassination it's a proper growth of her character just because she's not wedding obsessed like in xrd doesn't mean she's not a bubbly loving character. And she still is wedding obsessed with Nagoryuki.
My head canon is that they chose a different singer for this specific song because this song exists in the game universe and Elphelt herself sang it.
Complete the arcade mode. Make sure you lose one round though.
All vocals are performed by the same woman: Molly Daisy.
She is the lead singer of the Hyper Psychic band, as well as a mocap actress for Days Gone and The Last of Us game series.
3:10 the animation and that "hallelujah" synced so well....
The fact that I was up at 3AM listening to the links and immediately getting excited when I remembered this guy existed.
He gets faster and faster time, the best lyricist in the fandom.
Thick thighs save lives, and Elphelt is here to save the world.
I _can't_ stop listening to this song!!! I love the blend of different styles and genres into something that is quirky and unique, but is absolutely enjoyable.
I've been playing video games since the early eighties, and I can honestly say this character's design - as a whole - is possibly my favorite, ever.
[Edit: added comment]
It's interesting to me that my second favorite song in this OST is Jack-O's song. They both are unapologetically upbeat and optimistic.
Still one of the most based pieces of music I've ever heard.
i don't remember her having such voice 0:35
You really cannot predict anything from Daisuke.
All you know for sure, its gonna be a banger.
The first part is so heavy beyond any other gg track
Okay I know this ain’t music related but that mix up in the footage at 1:52 is actually pretty friggen smart
ありがとう。これでBGMリアクション系のRUclipsrが動画を出す事ができます。
私は彼らの驚いた顔を観るのが好きです。
Those winks at the beginning, 1:44 , 3:14 and at the of the song to ''Marionette'' got me, i love this song.
This sounds like a very serious song, but listening to the lyrics made me realize it just sounds like a lost young teen finding a way, but in the goofy way.
I think it's very fitting that she has a song with very wholesome lyrics, but the song has the singers shredding their voices and the guitar going crazy lol
This will be one of those that may take me a while to completely vibe, or that i will need to be at a certain humor to vibe better to.
But it still is a REALLY good song, and the DEATH HOWL... GOD, Molly has a INCREDIBLE range.
Edit... 4 days later and i am already vibing... didn't take much XD.
So this song came out in December and features tunes from "All I want for Christmas is you" and "Amazing Grace"? Daisuke blessed us with a christmas song holy fucking shit this is a christmas song (elephant was born on christmas too!
Elphelt in character: Hiii >w< do you wanna be fweinds!!! >~<
Elphelt’s song and career: IGNITE THE DRIVE (DRIVE) IN YOUR SOUL. IT’S CALLING *YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU*
In character it's usually a bit more than friends
@@BlastingRyan609 She gets to that part around 12 minutes after hanging out
@@diananer she seems to have her eyes set on nago. I'm pretty jealous of him