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"'''Blue Shell Blues'''" is a song performed by British band {{wp|Brett Domino|The Brett Domino Trio}} to promote the release of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} and {{wp|Republic of Ireland|Ireland}}. The music video for the song was released on May 29, 2014, one day before the game's European release date, on [[Nintendo]] UK's [[Wii U]] {{wp|YouTube}} channel; the video features screenshots and gameplay of ''Mario Kart 8'' in the background. The song is themed around the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] item, here referred to as a Blue Shell.
"'''Blue Shell Blues'''" is a song performed by British band {{wp|Brett Domino|The Brett Domino Trio}} to promote the release of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} and {{wp|Republic of Ireland|Ireland}}. The music video for the song was released on May 29, 2014, one day before the game's European release date, on [[Nintendo]] UK's [[Wii U]] {{wp|YouTube}} channel. As the name suggest, the song is themed around the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Blue Shell]] item.


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<blockquote><i>
<blockquote><i>
I've been blue-shelled again (blue-shelled, ah)<br>
I've been blue-shelled again (blue-shelled)<br>
Baby, I've been blue-shelled again (blue-shelled, ah)<br>
Baby, I've been blue-shelled again (blue-shelled)<br>
Every time I set my sights on the finish line<br>
Every time I set my sights on the finish line<br>
Something comes along to set me back and knock me flying<br>
Something comes along to set me back and look at me flying<br>


So I'm getting on great with this beautiful girl<br>
So I'm getting on great with this beautiful girl<br>
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But my boss comes in and tells me<br>
But my boss comes in and tells me<br>
That the company's down on profits<br>
That the company's down on profits<br>
(You have got to stay at work over the weekend)<br>
(You've got to stay at work over the weekend)<br>
Yeah, I've been blue-shelled again<br>
Yep, I've been blue-shelled again<br>


So I finally get it done and go to save it<br>
So I finally get it done and go to save it<br>
My computer's crashed (blue-shelled)<br>
My computer has crashed (blue-shelled)<br>
Blue-shelled<br>
Blue-shelled<br>


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I really want this drink but when I open it it explodes<br>
I really want this drink but when I open it it explodes<br>
My dinner's nearly ready but then<br>
My dinner is nearly ready but then<br>
Somebody phones (I've just been blue-shelled again)<br>
Somebody phones ('cause I've been blue-shelled again)<br>


When you're watching TV (Oh, is this the episode where he dies?)<br>
When you're watching TV (Oh, is this the episode where he dies?)<br>
When you're making a cup of tea (Oh yeah, we've run out of milk)<br>
When you're making a cup of tea (Oh yeah, we've run out of milk)<br>
When you've bought a new CD, by your favorite chap<br>
When you've bought a new CD, by your favourite chart<br>
But you can't get into that stupid cellophane shrink wrap<br>
You can't get into that stupid cellophane shrink wrap<br>


You've built a house of cards<br>
You've built an house of cards<br>
But someone throws an egg<br>
Then someone throws an egg<br>
You've won a competition but the<br>
You phone a composition but the<br>
Line goes dead<br>
Line goes dead<br>
(You're nearly at the end)<br>
And then at the end<br>
(You've finally got the knack)<br>
You've finally got them back<br>
(But someone makes a noise)<br>
But someone makes a noise<br>
And you nearly have a heart attack<br>
And you have an heart attack<br>


Every time I think I win<br>
Every time I think I've win<br>


I've been blue-shelled again (blue-shelled, ah)<br>
I've been blueshelled again (blue-shelled)<br>
Baby, I've been blue-shelled again (blue-shelled, ah)<br>
Baby, I've been blueshelled again (blue-shelled)<br>
Every time I set my sights on the finish line<br>
Every time I set my sights on the finish line<br>
Something comes along to set me back and knock me flying<br>
Something comes along to set me back and look at me flying<br>


No matter how many times I get knocked back<br>
No matter how many times I get knocked back<br>
I'm gonna get myself up until I'm back on track<br>
I'm gonna get myself up until I'm back on track<br>
'Cause I'm a natural-born survivor, got the<br>
'Cause I'm a natural survivor, got that?<br>
Eye of the tiger, just<br>
I am a tiger, just<br>
Listen to me play my synthesizer<br>
Listen to me playing my synthesizer<br>


When you're in the middle of an epic solo<br>
When you're in the middle of an epic solo<br>
And the batteries in your keytar go<br>
And the batteries in your keytar go<br>
You've just been blue-shelled<br>
You've just been blue-shelled<br>
Again<br>
Again<br>
(Blue-shelled)</i>
(Blue-shelled)</i>
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{{MK8}}
[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8]]

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