Motor City

"Motor City"
Composed by: Michael Tavera, Monroe Michaels
Vocals	Gordon Masten Paulina Gillis Michael Stark
Key	B-flat major
Appears in	Super Mario World – "The Wheel Thing" (1991)

"Motor City" is the song that appears in the Super Mario World television series episode "The Wheel Thing." It plays as Mario, his friends, and the Cave People try to stop Kooky's Mega Mechanasaur from rampaging Dome City. It was composed by Michael Tavera and Monroe Michaels.

This is the only song from the Super Mario World television series to have its instrumental used to dub over cover songs in re-airings of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!; all others are from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

The instrumental was played in place of the first instance of "Surfin' Bird" in "The Bird! The Bird!," "Chains" in "Stars in Their Eyes," "Hot Hot Hot" in "Too Hot to Handle," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" in "Bad Rap," "Rock Around the Clock" in "Elvin Lives," and "Kung Fu Fighting" in "Karate Koopa."

Lyrics

English

Everything is ready, put the pedal down
Motor... city... here we come!
I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
Motor... city... here we come!
The road is empty, every light is green
Motor... city... here we come!
Nobody can stop this awesome machine
Motor... city... here we come! (Yeah!)

Rev it up!
Just a little bit faster
Rev it up!
Just a little bit faster
Go, go, going
To Motor city! (Yeah!)

Motor... city... here we come (Motor city!)
Motor... city... here we come (Motor city!)
Rev it up!

Albanian

Albanian

English

Në vendin ku jetojmë, për të ne luftojmë! Qyteti ynë, ja tek po vijmë! Të duket më e bukur toka, kur qytetin e sheh mbi dy rrota! Qyteti ynë, ja tek po vijmë! Për ty kujdesemi ditë e natë! Qyteti ynë, ja tek po vijmë! Askush s'mund të na ndalojë. Qyteti ynë, ja tek po vijmë! Jepini! Forca më shpejt! Shpejtoni! Jepini! Forca më shpejt! Shpejtoni! Jepini! Jepini! Qyteti ynë, ja tek po vijmë! Qyteti ynë, ja tek po vijmë!

In the country where we live, we fight for it! Our city, here we come! The world looks more beautiful when you see the city from two wheels! Our city, here we come! We take care of you day and night! Our city, here we come! No one can stop us. Our city, here we come! Give it! Faster! Hurry up! Give it! Faster! Hurry up! Give it! Give it! Our city, here we come! Our city, here we come!

Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese	Translation
Todo mundo pronto para a confusão Força, lute, vamos nós! Não posso esperar para começar Força, lute, vamos nós! Tudo planejado, tudo em seu lugar...tudo no esquema! (Força, lute, vamos nós!) É tudo certo, nada vai falhar! Força, lute, vamos nós! Preparar! Preparar! Atirar! E atirar! Fogo, fogo, não atire! Fogo, fogo, não atire! Fogo, fogo, não atire! Vamos nós!	Everyone to the chaos Ram, fight, let's go! I can't wait for it to start Ram, fight, let's go! Everything is ready, everything in place...all planned! (Ram, fight, let's go!) It's all right, nothing will fail! Ram, fight, let's go! Get ready! Get ready! Rev it up! And rev it up! Fire, fire, don't shoot! Fire, fire, don't shoot! Fire, fire, don't shoot! Let's go!

Multimedia

Motor City - The instrumental from the Turkish dub of "The Wheel Thing"

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Motor City - The song as translated in the Brazilian Portuguese dub

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Naming

The title of the song, "Motor City," is a reference to a nickname for Detroit, Michigan, known for being the historical center of the American automobile manufacturing industry.

Notes

• This is the only song in the Korean dub of the Super Mario World television series to not be subtitled into Korean.
• The song has an intro that goes unheard in the "The Wheel Thing" but can be heard in the instrumental used in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
  • Additionally, by combining the most of the instrumental from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Bad Rap" with the near end of the instrumental from "The Wheel Thing," the song's actual length is revealed to be 51 seconds long.