Blue Shell Blues

"Blue Shell Blues" is a song performed by British band to promote the release of Mario Kart 8 in the  and. 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 channel. The song is themed around the Spiny Shell item, here referred to as a Blue Shell.

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

So I'm getting on great with this beautiful girl Then her boyfriend shows up (you've been blue-shelled) Dunk my biscuit in my tea But it falls in the cup (you've just been blue-shelled) By gravity

It's late on a Friday, I'm about to leave the office But my boss comes in and tells me That the company's down on profits (You've got to stay at work over the weekend) Yep, I've been blue-shelled again

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

Go to the bathroom but there's nothing there to wipe my nose (blue-shelled) Blue-shelled

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

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

You've built an house of cards Then someone throws an egg You phone a composition but the Line goes dead And then at the end You've finally got them back But someone makes a noise And you have an heart attack

Every time I think I've win

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

No matter how many times I get knocked back I'm gonna get myself up until I'm back on track 'Cause I'm a natural survivor, got that? I am a tiger, just Listen to me playing my synthesizer

When you're in the middle of an epic solo And the batteries in your keytar go You've just been blue-shelled

Again (Blue-shelled)