Professor Shyguy chiptunes Tightrope

July 10, 2014 12:01 AM

Chiptune musician Professor Shyguy does a cover of Janelle Monae's Tightrope, and pretty much nails it.
posted by hippybear (7 comments total)

I think I'd probably love "Tightrope" in nearly any form, but that was pretty great as they go.

I've been listening to The Electric Lady on repeat these days, and the little radio show inserts in the album make it an even more narrative experience than her previous albums. Now what I really want, after listening to the last minute of that cover, is a 2-d adventure game based on the whole story she's telling through all her albums. The "Tightrope" chapter would be all about escape!
posted by Mizu at 12:22 AM on July 10, 2014 [12 favorites]

nice
posted by maggiemaggie at 4:03 AM on July 10, 2014

Oh man that's amazing, thank you!
posted by bird internet at 4:11 AM on July 10, 2014

That was quite good.
posted by sonascope at 5:37 AM on July 10, 2014

His wrecking ball version reminds me of a certain category of cat videos...
posted by effbot at 5:49 AM on July 10, 2014 [1 favorite]

That's impressive.
posted by umbú at 8:28 AM on July 10, 2014

Mizu: I would play the FUCK out of that game.
posted by Inkoate at 8:53 AM on July 10, 2014 [2 favorites]