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  1. Album: Squiddles!
  2. Date: August 26, 2010
  3. Date Added: November 15, 2019
  4. URLs:
  5. - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy5UGIMKOXpONMExgI7lVYFwQa54QFp_H
  6. Has Track Art: false
  7. Cover Artists:
  8. - Cindy Dominguez
  9. Color: '#bb44ff'
  10. Groups:
  11. - Official
  12. Art Tags:
  13. - Squiddles
  14. Banner Artists:
  15. - Cindy Dominguez
  16. Banner Dimensions: 1100x205
  17. Wallpaper Artists:
  18. - Cindy Dominguez
  19. Wallpaper Style: 'opacity: 0.6;'
  20. Additional Files:
  21. - Title: Album Booklet
  22. Files:
  23. - Squiddles_booklet.pdf
  24. - Title: Squiddles! Full Opening
  25. Files:
  26. - squiddlevid.swf
  27. ---
  28. Group: Main album
  29. ---
  30. Track: Squiddles!
  31. Artists:
  32. - Alex Rosetti
  33. Duration: '2:54'
  34. URLs:
  35. - https://youtu.be/fXo6q-jENfE
  36. Lyrics: |-
  37. Squeedle dee dee<br>Squeedle dee dum<br>Everyone sing a Squiddly song<br>Let's all be friends<Br>And work as a team<br>Squiddles for you<br>Squiddles for me!
  38. Tangle Buddies<br>Let's become<br>Tangle Buddies<br>That's right<br>Tangle Buddies<br>You heard me<br>Tangle Buddies<br>Squiddle-dee Squiddles!
  39. Lots of fun times are waiting ahead<br>Early to rise and early to bed<br>When you're with us every second is great<br>Just as long as you don't stay up late
  40. The power of friendship and the<br>Power of love will guide us<br>We'll all live in harmony<br>Sea unicorns and happy<br>Candy corn shrimp<br>They all sing the song of the sea
  41. Everyone sing<br>Come on now<br>Sing the song of<br>The happy sea!
  42. (Hey, Squiddle Diddle, can you guess what I'm thinkin'?)<br>(No, Squiddly-Dee, what?)<br>(I was thinking we should be)<br>(TANGLE BUDDIES) (Tangle Buddies!)<br>(Tangle Buddies, yeah!)
  43. Squeedle dee dee<br>Squeedle dee dum<br>Everyone sing a Squiddly song<br>Let's all be friends<br>And work as a team<br>Squiddles for you<br>Squiddles for me!
  44. Tangle Buddies<br>Let's become<br>Tangle Buddies<br>That's right<br>Tangle Buddies<br>You heard me<br>Tangle Buddies<br>Squiddle-dee Squiddles!
  45. Lots of fun times are waiting ahead<br>Early to rise and early to bed<br>When you're with us every second is great<br>Just as long as you don't stay up late
  46. The power of friendship and the<br>Power of love will guide us<br>We'll all live in harmony<br>Sea unicorns and happy<br>Candy corn shrimp<br>They all sing the song of the sea
  47. Everyone sing<br>Come on now<br>Sing the song of<br>The happy sea!
  48. ---
  49. Track: Rainbow Valley
  50. Artists:
  51. - David Ko
  52. Contributors:
  53. - Alex Rosetti (remix)
  54. Duration: '1:10'
  55. URLs:
  56. - https://youtu.be/MrOqTjNrB2Q
  57. ---
  58. Track: Squiddle Parade
  59. Artists:
  60. - Ian Taylor
  61. Duration: 0:50
  62. URLs:
  63. - https://youtu.be/gqd8XTRwzoI
  64. Referenced Tracks:
  65. - Homestuck Anthem
  66. ---
  67. Track: Squiddle March
  68. Artists:
  69. - Erik Scheele
  70. Duration: '1:09'
  71. URLs:
  72. - https://youtu.be/6l7shCvDXUU
  73. ---
  74. Track: Tangled Waltz
  75. Artists:
  76. - Michael Guy Bowman
  77. Duration: '4:15'
  78. URLs:
  79. - https://youtu.be/3KdAsyPq4UM
  80. ---
  81. Track: Sun-Speckled Squiddly Afternoon
  82. Artists:
  83. - Alex Rosetti
  84. Duration: '1:41'
  85. URLs:
  86. - https://youtu.be/faRVzG1TZus
  87. Referenced Tracks:
  88. - Squiddles!
  89. ---
  90. Track: Squiddles Campfire
  91. Artists:
  92. - Erik Scheele
  93. Duration: '5:16'
  94. URLs:
  95. - https://youtu.be/sBi2kKCDDCk
  96. ---
  97. Track: Friendship is Paramount
  98. Artists:
  99. - Seth Peelle
  100. Duration: '3:43'
  101. URLs:
  102. - https://youtu.be/X0DmGl7AJIU
  103. Referenced Tracks:
  104. - Squiddles!
  105. ---
  106. Track: Lazybones
  107. Artists:
  108. - Steve Everson
  109. Duration: '1:15'
  110. URLs:
  111. - https://youtu.be/15iiMuYvA_Q
  112. ---
  113. Track: Tentacles
  114. Artists:
  115. - Robert J! Lake
  116. Duration: '1:57'
  117. URLs:
  118. - https://youtu.be/LMfO0Z_E878
  119. Lyrics: |-
  120. (Hey, Squiddle G.)<br>(I said HEY, Squiddle G!)<br>(Yeah, Squiddle RJ, up for more partying?)<br>(Come on! Throw me down some sick beats.)<br>(You got it!)
  121. (Crazy stuff in here man. This is totally crazy stuff!)<br>(We're getting nasty up in here.)<br>(Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)<br>(All these tentacles!)
  122. I love to talk about going to school<br>'Cause Squiddles learn, so much, so cool<br>I'm like some kind of dude on the mic<br>Just listen to this, it's a fresh supply
  123. Na, na, na, three tentacles up<br>Na, na, na, three tentacles up
  124. Tentacles breakdancing<br>All those tentacles on the floor<br>Tentacles breakdancing<br>Let's all dance tonight
  125. (Yeah... uh-huh.)<br>(Yeah, we do it right here, boy.)<br>(Come on! Get up! Get up!)
  126. I love all the ladies, Squiddlies, big Diddlies<br>They love me, they say so, I know that<br>I'm doing things right<br>Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh<br>Uh, uh, uh
  127. Tentacles breakdancing<br>All those tentacles on the floor<br>Tentacles breakdancing<br>Let's all dance tonight
  128. (Check it out!)
  129. ---
  130. Track: Squiddles Happytime Fun Go!
  131. Artists:
  132. - Robert J! Lake
  133. Duration: '1:43'
  134. URLs:
  135. - https://youtu.be/uXBAl4pd7gA
  136. ---
  137. Track: The Sound of Pure Squid Giggles
  138. Artists:
  139. - Nick Smalley
  140. Contributors:
  141. - Alex Rosetti (remix)
  142. Duration: '1:22'
  143. URLs:
  144. - https://youtu.be/9tOJOpn1UD0
  145. ---
  146. Track: Squiddle Samba
  147. Artists:
  148. - Michael Guy Bowman
  149. Duration: '3:05'
  150. URLs:
  151. - https://youtu.be/U1H0Q6FjGyc
  152. ---
  153. Track: Squiddles in Paradise
  154. Artists:
  155. - Solatrus
  156. Contributors:
  157. - Alex Rosetti (Squiddle voices)
  158. Duration: '4:11'
  159. URLs:
  160. - https://youtu.be/2YG_6ke8X0o
  161. Lyrics: |-
  162. Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
  163. Squiddles down in paradise invite you to play<br>They're tangled up with joy and fun every single day<br>It's a silly kind of life they live, but for them it's nothing new<br>They are friends with everyone and they love you!
  164. 'Cause they're Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
  165. It's a funny time in paradise with their Squiddle friends and more<br>So let's dive on in and we'll go see what they have in store<br>We'll ride up on sea unicorns into uncharted lands<br>Watch out for Skipper Plumbthroat! And his salty band<br>(Bye Skipper Plumbthroat!) (I'll catch you yet!)
  166. They're Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
  167. It's a lovely time in paradise, see the Squiddles smile with glee<br>We should join them in the fun they made for you and me<br>'Cause soon enough we'll have to leave, and depart for shore<br>But we'll be back another day, on the ocean floor!
  168. Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
  169. Commentary: |-
  170. <i>Solatrus:</i>
  171. <i>(original commentary)</i>
  172. Haha, oh man.
  173. My vocal debut, and what is it? Me mocking the music kids shows. It’s an adorable song, though.
  174. Okay, so this one actually has a bit of history, quite a long time before Homestuck. I’ve been at this music thing for over 9 years after all.
  175. Originally I was interested in writing a sort of uplifting and mellow hip hop song, and the first thing I did was make an organ synth with a swung version of one of the melodies you hear in Squiddles in Paradise. I was actually working with AndrewNeo (him again!) on the song.
  176. Of course, that never panned out, but when I finally felt like I should contribute to the Squiddles album (I was among the last to actually start something) all those years later, I remembered that melody.
  177. And then Alex told me the whole hip hop feel, even though it was pretty relaxing, just wasn’t gonna work. So I reworked it into a pretty cheesy and stereotypical reggae song and just stopped caring altogether about how it sounded. I mean, come on, it’s a freaking parody album!
  178. Eventually Alex recorded some Squiddle vocals for it because I thought it’d be hilarious, and he sang (badly out of tune on purpose) the chorus. I thought it was brilliant and promptly wrote a full set of lyrics.
  179. TLDR, the chorus to Squiddles in Paradise was actually made up by Alex Rosetti basically on accident, and the song was originally some hip hop song I did over half a decade ago.
  180. <i>(commentary redux)</i>
  181. Well, what do you know, my vocal debut?
  182. This song has a remarkably old history to it, elements of it dating back to 2005, not too long after I started using FL Studio. Originally this was a sort of uplifting hip-hop song that I did in collaboration with AndrewNeo, but the song was never finished. I’d share the song with you, but unfortunately I don’t have the plugins I used because back then I didn’t care as much about pirating VSTs and the like.
  183. Anyway, while this song is chronologically my second official Homestuck song, it’s also the second song I wrote after joining the team. The first song I wrote after joining will be discussed next time. Hehe.
  184. Nonetheless, do have a little snippet of what I did with that hip-hop song when the Squiddles album was starting up, which is not too different from the original, aside from a more interesting beat and bassline. (<a href="http://www.solatrus.com/static/music/misc/Squiddlesofsomesort.mp3">dead link</a>)
  185. I sent it over to Alex Rosetti, but we ended up agreeing that going with the hip-hop style. Even though it was a pretty relaxing song, it wasn’t going to be a good fit for what Alex had in mind for the album.
  186. Thus, I scrapped it and started to work on other songs before coming back to it almost a month later.
  187. It hit me one day that I should try rewriting the song in a really ridiculous, cheesy, and cliche reggae style, and completely not care. So I did.
  188. I again sent this to Alex and he really liked it, and he quickly recorded some Squiddles very horribly singing what eventually became the chorus. I thought it was brilliant and was immediately inspired to write lyrics for the entire song, which really helped flesh out everything. It also let me use Radiation’s hilarious Skipper Plumbthroat voice briefly, though that went uncredited in the song, hah!
  189. And after some work, I arrived to the final song that’s on the Squiddles album.
  190. <b>Other Thoughts</b>
  191. Michael Bowman once mentioned that Squiddles in Paradise is one of the few songs on the album that really balances the act between a legitimate song and a downright silly song. I was pretty flattered when both said this and when he recommended this song, among others from the album, to a fan.
  192. I actually have to agree with Bowman after looking back at it almost two years later. Despite how little effort I feel that I put into this song, it was a really fun and silly song to write… about kid-friendly horrorterrors… in paradise.
  193. ---
  194. Track: Squiddidle!
  195. Artists:
  196. - Malcolm Brown
  197. Duration: '2:00'
  198. URLs:
  199. - https://youtu.be/gyqSztKs_6o
  200. ---
  201. Track: Catchyegrabber (Skipper Plumbthroat's Song)
  202. Artists:
  203. - Alex Rosetti
  204. Contributors:
  205. - Toby Fox (Skipper Plumbthroat)
  206. Duration: '4:33'
  207. URLs:
  208. - https://youtu.be/S3bsomR8W_w
  209. Lyrics: |-
  210. They call me Skipper Plumbthroat<br>'Tis a name ye'd best remember (Yar)<br>I'm captain of me ol' boat<br>The Grundy Catchyegrabber (Oh-ho)
  211. I travel the seven seas<br>In search of valuable ink<br>It sparkles like a blessing<br>Of unicorns made from zinc
  212. I'll row, row, row me boat<br>Collect that valuable prize<br>I need the stuff to stay afloat<br>'Tis the apple of me eyes
  213. This ink that I do seek<br>Comes from little Squiddles<br>They swim around and squeak<br>And are full of Squiddle giggles
  214. My fishing nets will grab<br>A tentacle or two<br>And maybe afterwards<br>I'll have some Squiddle Stew!
  215. Row, row, row me boat<br>An' throw out all o' me nets<br>Those squids won't know what hit 'em<br>‘Til they're payin' off me debts
  216. (Yes... if I... if I ever can pay off me debts, I mean, I... I still have to pay for... school. My... I mean... just- never mind, never mind! Just, well...)
  217. Sometimes I have to ask meself<br>Skipper, where's your life led ya?<br>You dropped right out of law school<br>To sell rutabagas (I need a tangle buddy.)
  218. My poor business flopped<br>I was penniless once more<br>So land for sea I swapped<br>And left my native shore
  219. Strugglin' to stay afloat<br>But it's all right, I guess<br>Just as long as I can gloat<br>An' sail an' fish an' Aggress
  220. (Aggress. I love aggressin'. Yar, har. Ah-har. Yar-har!)
  221. I've come far, that's for sure<br>Nanna Plumbthroat would be proud (Yes, she would.)<br>I've no time to be demure<br>‘Cause I'm scary as a storm cloud (Or scarier!)
  222. Yar-har<br>The fishin' life's for me<br>I love me job, I love me life<br>Catching Squiddles of the sea!
  223. (Yar-har-har. I’ll get those little Squiddles yet. If I can... if I can just get enough money, and... maybe overcome my crippling depression. But... but I have friends, I have a crew! They... they like me and, but... well... I mean...)
  224. ---
  225. Track: Plumbthroat Gives Chase
  226. Artists:
  227. - Alex Rosetti
  228. Contributors:
  229. - Toby Fox (Skipper Plumbthroat)
  230. Duration: '2:51'
  231. URLs:
  232. - https://youtu.be/4PfZu1AWTWI
  233. Referenced Tracks:
  234. - Catchyegrabber (Skipper Plumbthroat's Song)
  235. Lyrics: |-
  236. (This might not fit my... rude alter ego, but I really love drinking tea and eating broccoli. But don’t tell anyone!)
  237. (Yar-har, time for some Squiddle Stew!)<br>(Come here, Squiddles! Little Squiddles! Ha, ha, har!)
  238. (Come back here, you Squiddles!)<br>(I’ll show you tangle buddles! I’ll show you tangle... hoo-)<br>(Darn those Squiddles, come back with my pants!)
  239. (Darn those Squiddles, where are my pants?)<br>(I am embarrassed that you Squiddles have had to see my naked body.)
  240. (I’ll get you yet, you Squiddles!)<br>(Well, EXCUSE me, Squiddles!)<br>(Squiddles! Curse you, Squiddles!)<br>(You have yet to see the power of the Catchyegrabber!)
  241. (I wish I had a job! I wish I wasn’t such a- [unintelligible] this! [unintelligible] Skipper Plumbthroat!)
  242. ---
  243. Track: Squiddles the Movie Trailer - The Day the Unicorns Couldn't Play
  244. Artists:
  245. - Toby Fox
  246. Duration: '1:51'
  247. URLs:
  248. - https://youtu.be/9lWRGynBNVs
  249. Referenced Tracks:
  250. - Squiddles!
  251. Lyrics: |-
  252. (But... but where are the unicorns today, Mommy? Where are the unicorns?)
  253. (Someday, when I’m older, I’ll— I’ll find Santa Claus. He’ll bring the unicorns back, won’t he Mommy? Mommy? Where are you, Mommy? Are you with the unicorns?)
  254. (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)
  255. ---
  256. Track: Carefree Princess Berryboo
  257. Artists:
  258. - Alex Rosetti
  259. Duration: '2:16'
  260. URLs:
  261. - https://youtu.be/_Z8qT1GBhds
  262. Referenced Tracks:
  263. - Carefree Action
  264. Lyrics: (Well EXCUSE me, Princess Berryboo!)
  265. ---
  266. Track: Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles
  267. Artists:
  268. - Michael Guy Bowman
  269. Duration: '4:27'
  270. URLs:
  271. - https://youtu.be/09eVHqwHWYM
  272. Lyrics: |-
  273. (Mister Bowman, can you tell us about the Squiddles?)<br>(Well of course, child!)<br>(Yay!)
  274. Let me tell you of the Squiddles who live below the sea<br>They love to sing and dance and play just like you and me<br>They're squishy little creatures with tentacles of joy<br>And adorable eyes that bring delight to every girl and boy
  275. Not much is known about the Squiddles, at least on our behalf<br>And many wonder why it is they always seem to laugh<br>Do they know some kind of secret? Well, maybe, just in part<br>But any child knows the real answer deep within their heart!
  276. They laugh because they love<br>They sing because they're free<br>They splash because they're safe and sound<br>Below the deep blue sea
  277. They leap because they like you<br>They swim because they're swell<br>They smile because they have so many<br>Stories they like to tell
  278. The Squiddles live in a magical land<br>Below the waves in castles of sand<br>If you listen close you can hear them make their plans
  279. (What kind of plans?)<br>(Happy Squiddle plans!)
  280. They kiss because they can't help it<br>They wiggle because why not!<br>They prance because they're oh so proud<br>Of all the friends they've got (Hey guys, how's it going?)
  281. They jump because they're joyful<br>They giggle because they're glad<br>They Squiddle because in Squiddle Land<br>No one's ever sad!
  282. (All right, now we're going to do the whole song one more time, and this time I want everybody to join in. Parents, that means you too. If you don't know the words just look them up online, I'm sure they're there somewhere. Otherwise, sit real close to your television set and follow the bouncing ball and you're sure to be a winner! Are you ready, kids? All right, here it comes again. And a-one, and a-two, and a-one two three!)
  283. They laugh because they love<br>They sing because they're free<br>They splash because they're safe and sound<br>Below the deep blue sea
  284. They leap because they like you<br>They swim because they're swell<br>They smile because they have so many<br>Stories they like to tell
  285. The Squiddles live in a magical land<br>Below the waves in castles of sand<br>If you listen close you can hear them make their plans
  286. (What sort of plans?)<br>(Happy Squiddle plans!)
  287. They kiss because they can't help it<br>They wiggle because why not<br>They prance because they're oh so proud<br>Of all the friends they've got
  288. They jump because they're joyful<br>They giggle because they're glad<br>They Squiddle because in Squiddle Land<br>No one's ever sad!
  289. ---
  290. Track: Ocean Stars
  291. Artists:
  292. - Mark Hadley
  293. Duration: '2:09'
  294. URLs:
  295. - https://youtu.be/gFWWC9vmSzQ
  296. Commentary: |-
  297. <i>Mark Hadley:</i>
  298. Everyone writing songs for the Squiddles album opted for happy-go-lucky and crazy-sounding things, but in an effort to make a variety, I aimed instead for something more calm and serene, picturing a calm ocean at night lit only by the full moon and stars. Admittedly, it's just 12 bars that repeat over and over, each time adding in an additional instrument track. Still, it's one of the most relaxing things I've ever written.
  299. ---
  300. Track: Let the Squiddles Sleep (End Theme)
  301. Artists:
  302. - Robert J! Lake
  303. Duration: '5:06'
  304. URLs:
  305. - https://youtu.be/mpn7lahHvEc
  306. Referenced Tracks:
  307. - Squiddles!
  308. Sampled Tracks:
  309. - Squiddles!
  310. Lyrics: |-
  311. Squiddles are not ordinary friends<br>They work and play and work again<br>But they have homes and mommies too<br>Yes, they have mommies just like you
  312. So let them go to bed right now<br>So they can rest and make cute sounds<br>Because if they don't, they won't be strong<br>(If they can't rest they won't be strong)<br>And they're so small, they won't last long<br>(Well, they are really tiny)
  313. And Plumbthroat's fishing boat<br>(Plumbthroat's fishing boat)<br>Woah, oh, oh, oh?<br>(Is gonna kill the Squiddles if they don't get any sleep)<br>So let them go to sleep<br>(So let them sleep)
  314. (‘Cause they will die if they don't get to sleep)<br>Let them go to sleep<br>(Plumbthroat has a thing for killing insomniac jellyfish)<br>Tangle Buddies, Tangle Buddies, Tangle Buddies, Tangle Buddies, Tangle Buddies, Tangle Buddies<br>(It's not a pretty sight)<br>Oh, the tangle buddies and the tangle buddies going out to sea<br>(Let's go to Brineswallow)<br>Going to Brineswallow now, Brineswallow now
  315. Brineswallow (Brineswallow)<br>Brineswallow (Brineswallow)<br>Yeah (Brineswallow)<br>Yeah, [Unintelligible] (Let's all go on an adventure)
  316. Squeedle dee dee<br>Squeedle dee dum<br>Everyone sing a Squiddly song<br>Let's all be friends<br>And work as a team<br>Squiddles for you<br>Squiddles for me!
  317. Tangle Buddies<br>Let's become<br>Tangle Buddies<br>That's right<br>Tangle Buddies<br>You heard me<br>Tangle Buddies<Br>Tangle Buddies<br>Let's become<br>Tangle Buddies<br>That's right<br>Tangle Buddies<br>You heard me<br>Tangle Bu-
  318. My tangle[???] Tangle Buddies<br>Tangle Buddies<br>Let's become Tangle Buddies
  319. ---
  320. Group: Bonus tracks
  321. ---
  322. Track: Friendship Aneurysm
  323. Artists:
  324. - Alex Rosetti
  325. Duration: 0:19
  326. URLs:
  327. - https://youtu.be/w6RNFIXfiyY
  328. Lyrics: |-
  329. (I love you, Squiddle Ruby!)<br>(I love you too, Squiddle Sapphire!)<br>(Let's have serious friendship!)
  330. (Oh man, I just had a friendship aneurysm.)