Best. Theme. Song. Ever.
May 1, 2008 – 11:37 am PT by GregTags: X Games, X Games Asia —
I was checking out the X Games Asia site (after all, we just posted a story about Chad Kagy winning BMX Vert) and stumbled across something I have not seen before for an action sports event. A theme song. Apparently Chinese “celebrity boy band” Go Go Club collaborated with Canadian rap group DarkSon Tribe on the song and the result is something really special.
I don’t pretend to think that there’s never been an original theme song for an action sports event — the Olympics usually has one, British soccer teams have ‘em, even the Chicago Bears had “The Super Bowl Shuffle.” But I doubt any have been so upbeat, descriptive and, well, cool as this one.
After all, how can you go wrong with lyrics like this:
Air so big must be drinking that Red Bull
Live, ESPN check the schedule
KIA, SMG, next level
or
X-treme, the only way to capture the feeling
You half stepping then you only got it half right
Like you only spun 180 on the half pipe
Pros like Yasatoko’s on a skateboard
Don’t wanna miss the show man what you late for!
The full lyrics are at the end of the post, but here’s the song for you to judge for yourself:
Click here to listen to “RISE UP” by DarkSon Tribe (.mp3 3 MB).
You can download a copy for yourself, along with a ringtone and lyrics (which we’ve taken the liberty of posting below) at the X Games Asia site.
“RISE UP” by DarkSon Tribe
THEME SONG: X Games Asia Shanghai 2008
Intro:
X Games Asia 2008, yeah, this is the best of the best
Shanghai, your hands up, rise up everybody just stand up (x2)
Get your hands up!
Verse1a: Systematix
Time to show em what you got
Raise your hands up way up to the top
Never gonna stop SMG is the spot
Best of the best and their ready to rock
Take it to the level get your game on lock
Athletes ready to display it’s the cream of the crop
X Games is the atmosphere much love to Kia
DST is here and we’re glad to see ya
Verse1b: Baby-Jing
Get your hands up X Games back in the building
Rise up got the stands straight packed to the ceiling
The fact is there’s never no cap to this dreaming
X-treme, the only way to capture the feeling
You half stepping then you only got it half right
Like you only spun 180 on the half pipe
Pros like Yasatoko’s on a skateboard
Don’t wanna miss the show man what you late for!
Verse 1 c: Blackmale
X Game hero 2-0-0-8 first weekend in May Shanghai is the place
Everybody open wide everybody wants a taste
It’s the power to surprise with the superhuman strength
Or you could catch it live on the ESPN
Or watch the highlights cuz you won’t believe it
Flyin through the sky make it look so easy
You are now rockin with the DST man!
Chorus:
(Get your hands up)
Put em up in the sky
Rise up everybody just stand up
(Get your hands up)
Put em up in the sky
You are now rockin with the DST man
(Get your hands up)
Put em up the sky
Rise up everybody just stand up
Shanghai, get your hands up, rise up everybody just stand up!
Verse 2 a: Systematix
Let’s get the party live,
freestyle, moto X are you ready to ride
Having so much fun it’s the time of your life
X Games Asia representing Shanghai
Verse 2 b: Baby-Jing
Fly, competition so dreadful
Air so big must be drinking that Red Bull
Live, ESPN check the schedule
KIA, SMG, next level
Verse 2 c: Blackmale
Next level, X Generation
Just can’t wait for the next demonstration
Moto X, BMX, no hesitation
See who’s the best at the Gold celebration
Chorus
Bridge:
(oh wee oh, oh, oh)
(Shanghai, get your hands up,
rise up everybody just stand up)
Chorus x 2
2 Responses to “Best. Theme. Song. Ever.”
wowowowowowowowieeeeeeehhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!what a fabtastic song with awesome lyrics compeling the x games eh. rise on DARKSON TRIBE BABY JING AND ANT AND WARR. YEAH YEAH YEAH
By victor kavinta on May 5, 2008
IT IS INDEED A “WOW” FANTASTIC SONG. THE LYRICS IS SUPERB COMPLIMENTING THE X GAMES. THE DARKSON TRIBE ARE AWESOME.CAN I HAVE THE NAMES OF THE SINGERS?
By victor kavinta on May 5, 2008