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The top text translates as "Your little brother will forever regret selling your old Sonic games.", and the bottom text translates as "In Sonic & Knuckles, you only need to choose between Sonic or Knuckles in order to not play the same game. And if you're lucky, your little brother won't have already sold your copy of Sonic 2 and Sonic 3, so you can play as Knuckles by combining these games."
OK, so the weirdest thing happened. Because Rouge's current (perhaps soon to be former?) VA Karen Strassman can speak fluent French, I had this headcanon about Rouge's backstory being that she was born in the Sonicverse's equivalent of the Louisiana bayou and speaks French as her first language. Fast forward to this morning, and out of curiosity, I watched a video of Rouge voice clips from Sonic Free Riders, and one of them has her saying 'magnifique!', which she apparently says when she correctly lands a trick.
So....I guess Rouge speaking French was canon all this time and I didn't even notice!?
I dunno...
And since you’ve all been good to me, here’s a bonus Space video showing the making of another track from Deliverance: “Air Force”. Other members of the band during this era included Roland Romanelli, Jannick Top and Joe Hammer. Dig those old synths, too!
Continuing the Bastille Day celebrations, here’s another track from Didier Marouani and Space, this one featuring lead vocals from American singer Madeline Bell.
In happier news, not only was today (July 14) the French national holiday, but also the birthday of a musical genius, Didier Marouani of Space, who created a revolution in dance music 20 years before Daft Punk released their first album. Therefore, I’m giving you folks two grooves from Space.
Since I can’t get enough of French electronic disco from the 70s and 80s, I uploaded a piece that hasn’t been on YouTube yet. It’s “Croix du Sud” by Patrick Rémy, from his album “Constellations”. Enjoy!
BEFORE THERE WAS DAFT PUNK
Part 2: Droids
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to another round of "Before There Was Daft Punk"! This time, I bring you a group called Droids. I don't know too much about them other than they consisted of Yves Hayat & Fabrice Cuitaud. As the name suggests, they were inspired by Star Wars. They only released one album, which was commonplace during the disco era as producers, writers & artists often created concept groups. It appears that the big hit from that album was "The Force".
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BEFORE THERE WAS DAFT PUNK
Part 1: Space
Good evening, everyone! Tonight, I'd like to share with you a little slice of music history. See, before Daft Punk hit the music scene, there was another French band, one that went by the name of Space.
Founded by Didier Marouani, Space had a rather big hit in 1977 with a fun little tune called "Magic Fly". These guys were at the forefront of a new revolution in dance music, alongside Giorgio Moroder & Cerrone. Space released three more albums in the 70s-early 80s before they split. After much legal wrangling, Marouani reacquired the rights to the name "Space" and continued to produce new material to this day.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...? Space was (and still is) popular in the USSR and its successor states.
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