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     [Click here for album and animation credits.](https://web.archive.org/web/20110815160049/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/squiddles.html)
 
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=1224), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)
+
+    Lost to the sands of time! The Squiddles album. I'm not familiar with the entire history of how the art team's work went, but I do know a bit about the Squiddles album, and their association with it - which was that they made the Squiddles! cartoon intro, and wanted to do this whole, like, oh, we're going to figure out a way to make a Squiddles spinoff pilot. I wish that it'd really gone somewhere. I think we did a good job establishing the kind of, like, on the surface, you know, show for babies thing - um, that was actually secretly some... satanic eldritch horror thing. But I played it completely straight on all of my pieces for it.
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp download blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100828115437/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/squiddles))
 
     COOL BONUSES INCLUDED: Squiddles animation (in .swf format) and PDF booklet with lyrics and credits!
@@ -226,7 +230,12 @@ URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/3KdAsyPq4UM
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+
     For the Squiddles album, I dropped in a good three tracks of fun for the whole family. "Tangled Waltz" is a little piece that [[artist:tavia-morra|Tavia]] repeatedly insists should be set to the image of a million squiddles building a castle out of little blocks. The waltz gets its name from how it gets "tangled" in the middle, turning into some kind of march in quintuple time.
+
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=1275), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)
+
+    Tangled Waltz, I think it owes itself a little to Yann Tiersen and the Amélie soundtrack, which I was listening to a lot at the time.
 ---
 Track: Sun-Speckled Squiddly Afternoon
 Artists:
@@ -348,7 +357,12 @@ URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/U1H0Q6FjGyc
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+
     "Squiddle Samba", after a few false starts in the writing process, ended up going this whole latin-fusion direction I rather like, complete with a guitar solo that is delightfully out of tune.
+
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=1267), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)
+
+    I really enjoyed the Squiddle Samba, that's kind of... a pastiche of Chicharia[?] or something.
 ---
 Track: Squiddles in Paradise
 Artists:
@@ -363,13 +377,41 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 Sampled Tracks:
 - Plumbthroat Gives Chase
 Lyrics: |-
-    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!
-    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!
-    'Cause they're Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
-    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 get you yet!)
-    They're Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise<br>Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
-    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!
-    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!
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+
+    Squiddles down in paradise invite you to play
+    They're tangled up with joy and fun every single day
+    It's a silly kind of life they live, but for them it's nothing new
+    They are friends with everyone and they love you!
+
+    'Cause they're Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+
+    It's a funny time in paradise with their Squiddle friends and more
+    So let's dive on in and we'll go see what they have in store
+    We'll ride up on sea unicorns into uncharted lands
+    Watch out for Skipper Plumbthroat! And his salty band
+    (Bye Skipper Plumbthroat!) (I'll get you yet!)
+
+    They're Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+
+    It's a lovely time in paradise, see the Squiddles smile with glee
+    We should join them in the fun they made for you and me
+    'Cause soon enough we'll have to leave, and depart for shore
+    But we'll be back another day, on the ocean floor!
+
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
+    Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Solatrus:</i> (original commentary)
 
@@ -431,19 +473,65 @@ Duration: '4:33'
 URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/S3bsomR8W_w
 Lyrics: |-
-    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)
-    I travel the seven seas<br>In search of valuable ink<br>It sparkles like a blessing<br>Of unicorns made from zinc
-    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
-    This ink that I do seek<br>Comes from little Squiddles<br>They swim around and squeak<br>And are full of Squiddle giggles
-    My fishing nets will grab<br>A tentacle or two<br>And maybe afterwards<br>I'll have some Squiddle Stew!
-    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
+    They call me Skipper Plumbthroat
+    'Tis a name ye'd best remember (Yar)
+    I'm captain of me ol' boat
+    The Grundy Catchyegrabber (Oh-ho)
+
+    I travel the seven seas
+    In search of valuable ink
+    It sparkles like a blessing
+    Of unicorns made from zinc
+
+    I'll row, row, row me boat
+    Collect that valuable prize
+    I need the stuff to stay afloat
+    'Tis the apple of me eyes
+
+    This ink that I do seek
+    Comes from little Squiddles
+    They swim around and squeak
+    And are full of Squiddle giggles
+
+    My fishing nets will grab
+    A tentacle or two
+    And maybe afterwards
+    I'll have some Squiddle Stew!
+
+    Row, row, row me boat
+    An' throw out all o' me nets
+    Those squids won't know what hit 'em
+    'Til they're payin' off me debts
+
     (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...)
-    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.)
-    My poor business flopped<br>I was penniless once more<br>So land for sea I swapped<br>And left my native shore
-    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
+
+    Sometimes I have to ask meself
+    Skipper, where's your life led ya?
+    You dropped right out of law school
+    To sell rutabagas (I need a tangle buddy.)
+
+    My poor business flopped
+    I was penniless once more
+    So land for sea I swapped
+    And left my native shore
+
+    Strugglin' to stay afloat
+    But it's all right, I guess
+    Just as long as I can gloat
+    An' sail an' fish an' Aggress
+
     (Aggress. I love aggressin'. Yar, har. Ah-har. Yar-har!)
-    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!)
-    Yar-har<br>The fishin' life's for me<br>I love me job, I love me life<br>Catching Squiddles of the sea!
+
+    I've come far, that's for sure
+    Nanna Plumbthroat would be proud (Yes, she would.)
+    I've no time to be demure
+    'Cause I'm scary as a storm cloud (Or scarier!)
+
+    Yar-har
+    The fishin' life's for me
+    I love me job, I love me life
+    Catching Squiddles of the sea!
+
     (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...)
 ---
 Track: Plumbthroat Gives Chase
@@ -458,10 +546,22 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Catchyegrabber (Skipper Plumbthroat's Song)
 Lyrics: |-
     (This might not fit my... rude alter ego, but I really love drinking tea and eating broccoli. But don't tell anyone!)
-    (Yar-har, time for some Squiddle Stew!)<br>(Come here, Squiddles! Little Squiddles! Ha, ha, har!)
-    (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!)
-    (Darn those Squiddles, where are my pants?)<br>(I am embarrassed that you Squiddles have had to see my naked body.)
-    (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!)
+
+    (Yar-har, time for some Squiddle Stew!)
+    (Come here, Squiddles! Little Squiddles! Ha, ha, har!)
+
+    (Come back here, you Squiddles!)
+    (I'll show you tangle buddles! I'll show you tangle... hoo-)
+    (Darn those Squiddles, come back with my pants!)
+
+    (Darn those Squiddles, where are my pants?)
+    (I am embarrassed that you Squiddles have had to see my naked body.)
+
+    (I'll get you yet, you Squiddles!)
+    (Well, EXCUSE me, Squiddles!)
+    (Squiddles! Curse you, Squiddles!)
+    (You have yet to see the power of the Catchyegrabber!)
+
     (I wish I had a job! I wish I wasn't such a- [unintelligible] this! [unintelligible] Skipper Plumbthroat!)
 ---
 Track: Squiddles the Movie Trailer - The Day the Unicorns Couldn't Play
@@ -474,7 +574,9 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Squiddles!
 Lyrics: |-
     (But... but where are the unicorns today, Mommy? Where are the unicorns?)
+
     (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?)
+
     (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)
 ---
 Track: Carefree Princess Berryboo
@@ -485,7 +587,8 @@ URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/_Z8qT1GBhds
 Referenced Tracks:
 - track:carefree-action
-Lyrics: (Well EXCUSE me, Princess Berryboo!)
+Lyrics: |-
+    (Well EXCUSE me, Princess Berryboo!)
 ---
 Track: Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles
 Artists:
@@ -496,25 +599,83 @@ Duration: '4:27'
 URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/09eVHqwHWYM
 Lyrics: |-
-    (Mister Bowman, can you tell us about the Squiddles?)<br>(Well of course, child!)<br>(Yay!)
-    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
-    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!
-    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
-    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
-    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
-    (What kind of plans?)<br>(Happy Squiddle plans!)
-    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?)
-    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!
+    (Mister Bowman, can you tell us about the Squiddles?)
+    (Well of course, child!)
+    (Yay!)
+
+    Let me tell you of the Squiddles who live below the sea
+    They love to sing and dance and play just like you and me
+    They're squishy little creatures with tentacles of joy
+    And adorable eyes that bring delight to every girl and boy
+
+    Not much is known about the Squiddles, at least on our behalf
+    And many wonder why it is they always seem to laugh
+    Do they know some kind of secret? Well, maybe, just in part
+    But any child knows the real answer deep within their heart!
+
+    They laugh because they love
+    They sing because they're free
+    They splash because they're safe and sound
+    Below the deep blue sea
+
+    They leap because they like you
+    They swim because they're swell
+    They smile because they have so many
+    Stories they like to tell
+
+    The Squiddles live in a magical land
+    Below the waves in castles of sand
+    If you listen close you can hear them make their plans
+
+    (What kind of plans?)
+    (Happy Squiddle plans!)
+
+    They kiss because they can't help it
+    They wiggle because why not!
+    They prance because they're oh so proud
+    Of all the friends they've got (Hey guys, how's it going?)
+
+    They jump because they're joyful
+    They giggle because they're glad
+    They Squiddle because in Squiddle Land
+    No one's ever sad!
+
     (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!)
-    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
-    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
-    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
-    (What sort of plans?)<br>(Happy Squiddle plans!)
-    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
-    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!
+
+    They laugh because they love
+    They sing because they're free
+    They splash because they're safe and sound
+    Below the deep blue sea
+
+    They leap because they like you
+    They swim because they're swell
+    They smile because they have so many
+    Stories they like to tell
+
+    The Squiddles live in a magical land
+    Below the waves in castles of sand
+    If you listen close you can hear them make their plans
+
+    (What sort of plans?)
+    (Happy Squiddle plans!)
+
+    They kiss because they can't help it
+    They wiggle because why not
+    They prance because they're oh so proud
+    Of all the friends they've got
+
+    They jump because they're joyful
+    They giggle because they're glad
+    They Squiddle because in Squiddle Land
+    No one's ever sad!
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+
     "Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles" is maybe 50% Donovan and 50% pure evil, although you wouldn't know it considering I ended up cutting a set of alternate lyrics that would have been more sadistic than the album's bizarre conclusion. Tavia gets her cameo as the little girl and some of the backup Squiddle voices.
+
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=1282), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)
+
+    There's also Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles, where I dared self-insert into the comic, as myself, doing vocals *again.* I wanted there to be, like, some creepy verses that were, um, "they laugh because they love, they swim because they're swell, they smile because they have no sense of heaven or of hell." I think that direction might have been funny, but... I was just playing it completely straight, I turned it into something I could take to conventions and like, just perform and have people actually sing along to. And you know, just, Captain Kangaroo style or whatever, everyone just becomes little kids singing along, y'know!
 ---
 Track: Ocean Stars
 Artists:
@@ -613,5 +774,8 @@ Duration: 0:19
 URLs:
 - https://youtu.be/w6RNFIXfiyY
 Lyrics: |-
-    (I love you, Squiddle Ruby!)<br>(I love you too, Squiddle Sapphire!)<br>(Let's have serious friendship!)
+    (I love you, Squiddle Ruby!)
+    (I love you too, Squiddle Sapphire!)
+    (Let's have serious friendship!)
+
     (Oh man, I just had a friendship aneurysm.)