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Album: Squiddles!
Date: August 26, 2010
Cover Art: Cindy Dominguez
Wallpaper Art: Cindy Dominguez
Wallpaper Style:
    opacity: 0.6;
Has Track Art: no
Color: #bb44ff
Groups: Official
Art Tags:
- Squiddles
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy5UGIMKOXpONMExgI7lVYFwQa54QFp_H
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Group: Main album
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Track: Squiddles!
Artist: Alex Rosetti
Duration: 2:54
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/fXo6q-jENfE
Lyrics:
    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!
    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!
    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
    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
    Everyone sing<br>Come on now<br>Sing the song of<br>The happy sea!
    (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!)
    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!
    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!
    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
    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
    Everyone sing<br>Come on now<br>Sing the song of<br>The happy sea!
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Track: Rainbow Valley
Artist: David Ko
Contributors: Alex Rosetti (remix)
Duration: 1:10
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/MrOqTjNrB2Q
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Track: Squiddle Parade
Artist: Ian Taylor
References: Homestuck Anthem
Duration: 0:50
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/gqd8XTRwzoI
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Track: Squiddle March
Artist: Erik Scheele
Duration: 1:09
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/6l7shCvDXUU
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Track: Tangled Waltz
Artist: Michael Guy Bowman
Duration: 4:15
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/3KdAsyPq4UM
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Track: Sun-Speckled Squiddly Afternoon
Artist: Alex Rosetti
Duration: 1:41
References: Squiddles!
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/faRVzG1TZus
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Track: Squiddles Campfire
Artist: Erik Scheele
Duration: 5:16
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/sBi2kKCDDCk
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Track: Friendship is Paramount
Artist: Seth Peelle
Duration: 3:43
References: Squiddles!
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/X0DmGl7AJIU
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Track: Lazybones
Artist: Steve Everson
Duration: 1:15
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/15iiMuYvA_Q
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Track: Tentacles
Artist: Robert J! Lake
Duration: 1:57
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/LMfO0Z_E878
Lyrics:
    (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!)
    (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!)
    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
    Na, na, na, three tentacles up<br>Na, na, na, three tentacles up
    Tentacles breakdancing<br>All those tentacles on the floor<br>Tentacles breakdancing<br>Let's all dance tonight
    (Yeah... uh-huh.)<br>(Yeah, we do it right here, boy.)<br>(Come on! Get up! Get up!)
    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
    Tentacles breakdancing<br>All those tentacles on the floor<br>Tentacles breakdancing<br>Let's all dance tonight
    (Check it out!)
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Track: Squiddles Happytime Fun Go!
Artist: Robert J! Lake
Duration: 1:43
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/uXBAl4pd7gA
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Track: The Sound of Pure Squid Giggles
Artist: Nick Smalley
Contributors: Alex Rosetti (remix)
Duration: 1:22
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/9tOJOpn1UD0
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Track: Squiddle Samba
Artist: Michael Guy Bowman
Duration: 3:05
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/U1H0Q6FjGyc
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Track: Squiddles in Paradise
Artist: Solatrus
Contributors: Alex Rosetti (Squiddle voices)
Duration: 4:11
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/2YG_6ke8X0o
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 catch 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!
Commentary:
    <i>Solatrus:</i>
    <i>(original commentary)</i>
    Haha, oh man.
    My vocal debut, and what is it? Me mocking the music kids shows. It’s an adorable song, though.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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!
    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.
    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.
    <i>(commentary redux)</i>
    Well, what do you know, my vocal debut?
    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.
    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.
    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>)
    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.
    Thus, I scrapped it and started to work on other songs before coming back to it almost a month later.
    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.
    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!
    And after some work, I arrived to the final song that’s on the Squiddles album.
    <b>Other Thoughts</b>
    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.
    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.
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Track: Squiddidle!
Artist: Malcolm Brown
Duration: 2:00
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/gyqSztKs_6o
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Track: Catchyegrabber (Skipper Plumbthroat's Song)
Artist: Alex Rosetti
Contributors: Toby Fox (Skipper Plumbthroat)
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
    (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
    (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!
    (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...)
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Track: Plumbthroat Gives Chase
Artist: Alex Rosetti
Contributors: Toby Fox (Skipper Plumbthroat)
Duration: 2:51
References: Catchyegrabber (Skipper Plumbthroat's Song)
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/4PfZu1AWTWI
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!)
    (I wish I had a job! I wish I wasn’t such a- [unintelligible] this! [unintelligible] Skipper Plumbthroat!)
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Track: Squiddles the Movie Trailer - The Day the Unicorns Couldn't Play
Artist: Toby Fox
Duration: 1:51
References: Squiddles!
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/9lWRGynBNVs
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!)
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Track: Carefree Princess Berryboo
Artist: Alex Rosetti
Duration: 2:16
References: Carefree Action
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/_Z8qT1GBhds
Lyrics:
    (Well EXCUSE me, Princess Berryboo!)
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Track: Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles
Artist: Michael Guy Bowman
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!
    (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!
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Track: Ocean Stars
Artist: Mark Hadley
Duration: 2:09
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/gFWWC9vmSzQ
Commentary:
    <i>Mark Hadley:</i>
    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.
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Track: Let the Squiddles Sleep (End Theme)
Artist: Robert J! Lake
Duration: 5:06
References: Squiddles!
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/mpn7lahHvEc
Lyrics:
    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
    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)
    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)
    (‘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
    Brineswallow (Brineswallow)<br>Brineswallow (Brineswallow)<br>Yeah (Brineswallow)<br>Yeah, [Unintelligible] (Let's all go on an adventure)
    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!
    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-
    My tangle[???] Tangle Buddies<br>Tangle Buddies<br>Let's become Tangle Buddies
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Group: Bonus tracks
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Track: Friendship Aneurysm
Artist: Alex Rosetti
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 [???] friendship!)
    (Oh man, I just had a friendship aneurysm.)