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High Score

from 2013 Songaweek by HB Radke

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Electro song about youth spent playing video games

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i remember saturdays was the day
thats when we would head to the arcade
from dawn dusk till we'd pay to play
blowing all our money
a pocket full of Washingtons
two rolls felt like it weighed a ton
that would pay for a whole day of fun
looking back its funny
reflexes so quick
learn all the new tricks
did I have what it takes
to beat this level
I'd deal with the devil
got to keep focused
cant make one mistake

Entering your initials
is like a sacred ritual
just need a few points more
until i get the high score
you put in your three letters
thats says there's one on better
anyone becomes a star
when you rock the high score

video game creations
decades before play station
before nintendo wii
or xbox technology
we played a game called pong
and space invaders bombed
you got your quarters worth
trying to save the Earth

side scrolling shooters
eight bit computers
the way a joystick fit your palm
a real contender
playing defender
don't go to hyperspace
after dropping smart bombs

Entering your initials
is like a sacred ritual
just need a few points more
until i get the high score
you put in your three letters
thats says there's one on better
anyone becomes a star
when you rock the high score

every couple weeks or so we would find
a brand new game that would blow our mind
blasting asteroids in outer space
or jumping over barrels at some monkey's place

faster computers
first person shooters
graphics all rendered in HD
look how far we've
come since atari
we'd blast away
one button is all we need

Entering your initials
is like a sacred ritual
just need a few points more
until i get the high score
you put in your three letters
thats says there's one on better
anyone becomes a star
when you rock the high score

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from 2013 Songaweek, track released March 19, 2013
Written, performed, and produced by HB Radke

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HB Radke Seattle, Washington

HB Radke has music in his blood. The son of Harry James Orchestra frontman Fred Radke and vocalist Gina Funes, HB started on the trumpet at the age of 8. He started his own big band just a few years after that. His career as a vocalist began in his teens.

For 2011 he has resolved to write and record at least one original song per week. As of September 2011, he is 4 weeks ahead of schedule. ... more

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