The Darkest Song in Taiko no Tatsujin 

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@@YouGoDoe GET HIM UP THE COMMENTS YESSS

And now the meaning can be shifted again, to japanese workers tired of the old ways and hoping for changes with the change of eras... maybe?

ahh, i got the english transcription of my lyrics from taiko time since i couldnt really find a proper english translation for the lyrics, ill pin this comment so more people can see it

No

the irish potato famine was caused by a disease killing potatoes

@@coolwolfygamer452_epic and the irish ate potatoes almost all the time

​@@coolwolfygamer452_epic the famine was caused by the British empire withholding food exports, it was merely exacerbated by the blight

@@AdvancePlays british flag is red and blue and so are the notes

@@gothicwvlff2 however, there is no white, as scotland does not exist in their earth.

lol

Haha fr 😂

Bandai Namco Entertainment: OK we need a new song for our 3DS entry. Taiko Dev: What if we made a song about a dude who gets dumped and then turns to drugs? Bandai Namco Entertainment: Perfect!

@@Star.6739 "how about a guy who works in a black company and suffers depression due to it?"

@@QuantemDeconstructor or maybe a song where someone reads a love letter... and then it turns out it was from her sister?

I'm starting to see a pattern. Damn overwork must really be an issue over there...

A fan of 2000 song series too and let me add some other songs what's it about: For overwork related: -Tenjiku 2000 is the same as Yokuderu 2000 (overworked office worked) but instead want to have a vacation on the hill, he went to India instead (which unfortunately met his boss during his trip in India). -Norudon 2000 although it sounds upbeat and catchy, it has a dark background about work in the middle song. -Mada Saitama 2000 is about a worker going on a train after a long day's work but unfortunately missed his train station he needs to go off and miserably in the countryside. For other songs: -Saitama 2000 is simply just Saitama 2000. (a beginner should play this, it's catchy) -Koibumi 2000 simply about a girl *on the rock band* confessing her crush *ended up the real person she was confessing was her sister*. -Kita Saitama 2000 is about cities in the district of Saitama. -Kita Saitama 200 is a slower version of Kita Saitama 2000. -Soroban 2000 is about 3 students playing the arcade by using Abacus (basically the song name translated to English is Abacus 2000 as well), not to mention the game they're playing is Soroban 2000 too. -EkiBEN 2000 (Literally EkiBen is Japanese's Lunch for train passengers) is about a train traveller whose vacation didn't go as planned (not able to buy a bento and peaceful times on train ruined by some people and a kid). -X-DAY 2000 is basically just a remix from Linda AI-CUE's OST game called X-DAY 2. -Kidaruma 2000 is just an interview from MC Linn and Linda AI-CUE. (this appear as a april fool's joke from them) -Shimedore 2000(+) is a complination of all the 2000 songs before Kidaruma 2000 (plus version has some sound in EkiBEN and uncut version of Kidaruma 2000 at the end). -Joubutsu 2000 is explained in this video. -Mata Saitama 2000 just like Kita Saitama 2000 but Linda talks about food instead (notice the cities are different now unlike Kita Saitama because they don't exist anymore, also Jelly Fry!). -Suuhaa 2000 is about being drunk? (worth playing if you have no knowledge about this song) -Donkama 2000 probably Linda just messing with his Doncamatic, google it if you don't know what it is (also worth playing if you have no knowledge about this song). -Yokuderu 15300 is Yokuderu 2000 played at x7.65 speed. -Nesin Amatias is the reverse version of Saitama 2000 (as Nesin= Ni sen = 2000). -Shimedore 2000 was supposed to end the 2000 series after Taiko 14 released but until now, it hasn't ended yet and existed Zoku Shimedore 2000, basically like Shimedore 2000 but between the song Joubutsu 2000 to Waraeru 2000. -Taiko no 2000 is a "back on track" songs like Saitama 2000 after years of making songs about overwork and life problems. Last is Waraeru 2000 and personally I felt this song is the darkest (comparing to Joubutsu 2000 when they talk about be strong but ended up being hopeless and just have to kill everyone), Waraeru 2000 is about escape from reality by attempt to suicide (would make sense when at the start he said "Let's end everything" and "Let's jump", jumping off the cliff or building perhaps?). The devil inside him laughing and him asking for help when he's in trouble, not to mention he was being chased (probably running away from reality like works,relationship and other stuffs). At the end probably his boss or colleague said him to rest today after worked hard and will meet him again tomorrow (which about stress working everyday?). Not to mention about "Self-responsibility?" and "Escape to survive!". Some mentions I want to say: +Thanks to Taiko Time Blog i can understand all the 2000 are all about but some of them might not be correct since one or two doesn't have the lyrics translated to English. +Some of the songs has secret behind, mostly is morse codes. +Fix it for me if something i said is not correct or missing anything since most the sources I was finding was in Taiko Time, other stuffs for Japanese Culture. Any feedback will be appreciated. +My fav is Waraeru 2000, Suuhaa 2000 and Donkama 2000 since i love dark, distorted songs in taiko (although most of it isn't). +2000 series are songs that isn't hard nor easy, it's either easy to pass but hard to fc. (Donkama 2000 is an exception) +I'll always keep checking and fixing some parts i might missed or inaccurate parts or songs that I haven't fully known the meaning of it yet. +=/=MM is not a 2000 song despite it has 2000 in it. +Taberuna 2000 is a guy went home, straight eating for hours and either he died after eating or just tired sleeping at the end of the song. +Be mindful that some of them are just theory, example like Suuhaa 2000 and Waraeru 2000 since not enough context, materials,... Edited: Fixed EkiBEN 2000 missing parts about lunch box and Mata Saitama 2000's cities Linda mentioned in song.

Btw Kita Saitama Gun(county) is not existed anymore now, since its machi is grouped with Kazo cities with others Gun. (Grouped at 2010)

@@riyusakaa_ yeah i did some researches about it but the song Kita Saitama 2000 was made before Japan decide to dissolve Kita-Saitama district. So it still makes sense this song is about the district (and 3 towns before grouping into a new city in Kazo).

@MaiChickenButt tbh, i still don't know clearly what this song's about. Sure, it sounds like he's smoking (breathing in and out, sucking it in and more into the lungs) but has little context and clearly the singer here is broke (as you can see he was saying looking at something expensive with beautiful high numbers, ordering wine and sashimi with budget one). Other than that, i still have no better clue because it could be another work related because of his salary's too low? And the later part of lyrics, it doesn't seem about him and his cigarette anymore.

What bpm is the second half? I kinda want to chart this song in adofai

​​@@dakaramotto. if you finish it can you link the video here

​@@dakaramotto.use a tempo tapper

hot damn what kinda arg horror shit the taikou devs playin at 😭

@@dakaramotto. Pretty sure the second half is 165

kyouran dotou: I should be in tatsujin

@@user-yu9mf2ob1z But to be honest I think that Kyouran Dotou is still easier than Chimimoryo

Suuhaa is such a banger

I thought it's just a man trying hard to live normally while having breathing condition (which explains the スーハー which means deep breath)

wait that whats the song is supposed to be about? That song is one of the hardest of the 2000 series in my personal opinion

Makes sense, I guess the guy is on a rampage from hunger and then somehow burns alive the train's incinerator

@@missalrightisokay2101 i like the sound of that

@@missalrightisokay2101 Now that I think of it, at the last bit of the song that gives you a chart of the "massacre" numbers, you can hear the signature sound of a train.... Oh jeez.

"lmao"?

All because a child annoyed him?

Nah bro, he just needs something to eat.

@@AASheim_GD bro just hungry

@@gdrover2095Blud needs a snickers

You're not you when you're hungry.

@@ultimaxkom8728 you're not you when you're in Hungary.

probably to get the fc to 999

This was actually because at the time the maximum note count was 999, until this was broken by Shimedore 2000 with 1414.

Flip that sh1t around to get 666, Devil number

Yes, and there is also Galaxy Express 999.

999は別に不吉な数字じゃないと思うな...苦を意味するからかな？

look into 1stpai, you'll never want to get near this game again! theres a video on it with a title similar to this one, i think it is also called "the darkest song in taiko no tatsujin"

@@timedyne (^v^) 1stpai

@@timedyne "never want to get near this game" while this game have all the anime, vocaloid and J-pop songs? What are you talking about?

@@hiway19891 i was making a hyperbolic joke, as 1stpai is quite creepy and i could see why someone would not want to go near the game after learning about it.

@@timedyne 1stpai is from a yokai themed spin-off game or maybe a trailer that never got released. Which is why there's festival style drumming and screaming. It's scary on purpose I think.

yep, i wasn't sure if i wanted to include interpretations of that loud bang in the video, but in hindsight i think it would've been super interesting to discuss. thank you!

Or just a Gunshot.

Ooh, good point.

I imagined it as a gunshot

or the train whistle sound

This is the more grounded take I was looking for, thanks

according to reddit, the person the song is about was in an arson and as their house burned down they swore revenge on the people who burnt down their house(explaining the mentions of massacre and the crackling of fire). Once the person gets revenge they immediately regret it and sits on some train tracks wanting to be ran over. the gong at the end symbolizes the impact and the 30-ish long note verse at the end is the train horn after the passing (i tried finding the person who made this analogy but i was unsuccessful)

@@-....--.-..--...-.-..- you lost me at "according to Reddit"

​@@jonathanbarkins8480 mkay but like the theory has a point though the whistle after the 'bang' at the end sounds like one of those wooden toy train whistles and what does the theory coming from Reddit have anything to do with anything?

the fact joubutsu is specifically a peaceful death would support this i think. the 37564/minagoroshi is a little harder to fit into this interpretation, although it could theoretically be referring to just the series being annihilated or something. the 110 bpm another comment mentioned could be a coincidence,,, the 999 notes being an unlucky number is also maybe just a "we're sad to see it go" thing but that is a bit,,, idk the bang at the end is either a firecracker or a gunshot or something similar, and the train whistle is a bit weird, but it could be another kinda "we killed 2000 series and are riding off into the sunset" thing. the more i write the more i am convinced this was either a cry for help or written to bait people into overthinking what is essentially just a very weird sendoff lmao

Looked that song up and _damn_ , I'm not gonna sleep well today

Yes! Last I had checked a few months ago, there really wasn't any english language commentary or translations or resources for Waraeru 2000. I didn't know any of these details before reading the comments here- but with the song's sound, it makes LOTS of sense.

I agree! "わら得る2000"may just be the most unsettling one, plus the most overlooked one.

Here. I translated the lyrics of “Waraeru 2000” into English. Interpret them as you will. 😳I envisioned a guy losing his mind from overwork and pressure or something like that and he’s about to jump off something high before he gets scared and maniacally dials up his boss still in his fit of crazed drunken laughter desperate for some relief from the pressure. 「Able To Laugh 2000」 Well then, let’s end everything and everything right here. Let’s try to fly. Ahhh…. Let’s no longer look back anymore. Merely stealthily, merely laughing is just fine. Hahaha. Hahaha. Haa. Huh!? Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait. WAIT WAIT WAIT! Hahahahahaha! FWAHAHAHAHAHA! What in the world is that sound? What in the world happened? EH HEH HEH HEH! HAHAHAHA! Who is that, who’s laughing right now? Who is that, who found me? FWAHAHAHAHAHA! HUH!? I’ll be chased, I’ll be chased, I’ll be chased, I’ll be chased… Hahahaha. I’m being chased, I’ll be chased. Hahahaha… I’ll be chased, I’ll be chased. Eh hahahaha! Hahahaha! I’m sorry. I’m in trouble. I’m sorry, could you save me? wait wait wait wait wait WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! I’m sorry. I’m in trouble. I’m sorry, could you save me? WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! HAHAHAHAHA! Hahahahaha. Hello, Hello, Hello! Hello, hello? HELLO, HELLO, HELLO! HUH!? Hello, hello, hello! I’m going to wait for you tomorrow, so please rest for today. Okay.

@@hanthonyc Hi! ☺️I translated the lyrics to 「Waraeru 2000」 as a reply to the original poster so I hope you enjoy them. While I found the way the song sounds to be very creepy and really gives off that unhinged vibe, the lyrics themselves seem surprisingly ambiguous. Let me what you think the story behind them could be.

some people said that bang sound comes from a person who jumps towards the train (the part of the long note is the sound of the train)

@@theunnamedjpg reddit analogy says someone burns down house, owner of the house gets revenge, then sits on some train tracks after regretting killing the people who burnt down the house the wonders of the internet

People just love running their imaginations and overexplaning things It's a coping mechanism to help explain the unexplainable (like how learning the lore of a horror game makes it less scary) In the end I wanna believe it was all the artists mixing and mashing the most random stuff they can think off to make a banger (yet slightly unsettling) beat and have fun Cause by the end of the day, they're just making music for a kid friendly rhythm game

nice video!

I taught that the fast notes at the end was the scream of the victim

I think it’s the incinerator door slamming shut, and the train like sound is supposed to represent smoke coming from the incinerator.

4 in french is not quattre but quatre.Just saying.

@@jorys56lebest31 yeah, I know a bit of French (thank you school) and quattre is just... quatre.

Also, I'd kinda like to argue that Waraeru 2000 might be a darker song to be honest. I mean, the lyrics are pretty messed up, if you could really even call them lyrics. I can't really tell what the theme for Waraeru 2000 is, whether it's a work related one like Yokuderu and Kechadon, or a school themed one, where the protagonist is getting bullied to the point he gets completely traumatized. This is seen in some lines of the song where the protagonist says, "Excuse me! Can you help me!", this shows that the guy might be calling for help or trying to find someone that he can trust to help him with his situation. But whatever the theme may be, the main character in the song is constantly hallucinating, believing he's being chased by someone, or something, even questioning himself sometimes. In fact, the song starts out with the guy ready to unalive himself, saying things like, "let's put an end to everything," and "let's stop looking back." The whole song is like this, where the main character goes back and forth between killing himself or not. All up until who I assume to be his boss or teacher calls him to "come back tomorrow," and to "take the day off." "TLDR", Waraeru 2000 is a darker song than Joubutsu because of it's theme of suicide, hallucinations, and has a main protagonist who either has been extremely traumatized by bullying or extremely stressed out by his job to the point he wants to kill himself.

Да, это тим.

idk french but I don't get what you mean by "creepy"

@@DedegikoGouku its french, from the country france, which contains frenchmen. whats scarier than that?

fr*nch

@@DedegikoGouku bro do you not know about the underground bone roads /j

@@wvvj_animates what is that

Max Period was apparently made to be the last song in the series altogether. Or, at the very least, mark the start of a lengthy hiatus. Also, Max 360? Fascination Maxx was waiting for us when the series came back with Supernova, as well as Max 300 Super Max Me Mix.

your honor my client did not commit 82 war crimes, they were simply yassifying the planet

phone number: ******-*****

Gee it sure would be nice if these arcade machines were released anywhere outside of japan and i guess Brazil

@@itryen7632 it's actually released on multiple countries in asia, like singapore, malaysia, and even indonesia. it's just europe and na being hesitant to import japanese arcade to their countries

Same here in europe. I mean, take a look at those german fairy tales.

flashbacks to popee the performer and funny pets

E rated for everyone

through my 21 years of being alive only 13 years of experience tho iv come to a conclusion that literaly nothing... and I mean NOTHING is ever just " cute little silly dudes being funny game " everything ends up having some dark or disturbing or wrong in it in one way or another and iv long accepted and don't get surprised when people mention . " ah yes this super cute game has a song with lyrics about killing yourself (or worse) " ... and I'd reccomend that u accept this as well it makes u see everything from another perspective . at this point I'd be shocked if there actually ends up being some that us 100% pure and innocent out there . cuz that would be very out of the ordinary and suspicious .

same could be said about project sekai

And I thought it was a workshop thing so you could share songs and compete with one another BOY WAS I EVEN MORE WRONG

Its worst They made ur hands broken :) Just like mine when i was 5-7 years okd

No it very much is lmao

This is the moment i go bravo ryukishi

Really interesting too considering Ryukishi also used this kind of wordplay with 123 and 34.

@@FriedFrenchFries Not particularly, actually. This form of wordplay is actually really common in Japan, and even has a name: Goroawase (語呂合わせ). Part of the reason its so common is its often used as a mnemonic device to help memorize various types of numbers, so many Japanese people are already familiar with it in their daily lives. More likely than not there's no association at all.

Yes

I strongly disagree you just didn’t read the comments

I apologize if this comes out rude in any way (with such serious subjects, it's really difficult to find proper wording), but considering the amount of French Jews transported was around 75,000 compared to nearly 3,000,000 of Polish Jews, I don't exactly see why someone would think of France

Would you care to elaborate? I do see the two fours, but is there something I'm missing? 🤔

what does that mean lol

thank you for putting the name there i forgot it and i was looking (no, seriously, i am not joking)

what is a jumpscare note

@@coolwolfygamer452_epic notes that suddenly rushes in great speed, you see them mostly like on Donkama 2000

That's what happens if you don't translate your goddamn games and release them outside of japan

@@itryen7632yeah like people overseas all know each other like that 🙄

Bonjour

Love ur maps

@@user-so5zf4js9v oh, I feel honored!

This is far from the scariest thing I've seen but MAN I shouldn't have watched it before bed, just creeper me right out!

@@AdvancePlays yeah same, was not fun to sleep that day :')

Same. The flute sounds so good. I think the music is controlling me lol.

999 is an unlucky number in japan

Which makes a bit more sense

@@fivepainbbles But 666 is a lucky one, IIRC.

@@cobaltcosmos7408 exactly, since 999 is unlucky, 999 upside down, 666, is lucky

Dude wtf you made me piss my pants

you will *NEVER* know why remix 8 in the ds version is so fast

maybe! 2000 series has always fascinated me so id love to make one

Me

it’s a train hitting the dude

Damn

oh, whoops i think i didn't word it that well in the video/script. there's instruments the notes can be mapped to but i was referring to the switches between D and K in my head, stuff like don for snares and kat for cymbals etc. the notes are rhythmically fine, but the note switches are only for 37564. hopefully this clears stuff up!

Sounds more like train whistle

@@itz.thirteen Honestly,yeah

Bruh

@@PRO_BEDWARSPLAYER93 sans ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"Without"

@@SlyHikari03 i know what it means, i just found it funny