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* UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic:
** To express their feelings about the pandemic, they recorded a variation of the song "You are Mother Fucker" called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLa8jdhzak&t=39s Corona Mother Fucker]]".
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOlP50K-JE After the Rain]]" is a song thematically about the world returning to normal life, which directly addresses "all the people who fought the virus" in the lyrics.
** The band was set to perform a concert in Osaka in September of 2020, but it was cancelled to prevent the spread of infection. Instead, they did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3do408B48Q live stream performance]] with stages from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighter2 Street Fighter II]]'' as background.
** To express their feelings about the pandemic, they recorded a variation of the song "You are Mother Fucker" called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLa8jdhzak&t=39s Corona Mother Fucker]]".
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOlP50K-JE After the Rain]]" is a song thematically about the world returning to normal life, which directly addresses "all the people who fought the virus" in the lyrics.
** The band was set to perform a concert in Osaka in September of 2020, but it was cancelled to prevent the spread of infection. Instead, they did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3do408B48Q live stream performance]] with stages from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighter2 Street Fighter II]]'' as background.
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** To express their feelings about the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they recorded a variation of the song "You are Mother Fucker" called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLa8jdhzak&t=39s Corona Mother Fucker]]".
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOlP50K-JE After the Rain]]" is a song thematically about the world returning to normal life after overcoming the worst parts of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with the lyrics directly addressing "all the people who fought the virus."
** To express their feelings about the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they recorded a variation of the song "You are Mother Fucker" called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLa8jdhzak&t=39s Corona Mother Fucker]]".
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOlP50K-JE After the Rain]]" is a song thematically about the world returning to normal life after overcoming the worst parts of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with the lyrics directly addressing "all the people who fought the virus."
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5trY4VoqUGM Theme of The Lethal Weapons]]" is in part very reminiscent of the ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' theme.theme.
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** The band was set to perform a concert in Osaka in September of 2020, but it was cancelled to prevent the spread of infection. Instead, they did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3do408B48Q live stream performance]] with stages from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighter2 Street Fighter II]]'' as background.
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''The Lethal Weapons'' are a Japanese band consisting of two people: Cyborg Joe (vocalist) and Ai-kid (producer, guitarist, keyboardist). They play rock/pop music heavily influenced by the musical styles of the 1980s, with frequent references to pop culture of the time, or the peculiarities of life in Japan.
All of their music is available [[https://www.youtube.com/@TheLethalWeapons80s on their YouTube page]] (often with English subtitles!) and available for purchase on iTunes and streaming on Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming services.
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!!This band's music and videos provide examples of the following tropes:
* BrokeEpisode: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZc6H8mFNUk Shaking Shaking]]" is about a white-collar worker who never gets paid enough, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24UckUnwBTs Half price time sale]]" is about lower-class people desperate to get discounted food at the supermarket.
* UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic:
** To express their feelings about the pandemic, they recorded a variation of the song "You are Mother Fucker" called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLa8jdhzak&t=39s Corona Mother Fucker]]".
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOlP50K-JE After the Rain]]" is a song thematically about the world returning to normal life, which directly addresses "all the people who fought the virus" in the lyrics.
* GratuitousEnglish: many songs feature English words and phrases inserted into otherwise-Japanese lyrics. However, they're pronounced perfectly well, as the vocalist is American.
* InheritedIlliteracyTitle: In this case, more like Inherited Illiteracy Lyrics. According to the video description for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kwnj_U2T4I DQN]], any errors in the lyrics are intended by the producer. Given that the song is about people who would rather fool around than study and admit their vocabulary is limited, the implication is that the characters are not quite literate.
* ListSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXz0OOBZxqM Genesis]]" largely consists of a list of names of different UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis games.
* MarketBasedTitle: most of the time, the English-language title seen on [=YouTube=] and streaming services is just a translation (sometimes simplified) of the Japanese song title, but occasionally there are significant differences.
** The English title of "Ukiyo-e Road Movie" is unrelated to the Japanese original (東海道中膝栗毛), which seems to mean "Traveling on foot along the Tokaido road".
** "夏の日のメガドライブ" (which seems to translate to "Summer Days' Megadrive") is retitled "Genesis" [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis for obvious reasons]].
* ParodyAssistance: "Shoryuken Doesn't Come Out" has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax746901dUs second version]] performed with the help of CAP-JAMS, Capcom's own music band.
* Pastiche:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV1c4lGxlpM Premium Friday Night]]" portrays a white-collar worker waiting for the work week to end as if they're in a horror movie.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRPll96THok Cockroach Nightmare]]" is a horror-movie-like song about a cockroach infestation.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0v3jQBWFg Sayonara Rock Star]]" is a self-admitted tribute to Music/VanHalen.
* RetailRiot: a downplayed variant in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24UckUnwBTs Half Price Time Sale]]", where people desperate to get discounted goods at a supermarket are fighting for them and swarming like zombies.
* SongParody:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-x-whME4ag Shoryuken Doesn't Come Out]]" is a cover of Ken's theme from VideoGame/StreetFighterII with lyrics all about being unable to perform the titular Dragon Punch in the game.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxHNMBbDDY Danger Zone]]" instead has silly lyrics about dangerous situations.
* ShoutOut: for a band with a strong dedication to the 1980s, there are numerous.
** Several to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'':
*** Ai-kid's keytar is styled electronic parts, including a date display reminiscent of that on the [=DeLorean=].
*** Several videos feature a cardboard [=DeLorean=] as a vehicle the band members drive.
*** The "Genesis" video has a flux capacitor in the room where the kid versions of the band members are playing games.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7uKsmwlrTo 80s Action Star]]" is one big shout-out to all the big-name action movie stars of the Eighties.
** The "After the Rain" music video features the band riding a dragon similar to [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Falcor]] over the world.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5trY4VoqUGM Theme of The Lethal Weapons]]" is in part very reminiscent of the ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' theme.
All of their music is available [[https://www.youtube.com/@TheLethalWeapons80s on their YouTube page]] (often with English subtitles!) and available for purchase on iTunes and streaming on Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming services.
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!!This band's music and videos provide examples of the following tropes:
* BrokeEpisode: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZc6H8mFNUk Shaking Shaking]]" is about a white-collar worker who never gets paid enough, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24UckUnwBTs Half price time sale]]" is about lower-class people desperate to get discounted food at the supermarket.
* UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic:
** To express their feelings about the pandemic, they recorded a variation of the song "You are Mother Fucker" called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLa8jdhzak&t=39s Corona Mother Fucker]]".
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOlP50K-JE After the Rain]]" is a song thematically about the world returning to normal life, which directly addresses "all the people who fought the virus" in the lyrics.
* GratuitousEnglish: many songs feature English words and phrases inserted into otherwise-Japanese lyrics. However, they're pronounced perfectly well, as the vocalist is American.
* InheritedIlliteracyTitle: In this case, more like Inherited Illiteracy Lyrics. According to the video description for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kwnj_U2T4I DQN]], any errors in the lyrics are intended by the producer. Given that the song is about people who would rather fool around than study and admit their vocabulary is limited, the implication is that the characters are not quite literate.
* ListSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXz0OOBZxqM Genesis]]" largely consists of a list of names of different UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis games.
* MarketBasedTitle: most of the time, the English-language title seen on [=YouTube=] and streaming services is just a translation (sometimes simplified) of the Japanese song title, but occasionally there are significant differences.
** The English title of "Ukiyo-e Road Movie" is unrelated to the Japanese original (東海道中膝栗毛), which seems to mean "Traveling on foot along the Tokaido road".
** "夏の日のメガドライブ" (which seems to translate to "Summer Days' Megadrive") is retitled "Genesis" [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis for obvious reasons]].
* ParodyAssistance: "Shoryuken Doesn't Come Out" has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax746901dUs second version]] performed with the help of CAP-JAMS, Capcom's own music band.
* Pastiche:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV1c4lGxlpM Premium Friday Night]]" portrays a white-collar worker waiting for the work week to end as if they're in a horror movie.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRPll96THok Cockroach Nightmare]]" is a horror-movie-like song about a cockroach infestation.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0v3jQBWFg Sayonara Rock Star]]" is a self-admitted tribute to Music/VanHalen.
* RetailRiot: a downplayed variant in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24UckUnwBTs Half Price Time Sale]]", where people desperate to get discounted goods at a supermarket are fighting for them and swarming like zombies.
* SongParody:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-x-whME4ag Shoryuken Doesn't Come Out]]" is a cover of Ken's theme from VideoGame/StreetFighterII with lyrics all about being unable to perform the titular Dragon Punch in the game.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfxHNMBbDDY Danger Zone]]" instead has silly lyrics about dangerous situations.
* ShoutOut: for a band with a strong dedication to the 1980s, there are numerous.
** Several to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'':
*** Ai-kid's keytar is styled electronic parts, including a date display reminiscent of that on the [=DeLorean=].
*** Several videos feature a cardboard [=DeLorean=] as a vehicle the band members drive.
*** The "Genesis" video has a flux capacitor in the room where the kid versions of the band members are playing games.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7uKsmwlrTo 80s Action Star]]" is one big shout-out to all the big-name action movie stars of the Eighties.
** The "After the Rain" music video features the band riding a dragon similar to [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Falcor]] over the world.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5trY4VoqUGM Theme of The Lethal Weapons]]" is in part very reminiscent of the ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' theme.
