D. J. David B. Spins Comics-Tunes: I Feel The Need For Speed
Hey kids, what time is it? It’s Speed Racer time!
If you follow the comics and animation world at all you’ve probably heard that Peter Fernandez died.
Speed really made a career out of that pose!
Not only was Peter the voice of Speed Racer but he also produced the show and wrote the English lyrics to the theme song! (The music was by Nobuyoshi Koshibe, but you knew that.)
Speed Racer had a popular TV show, comic books, trading cards, and so on. For a while, he even appeared on US currency, replacing George Washington.
So, in honor of Mr. Fernandez and the immortal words he added to the pop culture lexicon, “Go, Speed Racer, Go!,” we present two versions of the theme song: Peter’s English-language version and a recent cover by a band called Sponge.
Let’s sing along, shall we?
Here he comes, here comes Speedracer
He’s a demon on wheels
He’s a demon and he’s gonna be chasing after someone
He’s gaining on you so you better look alive
He’s busy revving up the powerful Mach-5
And when the odds are against him and there’s dangerous work to do
You bet your life, Speedracer, see it through
Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer, go!
He’s off and flying as he guns his car around the track
He’s jamming down the pedal like he’s never coming back
Adventure’s waiting just ahead!
Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer!
Go Speedracer, go!
Rev up your speakers and click the link below:
— DJ David B.
