They're Gonna Make Me Overpay, Ha-Haaa!
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A slop experiment: can Suno make a novelty song with feeling? I modelled this one on Napoleon XIV's 1966 novelty record "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!", but about fast-food prices, with a nod to Falling Down (1993), and turned it into a lost 1990s NEO GEO beat-'em-up called RETAIL OF RAGE
Slop-o-meter 60.3 CERTIFIED SLOP
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| Generated music & vocals | Song and vocals made in Suno; I picked the take | +15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generated images | Sprites by Gemini ($4.09) + Qwen on my PC | +10 | |
| Animation & render code | Claude coded the NEO GEO pixel brawler | +8 | |
| Lyrics & script | Verse 1 + chorus mine; Claude drafted verse 2 | +7.5 | |
| Direction & edit | Claude built the shots; I gave notes, 13 drafts | +7.5 | |
| Motion graphics & lyrics | Whisper timed the karaoke lyrics and the cuts | +5 | |
| Sound effects & foley | Punches, taser and chiptune sting synthesised | +4 | |
| Tracking, masks & depth | MediaPipe tracked my hands for the hits | +2.5 | |
| Research & critique | Claude researched sprite-sheet prompting | +0.8 |
No AI: Generated video
By hand: the idea and the parody · the spoken intro · every note round · picking the take
