Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Song Name: Get the Show on the Road (?)
Subtitle: Early Demo 1
Original Name: RightBy Wrong[1]
Key: E major
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Yet another entirely unique demo... but I'm not too sure what to make of this one. It was composed by Mason Rather, but the title of the song doesn't correlate with any of the shorts. Some idle speculation about what this demo was for...
- Get the Show on the Road is the only short missing an early demo, by process of elimination. The rest of these demos can be pretty easily correlated to the rest of the Summertime Shorts. This is the basis for the title of the video.
- Mason Rather's other demo is "Waves of Friendship", which would later become "Good Vibes". This song is probably thematically closest to that song, so it's possible that Rather tried to make a song for that short a couple of times before the job was given to Daniel Ingram.
- This song contains the lyric "shake things up", which could indicate that it was for AJ's smoothie song... but it doesn't really thematically make sense.
The true title of the song is "Right by Wrong".
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Lyrics:
I'm tired of playing it safe
It's time for me to be strong
I've made up my mind
I won't be left behind
Sometimes to get it right
You gotta get it wrong
We'll shake things up if we have to
We'll do what it takes and be strong
By the looks of this line
We'll be just fine
Sometimes to get it right
You gotta get it wrong
Yes sometimes to get it right
You gotta get it wrong
Song Name: Get the Show on the Road (?)
Subtitle: Early Demo 1
Original Name: RightBy Wrong[1]
Key: E major
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Yet another entirely unique demo... but I'm not too sure what to make of this one. It was composed by Mason Rather, but the title of the song doesn't correlate with any of the shorts. Some idle speculation about what this demo was for...
- Get the Show on the Road is the only short missing an early demo, by process of elimination. The rest of these demos can be pretty easily correlated to the rest of the Summertime Shorts. This is the basis for the title of the video.
- Mason Rather's other demo is "Waves of Friendship", which would later become "Good Vibes". This song is probably thematically closest to that song, so it's possible that Rather tried to make a song for that short a couple of times before the job was given to Daniel Ingram.
- This song contains the lyric "shake things up", which could indicate that it was for AJ's smoothie song... but it doesn't really thematically make sense.
The true title of the song is "Right by Wrong".
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Lyrics:
I'm tired of playing it safe
It's time for me to be strong
I've made up my mind
I won't be left behind
Sometimes to get it right
You gotta get it wrong
We'll shake things up if we have to
We'll do what it takes and be strong
By the looks of this line
We'll be just fine
Sometimes to get it right
You gotta get it wrong
Yes sometimes to get it right
You gotta get it wrong

![Good Vibes (Early Demo)
Song Name: Good Vibes
Subtitle: Early Demo
Original Name: WavesOfFriendship[1]
Key: E major
The last of the entirely unique demos from the Summertime Shorts. This song was written by Mason Rather, while the final song was written by Daniel Ingram.
The original name for Good Vibes was Waves of Friendship, which also appears to be the title of this song.
Lyrics:
Youre not alone
Whenever youre up, whenever youre down
By your side
Friendship, will always come back to you
Wave after wave
Of friendship will wash all over you
Wave after wave after wave
Of kindness comes back to you
For friends in need
Lend a helping hand
So that they can see
Big or small
Kindness
Has the power to help us all
Wave after wave
Of friendship will wash all over you
Wave after wave after wave
Of kindness comes back to you Good Vibes (Early Demo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HEirjvD9wKU/mqdefault.jpg)



![Pinkies Present (Piano Demo)
Song Name: Pinkies Present
Subtitle: Piano Demo
Original Name: MLP608-4 Pinkies Present_piano demo
Episode: S06E08 A Hearths Warming Tail
Key: A major, B major
No comments on this track.
Differences with the final song:
- There is an additional verse before the tap-dancing solo.
- Ciders flowing isnt sung straight.
Lyrics (adapted from MLP wiki):
Take a look at everything around you
All the smells that surely will astound you
Open up your heart, it will surround you
In the magic of Hearths Warming Eve
The little things that make it better
Little ponies spreading cheer
Give a toy, a hug, a sweater
Memories that last all year
The presents always filled with presents
Large, medium, and small
Sometimes the most important things
Arent very big at all
[
Lifes a gift thats meant to share with friends
Take the time to show you care for them
Its all the little joys again and again
Thats the magic of Hearths Warming Eve
]
What a party, theres so much to see here
Cant believe you didnt want to be here
Youd have had a blast, I guarantee here
This is the spirit of Hearths Warming Eve
Ciders flowing, this is living
Come on and feel the beat
Life is better when youre giving
Each time you do it feels so sweet
The presents always filled with presents
So come on, open your eyes
Spend time with ponies just like you
And watch your spirits rise
The presents always filled with presents
[Just] take a look around
The reason for the holiday
Is quite easily found
Yes, the reason for the holiday
Is quite easily found
And the reason is to be with your friends! Pinkies Present (Piano Demo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I8mNQh0xYWs/mqdefault.jpg)

![Legend You Were Meant To Be (Demo)
Song Name: Legend You Were Meant To Be
Subtitle: Demo
Original Name: EGDVD4-5 Legend You Were Meant To Be_Full Demo R1
Key: A flat major
No comments on this track.
Differences with the final song:
- Same differences as piano demo, except the first oh ooh-wah seems to be slightly different.
Lyrics (adapted from MLP wiki):
I used to think [the] stories were just that
Set in stone, concrete as a fact
It didnt dawn on me
That I could change history
Now I know Im writing my own song
Fight my way to the ending that I want
Ill turn a tragedy
Into an epic fantasy
Hey, hey, hey
You can be a hero (hero) too
Oh-oh-oh
Take my hand, Im here for you
Come away with me
Be the legend you are meant to be
Youll always be
Everfree
# oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah
To be the legend you were meant to be
# oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah
To be the legend you were meant to be
There was a time when fear would hold me down
Cause I let it chain me to the ground
Look at me now, Im soaring high
Its never boring in the sky
When I know Ive got friends [by] my side
Whatever trials, Ill take them all in stride
Together we will shine so bright
A radiant brilliance in the night
Hey, hey, hey
You can be a hero (hero) too
Oh-oh-oh
Take my hand, Im here for you
Come away with me
Be the legend you are meant to be
Youll always be Everfree
Oh, oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah
To be the legend you were meant to be
Oh, oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah, ah-oh, oo-wah
To be the legend you were meant to be! Legend You Were Meant To Be (Demo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFIS_qg7JwQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![Shake Things Up (Demo 1)
Song Name: Shake Things Up
Subtitle: Demo 1
Original Name: MLP_Smoothy_Demo
Key: B minor
No comments on this track.
Differences with the final song:
- Different vibe to the song - more electronic, less country?
- Every instance of beat is plural (drop the BEATS now).
Lyrics (adapted from MLP wiki):
Same old, same old
Same old story, same situation
Same old, same old
Goin out of my mind
I know, I know
Lifes too short, gotta stand for somethin
I know, I know
How to turn things around
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody mix it up
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody giddy up
Snap! Pop!
Clap! Drop!
Dance! Move!
Mix! Bop!
Snap! Pop!
Clap! Drop!
Dance! Move!
Mix! Bop!
Dance! Move! Mix! Bop!
Dance! Move! Mix! Bop!
Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop
Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop
DROP!
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody mix it up
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody giddy up
Rock... [Move...]
Mix... [Groove...]
Snap... (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
[Clap]... (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Yeeeeee... (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
HOOOOOOOO! (Have another)
Drop the beat[s] now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Shake things up now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Spice it up, stir it up (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Everybody mix it up (Have another)
Drop the beat[s] now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Shake things up now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Spice it up, stir it up (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Everybody giddy up (Have another)
Drop the beat[s] now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Shake things up now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Spice it up, stir it up (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Everybody mix it up (Have another)
Drop the beat[s] now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Shake things up now (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Spice it up, stir it up (Dance, move, mix, bop, have another)
Everybody giddy up (Have another) Shake Things Up (Demo 1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ILNsNnJt6Dg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Blank Flanks Forever (Piano Demo)
Song Name: Blank Flanks Forever
Subtitle: Piano Demo
Original Name: MLP722 Blank Flanks Forever_piano demo
Episode: S07E21 Marks and Recreation
Key: B major
No comments on this track.
Differences with the final song:
- The dialogue for charming snakes / delicious cakes is altered to be more positive.
- The main chorus uses the singular (blank flank is better instead of blank flanks are better).
Lyrics (adapted from MLP wiki):
Cutie marks are great, they say
(Pfft, yeah, right!)
They make you special in your way
But that special mark thats just for you
Will erase the stuff you liiiiiiike... to do
??: So, no more painting?
??: No more haiku?
Sweetie Belle: Rumble, stop! Thats just not true!
So youre good at charming snakes
[Aw, cool!]
Or you bake delicious cakes
[Mmm, delicious!]
Maybe there are lots of things
That you like to do
Well, your options get pretty stark
Once you got that cutie mark
Blank flank# [is] better
Nopony to tell you who you have to be
Blank flank# [is] better
Keep your spirit soarin free
So listen up cause I aint lyin
Dont need no mark, so why keep tryin?
If you like just bein you
Then keepin that blank flank blank
Is the thiiiiiiiing to do
(Background: Blank flanks)
Scootaloo: Cutie marks dont limit you.
Apple Bloom: They only show you what you can do.
Pipsqueak: But... what if you cant do a thing? These cutie marks are frustrating!
You say theres nothin you can do?
(Yeah, exactly!)
[Then] blank flank is the way for you
Its no work to just be who you are
No hunt to be some cutie star
Youre perfect just being you
Dont bother with what you [cant] do
(Blank flanks!) [is] better
Nopony to tell you [how] you have to be
(Blank flanks!) [is] better
Keep your spirit soarin free
So listen up cause I aint lyin
(Dont need no mark) so why keep tryin?
If you like just bein you
Then keepin that blank flank blank
Is the thiiiiiiiiiing to do!
(Background: Blank flanks forever! / Blank flanks forever and ever!)
Rumble: Thats it, blank flanks! Be proud of who you are! You dont need some phony pony telling you youre just one thing! Blank flanks forever!
Blank flanks! Blank Flanks Forever (Piano Demo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ILgq_DzqM0k/mqdefault.jpg)
![Shake Things Up (Piano Demo)
Song Name: Shake Things Up
Subtitle: Piano Demo
Original Name: MLP_SmoothieSong_PianoDemo_121515_Rather
Key: E minor
No comments on this track.
Differences with the final song:
- Song is a different key (E minor rather than B minor).
- Every instance of beat is plural (drop the BEATS now).
- The dance move mix bop part is significantly shortened/omitted.
- Dance move mix bop have another is completely omitted from the background vocals in the latter half of the song.
Lyrics (adapted from MLP wiki):
Same old, same old
Same old story, same situation
Same old, same old
Goin out of my mind
I know, I know
Life [is] short, gotta stand for somethin
I know, I know
How to turn things around
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody mix it up
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody giddy up
Snap! Pop!
Clap! Drop!
Dance! Move!
[Drink?] Groove!
#
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody mix it up
Drop the beat[s] now
Shake things up now
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody giddy up
Rock... Roll...
Mix... Move...
#
Spin... (#)
[???]...
Yeeeeee... (#)
HOOOOOOOO! (#
Drop the beat[s] now (#)
Shake things up now (#)
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody mix it up
Drop the beat[s] now (#)
Shake things up now (#)
Spice it up, stir it up
Everybody giddy up
# Shake Things Up (Piano Demo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IO59iyapCpY/mqdefault.jpg)