Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dear community, I am never gonna give you up. I may or may not let you down at times though. That being said, I didn't cover this song in my style for meme or "rick roll" reasons. I kind of...genuinely love this song. I've wanted to make something like this for years, but I never had the skill. I may have Never Gonna Give You Up embedded into my brain now, but it was totally worth it. This is probably one of my favorite covers yet. I hope you enjoy! This is "If "Never Gonna Give You Up" Was an Anime Intro Song". Of course, the original is by the man, Rick Astley himself.
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You guys are awesome!
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Current Balloon Boy avatar drawn by Patorii: patorii.tumblr.com
Shady Cicada Banner drawing by ShyGuyXXL: shyguyxxl.deviantart.com
-EQUIPMENT-
Guitar: Schecter Banshee Elite 6 (with Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pick ups)
Bass: Ibanez Soundgear SDGR
Strings: Elixir "Light-Heavy"
Orchestra: East West Symphonic Orchestra (Gold Version) + Xpand!2
Synths and Synth Drums: Xpand!2
Interface: Line 6 UX2
Audio Software: Cubase 5
Tone Software: POD Farm 2 & Bias FX
Drums: Superior Drummer 2.0
Mixing/Mastering Software: Izotope 5
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Rebel T5i
Dear community, I am never gonna give you up. I may or may not let you down at times though. That being said, I didn't cover this song in my style for meme or "rick roll" reasons. I kind of...genuinely love this song. I've wanted to make something like this for years, but I never had the skill. I may have Never Gonna Give You Up embedded into my brain now, but it was totally worth it. This is probably one of my favorite covers yet. I hope you enjoy! This is "If "Never Gonna Give You Up" Was an Anime Intro Song". Of course, the original is by the man, Rick Astley himself.
-Support me on Patreon-
► bit.ly/shadypatreon
-FOLLOW ME-
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-MERCH-
► bit.ly/ShadyStore
(more beanies/hats/designs/clothes being added soon!)
-Special Thanks to My Patrons-
Fenrir145, Threefatmen, Caine Kestens, Liucheng, Enderjoe, Alexis, IchimoKurin, Tii Frocious, Gérôme Marques, Manuel Adam Nichols, Damian Dusk, Schmeckpeper Dominik, Andrew R Hedges, Deyd, Jesse Garza, Elena Vaelis, Kevin Stegner, Laiafi Leasau, Freya Broderick, Nathan Lelo, Michael Stokes, my, DJ McDowell, Jams, Noah Thomas, Nawaf AlNaqbi, Adam Adams, Shayne Moy, LT3, Renyoudie, Corey Powell, Sean Anthony Halim, xWorkerBeex, I_NEED_21EEP, Paul Honeycutt, Eric Walker, British Lets Plays, Oliver Edward Baldry, Darryl, Justin Everaert, Omar Chavez, Andrew Hayes, Chad Mann, The Great Aggron, Mizutamakun001, Ry j Nelson, Johnnie Evans, Mattatak90, Philip Kazakov, Shane Garner, Tyrell Thomas, Philipp Föller, Nikko Ronsayro, Honokachii, True Sparktron, Marc Schmid, Roy, Chance Battenberg, Gianluca Di Mundo, Kanaan Reiley Sullivan, Ace the Alchemist, The Original Nick Show, Hunter Finkbeiner, Megalodonkatsu, Hellboy, Johnnie Evans, Scott Stewart, Tyler Delino, Youri, Eimantas Paužuolis, (Joker) Matthew, Alper Akdeniz, LaRaikaa, Luke T, Ryan, Herson Ruiz, Ian Wyatt, Brendan Burke, Nathanael Anderson, Joshua Sofea, Hornlitz, Netro Shine, Devlin Scrimger, Sanjesh, William Andersson, That Odd Dear, Ryan Gargett, Adrian Hagar, James Lee Lord Parker, Forest Rain, Thorben Dahl, Anthony Karns, Thomas Adams, Santa_Destroyer, Kendall Johnson, Michael Osiens, Kevin Chase, Danielle Cormier-Vargas, Astringer, Joe Carter, Jesse Rominske, Jordan, Storm Holloway, Mockingjay N7, Olivia V, Julien Havoc, George Wu, CS1, Shawn Fenn, Axeon, Keiryaku, Roman, Radiant Blader, Candela Shred, Dets, Cinnaminion, Adam Bass, Master Shadow, Tyrell Bennett, Kobe Martin-Henry, Dennis Poppe, Skull Kid, Electrik Dave, Nickolas Baker, Teal, Clément Roy, Zolrolt Zargen, Leviathan, PdaddyJ, Elijah Compton, Jeth Rocket, Ashidoodle, ThoseOddNyaas, Gigiocat, TheFinalFantasy91, Corey Levi, Alcor Salvador, Teake, Fraolinch, Christian Almonte, Match, Hazelnuts, Jonkswa, Jean Walper, Tyler Cinkant, Connor McKissic
You guys are awesome!
-CREDITS-
Current Balloon Boy avatar drawn by Patorii: patorii.tumblr.com
Shady Cicada Banner drawing by ShyGuyXXL: shyguyxxl.deviantart.com
-EQUIPMENT-
Guitar: Schecter Banshee Elite 6 (with Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pick ups)
Bass: Ibanez Soundgear SDGR
Strings: Elixir "Light-Heavy"
Orchestra: East West Symphonic Orchestra (Gold Version) + Xpand!2
Synths and Synth Drums: Xpand!2
Interface: Line 6 UX2
Audio Software: Cubase 5
Tone Software: POD Farm 2 & Bias FX
Drums: Superior Drummer 2.0
Mixing/Mastering Software: Izotope 5
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Rebel T5i
![Tabula Rasa [Video Game Battle Theme] (Rock Version) || Shady Cicada](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nKu8ihQaXPQ/mqdefault.jpg "Tabula Rasa [Video Game Battle Theme] (Rock Version) || Shady Cicada
Video Game Battle Themes. What can I say about these....lads? They help set the mood for a proper beat down. Most of the time, you have something upbeat and energetic to give you that much needed energy. Sometimes, you have absolute chaotic noises as a battle theme. Other times, you have a slow melodic theme to help set the mood for the atmosphere and aesthetic for the story, setting and characters. This Video Game battle theme (Tabula Rasa) was always meant to fit within the latter description. There is some intensity there to signify a conflict, but the overall mood is meant to be chill and slightly depressing in nature (not necessarily *sad* though). I didnt have any time to work on a full video for this week, so I figured Id throw together a rock version of one of my favorite songs Ive written. So here is a rock version of Tabula Rasa, an original Video Game Battle Theme. I hope you enjoy!
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Current Balloon Boy avatar drawn by Dorsa Bidhendi: https://www.instagram.com/dorsabidhendi/
Shady Cicada Banner drawing by ShyGuyXXL: http://shyguyxxl.deviantart.com/
-EQUIPMENT-
Guitar: Schecter Banshee Elite 6 (with Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pick ups)
Bass: Ibanez Soundgear SDGR
Strings: Elixir Light-Heavy
Orchestra: East West Symphonic Orchestra (Gold Version)
Synths/Synth Drums/Various Instruments: Xpand!2
Interface: Line 6 UX2
Audio Software (DAW): Cubase 5
Tone Software: POD Farm 2 & Bias FX
Drums: Superior Drummer 2.0
Mixing/Mastering Software: Izotope 5
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Rebel T5i")
