If you know your Mario music, then this old pop song might sound familiar. The story of how it inspired one of the most iconic Mario melodies is fascinating...

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SOURCES
https://ameblo.jp/nasunikki/entry-100... Interview about meaning of Japanese lyrics to Green Green
http://shmuplations.com/kojikondo/ The two Koji Kondo quotes come from this interview
https://symphogear.blogspot.com/2016/... Writeup of Green Green’s history (though I wish I had found this before I’d written most of the script myself!)
https://archive.org/details/japan_mir... Archive Footage of 1960s Japan

CREDITS
   • グリーン・グリーン   Japanese kids singing Green Green
   • Mrs.GREEN APPLEカバー曲「グリーン グリーン」   Mrs. Green Apple cover of Green Green (bad audio I'm afraid)

MUSIC
Super Mario World Theme composed by Koji Kondo, via Nintendo
Stock music via Epidemic Sound