S.O.S.

Not to be confused with SOS.

S.O.S.

Song Information

Artist: DR.BOMBAY
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: Robert Uhimann, Ceaser Zamini
Vocals: Jonny Jakobson
Album: Rice and Curry (1998)
BPM: 138
Length: 1:51
Genre: INDIE EURO/DANCE
Movie: None
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 2nd style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

I live in Tigerland, I'm an indiana man
I'm used to walk around with a snake in my hann
Dr Bombay is my name and my father has the same
But everything it changed here in Tigerland

S.O.S. The tiger took my father
S.O.S. The tiger took my brother
S.O.S. The tiger took my mother
S.O.S. The tiger took my family

We lived outside Calcutta in a little wooden house
I lived there with my family and 21 cows
But now they all are gone and life is not so fun
But what can you expect here in Tigerland

S.O.S. The tiger took my father
S.O.S. The tiger took my brother
S.O.S. The tiger took my mother
S.O.S. The tiger took my family

Song Connections / Remixes

• A dance remix of S.O.S. by DR.JEKYLL, titled S.O.S.(THE TIGER TOOK MY FAMILY), appears in beatmania IIDX 3rd style.
• A licensed cover of S.O.S. appears in the arcade and Dreamcast music game SAMBA DE AMIGO Ver. 2000 by SEGA.

Trivia

• On its single and on DR.BOMBAY's album Rice and Curry, S.O.S. is known as S.O.S. (THE TIGER TOOK MY FAMILY).
• S.O.S. is also featured on the albums Dancemania SPARKLE and Zipmania BEST under its original title.
  • Along with Right Now, it is one of the only two beatmania IIDX songs to have been on a Dancemania album.
• In beatmania IIDX 2nd style, S.O.S.'s genre was INDIE EURO.
• S.O.S. uses its original music video for its video in beatmania IIDX.
• S.O.S.'s 14KEY chart held the record at the time of its debut for the most notes of any beatmania IIDX chart, with 911 notes.
  • This very short-lived record would be beaten one game later by era (nostalmix), whose ANOTHER14 chart contains 1226 notes.
• While S.O.S.'s BPM is displayed as simply 138 on the song selection screen, the very first measure runs at 136 BPM.
• S.O.S. received brand-new LIGHT charts in beatmania IIDX 3rd style.
• S.O.S. cannot be be found on any beatmania IIDX soundtrack.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

This is a song by DR.BOMBAY, also known as the "mysterious Indian".
The strong synth riffs in the intro and the funny sound effects in the middle convinced me that it was definitely interesting to include it in beatmania.
The difficulty level is quite high, but I'm sure good things will come in the dawn when it's cleared...

PS: I meant that you can go to the "Extra Stage", but the expression may have been a bit misleading.
If you were expecting something else, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

I think many people were overwhelmed by the impact, power, and fun radiating from this movie.
DR.BOMBAY becomes a hunter and chases after a ferocious tiger (tiger-man?) in this video, but since we had to cut it down to a game sized version, we weren't sure how it would turn out.
If you see it on TV on a music channel, please check it out.
By the way, if you listen carefully to the lyrics, you'll see how they relate to the movie (and it's even more fun!).

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 2nd and 3rd style.

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	376	640	-	-	530	911	-	-
beatmania IIDX 2nd style	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	-	-
beatmania IIDX 3rd style	-	4	6	-	-	4	6	-	-
beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS	-	4	6	-	-	4	6	-	-