BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM

BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM

Song Information

BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM's jacket.

Artist: Raj Ramayya
Composition/Arrangement/Piano/Drum Programming: Hirofumi Sasaki
Lyrics/Vocals/Chorus: Raj Ramayya
Guitar: Kozo Nakamura
Bass: Yoshihiko Koezuka
BPM: 133
Length: 1:33
Movie: tQy
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG
• REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper
• REFLEC BEAT plus BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS PACK 08

Lyrics

Game Size

HER NAME WAS BOBBY SUE HIS NAME WAS SKINNY JIM
THEIR LIVES WERE UNDERSTATED AND THEY COULDN'T
SEEM TO WIN
IN EVERY WAY THEY WONDERED, LOVE WAS TORN ASUNDER
WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG? FOR THE BOTH OF THEM

EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT, BOBBY CRIED TILL THE
MORNING LIGHT, EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT JIM WOULD
DRINK AND THEY WOULD FIGHT

HOW LONG CAN THIS KEEP GOING ON? HOW LONG CAN WE...
HOW LONG CAN THIS KEEP GOING ON? HOW LONG CAN WE...
AND THIS IS THE STORY OF A LOVE THAT COULDN'T LAST
OF A LONG FORGOTTEN PAST,
OF YOUTH THAT SLIPPED AWAY,
OF A THOUGHT FROM YESTERDAY

Long Version

Her name was Bobby Sue his name was Skinny Jim Their lives were understated and they couldn't seem to win In every way they wondered, love was torn asunder Where did it all go wrong for the both of them? And soon the day would come when they could be as one cause life's a lesson that they had to live and like to learn In every way they wandered love was left to anger When did a love so strong live a lie for them? Everyday and every night Bobby cried till the morning light Everyday and every night Jim would drink and they would fight How long can this keep going on? How long can we... How long can this keep going on? How long can we... Her name was Bobby Sue his name was Skinny Jim Their lives were underrated and they couldn't seem to win Is this the way they wondered? life was torn asunder When would it all be right for the both of them? Everyday and every night Bobby cried till the morning light Everyday and every night Jim would drink and they would fight How long can this keep going on? How long can we... How long can this keep going on? How long can we... Everyday and every night Bobby cried till the morning light Everyday and every night Jim would drink and they would fight How long can this keep going on? How long can we... How long can this keep going on? How long can we... How long can this keep going on? How long can we... How long can this keep going on? How long can we... And this is the story of love that couldn't last, of a long forgotten past, of youth that slipped away, of a thought from yesterday

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM appears on the GUITARFREAKS & drummania VOCAL COLLECTION album.

Trivia

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• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM marks the first appearance of vocalist Raj Ramayya in BEMANI.
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM is Hirofumi Sasaki's first song in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series with vocals.
• During the GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX location tests, BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM was not present. However, it reappeared in the final release.
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM is available in GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX and GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX with an e-AMUSEMENT account. BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM has been made automatically available in Standard Mode as of GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V.
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM received a remade video in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD. This video was put on the arcade releases in GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock.
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM is available in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG as an unlockable song in JukeBox #3 (September 29th, 2010).
  • As of November 26th, 2010, it has been automatically unlocked into Standard Mode.
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM could be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper as part of the 8th Set (PHQUASE's SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlocking system.
  • It was also one of the 30 picks for the 7th Set (Users' SELECTION) beforehand.
  • From September 17th, 2015 onwards, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 3800 Refle.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, it could be purchased in the Garage for 20 VOLZZA KEYs.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, it was playable by default.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM was revived on February 20th, 2020.
• BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM (CLASSIC) is one of the unlocks of GITADORA NEX+AGE's GITADORA wo tomodachi to issho ni play shiyou!! Campaign (GITADORAを友達と一緒にプレーしよう!!キャンペーン). It could be unlocked from July 8th to August 2nd, 2020.
  • It could be unlocked again from December 2nd, 2020 to January 3rd, 2021.
  • As of GITADORA FUZZ-UP, it is available by default.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	291	649	800	260	282	319	347	389	-	-	-	-
GF6/dm5	31	67	82	38	54	80	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF7/dm6	↓30	↓66	↓73	↓22	↓29	↓71	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF8/dm7	↓24	↓63	↓69	22	↑30	↓66	26	43	-	-	-	-
GF8/dm7 power-up ver.→GF/DM V2	24	63	69	↑23	↑31	↑75	26	43	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V3	24	63	↑74	23	31	↑81	26	43	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V4→V8	24	63	74	23	↑33	81	26	43	-	-	-	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	3.55	6.30	7.25	3.60	4.70	7.90	3.60	5.10	-	-	-	-
GF/DM MASTERPIECE GOLD	24	63	74	23	31	81	26	43	-	-	-	-
コナステ GITADORA	3.55	6.30	7.25	3.60	4.70	7.90	3.60	5.10	-	-	-	-

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	291	649	799	-	254	295	337	-	320	393	398	-
GF/DM XG→XG3	1.95	4.85	6.30	-	2.65	4.10	6.35	-	2.55	4.15	6.30	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑2.85	↑5.45	↑6.75	-	↑3.55	↑4.80	↑6.80	-	↑3.40	↑4.85	↑6.75	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	↑3.10	↓5.40	↑6.80	-	↓3.25	↓4.35	↓6.30	-	↓3.25	↓4.30	↓6.30	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑3.30	↑5.70	↑7.05	-	↑3.30	↑4.85	↑6.65	-	↓3.15	↑4.90	↑6.70	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑3.60	↑6.35	↑7.35	-	3.30	↓4.80	↑6.70	-	↓3.10	↑5.10	↑6.90	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE	↑3.65	↑6.40	7.35	-	↑3.35	↑4.85	6.70	-	3.10	↑5.15	↑6.95	-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→Present	↓3.60	↑6.45	↑7.40	-	↑4.00	↑5.25	↑6.80	-	↑3.65	↑5.55	↑7.15	-
GITADORA (Mobile)	2.85	5.45	6.75	-	3.55	4.80	6.80	-	3.40	4.85	6.75	-
コナステ GITADORA	3.65	6.40	7.35	-	3.35	4.85	6.70	-	3.10	5.15	6.95	-

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	118	213	439	-
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper→VOLZZA 2	3	6	9	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	3	6	9	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	142	245	507	-
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	5	8	11	-

BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS
1st Set (DJ TOTTO's SELECTION)	ABSOLUTE - CHOCOLATE PHILOSOPHY - LOGICAL DASH - era (nostalmix)
2nd Set (TAG's SELECTION)	DROP THE BOMB - AXIS - fellows - MAD BLAST
3rd Set (Des-ROW's SELECTION)	大見解 - Funky sonic World - BE LOVIN - CURUS
4th Set (Ryu☆'s SELECTION)	GENOM SCREAMS - Presto - JET WORLD - Go Beyond!!
5th Set (TOMOSUKE's SELECTION)	I'M GONNA GET YOU! - the keel - LOVE IS ORANGE - Gamelan de Couple
6th Set (kors k's SELECTION)	Flash Back 90's - White Eve - HELL SCAPER - starmine
7th Set (Users' SELECTION)	明鏡止水 - Pink Rose - sync - Beyond The Earth
8th Set (PHQUASE's SELECTION)	COSMIC COWGIRL - BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM - 男々道 - Spica
9th Set (wac's SELECTION)	PULSE - GRADIUSIC CYBER - Nova emoção - 踊るフィーバーロボ
10th Set (dj TAKA's SELECTION)	♥Love²シュガ→♥ - Lucy - GUILTY - V - V₂
CONTENTS SELECTION	ZERO-ONE - MAKE A JAM! - Ping×Pong×Dash - DAY DREAM