I'm a Medieval Man
"I'm a Medieval Man" is a bonus song on the Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal soundtrack that can be played at any time during a game by entering the cheat code "disco". The vocals, performed by Bill Roper, mostly consist of remixed sound bites from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. It is a parody of the song "Mechanical Man" from the RTS game Command & Conquer.
Lyrics
| "I'm a Medieval Man" | |
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I'm a medieval man Wha-wha-wha-wha-what do you want? Wha-wha-wha-wha-what do you want? Dabu! Dabu! Dabu! Dabu! Dabu! Dabu! |
Dabu! Dabu! Dabu! Dabu! In the Age of Chaos In the Age of Chaos Welcome to the world of Warcraft. |
Notes
- The song is referenced in StarCraft by "medieval man", a cheat code to obtain all unit upgrades for free, and a short clip from the song plays in one of the click quotes for the observer unit.
- "Radio Free Zerg" from StarCraft: Brood War and "Power of the Horde" from Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne are similar cheat code songs.
- The Command & Conquer composer Frank Klepacki, who created the original "Mechanical Man" song, stated in 2019 that he'd met the composer of "I'm a Medieval Man" a few years earlier and that he appreciated the homage.[1]
- A fan remaster of the song is included in the fanmade Warcraft III: Reforged mod Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War.
References
- ^ GDC 2019-04-10. Classic Game Postmortem: Command & Conquer (47:50 - 48:50). YouTube. Retrieved on 2022-06-05.
