Music

This Genius Recorded A Synthwave Cover of The ‘Arthur’ Theme Song And It Totally Slaps

It's a wonderful kind of day indeed.

by Joseph Earp  2 July 2020
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Of all the ’90s theme songs, perhaps none are as enchanting and downright uplifting as ‘Believe in Yourself’, AKA the main song from Arthur.

Sure, the animated cartoon itself, a young adult sitcom starring a bevy of weird-looking rodent types, is good and everything. But the real masterstroke is the song, written by Ziggy Marley, that combines optimistic bliss with one helluva beat. Hey, it is a wonderful kind of day indeed.

The song has permanently settled into the pop culture imagination, inspiring numerous covers, rip-offs and tributes. But perhaps none are as much fun as this synthwave cover, the brainchild of internet polymath Hot Dad.

Written to accompany a “Virtual Vidcon” video from beloved YouTuber Quinton Reviews, the cover is a glassy work of synth genius. Basically, it’s like nothing you’ve ever heard.

Check out the clipped version for Twitter, here:

And then the real thing right here:

And remember: it’s a wonderful kind of day.