"You can, dancing and, grooving all night long, let's get everybody dance now..."
Song: 20,november
Artist: DJ nagureo (Reo Nagumo)
Genre: HOUSE
First appearance: beatmania (1997)
Man, ain't that something? Some news to get! Barely two weeks into this station and we're already getting taken off the air!
I was originally saving this track for November 20th, but seeing as that's not an option, I figure now's as good a time as any to bring out the original iconic beatmania track. Those classic bright house pianos, the four on the floor beat, the synth brass, the vocal samples... this track really is a force so mighty! (Funnily enough, that particular sample doesn't actually appear in the in-game version of 20,november; only on soundtrack albums.)
It's sad to know we're coming to the end of our time together so soon, but don't you worry; I'll be spinning the racks and playing the sounds right to the end. Dance in the lights and stay cool, everyone.
It's a shame this account isn't making it to November 20th for realsies, but regardless I still very much appreciate its existence; there truly are so many Bemani bangers, and of course a shoutout to the original signature Bemani song is always a treat.
Also, the funny thing about the "this force is so mighty!" sample is that it actually does appear in-game... on the DDR Club Version version of the Doubles variant, which I think was how it was on IIDX.
It's also amusing in that, while there was a separate remix of 20,november on DDR around that same time (by, who else, Naoki), I don't think there was a version of DDR that had both versions of original 20,november plus that remix, so I guess you can't do an all 20,november set on any officially-released DDRs.
(admittedly it's still baffling they no longer have 20,november in any Bemani game anymore, considering fellow OG Beatmania tune e-motion is still present on newer games, and while that one is still good stuff, it's nowhere near the level of 20,november)