Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)

This song also appears in KONAMI's BEMANI series of games. For information on this, see the RemyWiki page on this song.

Song Information

Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)'s jacket.

Artist: Scatman John
Composition/Lyrics: John Larkin, Antonio Nunzio Catania
Vocals: Scatman John
Album: Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) (1994)
BPM: 136
Length: 2:24 (CHUNITHM), 1:41 (maimai)
maimai Genre: POPS & ANIME
CHUNITHM Genre: POPS & ANIME
First Music Game Appearance: CHUNITHM
Other Music Game Appearances:

• maimai PiNK PLUS

Lyrics

The maimai version does not include any lyrics past the * mark.

I'm the Scatman

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope

Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact, I don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it, so can you
Everybody's sayin' that the Scatman stutters
But doesn't ever stutter when he sings
But what you don't know, I'm gonna tell you right now
That the stutter and the scat is the same thing
Yo, I'm the Scatman
Where's the Scatman?
I'm the Scatman

Why should we be pleasin' all the politician heathens
Who would try to change the seasons if they could?
The state of the condition insults my intuition
And it only makes me crazy and a heart like wood
Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact, don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it, brother, so can you
I'm the Scatman

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope

*Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub

Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact, I don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it, so can you
I hear you all ask 'bout the meaning of scat
Well, I'm the professor and all I can tell you is
While you're still sleepin', the saints are still weepin' 'cause
Things you call dead haven't had the chance to be born
I'm the Scatman

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) later appeared on Scatman John's 1997 album, Scatman's World.
• Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) was added to CHUNITHM at launch.
• Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) is one of two Western licensed songs on the default songlist of the original CHUNITHM, along with All I Want.
  • Coincidentally, both were removed in CHUNITHM STAR PLUS.
• Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) received a WORLD'S END chart in CHUNITHM PLUS on April 21st, 2016.
  • After being removed in CHUNITHM AIR, this WORLD'S END chart was revived in CHUNITHM AIR PLUS.
• Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) was added to maimai PiNK PLUS on October 20th, 2016.

Genre Changes

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

maimai difficulty rated 1 to 12 from GreeN to PiNK PLUS, and 1 to 13 from MURASAKi to MiLK PLUS.
CHUNITHM to AIR difficulty rated from 1 to 13+, and 1 to 14 from AIR PLUS to PARADISE LOST.
WORLD'S END charts rated from 1 to 5 stars.
(Ratings and notecounts obtained from maimai on gamerch, and CHUNITHM and オンゲキ wikis on wikiwiki.)

maimai

Standard Charts

Game	Level
	Easy	Basic	Advanced	Expert	Master	Re:Master
Notecounts	65	164	212	471	665	-
(Tap / Hold / Slide / Break)	60 / 2 / 2 / 1	154 / 4 / 2 / 4	188 / 10 / 6 / 8	380 / 24 / 16 / 23	572 / 25 / 48 / 20	-
Chart Designer	-	-	-	rioN	Techno Kitchen	-
maimai PiNK PLUS→MiLK	1	4	6	10	11	-

CHUNITHM

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Expert	Master	Ultima
Notecounts	285	452	800	1052	-
(Tap / Hold / Slide / Air / Flick)	152 / 50 / 48 / 35	295 / 63 / 70 / 24	588 / 16 / 92 / 104	896 / 42 / 24 / 81 / 9	-
Chart Designer	-	-	某S氏	Techno Kitchen	-
CHUNITHM→STAR	2	5	9	11	-

WORLD'S END

Game	Level
Notecounts	1535
(Tap / Hold / Slide / Air / Flick)	1383 / 42 / 32 / 65 / 13
Chart Designer	指ぶっ壊れそう
CHUNITHM PLUS	狂☆3
CHUNITHM AIR PLUS→STAR	狂☆3

Videos

maimai

Expert

Master

CHUNITHM

Master

WORLD'S END

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