# Koji Kondo ripped off obscure '70s funk band Friendship.

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637 "2016-11-04T19:43:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/1 "2016-11-04T19:43:38Z")

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[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbPw7oSNMV8)

Well, he's already got the porn 'stache.:D

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/2 "2016-11-04T19:49:13Z")

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I’m getting a link to an Arby’s commercial with the first one.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/3 "2016-11-04T19:51:04Z")

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Am I supposed to be getting Arby’s commercials and the music from a Mario Bros. game?

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/4 "2016-11-04T21:08:46Z")

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There’s a funk bank called Friendship, but they’re current, not '70s. And I guess the riff on one of their songs sounds similar to the Super Mario theme if you use your imagination.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EaglIm1ZpSU/maxresdefault.jpg "Friendship - Alpha Male (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaglIm1ZpSU)

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/5 "2016-11-04T21:40:33Z")

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[quote=“TroutMan, post:4, topic:770637”]

There’s a funk bank called Friendship, but they’re current, not '70s. And I guess the riff on one of their songs sounds similar to the Super Mario theme if you use your imagination.

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I’m sorry, but I just don’t have that much imagination while straight-could I borrow some of yours?

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/6 "2016-11-04T21:47:51Z")

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All music groups borrow/are influenced (partly intentionally and partly unintentionally) from other groups.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/7 "2016-11-04T22:22:24Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> I’m sorry, but I just don’t have that much imagination **while straight** -could I borrow some of yours?

I bolded your issue above. It’s Friday afternoon, long past time for a beer.

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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koji-kondo-ripped-off-obscure-70s-funk-band-friendship/770637/8 "2016-11-05T03:49:28Z")

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Dunno how i copied an arby’s ad.:smack:

[Hopefully this one works.](https://youtu.be/TOFlsEBkPxs)