Ashley's Song is Ashley's theme song that debuted in WarioWare: Touched!. The theme was written by Masanobu Matsunaga, Yasuhisa Baba, and Masaru Tajima.

Game Appearances

Genre

  • Show Tune
  • Vaudeville

Sung by

  • Ashley (Jean Nishida/Yumi Yoshimura)
  • Chorus

Music and Lyrics by

  • Masaru Tajima

Arranged and Produced by

  • Masanobu Matsunaga
  • Yasuhisa Baba
  • Masaru Tajima

Length

  • 2:08 (Touched!)
  • 2:20 (SSBB)
  • 1:48 (Gold)

Lyrics

Spooky, mysterious harpsichord/French horn melody backed with timpani, moderate 4 (A minor)
Tambourine on every second beat



Trumpets in for certain lyrics where the chorus sings



Chorus: Who's the girl next door
Living in the haunted mansion?

Celeste in for four counts every time Ashley sings; cymbal crash on every fourth beat where the chorus sings her name out



Ashley: You'd better learn my name 'cause I am --
Chorus: ASH-LEY!
She knows the darkest spells
And she brews the meanest potions!
Ashley: You might be the ingredient I seek!

Chorus: Don't let yourself be fooled
By her innocent demeanor!
Ashley: You should be afraid of the great --
Chorus: ASH-LEY!
She doesn't play with dolls
And she never combs her hair.
Ashley: Who has time for girly things like that?

Clarinet/bassoon in for six bars; tambourine/timpani/harpsichord out; intensity builds between the following 4 bars of Ashley's solo stanza
F sharp minor, modulating to A minor, then C minor



Ashley: Eye of newt - I cast a hex on you.
Grandma's wig - this'll make you big.
Kitten spit - soon your pants won't fit.

Mute trumpet/trombones in for 2 bars; timpani and cymbal crash before next spoken line
Modulate to ambiguous key



Ashley: PANTALONES GIGANTICUS!!!
...Oh, no! Not again!

Clarinet/bassoon out; trumpets in for the certain lyrics where the chorus sings; harpsichord/timpani in for 8 bars
Modulate to A minor



Chorus: She could rule the world
And still finish all her homework.

Celeste in for Ashley's lines; cymbal crash on the fourth count of where the chorus sings her name out



Ashley: Ev'ryone knows that I'm the greatest --
Chorus: ASH-LEY!
You'd better watch your step,
Or she'll cast a spell on you!
Ashley: I turned my teacher into a spoon.

Time signature change to 3/4; all instruments out; oboe/chimes/celeste in for eight bars; lighter feel
A major, modulating to G flat major



Ashley: I'm a slave to my spellbook
And yes, it's true --
I don't have as many friends as you...
But I think you're nice
And maybe we could be friends!
And if you say "no", you're toast!

Triple time feel ends; clarinet in before chorus starts singing; trumpets in for certain lyrics where chorus sings; harpsichord/timpani/French horn in
Modulate to B flat minor
Spookier feel



Chorus: Who's the girl next door
Living in the haunted mansion?

Celeste in for Ashley's lines; cymbal crash on the fourth count of where the chorus sings her name out



Ashley: You'd better learn my name 'cause I am --
Chorus: ASH-LEY!
Just remember this
When you see her on the street.
Ashley: I'm the cruelest girl you'll ever meet!

Music gradually goes softer
Clarinet in for 2 bars; cymbal crash on every 3rd count of second measure
Bassoon in for 2 bars; cymbal crash on every 3rd count of second measure
All instruments drop out except harpsichord/timpani
Song ends loudly with trumpets playing the last four notes of the music with a loud cymbal crash

Trivia

  • The Brawl version has some lyric changes (e.g. "...'cause I am" changes to "...'cause it's--").
  • There were some issues over the song. If the record is spun fast enough in the Turntable souvenir during the first solo, it would supposedly come out with the words forming a sentence like "Eye of grand this kitt soo pan", which is misheard as, "I have granted kids to hell!". However, Nintendo and Nintendo Power both stated that it was an accident and the words come out like that due to it meshing pieces of the song together.
  • In the Gold version, the English theme was played with a faster tempo hence having the song sped up a step faster.

Key Change

  • A minor
  • A major
  • F sharp minor
  • C minor
  • Ambiguous key
  • G flat major
  • B flat minor
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