Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy VI) - GaMetal [75th Song Special!]

[@Shinkada]

I... Did not... Expect that. I spent about two seconds thinking "oh for fuck's sake, vocals? This can't end well." And about thirteen minutes being absolutely fucking wrong.

[@jimboanimations4041]

same lol

[@Arcania9516]

I immediately knew it was going to be great especially after the vocals.

[@DonBurtango]

Lol, I remember the days when people used to argue about who was the best FF villian and always ended when someone said: "Number of destroyed worlds: Sephiroth: 0 Kefka: 1"

[@RozwellMunchausen]

but sehiroths goal wasn't to destroy the world which is another part of the argument

[@JaitsuStudios]

People tend to forget that if his goal was JUST to destroy the world, Sephiroth could have easily used easier methods to do so. His plan was more along the lines of transforming himself in to a literal planetary powered god. He also managed to still make himself near unkillable due to the events of advent children, since according to that movie, if even a single Jenova Cell survived the ending, he can return. His anger and hatred is strong enough for him to literally keep his sense of self after death after all. Although the idea that Final Fantasy X could be a far off sequel to VII might change that set up slightly, but the devs never gave enough information in that regard to determine that.

[@RozwellMunchausen]

JaitsuStudios true, although in my opinion ff XV looks more like a sequel to it since the ff7, 8, and 10 team are working on it and plus noctus looks like a black haired version of cloud and seem to have his personality

[@MetalAcrean]

I still prefer Exdeath.

[@Sandokiri]

JaitsuStudios Kefka has the son of Hojo beat there too. Remember that he used basically the same method - induce a surge of divine energy, mainline it, and become an actual god - and unlike Seph succeeded at this.

[@silentfanatic]

Perhaps the best version of this song ever performed, even moreso than the Black Mages.

[@GrahamChapman]

Heed the first movement, remember the destruction of the world. Now, behold the destruction of life, dreams, hope; it is the fate of all things. Heed the second movement, and stand in awe. Now, behold your former vain attempts at stopping the inevitable. Heed the third movement, this is the power you oppose. Now, behold your savior and god; there is no salvation, prayers fall on deaf ears. Heed the fourth movement, the skies are tearing apart. Now, behold the wild dance of a charming star.

[@HellbladesFFXI]

You sir, should be a member of the Cult of Kefka, cause that totally sounds like what they would chanting around that tower. XD epic prose to an epic remaster. On topic of the music, this should be used if they ever do a 3d remake because holy shit. My ONLY complaint is I kinda wanted more epic lyrics but that would take away from the music itself, so I'm torn. D=

[@GrahamChapman]

HellbladesFFXI I've gotten quite a lot of praise for that li'l poem, regardless of where I've posted it, (heck, I've even found it posted by other people a little here and there,) so I can only assume that you and everyone else know what you're talking about. ^_^'

[@anwarbenkiran3513]

+GrahamChapman can I join the cult of kefka

[@GrahamChapman]

anwar benkiran Ah, I see you're under the impression that you weren't already a member. Well, don't worry, it's a pretty common mistake to think one has a choice in the matter. See, we're all members of the Cult of Kefka, whether we want to or not, for such is the bidding of our evil overlord. PRAISE BE TO KEFKA! ALL HAIL THE GOD OF MAGIC! PRETTY PLEASE DON'T SMITE THE EVERLOVING CRAP OUT OF US! TAKE OUR LOVED ONES INSTEAD!

[@anwarbenkiran3513]

YES PRAISE THE LORD AND SAVIOR LORD KEFKA

[@noahredden1983]

Man, when I become dictator of the world, and some young hero comes to fight me, I'm playing this.

[@Crazylom]

Remember his name well, LADS!

[@KrispyStark]

So... We're still waiting... you better become dictator sooner than later.

[@DavidList]

Everyone who thinks 'One Winged Angel' is Nobuo's most epic boss piece, should have a listen. And be prepared to change their minds.

[@LeKain08]

Or, you know... people can have different opinion than yours maybe ? Nazi...

[@Roudidou666]

@@LeKain08 relax Karen. they were both masterpieces... this one just had better music LOL

[@Metalora]

@@Roudidou666 Honestly I can't make up my mind which I like more, they're just too good!

[@PC-yp5dl]

Dancing Mad is and will always be greater than One Winged Angel

[@micahlindley7515]

Both are equally great. To me.

[@SwagBroPlays]

Life... dreams... hope... Where do they come from? And where do they go...? Such meaningless things... I'll destroy them all!

[@kalajel]

Now imagine this being read in Mark Hamil's Joker voice...

[@legacytag]

I find it so funny that the comment right above you is the same quote just with music genres instead

[@Veolynn13]

“Where do they come from? And where do they go?” Would Kefka been married long time ago were it not for them, though?

[@szasstamblr2869]

Glad to see Shadow the Hedgehog is still getting work.

[@Plasstyre]

From what I heard, he's had a tough time finding work in general after the 'Boom Incident'.

[@mystycitty3118]

@@Plasstyre Well when he finally lands a job he is forced to act edgy out of obligation and memes

[@michaelweiss5320]

Kefka's theme! You keep teasing us with it. You would rock that so hard! Come on man! Please

[@fancifulgamer28]

The Shadow and Super Shadow plushie parts were freaking hilarious.

[@technetium4761]

*points to original Dancing Mad* This is your final boss theme. *points to this song* This is your final boss theme on Kefka. Any questions?

[@Volcanic_Rave]

Suddenly uses the mario sports mix soundfont for no reason THATS WHAT HAPPENS

[@steaveraphel]

What does that make the black mages version?

[@JB-bc2ry]

ArchimediesMD Good. That's what.

[@Gassygastly]

@@steaveraphel above average final boss

[@sjbagley756ify]

Umm yeah I got 1..... Gets kicked off of Lookout. Owned meter goes up by 1

[@coconutgamer4476]

7:55 I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to leave this here so I can witness this beautifulnes over and over

[@C4DNerd]

7:57 - 8:30 Greatest Organ Solo EVER!

[@ronald8ab]

Agree!

[@Sly_Maverick_31]

That ain't Shadow.

[@emilybowman6415]

Still think In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida's near-solo is GREATEST EVAR but this was a completely badass one nonetheless.

[@glitchy1469]

C4DNerd ñ

[@mustabindawind]

Yes...without a Shadow of a doubt

[@seamon9732]

9:!0 Kefka's laugh was a very nice touch. :)

[@tanall5959]

Always have been amazed with how an electric guitar can fill in for a pipe organ so well.

[@kevinjamien3453]

Yep, nothing could replace full organ but an electric guitar is as close as you can get and does a good job at it.

[@TDGCmote]

Tanall basically the same instrument, different periods

[@TheDavidish]

@@TDGCmotemetal and classical are extremely similar in style and structure, so yeah

[@Kelovar]

If youtube's recommendation algorithm had been remotely good, this song would have been recommended to me over 3 years ago on the day you uploaded it. I hate you youtube. That being said, it was a masterful interpretation of my favorite song in video game history. Thank you sir.

[@usuallydead]

Uematsu himself would shed a tear.

[@TDGCmote]

*shred

[@infamoswordz]

4:51 is the most awesome villain guitar solo ever squaresoft should've ran this whole song into the ground it is so fire! And part four Slaps!! POWWWW! I can i come back for that notification Bell!

[@LchanOtakudom]

I’m crying from how EPIC this is!! Edit: 6:29 time stamp for me since this is my favorite part!

[@monarcthefirst3098]

Are you KIDDING ME?!? What have I been listening to the past 14 mins? That was crazy good! Best rendition of FF6 ever and I'm incredibly critical. Hell, you even made it funny too with all the Sonics. I bow to your awesomeness! Many thanks!!

[@twelve_yo]

Best!!!

[@shangothrax]

My god, that third movement alone. Amazing.

[@necrogenesis1981]

Whoa, I found you by accident, and I'm glad I did, that was fucking amazing!

[@CMGThePerson]

Accidents happen. But they rarely happen beutifully

[@phazonicsteel2178]

FINALLY!!! I found your remix of dancing mad AND YOU KEPT THE LAUGH GLORIOUS!!!!!!

[@KFieLdGaming]

This song still gives me goose bumps to this day and I'm 30 years old. The first time I got to the end of the game as a kid, and that fast keyboard bit at 1:28 kicked in I was practically breathless at the intensity of it all. The song is so much better when you hear slashing and spells going off in the background lol. This is a great cover, and the amount of work that you put into it is worthy of respect. As a guitar player myself, I've always thought about doing a rendition of this song but never got around to it. Fantastic. Of course the 1:28 transition, and the transition around 6:40 into the final movement and the battle with Kefka are my favorite parts. I get the most nostalgia from those. I am downloading an SNES emulator and am getting set to replay this game as I type this.

[@OrionoftheStar]

4:54 is my favorite part. I love the transition from the gentle and holy sound to the darkly ominous tones that follow.

[@combativeThinker]

What’s your profile picture from? Vintage anime…it’s so mysterious. I want to watch it all!

[@LHMDFedBoy]

This deserves way more views and likes than it has.

[@MrB266]

I like how you kept the iconic laugh.

[@kevinardel6728]

Probably the best Dancing Mad cover on youtube. I admire that you play EVERY. SINGLE. INSTRUMENT! ffffffffffffff

[@Midians_Music]

God tier

[@aal1889]

GaMetal songs... Where do they come? And where do they go? Such meaningful things... I'll listen to them all!

[@silenceundying]

I can't believe you didn't get pinned, hearted, or 1k likes for that. Made me laugh

[@Alexx1083]

Absolutely magnificent, thank you! Even the Boo Guitar must have been terrified of the madness of Kefka.

[@Person1................68]

This game was the pinnacle of Final Fantasy.

[@SupahNerd]

Daniel Indeed.

[@exettgl]

No

[@silenceundying]

Final Fantasy is the pinnacle of Final Fantasy. The franchise had to start somewhere. The franchise simply moves with the times, but it all started with the first game. Even denying that would be like saying you were born before your mother.

[@lgoldivus2542]

No, 6 through 10 were the pinnacle

[@sebastiankulche]

Almost. I think that Final Fantasy 1 is more perfect. But 6 is so damn close.

[@cassieszczepanski3884]

Just scrollin through my KZbin feed, and I see "oh cool, a new GaMetal" and then "HOLY SHIT DANCING MAD" That was the extent of my experience. Super amazing.

[@LegendarySuperMario]

After hearing this, I MUST beg my friend to lend me his SNES cart. This game needs to be experienced NOW. I'm Dancing madly with glee now... I never expected to like this as much as I did! Congrats on over 75 songs of pure amazingness!

[@The_LORD_saves]

Seven years later how'd that go for you?

[@MMLCommentaries]

You should submit THIS to OCRemix. Gourmet Race was great, but this track is the best Dancing Mad remix ever made by a long shot - yes, even better than Black Mages. They'd be stupid not to accept it.

[@johnmoser3594]

I'm still annoyed he's not on Spotify.

[@spicyguacamole9000]

Honestly, Prancing Dad is better, but this is a good... well, third place now with Atma having remade Dancing Mad

[@drpepsi48]

The Stoopid Unikorn I actually prefer the older version.

[@PC-yp5dl]

Not better than Black Mages

[@theSuper1Player]

Even keeping in mind that this is Johnny Atma doing dancing mad, I wasn't expecting it to be this god damn awesome

[@Da1337Man]

You sir are a god among men. A dancing, mad god! ...i'll see myself out the door :(

[@Sargonorz]

I watched almost every Dancing Mad cover or remix on youtube, and this is the best i have found, congratulations.

[@Mastermax888]

Like all of your past covers this was amazing!

[@sirsuperbubbub4225]

Hi mastermax!

[@DataDrain02]

Wow... I did NOT expect this. I have to say, this was a pleasant surprise. The pitch you chose was good. Gave the theme a slightly different feeling, but still retaining that intimidating feel. The vocal part was unexpected, but it worked out very nicely. All and all, this was REALLY good. .... But I DO wonder, if this is your 75th song special... what will number 100 be? It'd be VERY hard to top this one. Still, I look forward to that....

[@JonnyAtma]

That's a good question, luckily I probably have about a year to think about it. xD

[@MyDropShipHasCrashed]

JonnyAtma Contra Medley?

[@MMLCommentaries]

JonnyAtma Would you consider doing Blast to the Past #2?

[@JonnyAtma]

Maybe

[@DataDrain02]

MrLost44 That could actually be cool. Like a medley of all of Lavos' themes. The first form, second form, and final form back to back. That would probably make a decently long song.

[@dethkruzer]

I belive you said it best at the 1:56 mark: Glorious!

[@an3582]

Damn, I love this version so much. Glad i found this gem. And shadow rocking the keyboard made my day lol.

[@bionicdragon5]

That godly guitar solo near the end! The guitar was glowing with divine power!

[@williamkoscielniak7871]

My Lord this is sublime! How has it taken me so long to find this? I'm both grateful for and envious of your insane talent.

[@d3-ll754]

...I just now noticed the Boos on the bottom of your guitar. XD You sir, are glorious for making this.

[@Artificialignorance]

Bravo Jonny, bravo. I did not expect to hear some amazing vocals come out of you, then again you've always surprised me in every next song release. I've been waiting for a day you would do Dancing Mad, one of my favorite songs. You did the song justice good sir. Keep it up.

[@gigaganon]

Ho my god i'm so happy, one of my favorite too!!!! Also the voice make me think of The Impressario of jake kaufmann, so epic! Next one, LA-MULANA : Interstice of the dimension!!! You're awesome Jonny!

[@kainnosgoth6922]

This.... THIS! Dancing mad is so amazing! And if you do LA-MULANA next, i think i'm gonna die of too much hype and hapiness

[@Maidenless621]

yeah, still waiting for a la-mulana remix, it would be amazing

[@Nanarologie]

+1

[@fortunecookie6954]

I'm a cookie.

[@gigaganon]

Fortune Cookie hum... okay?

[@YourDemonicEmpress069]

The 2019 remastered version is incredible, but this version will always be my favorite. It has a sort of tone that the newer version doesn't have that I love, and honestly, the singing in this one is better than the 2019. That's just my opinion. They're all great, though!

[@AStandsForFrench]

not only that, this one has the kefka laugh, which I feel is extremely important to the tone of the track

[@YourDemonicEmpress069]

@@AStandsForFrench Agreed. The newer version uses the guitar for Kefka's laugh, which I find pretty cool, but nothing beats the guttural, 8-bit laugh Kefka has.

[@kage1061]

6:30 is freakin' beautiful!

[@thinkless-fyi]

what a production. im speechless that someone took on such a feat solo, and performed this well.

[@annakuehne5126]

Is there any gaming song you cannot do!? This has to be one of the greatest, if not the best, Dancing Mad remixes out there. You, my good sir, deserve more recognition on KZbin for your work. Subscribed.

[@Jason-sl8by]

Man that singing is amazing

[@linkgc3606]

This is just amazing, thanks for giving us this master peace, i play ff6 in the 90's and this its how i imagine this must be sound in my head, many thanks

[@CharaDreemurr15243]

Oh my god, your voice is harmonic! It's so beautiful, dude!

[@Daederik]

Your rendition of the first movement is simply the best that I've ever heard. Your vocals put it over the top! Excellent stuff

[@Xanatrix]

This track's first minutes got you a new sub. Anyone who can cover Dancing Mad this well gets EVERY ONE OF MY SUBS.

[@Xanatrix]

Also, the fact that FF6 has your favorite soundtrack shows you have great taste in games and music. :P

[@paperluigis2m371]

Shadow is one fantastic pianist! XD Fantastic Dancing Mad arrangement. Awesome video as always!

[@shadeofgood]

Best version of Dancing Mad at the 1st phase I ever heard. Excellent job guys. I'm saying a lot because i been listening to video game music since I was a kid in the 80s.

[@rrmr6683]

Oh my god, that was so good it gave me chills.

[@BustaReims]

4:50 - 5:25...holy shit, that's perfection right there. AMAZING take on the piece!!!

[@deviouskyle251]

Haha, I'm proud of myself for guessing the game correctly when you said you had something big planned for #75! I thought we'd probably get The Decisive Battle, but I'm glad you went with this! Excellent work as always!

[@Ragekolb]

Your music is absolutely incredible. Most remixes don't capture the original essence of the music, but yours is spot on. Despite being different, it still has the same exact feel and this song in particular gives me the same, if not stronger, sense of foreboding that I experienced when playing this game.

[@boxmanthisisnotbigbossofou4811]

5.Love Deterrence - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 4. Duty on High - Knights in the Nightmare. 3. Decisive Battle With Hector - Riviera: The Promised Land 2. Chaotic Sacrifice - Hexyz Force 1. The Incarnation of Devil - Valkyire Profile

[@Shiverwar]

That last one, I especially agree with.

[@boxmanthisisnotbigbossofou4811]

Shiverwar number 5 or number 1?

[@Shiverwar]

BoxMan! THIS IS NOT BIG BOSS OF OUTER HEAVEN AND DAMN YOU KONAMI!!! Number 1.

[@DPedroBoh]

Holy shit, riviera has some epic tunes.

[@sirlosealot0]

Hands down my favourite video on KZbin. I think I’ve watched at least a hundred times. Thank you sir, thank you.

[@sirlosealot0]

OG BowserBashup MashupASAP I have. Still prefer this one

[@FinalKaiserKami]

The Black Mages version has always been the best one around, but then this BEAST of a remix came along and used Forsaken on the Black Mages. This is amazing Jonny you outdid yourself with this one!

[@parkingturtle]

75 is just the beginning! Hold on to 100, to 150, to 200! And continue sharing us your awesomeness! I thank you for these 75 master pieces mate :3

[@Zephyr7771]

This settles it. Jonny, if I ever have a child, I'm naming him after you. 3 years I've been listening to your remixes, and this with Silver Surfer are by far two of the best you have done thus far. If I had money to spare right now, I'd donate HARD. You're the best, man.

[@mistahlemming]

I just came across this randomly, and I have to say I love it! Unique personal touch yet feels completely accurate to the soul of the original. I would have LOVED for this to be playing during the battle.

[@ZacRyan777]

Best 1st tier of dancing mad on youtube. And one my favorite youtube videos

[@Kalobeify]

How the hell do you not have millions of views?? Im gonna show your stuff to everyone!

[@guitarded222]

Dude is there anything you can't do OMG!!! That was wicked :)

[@Duhemsounds]

Awesome work, this is one of the biggest FF pieces and you've made it great I agree with +Chewwy you have an opera voice, really beautiful and epic. 7:57-9:13 I love this part of the piece Funny moment to listen to kefka's theme on the outro :)

[@DarkShadowRage]

I have no words for this amount of badassery, hats off to you good sir keep it up!

[@gwenaelmicault7597]

This is fantastic! I've been lsitening to it over and over, as well as the 2019 version. I still can't tell which one I like best.

[@LancenHarms]

Damn this is amazing. Props to the sweet kefka theme at the end as well. A perfect little cherry on top of an already stellar sundae. This brings out all of the emotions the original evoked ten fold while being blood boilingly heavy the whole way through. Great vocals as well, operatic neoclassical shred prog metal. And a boo guitar. And a shadow solo. And a super shadow solo. 15/10

[@brandonrichard9568]

This was SO GOOD. Your singing made it better than any other cover. This track deserves at LEAST triple the views!

[@BudofSharon]

Late, but have you seen/heard the new one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2OxmZZ8p9mlqLs

[@Jeremus717]

This may be the best version of this song I have ever heard. Your cover was better than the one the Black Mages did on their album, and that was Uematsu's own band! Amazing.

[@Lee-sf7nw]

Jeremy Nielsen kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4CQaoiVhrCbnaM. Not saaying it's better, but it's a good one.

[@DinoTrnkaMusic]

The best video game cover I have ever heard in my life. And I've been listening to video game covers for years. Magnificent work. Can't get enough of this track.

[@magentas6467]

This is, hands-down, the greatest cover of Dancing Mad I've ever heard. Hats off to you!

[@hidood5th]

Love the part with Shadow :3 One of your best so far, keep it up till 100 baby!

[@foolio1990]

But even after 100 right? :D

[@TheChaoticBlur]

I seriously thought you mean the Ninja, Not the Hedgehog.

[@RaineWillowTheWonderer]

i loved this! Dancing Mad is my favourite! and i loved the part with Shadow!

[@MegaTrolleybus]

Uematsu's master piece hands down and a fitting theme for Kefka no less. Of all the covers you've released on this channel, this one is the best.

[@MMLCommentaries]

All I can say is YES. This may not be as heavy or as technical as your other covers, but it does the original justice in so many ways. Great job and here's to 75 more!

[@MarioFanSiteBVChanne]

That. Was. Amazing. Also loved that you put Kefka's theme at the end.

[@MaskedKingDavid]

I can't believe you were brave enough to cover the whole thing, and the perfect vocals in part one were amazing! Here, have a subscriber!

[@BudofSharon]

Just in case you haven't found it yet, Jonny remade this, even, better last year. 🤠 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2OxmZZ8p9mlqLs

[@Composer1992]

Man, you're such an inspiration to me. Seeing your videos made me want to learn guitar so I could play it as well as piano. And I did that in my latest video! You're incredible playing so many instruments and singing too, kudos! I hope in the future I can do something close to your level!

[@agnusgloria1122]

In my opinion, he should finally participate in making a video game talent. He's become more and more creative with his work. He has the talent to make his own original pieces. I mean just look at the guy go in his videos, he ensues a tangent of dedication in his covers. I mean he's bound to, look at plasma3 with A hat in time. I just can't wait to see the tracks he'll come up with.

[@Euanverse]

The first 3 minutes of this song are absolutely outstanding! I just wish the rest of the song could live up to them.

[@emilybowman6415]

Only thing I was left wanting was to see you do that Kefka cackle. This is such a freaking amazing arrangement.

[@kwtkold9302]

LOVE this version, especially your solo at 9.30 ish. The black mages solid felt like Kefkas despair, your solo reminded me of his insanity and rage! Especially 9.50-10.00.

[@PaulFarrerMusic]

Sweet Lord! I thank KZbin for directing me here! Outstanding sir! Incredible!

[@Neterim69]

oh man, even the singing is top-notch...THAT IS SOOOOOO GOOD

[@AlexMoukala]

Man. Seeing incredible musicians like yourself is inspiring, yet VERY humbling. Reminds me I'm still light years away from where I want to be as an artist. Kudos!

[@malk5605]

Alex Moukala light years isn’t a measurement of time

[@coreflakes]

this feels like pokemon already

[@Avel_runner]

Come on man, you sing too?! WTF!? How come you never sang before!? UNFORGIVABLE. This might be the most excellent piece of greatness made by you, cheers and keep this... I don't have words for this õO you're awesome man!

[@Mephiles200108420]

I'm so happy that you covered this song. It is one of my absolute favorites.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

damn I never thought this song could sound right on guitar but you did that as well as nailing the lyrics in a way that both fits the song and is easy to understand what you are singing. possibly best cover I've seen on KZbin for any ff song

[@LPGrodus]

What a Masterpiece, caught all the epic-ness of Dancing Mad and made it even more awesome. I wonder if I will ever reach the level where GaMetal doesn't find a way to blow my mind. Also Kefka's theme at the end, beautiful!

[@AltairStarr]

it's been a long time since i've bothered to comment, but i have to say i'm very glad i discovered you, after bouncing around a few of your songs i found this and just melted

[@Adamstation]

This is, in my humble opinion, the /best/ rendition of this song I have heard in my life. Bravo to you, sir.

[@vokani5421]

its so great, i have chills just from listening