Like the rest of the album, it capitalized on the early 1980s video game craze. It has since appeared on various 80s nostalgia compilations and the Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack.
The singer imitates the raspy voice of Froggy the Gremlin , a character from the 1950s children's television show Andy's Gang . Froggy's Lament
The song is themed around the classic arcade game . It describes the gameplay through lyrics about hopping over traffic (cars, buses, and trucks) and navigating logs and "diving turtles" in the river to reach the top of the screen. Key features of the track include: Like the rest of the album, it capitalized
"" is a novelty song by the American duo Buckner & Garcia , released as the second track on their 1982 album Pac-Man Fever . The song is themed around the classic arcade game
The song is well-known for the repeated line: "Go, Froggy, go! Ya gotta keep on hoppin'; you can never stop!" .
Froggy's Lament - song and lyrics by Buckner & Garcia - Spotify
