OK, English version sounds like James Bond while this version sounds like something out of Lupin III or a detective flick. Both are good in a different way.
The Japanese game has the same intro song as the North American game. It's supposed to evoke the feel of a 60's Bond intro, alluding to the game's setting and subject matter. However, this version is just a fun little Jazzy take on the song, not meant to be the actual theme for the game. Both versions achieved what they set out to do and they're both awesome. It's not a contest people...
Kojima is a Hollywood movie buff, he knows what he wants in his game. Everything he did in the MGS games were deliberate, he has a good taste in music.
This version is sang by Akiko Wada who has a couple nicknames, one of which being "The Boss" due to her role in a previous film in the 70s. Seems like a perfect fit, heh
Akiko was actually plagued by rumors that she was a cross dressing man early in her career - but her biggest secret only turned out to be that she was Korean, born in Japan and passing as fully Japanese until 2005.
hitori yoru no yami o samayoi yobu koe ni kotae toketeyuku anata no sasayaki kokoro kuruwaseru ai ni afurete inochi karete mo watashi wa subete sasageru tatoe uchikudakarete mo namida wa misenai ｓｎａｋｅ ｅａｔｅｒ ame no naka ni ni nin nurete hikaru kizuato ashita wa mienai demo jin shinjite osorenai ai ni afurete inochi karete mo watashi wa su be te sasageru tatoe uchikudakarete mo sore wa nozomi ｓｎａｋｅ ｅａｔｅｒ ｉ ａｍ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｉｎ ａ ｄｒｅａｍ ｓｎａｋｅ ｅａｔｅｒ
Even though I didn't understand a thing about what's being sung here, after hearing the Western version for like a thousand times I must say that this version has a fresh, unique and yet somewhat nostalgic feel to it. Also, maybe it's just me but every time I hear Janpanese people speak English I just can't help to have giggle up.
Definitely some Bond chords in there - The Consouls cover is less Bond and more funk - th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html - while the 8-Bit Big Band version ramps up the Bond feel.
Both versions of this song are amazing, but this version is the suave cigarette-smoking, sunglasses-inside-wearing, hair-slicked-back mysterious twin brother of the US song.
I played snake eater for the first time when I was like 10 and this is so interesting to hear. This version of the song is so dope and such a unique twist on the version I’ve heard a hundred times. Pretty cool. This dudes voice is gangster as hell too.
This would be the theme of the Lupin III x Metal Gear crossover where Lupin's gang attempts to steal the Philosopher's Legacy, and gets it, but Eva tricks Lupin into giving it to her without even trying.
like fr a mixture of the Japanese accent, the callback to the original song, and just the sheer energy that emanates from his delivery...best outro in any song ever imo
In case anyone need the romaji Lyrics : Hitori yoru no yami o samayoi yobu koe ni kotae tokete yuku Anata no sasayaki kokoro kuruwaseru ai ni afurete inochi karete mo watashi wa subete sasageru Tatoe uchikudaka rete mo namida wa misenai Snake Eater Ame no naka ni futari nurete hikaru kizuato ashita wa mienai demo futari shinjite osorenai Ai ni afurete inochi karete mo watashi wa su bete sasageru Tatoe uchikudaka rete mo sore wa nozomi Snake Eater Oh~ I'm still in a dream snake eater You're welcome.
Lyrics: Hitori yoru no yami wo samayoi Yobu koe ni kotae toketeyuku Anata no sasayaki Kokoro kuruwaseru Ai ni afurete inochi karetemo Watashi wa subete sasageru Tatoe uchi kuda karetemo Namida wa misenai snake eater Ame no naka ni futari Nurete hikaru kizuato Asu wa mienai demo futari Shinjite osorenai Ai ni afurete inochi karetemo Watashi wa subete hageru Tatoe uchi kuda karetemo Sore wa nozomi snake eater I'm still in a dream Snake eater
@Xterminator333 the japanese game also uses the english version, so most japanese people would probably be more familiar with the english version honestly. This song is on the album only.
Imagine getting the HD remaster or a digital re-release of MGS3 in the west and getting this included as part of the OST alongside the English version...
This is *awesome*, I love the voice They should have included the Japanese version as an easter egg, it'd be nice to hear this one on that endless ladder sequence...
"It is not Japanese edition strictly. This is [korabo] of the Japanese singer, in the game we are not used. With the game same ones as America are flowing" That's what I got when I tried converting the Japanese text. I'm not sure if you mean this song wasn't used in the Japanese version of MGS3, but instead still a bonus song? If so, that's quite interesting. Wonder if the Japanese copy of MGS3 still had the Snake Eater song from America then? :S
@Gamestoper007 this is actually just an arrangement done by the vocalist Wada Akiko. She has a really deep voice for a woman so it seems like a man singing. However, the original music is in English, just this is an arrangement kind of "inspired."
@clcproduction Converting really doesn't help, does it. "This [song] is not exactly what one may call a 'Japanese Version'. This is a collaboration between a Japanese singer, and is not used within the game itself, in both the American and Japanese versions." The Japanese shorten the word "collaboration" to "collabo" (Romaji: Ko-La-Bo) hence [korabo]. The Japanese singer is Akiko Wada, and she's a famous jazz(ish) singer.
Fun fact about MGS3, since everyone is bringing up Lupin in these comments: EVA was directly inspired by Fujiko Mine, which is really apparent when she spends the entire game using her sex appeal to her advantage and ends up betraying Big Boss to run off with the metaphorical stolen treasure in the ending
@200ike lol, That's the Japanese pronounciation of "I am still in a dreeeaaam, Snake Eater!". 3:30 - 3:41 (although it should be "Sunēku Ītā", not "Sunaku Ita".
Can't believe dev teams (More like the corps on charge) try to lower the costs all they can While this was made to goof around War- i mean, games have changed
This feels like Snake would be in 70's Japan as a hard boiled detective. The original one is still king but this is awesome too.
HARDU BORULUDO
*Engrish.exe*
Aaron Lee More like HADDO BOYARUDU!
HARDO BOIRUDO DODOSHI!
i think this one is the original
OK, English version sounds like James Bond while this version sounds like something out of Lupin III or a detective flick. Both are good in a different way.
Or Cowboy Bebop
This version LITERALLY has the bond theme in it.
You might like this (Australian!) version by The Consouls th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
i was thinking the same, this is straight outta a lupin III xd
This is bond esque
The Japanese game has the same intro song as the North American game. It's supposed to evoke the feel of a 60's Bond intro, alluding to the game's setting and subject matter. However, this version is just a fun little Jazzy take on the song, not meant to be the actual theme for the game. Both versions achieved what they set out to do and they're both awesome. It's not a contest people...
+litovietbui Well said.
Kojima is a Hollywood movie buff, he knows what he wants in his game. Everything he did in the MGS games were deliberate, he has a good taste in music.
This sounds like a Lupin III song, if the English version is supposed to sound like a Bond song.
@@HydraSpectre1138 I mean it just sounds like an older Bond theme.
This version is sang by Akiko Wada who has a couple nicknames, one of which being "The Boss" due to her role in a previous film in the 70s. Seems like a perfect fit, heh
wait this is a woman singing????
@@rawanahmed9069 yes man, she has an unique voice, like nina simone. She did all kinds of music and everything was excellent!
@@rawanahmed9069 you can actually hear hints of the "femininity" whenever she ends a line and goes for a breath
how tho... i still cant believe it. it sounds so on point with what a japanese guy sounds like
Akiko was actually plagued by rumors that she was a cross dressing man early in her career - but her biggest secret only turned out to be that she was Korean, born in Japan and passing as fully Japanese until 2005.
I cannot believe that I just found out about the Japanese version of Snake Eater from Metal Gear just this year. A truly beautiful song.
It's great in any form - even funk from Australia by The Consouls th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
Bruh the Japanese version of the game has the same intro.
@@the-network no I meant the version of the song being in Japanese. I never said it was from the game or was not from the game, to clarify.
@@vitaliybalin8301 oh oops sorryyy >.
Metal Gear Bebop - Cowboy Eater
Leandro Merlino kaz why is there three things I hat kids pets and women with attitude AND WE HAVE ALL THREE
That's got a nice ring to it.
Noice
Snake III
@@topdog2007 chico, d-dog, meryl
一人 夜の闇を彷徨い
呼ぶ声に 応え 溶けてゆく
あなたの囁き
心 狂わせる
愛に溢れて 命 枯れても (Snake Eater)
私は べて捧げる
たとえ 打ち砕かれても (Snake Eater)
涙は 見せない Snake Eater
雨の 中に 二人
濡れて 光る 傷跡
明日は 見えない でも 二人
信じて 恐れない
愛に溢れて 命 枯れても (Snake Eater)
私は べて捧げる
たとえ 打ち砕かれても (Snake Eater)
それは 望み Snake Eater
I am still in a dream, Snake Eater...
私は べて捧げる > 私は すべて捧げる
Man this is funky as hell, I love the organ.
You might also enjoy the funk cover by The Consouls th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
hitori yoru no yami o samayoi
yobu koe ni kotae toketeyuku
anata no sasayaki
kokoro kuruwaseru
ai ni afurete inochi karete mo
watashi wa subete sasageru
tatoe uchikudakarete mo
namida wa misenai ｓｎａｋｅ ｅａｔｅｒ
ame no naka ni ni nin
nurete hikaru kizuato
ashita wa mienai demo jin
shinjite osorenai
ai ni afurete inochi karete mo
watashi wa su be te sasageru
tatoe uchikudakarete mo
sore wa nozomi ｓｎａｋｅ ｅａｔｅｒ
ｉ ａｍ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｉｎ ａ ｄｒｅａｍ
ｓｎａｋｅ ｅａｔｅｒ
That sounds SOOOOOO like a soundtrack for Lupin the Third. I love how the english one sounds like a James Bond opening and this one like Lupin.
MrTechpara I know this may be Old but he aint Wrong also Love lupin the 3rd
Yup
This still sounds like a Bond opening but an older one not so much a modern Bond movie
"They are calling me Snake, Solid Snake. I'm a private detective in FOXHOUND - Private eye"
Wouldn't it be Naked Snake since this is from MGS3?
@@SuperSljames Just wrote the first that came to mind :p
ah i see
"private eye hence the patch(blows cigarette smoke) but that's beside the point"
This ACTUALLY sounds like something made in the '60s
Here it is (without the James Bond chords but funky) by The Consouls made in the 2020s ;) th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
*"Such a lust for eatuh"*
*"WHOOOOOOOO!!!"*
im so dead after reading this x'D
Even though I didn't understand a thing about what's being sung here, after hearing the Western version for like a thousand times I must say that this version has a fresh, unique and yet somewhat nostalgic feel to it. Also, maybe it's just me but every time I hear Janpanese people speak English I just can't help to have giggle up.
LesEnfants1972 Western version suppose have this version but I guess 60s aesthetic is ideal tone for it.
This one has much deeper lyrics imo
This song sounds like a James Bond intro from the 70s. I friggin love it.
Considering MGS is based on James Bond, it makes sense.
xJustaShotAwayx I think James Bond is just one of the many things, but yes, in this video it's pretty clear what the inspiration was.
Sir Splee Same as the English version, yeah.
I don't hear it really. I have to go with the others and go with Lupin.
Definitely some Bond chords in there - The Consouls cover is less Bond and more funk - th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html - while the 8-Bit Big Band version ramps up the Bond feel.
From the Salt Mines, a Snake Eatuh
CiPhEr505 eatuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh
Both versions of this song are amazing, but this version is the suave cigarette-smoking, sunglasses-inside-wearing, hair-slicked-back mysterious twin brother of the US song.
Both versions work perfectly. I love it.
I played snake eater for the first time when I was like 10 and this is so interesting to hear. This version of the song is so dope and such a unique twist on the version I’ve heard a hundred times. Pretty cool. This dudes voice is gangster as hell too.
Doesn't sound like it but the singer is actually a woman called Akiko Wada. Really famous and one of her nicknames is "The Boss" actually lol
haha has a nice camp spy movie tone to it :)
didnt expect to see mattyburrito on a video from this far back
Lmao didn’t expected to see you
what the hell are you doing here boss?
10 years ago..
If we ever have a metal gear anime this is literally its opener
YES
Has to be psychedelic af tho
AAA YES
In my opinion love detterence is better anime op for mgs
Nah Love Deterrence is the intro this is the outro
I imagine snake shaking his ass to this beat while climbing the ladder.
Ass eatuhhhh
Stupid sexy Snake.
why bro im straight dont do this to me
I would if either I'm a gal or if I'm gay, which I am neither, so I can only imagine it if it were a meme
😋😋😋
This version has a pink panther vibe to it and it creates a nice contrast with the english version.
15 years ago today this was uploaded today! Hopefully the remake will live up to this legendary game!
The salt mines sent me
This would be the theme of the Lupin III x Metal Gear crossover where Lupin's gang attempts to steal the Philosopher's Legacy, and gets it, but Eva tricks Lupin into giving it to her without even trying.
AH AHM STIRRRRRR
IN A DUREEEEEM
SUNAKEEE EATUUUUUUHHH
HATOO EHHHH ICHI KUUU
Loooool
it slaps so damned hard
like fr a mixture of the Japanese accent, the callback to the original song, and just the sheer energy that emanates from his delivery...best outro in any song ever imo
I can imagine Snake sitting at a dimly-lit bar with a glass of scotch, hunched over and staring into the liquid as he rocks it back and forth.
I always end up forgetting metal gear is a japanese franchise
Woah, the Japanese version is just as good 🤩
Did you come here from the RogersBase comment here? th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
A-am Shtii in a dream....Shnake Eatuuuu
lol
Hoagie Demafeliz it took me about 3 days of listening to the song to realize "I am still" wasn't japanese...
Nice
#Unit731
this is the best comment on youtube! xD
In case anyone need the romaji Lyrics :
Hitori yoru no yami o samayoi yobu koe ni kotae tokete yuku
Anata no sasayaki kokoro kuruwaseru ai ni afurete inochi karete mo watashi wa subete sasageru
Tatoe uchikudaka rete mo namida wa misenai Snake Eater
Ame no naka ni futari nurete hikaru kizuato ashita wa mienai demo futari shinjite osorenai
Ai ni afurete inochi karete mo watashi wa su bete sasageru
Tatoe uchikudaka rete mo sore wa nozomi
Snake Eater
Oh~ I'm still in a dream snake eater
You're welcome.
Great! Now I need a wey to see this everytime I wanna listen to the song.
Style reminds me of Cowboy Bebop. Love it.
SZskits cowboy bebop invented jazz
+SZskits i thought so too!
In salt we trust
I need a high quality rip of this. This is way better then the American version.
Lyrics:
Hitori yoru no yami wo samayoi
Yobu koe ni kotae toketeyuku
Anata no sasayaki
Kokoro kuruwaseru
Ai ni afurete inochi karetemo
Watashi wa subete sasageru
Tatoe uchi kuda karetemo
Namida wa misenai snake eater
Ame no naka ni futari
Nurete hikaru kizuato
Asu wa mienai demo futari
Shinjite osorenai
Ai ni afurete inochi karetemo
Watashi wa subete hageru
Tatoe uchi kuda karetemo
Sore wa nozomi snake eater
I'm still in a dream
Snake eater
THIS IS STILL MY JAM
@Xterminator333 the japanese game also uses the english version, so most japanese people would probably be more familiar with the english version honestly. This song is on the album only.
More than James Bond it reminds me of Lupin the Third
YO BRO AF
(English) Mgs 3 - Golden eye style
(Japanese) - mgs 3 - elevator song
Imagine getting the HD remaster or a digital re-release of MGS3 in the west and getting this included as part of the OST alongside the English version...
This Funky version could be perfect for metal gear peace walker
crazy how they made a whole game to go along with my jazz CD
I saw a burlesque dancer strip to this once.
+zMustheMadMan Whoa! That sounds like it was awesome. Like a dream...-_-
where was this lol
Jakov It was at a chiptunes concert in Shoreditch London xD
Chan-c Kong It was pretty damn crazy, she came in with a box and everything!
I'm genuinely happy that somone somewhere saw that, that's on a checklist of things that must happen before the world can end.
Which is your fave salty version?
Snake Eater(orig)?
Salt Eater(fan remake)?
Snake EATUUHHH?
I like this version for how chill it is
This is *awesome*, I love the voice
They should have included the Japanese version as an easter egg, it'd be nice to hear this one on that endless ladder sequence...
This sounds like something you'd hear in a 1960's disco while the english theme sounds like something youd hear in a caberet club.
Aussie theme is funky th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
I actually love how different this one is. I love the English version but this one is more my speed even if I don't understand the lyrics
same, I love how fucking jazzy it is.
"Snake Eater: The First Bite" sounds like an upgraded version of a stand. (refer Bites The Dust)
SNAKE EATUH: ZA FIRSTO BAITO!
Yes! I did it! It activated!
why is no one talking about the fucking BANGER organ solo
AWESOME VERSION!
This song wasn't in the Japanese version. It's just a bonus track. I like both versions.
This song is just overflowing with WIN!!
One day, this will be an easter egg on a cassette tape or something.
SSSNAKE EETER!
missed an a ;)
Mike Danishjo she meant the japanese pronounciation
Connie! fancy seeing you here
Allo Ed! :D
Especially when it starts out with that kick ass bass!
just wonderful
"It is not Japanese edition strictly. This is [korabo] of the Japanese singer, in the game we are not used. With the game same ones as America are flowing"
That's what I got when I tried converting the Japanese text.
I'm not sure if you mean this song wasn't used in the Japanese version of MGS3, but instead still a bonus song? If so, that's quite interesting. Wonder if the Japanese copy of MGS3 still had the Snake Eater song from America then? :S
Uhh, to who are you answering?
@@alessiobenvenuto5159 It's an 11 year old comment, replies weren't as streamlined as they are now.
@@HyperShan3 got it
予約特典限定でアッコちゃんver.が付いてくるとか粋な時代だなぁ
またそういう遊び方してくれよな
i wonder if the ladder scene had a japanese dub or if it has the english one for japanese players
English
I'm obsessed with the singer's voice now thanks to this song I love her so much. Finally a song for us low altos/contraltos 😂😂😂
The singer is a woman?
@@pavise6333 yes , her name is akiko wada , also she has a nickname and it's "the boss" , which is pretty cool
@@nanayatsuki5856 her voice seems to have gotten more manly since the 70's.
厳密には日本語版ではありません。
これは日本の歌手とのコラボであり、
ゲーム中では使用されておりません。
ゲームではアメリカと同じものが流れています
Anyone else wish this version was in ultimate?
Wow. Never heard this before. Better late than never
I feel this should be playing in a Yakuza bar full of gangstas.
At first I didn't expect much, but this theme holds its own in my mind.
It's just Lupin III but Metal Gear, and it's the best thing ever
@Gamestoper007 this is actually just an arrangement done by the vocalist Wada Akiko. She has a really deep voice for a woman so it seems like a man singing. However, the original music is in English, just this is an arrangement kind of "inspired."
so smooth
I like the way he says "I am still in a dream"
*she
@@nim4464 this is very clearly a Japanese man singing
@@ju2tunknown the singer, Akiko Wada, is literally a woman. She just has a """masculine""" voice
@@nim4464 that's really impressive
@@nim4464I'm now cringing at myself
Damn, this is amazing
I only just figured out about this, and all my dreams came true!
@clcproduction
Converting really doesn't help, does it.
"This [song] is not exactly what one may call a 'Japanese Version'. This is a collaboration between a Japanese singer, and is not used within the game itself, in both the American and Japanese versions."
The Japanese shorten the word "collaboration" to "collabo" (Romaji: Ko-La-Bo) hence [korabo]. The Japanese singer is Akiko Wada, and she's a famous jazz(ish) singer.
3:26
James Bond theme in the background
@knightmare864
Actually, the Japanese version is the same as the american version, but this was a bonus track in the Japanese version.
Has a jazzy feel to it, I like it.
I only learned of a japanese Ver of this song due to the how a realist hero rebuilt a kingdom LN lol
So good.
初めて聞いた、いい感じ。
can anyone confirm if this version was in Brawl? I swear I’ve heard it before
dafuq i'm only listening this for the first time. funky beat.
Omg how much do I have to pay to have this released on vinyl?!!
She is one of the most famous Korean Japanese singer in JPN. she is called "God Sister" for respects.
Fun fact about MGS3, since everyone is bringing up Lupin in these comments: EVA was directly inspired by Fujiko Mine, which is really apparent when she spends the entire game using her sex appeal to her advantage and ends up betraying Big Boss to run off with the metaphorical stolen treasure in the ending
JJ was here to listen 👂 to the song I extremely love it 😍
love the lupin-like quality of this song, perfectly compliments the western version's james bond aesthetic
I feel like I need to have a sushi restaurant and play this song randomly to my costumers
i like both themes they work well. Snake eateruuuuuh
@200ike lol, That's the Japanese pronounciation of "I am still in a dreeeaaam, Snake Eater!". 3:30 - 3:41 (although it should be "Sunēku Ītā", not "Sunaku Ita".
God, this is so fucking groovy. It’s hard to compare the two tracks, but I actually really like this one more.
damn this shit is good why didn't they include it in the western version??
Limited Edition I believe
Little Big Planet 3: Sack Eater
Imma sub to you
never knew this existed ...
dame...
I only found it because of a comment on The Consouls (funk) version th-cam.com/video/klGKDhZGt-M/w-d-xo.html
hail, King Souma!
O_O wasn't expecting this XD
Very nice
@VagaBonDjs
漢字の歌？
それは日本語の歌という意味ですか？
一応、この歌詞の内容は変更してあるみたいですね。
日本語版のMGS3も、OPはアメリカと同じですよ。
Just finding this out today 😱. Tough!!
Can't believe dev teams (More like the corps on charge) try to lower the costs all they can
While this was made to goof around
War- i mean, games have changed