If you’re anything like us, old school theme songs take up prime real estate in our memories and–despite our best efforts–we rarely get to use them in everyday adult life. Thankfully, we can always rely on ska bands to bring them back in a new way and give us a reason to sing them again.
The Holophonics are a band from Denton, Texas who seem dead-set on keeping ska music (and the time-tested tradition of ska covers) alive and well. Laughing Squid recently shared the video above of the five piece band going above and beyond for their love of Scooby-Doo by dressing up for their minute-long cover of the theme song. It’s one thing to pay homage to a classic cartoon, it’s another altogether to track down the proper wardrobe for an impressively accurate cosplay. Or rather, should I say “Skasplay”? (There’s also an EDM version of Scooby-Doo if that’s more your thing.)
The band’s energy and nerd-cred doesn’t end at Hanna–Barbera cartoons since The Holophonics have entire albums dedicated to the art of a good pop culture ska cover. Their YouTube channel is also chock full of covers for the Pokemon theme, The Legend of Zelda, Mega-Man, Chrono Trigger, and more. The band seems to really have their finger on the pulse of pop culture so much so that they’ve even managed to get in a good Rick-roll.
You can check out more from The Holophonics on their YouTube and Bandcamp pages. Have a listen and let us know which one of their ska covers you like best in the comments below!
Image: Warner Brothers/Hanna-Barbera
