But He Still Has 2 Lives Left

(Props to Mike Burger)
Gary Garcia, one of the foremost video game recording artists of our time, has died at the age of 63. Buckner & Garcia, hit #9 with 1982’s Pac-Man Fever, a parody of the rock parody Ted Nugent hit Cat Scratch Fever. As their career path descended to resemble that of interns on a wacky morning show, the duo released a complete album of arcade game homages, including Do The Donkey Kong, Ode to a Centipede and Froggy’s Lament. The album went on to sell more than a million copies, none of which were ever played more than once. When not trolling the Playdrome for inspiration, they added lyrics to The Theme To WKRP In Cincinnati, wrote E.T., I Love You, which was shelved in favor of Neil Diamond’s Heartlight, the unreleased Mr. T, and a number of original songs for the Waffle House jukebox.