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"City of Color" (ハイカラシンカ lit. High-Color Sinker?) is a Squid Sister Song, titled "City of Colour" in the UK, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth English speaking countries) was sung by the Squid Sisters in Splatoon. It played in Inkopolis Plaza during Splatfest.

Description[]

City of Color is a peppy pop song. During Splatfests, the Squid Sisters performed this song on top of two trucks in Inkopolis Plaza. It can also be heard in Squid Beatz after hearing it during a Splatfest. Using either the Callie or Marie amiibo also allows the player to watch the Squid Sisters perform the song as if they were in a Splatfest. It can also be heard in Squid Beatz after hearing it during a Splatfest and it is included in Splatune and Splatoon Live in Makuhari.

According to the booklet contained in Splatune, it was revealed that City of Color was the Squid Sisters' debut song.

Lyrics[]

Some of the Inkling language lyrics to "City of Color" were shown as subtitles in a music video in the May 7, 2015 Nintendo Direct.

The lyrics for "City of Color" were revealed in Splatoon as Japanese hiragana. These only give the pronunciation for the Inkling language lyrics, and are gibberish in Japanese. A transliteration is also provided below.

Hiragana Rōmaji
Transliteration

てゅりるりみょって うぃにうぃに
ゆわりにっちぇ なうぇもひ

てゅりるりみょへ うぃにうぃに ゆわに
ゆうぇに ゆうぇぬ な なにへぬ

ふぃはなんねに
ふぃはなんねに にえのうぇに

のえひにゅへらへ なうぇのに しゅめり
ひはな ふぃは にゅえに

ふぃはな みふぁ にえのうぇに
ふぃはな みふぁ にえのうぇな

にょえひぬへらへ なうぇのに にゅめり
ふぃはな みふぁ にゅえに

Hey! × 6

Tyurirurimyotte winiwini
Yuwarinicche nawemohi

Tyurirurimyohe winiwini yuwani
Yuweni yuwenu na nanihenu

Fihananneni
Fihanenneni nienoweni

Noehinyuherahe nawenoni shumeri
Hihana fiha nyueni

Fihana mifa nienoweni
Fihana mifa nienowena

Nyoehinuherahe nawenoni nyumeri
Fihana mifa nyueni

Hey! × 6

Remixes and covers[]

Maritime Memory[]

Maritime Memory

Maritime Memory is a much slower cover of City of Color with a nearly completely different instrumental.

Other versions[]

Inkopolis News (Splatfest)[]

This is simply the instrumental version of City of Color without the Squid Sisters singing, which also includes the Inkopolis News saying heard in the original Inkopolis News song. It was played immediately after the player has pressed ZL and ZR on the start screen during a Splatfest and played during Inkopolis News, replacing the regular Inkopolis News song. After the news segment ended, the vocals were added, transitioning it to the regular version.

Splatfest theme announcement jingle[]

This is a very shortened version of the song's intro with a lower pitch. It was played during Inkopolis News when the Splatfest theme was announced.

Splatfest final result jingle[]

Like the announcement jingle, this is a very shortened version of the intro, but with a more twinkly sound. This was played during Inkopolis News once the winner of the Splatfest was announced.

City of Color (Shy-Ho-Shy Demo)[]

An early version of City of Color was released with Splatoon Live in Makuhari, featuring a much simpler instrumental than the final product and different vocals. Shy-Ho-Shy, the Squid Sisters' producer, was first mentioned in the booklet for Splatune as the committee member that originally discovered their talent. The vocals heard in the song are not from the Squid Sisters, but rather Shy-Ho-Shy herself. The demo was produced as a reference for the Squid Sisters during the making of the song and might have been recorded while they were practicing it.

Samples and interpolations[]

Octo Eight-Step[]

Octo Eight-Step

Octo Eight-Step by Turquoise October samples Callie's vocals from City of Color and reverses them.

Spicy Calamari Inkantation[]

Main article: Calamari Inkantation

The melody of City of Color's chorus can be heard after the end of the chorus of Spicy Calamari Inkantation during the small instrumental break. After the instrumental break, there are a few vocals before a new short instrumental break which is also from City of Color.

Trivia[]

  • The song's title may be a reference to Inkopolis' Japanese name, "ハイカラシティ" (Haikara City, "High-colour City").
    • It may also reference the colourful signs all over the buildings, the inhabitants' love of fashion, or the ink in their Turf Wars.

Video[]

Splatoon[]

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