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What is Cobra Kai was or had a Musical? Well, this is what I think a couple of the songs in Season 1 would be like.
As someone who views the beginning of the show as both Johnny and Daniel being the main characters, the first song of the hypothetical musical should definitely be a duet between them. However, since the show was known for being 'The Johnny Spinoff' in it's earlier seasons, I think it's fitting that Daniel's POV comes first, an upbeat, piano and ukulele heavy section with generally happy themes. About 75% through Daniel's section, it transitions to a commercial for his autoshop where he sings about his great deals and awesome ethical code and it's all going gre-
And then the TV shuts off and we see Johnny's reflection in the screen. We get a bitter, guitar-heavy section of Johnny ranting about how his life has gone completely downhill ever since that one tournament. It goes until the chorus kicks in, where Daniel and Johnny sing their sections together and it ends with the lines, "And it's all uphill/downhill...from here." Obviously the song would be called From Here.
Next, I'm thinking a Miguel and Johnny duet of Miguel trying to convince Johnny to teach him karate after he saved him from Kyler. Think if My Superhero Movie (TTGTTM) and The Other Side (TGS) had a lovechild. Miguel starts singing about how he can make him strong and then Johnny cuts in about how karate ruined his life and that Miguel is better off just not drawing attention to himself. It ends with Johnny yelling at Miguel to fuck off and Miguel does, well, fuck off. The song would be called What You Could Make Me.
The next song is admittedly somewhat odd to place here but it's a Demetri solo called Under The Radar, basically about how it's better for social outcasts like them to stick to themselves and while he could yearn for something bigger, he finds that time better spent studying for MIT, building models, basically nerd stuff. I'm not entirely sure what it would sound like, but I think it would have some Daft Punk style tech motifs. I also just think it would be funny if Demetri was the first character to get a solo. It shouldn't be more than a minute and a half long though.
Next is a Kyler Villain Song (that sentence feels so wrong to type). It's basically the inverse of Under The Radar where it's basically Kyler just bragging about being tough and popular and saying how nerds like Miguel can't even hope to step up to gods like him. Just Kyler riding an ego high for two minutes. I'd call it Hopeless.
Then, a Miguel solo. It would take place after Carmen forbids him from training with Johnny. It'd be similar to How Far I'll Go except with Spanish guitars and drums. It'd definitely have aspects of What You Could Make Me, Hopeless, and Under the Radar in there. It'd be called Break The Cycle and the chorus would always start with 'If I could break the cycle' until the last one where it's 'When I break the cycle'.
The next song is a song for my glorious ki-Robby, I mean Robby. It would take place when Johnny goes to confront him at his mom's house when he's hanging out with his scumbag friends. It's basically an alternative rock song about how Johnny blew his chance to actually be a father to him so he better not pretend to care now. It would be similar to Hell is Forever from Hazbin Hotel, especially with Robby's friends providing background vocals and how it would end with Robby literally throwing Johnny out of the apartment. This song would be called Second Chances Don't Exist.
The next song takes place when Daniel visits Miyagi's grave, where he considers Amanda's words about being an asshole for raising the rent. It's about how much Cobra Kai's hurt him but he's lost himself in his trauma and shit like that. I guess it can be called I've Lost Myself or something like that. Honestly, not to sure on that name so consider it a placeholder.
Next up, a Hawk solo. This song is, and I'm not joking, just Let It Go from Frozen. It's about Eli's transition into Hawk, starting with him lamenting about his status and vulnerability before resolving to make a change and become a different version of himself, craft a new persona, spread his wings and become The Hawk. I'd call it Flip The Script.
Up next is a song about Daniel training Robby through the unconventional ways of Mister Miyagi, think Warrior of the Mind from Epic The Musical except less intense and with some flutes and drums. It would be Daniel heavy but Robby would have a few lines about how all this training sucks and he feels like it's just a way to make him do chores. That is until he sees the progress he's made thanks to the training and the final chorus is a full on duet between the two. Idk what this song would be called so feel free to suggest any names.
Then, definitely a love duet between Miguel and Sam, I don't actually have an example to compare it to so this section will be short as hell. I don't have a name for it either lmao.
Next, you know that scene in the junkyard of Johnny training the new Cobras? Turning it into a song. It would be if You've Got The Touch and Make A Man Out Of You did a fusion dance, and it would most likely be a Johnny solo. It would also be an inverse of the Daniel-Robby song from earlier. I'd call it something like Pain is Progress. (Not very sure on this name either).
The season would end with a reprise of From Here, with Daniel and Johnny both thinking about their respective victories and losses in the tournament, Daniel reassuring Robby that his second place trophy while Johnny laments about having misled his students and driven his son further away. The reprise would end with Kreese literally appearing in the dojo and singing the last line. Alright, so, since I don't want this to be too long and Cobra Kai is a VERY long series, I'm going to do one of these for each season. And they split Season 6 into parts for some reason, each part will have it's own post. @queen-cobra now you can stop RUSHING ME (jkjk)
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Iāve actually started, yāknow, writing that Cobra Kai rewrite-parody fic I brought up half a year ago so hereās a dialogue I came up with for way later in the game:
Tory: I heard you let me come back to school, so I guess I should apologize-
Sam, coyly: Apologize? Whatever for?
Tory: Look, if youāre gonna be like this, then-
Sam: For the first time you assaulted me? For the nightmares you gave me that centered around you breaking into my house to finish me off? Or, is it for the time you actually did that verbatim?
Tory, slightly uncomfortable: I meanā¦all of that, yeah-
Sam: Hahahaha. *stops smiling* Letās get one thing straight, buttercup. I only let you come back here for two reasons. Because my parents wanted me to be the bigger person, and because I want my rematch. With no distractions, no secret weapons, no gang to back you up, one on one, on the mat, to the book. But if you come at me, hell, if you even look at me the wrong way before then, I will smite where you stand and then send your ass packing straight back to wherever you came from. Got it?
Tory: *takes a deep breath*ā¦.Iām sorry, I could fit you in my pockets, I canāt be afraid of you.
Sam: COUNT YOUR DAYS BITCH. *disappears*
Soā¦Lab Rats Question. If the rats were supposed to be kept completely secret in the first three seasonsā¦then why did they never wear masks?
Like deadass, they didnāt even wear anything to hide their identities, AND they were leaving personal items all over the place (literally midway through an episode where Chase smacked Adamās phone out of his hands in a warehouse and they just left it there).
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If you've been keeping up with my 'What If Cobra Kai Was A Musical' posts, I hope you're in for a long read, because Season 3's already the longest one and it's not even done
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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god
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is autistic gabriel really supported by canon or am i just incapable of not projecting
If Sam stood on Demetriās shoulders, itās over for everyone
Youāll never guess whoās the overprotective, bamf, feral one is in this relationship
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Say you're homophobic without actually saying you're homophobic
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Johnny on Instagram Live two days after Miguel taught him how to do it: Y'all ever heard of bussies? Carmen in the next room: huh? Johnny: I'll tell you what, I tried it for the first time the other day. LOVED it. Miguel, watching in school: Oh my god, we need to tell him. Robby, laughing so hard he's suffocating: Don't you DARE. Johnny: Didn't think I would, but I love bussies. Amanda: Oh dear. Daniel: What's wrong, it's a decent place. Amanda: *whispers in Daniel's ear* Daniel: OH- Johnny: Big fan of bussies now. Silver: At least the blonde has good taste. Kreese: Maybe if he wasn't mispronouncing the name of the gas station. Silver:...gas station? Johnny: Real friendly place, they told to come inside, I did. Tory: Okay, why's my boyfriend suffocating himself? Miguel: *shows Tory the live* Tory:....HA- Johnny: Had the time of my life, I actually left for a minute, came inside again, just as much fun the second time around. I'll be honest, I'll probably stop for a bussies every time I see one from now o- Devon, crashing through the window: STOP-