{"id":"the-rainbow-road-song","name":"The Rainbow Road Song","summary":"The Rainbow Road Song is a 2008 viral music video by Mark Kump, set to Mario Kart: Double Dash music, whose earnest lyrics about his late uncle spawned the meme that Rainbow Road is where people go when they die.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**Direct quoting** — People quote or sing the lyrics (\"It's called a road, it's called a Rainbow Road\") in gaming discussions, especially when playing any *Mario Kart* game's Rainbow Road course.","**Afterlife joke** — When a beloved figure (particularly in gaming or internet culture) dies, fans sometimes reference Rainbow Road as their destination, drawing on the song's central lyric that it's \"a road that you go when you die\"[2]."],"imageCount":1,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-rainbow-road-song/the-rainbow-road-song-mark-kump.webp","caption":"Mark Kump in original Rainbow Road song video.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/the-rainbow-road-song/history.md","related":["koopa-troopa-dance","mario-the-idea-vs-mario-the-man","super-mario-world-ending-theme-monkey-circle","waluigi","but-our-princess-is-in-another-castle","dj-luigi","luigi","luigis-death-stare","malleo","mario-kart","spiny-shell","mario-pissing"],"popularityRank":600,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}