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"Steel Licks" was composed by Jeremy Wakefield. It is a series of 79 short cues played on a steel guitar introduced in season 2 with "Something Smells." The licks are commonly used to accentuate sad, happy or comical moments. Starting with "Ghoul Fools," the newer remake "Hot Steel and Slide Licks" has taken its place, with a few exceptions.

Alternate titles: "End Tag", "J. Wakefield Lick",  "Pedal Steel",  "Sad Steel",  "Sad Steel Transition",  "Sad Transition",  "Steelrail Sting",  "Steely Licks",  "Steel Bend",  "Steel Lick",  "Steel Link",  "Steel Sting",  "Steel Sting 3",  "Steel Sting 4",  "Steel Sting 5", "Steel Trans",  "Steel Trans 2",  "Steel Trans 4",  "Steel Transition",  "Transition Steel",  "Transition Link", “Lemon Sting

Usage[]

This track is 14 and a half minutes of different cues, as well as the composer playing random notes with a steel guitar. Each segment is numbered according to its placement on the original file. Since some were never used in the show, some numbers may be skipped.

Steel Licks 1[]

Main article: Steel Licks 1
Timestamp: 00:02–00:13

Steel Licks 2[]

Timestamp: 00:13–00:22

Steel Licks 4[]

  • 70b. "Ghost Host" - SpongeBob finds a skeleton in his drawer.
  • 86a. "Roller Cowards" - "I guess that ride was too much for the little guy."
  • 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Plankton comes back on the boat. (low-pitched -2)
  • 179a. "Extreme Spots" - "Our sports are too extreme for you dudes."
Timestamp: 00:35–00:49

Steel Licks 5[]

  • 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "Poor little snail, just wanted some fun time."
Timestamp: 00:49–00:58

Steel Licks 6[]

Timestamp: 00:58–01:07

Steel Licks 7[]

Timestamp: 01:07–01:14

Steel Licks 8[]

Timestamp: 01:14–01:21

Steel Licks 9[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 01:24–01:25

Steel Licks 11[]

The Patrick Star Show[]

Timestamp: 01:31–01:32

Steel Licks 13[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 01:38–01:45

Steel Licks 15[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 1:56-2:06

Steel Licks 16[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 2:06-2:13

Steel Licks 17[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 02:16–02:21

Steel Licks 18[]

Main article: Steel Licks 18
Timestamp: 02:42–02:59

Steel Licks 19[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

The Patrick Star Show[]

Timestamp: 03:01–03:06

Steel Licks 22[]

Main article: Steel Licks 22
Timestamp: 03:21–03:24

Steel Licks 23[]

  • 43a. "Just One Bite" - "Ah, they don't know what they're missing." (low-pitched -2) ("Steel Sting 4")
  • 146b. "Earworm" - Squidward cleans the cash register. (low-pitched -1)
  • 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - "Daddy! I thought this was supposed to be our family vacation!"
Timestamp: 03:24–03:35

Steel Licks 25[]

Timestamp: 03:52–03:59

Steel Licks 26[]

Timestamp: 03:59–04:11

Steel Licks 27[]

Timestamp: 04:13–04:17

Steel Licks 28[]

The Patrick Star Show[]

Timestamp: 04:20–04:27

Steel Licks 29[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

The Patrick Star Show[]

Timestamp: 04:27–04:32

Steel Licks 31[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 05:23–05:38

Steel Licks 33[]

Main article: Steel Licks 33
Timestamp: 05:50–06:00

Steel Licks 34[]

  • 108a. "Patty Caper" - "Give away me patties for free?!"
Timestamp: 06:02–06:12

Steel Licks 35[]

Main article: Steel Licks 35
Timestamp: 06:19–06:33

Steel Licks 36[]

Episodes[]

Shorts[]

Timestamp: 06:33–06:40

Steel Licks 37[]

Main article: Steel Licks 37
Timestamp: 06:41–06:49

Steel Licks 39[]

  • 38b. "Artist Unknown" - "There, now it's art." (low-pitched -1) ("Steel Sting")
  • 109a. "Boating Buddies" - "Time can't be up! I didn't get a chance to fill in a single answer! What am I supposed to do?"
  • 146a. "The Abrasive Side" - "Well I just couldn't say "no" to anybody."
Timestamp: 07:04–07:13

Steel Licks 40[]

Main article: Steel Licks 40
Timestamp: 07:15–07:22

Steel Licks 41[]

Main article: Steel Licks 41
Timestamp: 07:23–07:34

Steel Licks 42[]

Timestamp: 07:36–07:42

Steel Licks 43[]

Main article: Steel Licks 43
Timestamp: 07:43–07:48

Steel Licks 44[]

Main article: Steel Licks 44
Timestamp: 07:50–07:58

Steel Licks 45[]

Main article: Steel Licks 45
Timestamp: 08:00–08:09

Steel Licks 46[]

Main article: Steel Licks 46
Timestamp: 08:12–08:18

Steel Licks 47[]

Main article: Steel Licks 47
Timestamp: 08:20–08:27

Steel Licks 48[]

Main article: Steel Licks 48
Timestamp: 08:28–08:36

Steel Licks 50[]

Timestamp: 08:46–08:54

Steel Licks 51[]

Main article: Steel Licks 51
Timestamp: 08:56–09:04

Steel Licks 53[]

Main article: Steel Licks 53
Timestamp: 09:17–09:23

Steel Licks 54[]

Main article: Steel Licks 54
Timestamp: 09:25–09:32

Steel Licks 55[]

Timestamp: 09:35–09:46

Steel Licks 58[]

Main article: Steel Licks 58
Timestamp: 10:05–10:09

Steel Licks 60[]

The Patrick Star Show[]

Timestamp: 10:14–10:18

Steel Licks 64[]

Main article: Steel Licks 64
Timestamp: 10:45–10:49

Steel Licks 66[]

Timestamp: 11:01–11:14

Steel Licks 67[]

  • 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "If we ever get a break from having so much fun, together!"
Timestamp: 11:16–11:22

Steel Licks 68[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 11:26–11:31

Steel Licks 70[]

Main article: Steel Licks 70
Timestamp: 11:40–11:45

Steel Licks 71[]

SpongeBob SquarePants[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 11:47–11:52

Steel Licks 73[]

Timestamp: 12:02–12:06

Steel Licks 74[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

Timestamp: 12:07-12:12

Steel Licks 76[]

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]

  • 7b. "Hard Time Out" - Patrick wrings out SpongeBob to rehydrate his tongue.
Timestamp: 12:17-12:54

Steel Licks 78[]

Main article: Steel Licks 78
Timestamp: 12:59–13:23

Steel Licks 79[]

The Patrick Star Show[]

  • 1b. "Bummer Jobs" - Cecil and Bunny pull out their balloons.
Timestamp: 13:24–14:23


Trivia[]

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