Re: should Extropianism have an Anthem?

From: Randy Smith (randysmith101@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2000 - 23:16:17 MDT


>From: "Stirling Westrup" <sti@cam.org>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.com
>To: extropians@extropy.com
>Subject: Re: should Extropianism have an Anthem?
>Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:58:33 EST
>
>Emlyn (pentacle) wrote:
>
> > Surely the anthem has already been written...
>...
> > Fame
> > I'm gonna live forever
> > Light up the sky like a flame (fame)
> > I'm gonna make it to heaven
> > So baby remember my name
> > Remember remember remember remember
>
>

Yeah, that's a good one, but for an Extropian anthem, there is only one
transhumanist musical group, AFAIK, and that would be Kraftwerk.
There are 2 musicians in Kraftwerk, and they BOTH play synthesizer.
Here is an illustrative URL:
http://www.textalk.se/~rikard/

And here are some excerpts of some of the lyrics from some of their many
albums:

disc.]
THE MAN MACHINE Capitol CDP 7 46039-2 ??
[
COMPUTERWORLD Warner Brothers WS 60789-2 ??
COMPUTERWORLD Warner Brothers 0 3549-2 ??
COMPUTERWORLD Elektra 9 3549-2 ??
[
) Intermission (0.15) The Voice of Energy (0.54)
Radioactivity (6.44) Airwaves (4.53) News (1.31) Antenna (3.45)
Radioland (part 1) (1.30) Transistor (2.15) Radio Stars (3.38)
  Ohm Sweet Ohm (5.40) Uranium (1.24)

Turn the dials with your hand
Till you find the short wave band
Electronic music sounds from Radioland

We are turning dials of the Radio
We are hearing the sound of transmission

By pressing a button fast
We reach the short wave band

After fine tuning by hand
We are listening to the Morse band
Electronic sound from Radioland

Airwaves

When airwaves swing
Distant voices sing

The Voice Of Energy

This is the Voice of Energy
I am a giant electrical generator
I supply you with light and power
And I enable you to receive Speech,
Music and Image through the Ether
I am your servant and lord at the same time
Therefore guard me well
Me, the genius of Energy)

[R A D I O A C T I V I T Y ]

Radioactivity
Is in the air for you and me

Radioactivity
Discovered by Madame Curie

Radioactivity
Tune in to the melody

Radioactivity
Is in the air for you and me

Morse:

Radioactivity is in the air for you and me
Radioactivity discovered by madame curie
Radioactivity tune in to the ... Kraftwerk

Translation
Turn the dials with your hand
Till you find the short wave band
Electronic music sounds from Radioland

We are turning dials of the Radio
We are hearing the sound of transmission

By pressing a button fast
We reach the short wave band

After fine tuning by hand
We are listening to the Morse band
Electronic sound from Radioland

Airwaves

When airwaves swing
Distant voices sing

Wenn Wellen schwingen
Ferne Stimmen singen

The Voice Of Energy

Hier spricht die Stimme der Energie
Ich bin ein riesiger elektrischer Generator
Ich liefere Ihnen Licht und Kraft
Und ermoegliche es Ihnen Sprache, Musik und Bild
Durch den Aether auszusenden und zu empfangen
Ich bin Ihr Diener und Ihr Herr zugleich
Deshalb huetet mich gut
Mich, den Genius der Energie

Translation
This is the Voice of Energy
I am a giant electrical generator
I supply you with light and power
And I enable you to receive Speech,
Music and Image through the Ether
I am your servant and lord at the same time
Therefore guard me well
Me, the genius of Energy)

Antenna

I'm the Antenna
Catching vibration
You're the transmitter
Give information!

Wir richten Antennen ins Firmament
Empfaengen die Tone die Niemand kennt

I'm the transmitter
I give information
You're the antenna
Catching vibration

Es Strahlen die Sender Bild Ton und Wort
Elektromagnetisch an jeden Ort

I'm the Antenna
Catching vibration
You're the transmitter
Give information!

Radio Sender und Hoerer sind wir
Spielen im Aether das Wellenklavier

[repeat to fade]
        I'm the antenna catching vibration
        You're the transmitter give information
        I'm the transmitter I give information
        You're the antenna catching vibration

Heim Computer

[repeat]
        I program my home computer
        Beam myself into the future

It's More Fun To Compute

[repeat]
        It's more fun to compute

Computer World

Computer World

The Man Machine

The Robots

We're charging our battery
And now we're full of energy
We are the robots
We are the robots
We are the robots
We are the robots

We're functioning automatic
And we are dancing mechanic
We are the robots
We are the robots
We are the robots
We are the robots

Ja tvoi sluga, (I'm your slave)
ja tvoi Rabotnik (I'm your worker.)

we are programmed just to do
anything you want us to
we are the robots
we are the robots
we are the robots
we are the robots

we're functioning automatic
and we are dancing mechanic
we are the robots
we are the robots
we are the robots
we are the robots

Ja tvoi sluga, (I'm your slave)
ja tvoi Rabotnik (I'm your worker.)

Ja tvoi sluga, (I'm your slave)
ja tvoi Rabotnik (I'm your worker.)

Pocket Calculator

I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator

I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody

I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator

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