Re: eve of construction

From: John Grigg (starman2100@lycos.com)
Date: Sat Apr 19 2003 - 10:36:12 MDT

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    Spike,

    Your inspired rewriting of these classic song lyrics produced a great post! : ) I would actually like to see a musically inclined list member do the song for our listening pleasure here.

    I have to admit listening to the song as a teenager, and getting a big nihlistic kick out of it! lol "Yeah, you're all going to get what you deserve!"

    You say an actual cat wrote and sang the song? Wow! I am surprised I didn't hear more about this amazing animal. A post responding to yours said he had to switch to Christian music to succeed in music, but I would think Christians would consider a songwriting and singing cat to be satanic!

    If only the religion of Bast were still going strong, he would have been the next Michael Meow Jackson.

    best wishes,

    John
         

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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:45:42  
 spike66 wrote:
>I saw a PBS program on folk music, which was very good.
>A cat named Barry McGuire did a song called Eve of
>Destruction, which was kinda catchy but with a terribly
>negative outlook.  Written nearly 40 years ago, it was
>about the middle east exploding, nuclear weapons dooming
>us all, basically about the whole world falling into a
>morass from which extrication is impossible.  Well, I
>do not share that view.  So I rewrote the words a bit
>to modernize the song.  It has the same tune and meter
>as before, for those of you who know the 1964 version,
>and it goes like this, in the key of B:
>
>Eve of Construction
>
>The modern World
>It is explodin'
>Technology ragin'
>Our children codin'
>The tyrannized people
>Will soon be votin'
>You don't believe in tech
>But what's that computer you're totin'
>And pretty soon we'll have
>our brains uploadin'
>
>.
>
>But you tell me over, and over, and over again my friend
>Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of construction
>
>.
>
>Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say
>Can't you feel the optimism I'm feelin' today
>If Eliezer is right, there's no need runnin' away
>The Singularity will save
>We've dug our last grave
>When we knock out the aging gene
>It'll be the immortal scene
>
>.
>
>And you tell me over, and over, and over again my friend
>Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of construction
>
>.
>
>The concept's so rad
>It's better than copulatin'
>I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin'
>I can't twist the truth
>It knows no regulation
>Handful of senators can't pass legislation
>Luddite marches alone can't bring frustration,
>When human respect is integratin'
>This future world
>Is just awaitin'
>
>.
>
>And you tell me over, and over, and over again my friend
>Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of construction
>
>.
>
>And think of all the talent there is in Red China
>All the money to be made in Taxifornia
>Ah you may leave here for four months in space
>And when you return it's a different place
>Ragin' science and technology
>The pride of the human race,
>You can now freeze your dead with no tears on your face
>With nanotech coming, the future holds them a place.
>
>.
>
>But you tell me over, and over, and over, and over again my friend
>You don't believe we're on the eve of construction
>No, no, you don't believe we're on the eve of construction
>
>
>
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