From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 19:31:06 MDT
Twinkle, twinkle satelite
Are you near or are you bright
And I wonder just how you sing
Does PCM or FM ring?
Twinkle, twinkle satelite
Are you near or are you bright
I tried to work in a reference to skyhooks, but couldn't seem to make it fit.
Any takers?
On Thursday 15 August 2002 17:31, Emlyn O'regan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My a capella trio, Three Blue Fish (go look us up on mp3.com!), is
> performing on ABC radio on Tuesday night. It's a broadcast from the local
> Planetarium (Plane'arium?), with a night/star theme.
>
> We've been asked to do a couple of songs which are thematically consistent,
> and light. For one of these, Jodie (my wife and our composer) has put
> together a beautiful new 3-part arrangement of twinkle twinkle little star.
>
> It's quite short though, so I came up with the idea that we could sing it
> through twice, with a kind of exposition about stars in the middle.
>
> I could probably write this, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the list
> can do a lot better (this means you!).
>
> This is where a bit of extropian content can leak in. Here are the lyrics
> for those who grew up on an asteroid:
>
> Twinkle, twinkle, little star
> How I wonder what you are
> Up above the world so high
> Like a diamond in the sky
> Twinkle twinkle little star
> How I wonder what you are
>
>
> The lyrics ponder the nature of a star. However, it strikes me that these
> days we have a pretty damned clear idea of what stars actually are. Given
> that we are singing at the planetarium, who vetoed the idea that they bring
> in astrologers for part of the show (yes!), I'd really like to do them
> justice by bringing a touch of the age of science to this piece.
>
> So what I'm looking for is some verse which talks about the reality of
> stars, chuck in some fun cosmology ponderings or transhumanist content,
> whatever takes your fancy. While it needs to be poetic, it doesn't
> necessarily need to fit the original melody, even rhythmically; this
> section can be musically unrelated to the original. As long as it scans
> nicely somehow.
>
> I reserve the right to merge different responses together, or ignore them
> if they really suck (!), or modify them. However, I'm more than prepared to
> give the author credit for the lyrics on air, and of course an on-going
> partial ownership of the song (a quick hint though; you wont make any money
> out of this :-). I'll even record the finished product and put it online
> for everyone to listen to.
>
> So please help me out; let's spread the memes in a time otherwise marked by
> regression into superstition, ignorance and fear.
>
> Emlyn
>
>
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