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    Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
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    08/30/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    So... An AI wrote a Bowie song about a scrum of boys pulling a train on a gaggle of pretties?
    I think the Turing Test finally has competition.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    Listen to the song, folks. That IS a Bowie song. Totally believable. Nick Troop should sell them to the man immediately and Bowie should keep the musical arrangement more or less the same. With production values and, well, Bowie himself, this song would get tons of play.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    The prof may be English, but the lyrics are Engrish. Seriously, they're like the slogans you see on the intarweb collections of foreign products and signs.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    Paging Dr. Candidate, Dr. The Manchu Candidate. We have a Code Blue in the Intensely Bad Lyrics ward...
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    it's like none of the commenters actually watched the video. it's maddening!
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    Image of Bongoes Bongoes
    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    Those lyrics make no sense.

    And he should've gotten Bowie to sing it.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/27/09

    @Bongoes: If lyrics weren't meant to be read between the lines, songs would be boring.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    I liked his bit about which artist will commit suicide.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    His primary mistake was the assumption that lyrics are what makes the difference for a successful song.
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    Image of Dead Air ummm Dead Air Dead Air ummm Dead Air
    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    It's missing the lyric "Mother, I'm five years late for tea time."
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    08/27/09

    @Dead Air ummm Dead Air: That'd be "I'm sorry mum", which is even Britisher. Liam Lynch kicks ass.
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    08/27/09

    @jbq: "Yea...Whateva"
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    The World Is Going To End

    (verse 1)
    Know everything, it's not too late,
    For that sinking feeling inside,
    To pack up and leave it's simple things,
    In bloodbath poetry smile.
    Ah girl, you've got a million arms swinging all around me.
    Don't drag me down, into your
    lovingly blundering, loverly courting embrace.
    Hit it.
    (chorus)
    Father Time your preschool makeup,
    Is dripping at the seams.
    I got a couple a napalms to help through your dreams.
    It's a meltdown, super, a crazy need, for the hostiles around the bend.
    (now the hook)
    So grab your ankles, shout out loud, the world is going to end!


    I did that in a couple of minutes. No science, just common Bowie-sense. The way I see it, this doctor is just that friend you had in elementary schoolthat was convinced that his Grover impression was perfect, yet everyone around him kept telling him it sounded more like the lunch lady. He never listened, and consequently, no one ever cared. As a fellow Dr. I say, be ashamed kind sir. Also, "cheerful kiss, kiss the phone?" I think not. For shame
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    08/27/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Ummm... that song reads like it's about having anal sex for the first time, and having herpes and knowingly giving it to someone.
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    Edited by Dash_Stryker at 08/27/09 11:42 AM Dash_Stryker was starred Dash_Stryker was unstarred
    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    08/27/09

    @Dash_Stryker: ...you're the worst friend EVAAAAR!!!!
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    08/27/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: It's not my fault you have anal sex and herpes and pretend to be David Bowie pretending to be Tesla while doing both.
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    08/27/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: You never had the intellectual sophistication to appreciate my Grover impression.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    Now we just need some monkey's and a sh!t-load of typewriters.
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    I think this Professor was just looking for an excuse to play the guitar in class and try to get into some undergrad's panties... or boxers.
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    Edited by omgwtflolbbqbye at 08/27/09 10:58 AM omgwtflolbbqbye was starred omgwtflolbbqbye was unstarred
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    [www.youtube.com]

    boners! I can't get this one to work. ah well.
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    Edited by Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. at 08/27/09 10:56 AM Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
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    08/27/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Hehe, but point very well across for those of us who bothered to click the link.
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    Image of stchoo stchoo
    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    Flight of the Conchords already wrote the ideal Bowie Song
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    Image of Soupytwist Soupytwist
    08/27/09

    @stchoo: YES! And if people haven't seen the episode of their show that centers around this song, I strongly recommend it. I bought the DVDs based on only seeing that episode.
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    08/27/09

    @stchoo: I completely support this.
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    08/27/09

    @Soupytwist: Absolutely--that episode was comedic genius. I laughed my ass off.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Scientist Writes the "Ideal" David Bowie Song
    Holy fuck.

    Just write your own damn songs, you sad, sad man.

    I listened the whole way through, and this is a terribly dull song that seems to lack both a bridge and a hook. Positively, the guy has a really good voice and I guess can play the guitar. But even Bowie's train wrecks are more interesting than a song with no apparent bridge and meta-uber twee lyrics.
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    08/27/09

    @Lassus: The guy's a doctor, not a music legend.
    His point was that the Bowie's lyrics can be approximated pretty well. Nothing wrong with that, even if it was a little jumbled.
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