[NTLK] Bye-Bye American Pie

[B Dudney]

I wrote:
> Is there a recording online somewhere?

found it    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U>

B

> Dennis Swaney wrote:
> 
>> Noah, based on Don McLean's lyrics
>> <https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/donmclean/americanpie.html>, you need to
>> separate the chorus from the first verse thusly:
>> 
>> 
>> *Chorus: *Bye, bye, Newton Inc., Newton PIE.
>> Drove down to Cupertino but the brain trust was dry.
>> Yet loyal users look you straight in the eye
>> Saying, "I'll use it 'till the day that it dies",
>> "I'll use it 'till the day that it dies".
>> 
>> *Verse 1*
>> Read Defying Gravity,
>> Newtons are not Macs and not PCs.
>> Do gut feelings tell you so?
>> Now do you ignore opinion polls?
>> Is your Newt wired to your soul?
>> And can you take Rosetta being real slow?
>> Well I saw the smile on your lips
>> When up came a cool solar eclipse
>> Your words spoke for us all,
>> "Man, I'm havin' quite a ball!"
>> I was disorganized, boy did that suck!
>> Then my MessagePad got me unstuck
>> But I knew I was out of luck
>> The day that Newton died.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Dennis B. Swaney
>> 
>> "I think, therefore I Mac"
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 12:29 PM, Noah Leon <moosefuel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I came across this great parody from ages ago, I guess about 2002, and I
>>> was wondering two things, does anyone know Avi Drissman? And secondly does
>>> anyone want to sign/play guitar this and record it to include in the film?
>>> I was thinking of doing it myself but I don't know if I want to subject
>>> anyone to that ;-)
>>> 
>>> The song (Newton PIE, to the tune of American Pie), credits below:
>>> 
>>> A long, long time ago,
>>> I can still remember
>>> How Apple used to make me smile.
>>> And I knew if I gave them a chance
>>> That they would make my Newton dance
>>> Improve, enhance its elegance and style.
>>> But February made me shiver
>>> With every press release delivered.
>>> Newton Inc. was gutted;
>>> Newsgroups all were flooded.
>>> I can't remember if I cried
>>> When I saw the power Steve Jobs plied
>>> And something touched me deep inside
>>> The day that Newton died.
>>> 
>>> So,
>>> 
>>> Chorus:
>>> Bye, bye, Newton Inc., Newton PIE.
>>> Drove down to Cupertino but the brain trust was dry.
>>> Yet loyal users look you straight in the eye
>>> Saying, "I'll use it 'till the day that it dies",
>>> "I'll use it 'till the day that it dies".
>>> Read Defying Gravity,
>>> Newtons are not Macs and not PCs.
>>> Do gut feelings tell you so?
>>> Now do you ignore opinion polls?
>>> Is your Newt wired to your soul?
>>> And can you take Rosetta being real slow?
>>> Well I saw the smile on your lips
>>> When up came a cool solar eclipse
>>> Your words spoke for us all,
>>> "Man, I'm havin' quite a ball!"
>>> I was disorganized, boy did that suck!
>>> Then my MessagePad got me unstuck
>>> But I knew I was out of luck
>>> The day that Newton died.
>>> 
>>> I started singin',
>>> 
>>> Chorus
>>> 
>>> Now for one year we've been on our own
>>> And support from Apple is long gone,
>>> But that's not how it used to be.
>>> When Steve Jobs sang for Ellen and Gil
>>> The whole Mac world seemed to stand still
>>> And Newton Inc. was humming happily.
>>> When losses hurt Amelio,
>>> Jobs grabbed the title "CEO".
>>> The board room was replaced;
>>> Then Gil left in disgrace.
>>> And while Steve did Newton Inc. un-spin,
>>> He did his P.R. with a grin,
>>> And we felt the RDF kick in
>>> The day that Newton died.
>>> 
>>> We were singing,
>>> 
>>> Chorus
>>> 
>>> The Newton group was relaxing,
>>> Development had been quite taxing;
>>> The 2100 ready to go.
>>> With Newton Inc.'s obvious fall,
>>> They saw the writing on the wall,
>>> That Steve Jobs at any time could blow.
>>> When the CEO started talking trash,
>>> Then engineers left in a flash.
>>> We all could smell a rat,
>>> But the RDF quelled that.
>>> And as Apple offered more RAM room
>>> We saw an awful future loom
>>> Do you recall the sense of doom,
>>> The day that Newton died?
>>> 
>>> We started singing,
>>> 
>>> Chorus
>>> 
>>> None of us felt quite the same
>>> When the day we dreaded finally came.
>>> We wished Newton to again rise.
>>> So, come on Apple, come on Steve,
>>> Grant Newton technology a reprieve
>>> But we just saw its slow demise
>>> And as I watched Steve take the stage
>>> My hands were clenched in fists of rage
>>> Critics they all applauded;
>>> We felt we were defrauded.
>>> And as Newton burned into the night--
>>> Such pain in the MessagePad's sad plight--
>>> I saw Steve Jobs laughing with delight
>>> The day that Newton died.
>>> 
>>> He was singing,
>>> 
>>> Chorus
>>> 
>>> I wrote a guy who posted news
>>> And I asked him for some happy views
>>> But if he had he didn't say.
>>> And I went down to the Newton Store
>>> Where I'd bought accessories before
>>> But the man there said, "We're closing; go away."
>>> And in the streets the users screamed,
>>> Devotees cried and programmers dreamed
>>> But nothing really mattered
>>> For the magic was all shattered.
>>> And the engineers admired most,
>>> The ones of Newton users' boasts,
>>> They went to 3Com on the coast
>>> The day that Newton died.
>>> 
>>> And they were singing,
>>> 
>>> Chorus
>>> Sung to the tune of American Pie by Don McLean
>>> Written by Avi Drissman
>>> (with apologies to Don McLean)
>>> with a little help from:
>>> 
>>> * jnk5y
>>> * decay
>>> * and the rest of the Newton Underground folks
>>> 
>>> This song is dedicated to all the Newton engineers who made the Newton what
>>> it is. While Apple thinks they killed the Newton, every Newton user knows
>>> that what matters is how their MP or eMate helped them keep their lives in
>>> order and have some fun.
>>> 
>>> While the magic no longer has a corporate sponsor, the spirit of a
>>> technology that had such an emphasis on the users lives on.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for the great ride.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Sent from Noah's Personal Gmail Account
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