[NTLK] Bye-Bye American Pie

Forrest newton_phoenix at mindspring.com
Mon Feb 12 05:39:44 EST 2018 

Excellent.

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> On Feb 10, 2018, at 4:42 AM, B Dudney <kosmicdollop at saber.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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 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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