[NTLK] Looking for people participating in making a Newton song for Noah's film

[Sylvain Pilet]

Great idea Frank :-)

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> Le 13 févr. 2018 à 00:19, NewtonTalk <newtontalk at pda-soft.de> a écrit :
> 
> Hi gang, most of you will probably remember that Noah has recently dug out
> Avi Drissman's text that is based on the Don McLean song "American Pie".
> Quote:
> 
>    > secondly does anyone want to sign/play guitar this
>    > and record it to include in the film?
> 
> Since the response so far has been somewhat less than overwhelming, one
> could also say nonexistent, I had an idea that I discussed with Noah. It
> would be a really cool thing if this could become a joint effort of
> musically inclined list members. For one, it would be much more fun.
> Moreover, one's own imperfections would be much less noticeable if one was
> singing or playing along with as many people as possible.
> 
> Of course this will only work if people sing or play, at least to the best
> of their ability, on the same beat and in the same key. This is why I have
> searched for a Karaoke track that is all instrumental. This was much more
> difficult than expected, because most contain parts of the original lyrics
> sung by a choir. But here is an all instrumental one:
> 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qp7JIelAP8>
> 
> The same beat and the same key, however, aren't sufficient. People will also
> need to work with the same text. Below is Avi's text after some marginal
> modifications by yours truly. I made these modifications because we are now
> 20 and not one year after the Newton's demise, because I find "the day the
> Newton died" easier to sing than "the day that Newton died", because Newtons
> will NEVER die, and because I wanted to format the text so that the lines
> will better match the text in the Karaoke track, making it easier to stay on
> beat.
> 
> I will probably provide a guitar track within the next couple of days, so
> maybe in the final product we won't need the Karaoke track at all and thus
> get around potential copyright problems. The good news is that if you base
> your recording on this karaoke track, it will still be usable with my guitar
> track, since that'll be based on the Karaoke track, too. Maybe I will also
> provide a voice track. That'll depend on whether I'll have a day next week
> when I am alone in the house for a couple of hours, and whether at that time
> I'll have enough Single Malt Whisky nearby to help myself to some liquid
> Dutch courage.
> Hi gang, most of you will probably remember that Noah has recently dug out
> Avi Drissman's text that is based on the Don McLean song "American Pie".
> Quote:
> 
>    > secondly does anyone want to sign/play guitar this
>    > and record it to include in the film?
> 
> Since the response so far has been somewhat less than overwhelming, one
> could also say nonexistent, I had an idea that I discussed with Noah. It
> would be a really cool thing if this could become a joint effort of
> musically inclined list members. For one, it would be much more fun.
> Moreover, one's own imperfections would be much less noticeable if one was
> singing or playing along with as many people as possible.
> 
> Of course this will only work if people sing or play, at least to the best
> of their ability, on the same beat and in the same key. This is why I have
> searched for a Karaoke track that is all instrumental. This was much more
> difficult than expected, because most contain parts of the original lyrics
> sung by a choir. But here is an all instrumental one:
> 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qp7JIelAP8>
> 
> The same beat and the same key, however, aren't sufficient. People will also
> need to work with the same text. Below is Avi's text after some marginal
> modifications by yours truly. I made these modifications because we are now
> 20 and not one year after the Newton's demise, because I find "the day the
> Newton died" easier to sing than "the day that Newton died", because Newtons
> will NEVER die, and because I wanted to format the text so that the lines
> will better match the text in the Karaoke track, making it easier to stay on
> beat.
> 
> I will probably provide a guitar track within the next couple of days, so
> maybe in the final product we won't need the Karaoke track at all and thus
> get around potential copyright problems. The good news is that if you base
> your recording on this karaoke track, it will still be usable with my guitar
> track, since that'll be based on the Karaoke track, too. Maybe I will also
> provide a voice track. That'll depend on whether I'll have a day next week
> when I am alone in the house for a couple of hours, and whether at that time
> I'll have enough Single Malt Whisky nearby to help myself to some liquid
> Dutch courage.
> 
> Whoever feels inclined to participate singing or playing an instrument: It
> would be cool if you could do a recording WITHOUT the Karaoke track (that'll
> make mixing things together much easier) and send it off-list to Noah and
> me. Of course, if you know someone who could improve this soon-to-be Newton
> song of the century even more: Why not invite him to join, even if he or she
> is not a list member! I am sure his or her name will appear in Noah's film,
> which will practically guarantee lifelong fame.
> 
> Also, if anybody out there has the skill and the software for mixing musical
> tracks, please drop me a line. I think I could do it using Audacity on a PC,
> but I have never done stuff like that before. Noah could probably do it
> using GarageBand, but my impression is that he isn't an audio mixing expert,
> either.
> 
> So: Don't be shy! Most people sing better than they are aware of. And I
> promise that in the unlikely case that your recording sucks, it will not be
> used. Just make sure not to wait too long. If I remember correctly, the film
> is supposed to be released at the end of February.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Frank
> 
> Ah, almost forgot: Here's the lyrics.
> 
> 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 the Newton died.
> 
> So,
> 
> 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 I die", 
> "I'll use it 'till the day that I die".
> 
> 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 the Newton died.
> 
> I started singin',
> 
> Chorus
> 
> Now for twenty years 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 the 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 the Newton died.
> 
> He was singing,
> 
> Chorus
> 
> 
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