[new embedded version coming soon]
Last week, as I was reading and responding to everyone’s responses to Michael Gorman’s blog posts, I re-read a couple of the posts myself… and this phrase from his earlier “blog people” article started running through my head … and wouldn’t leave.So I did what any self-respecting closet musician would do on his day off – I wrote a song!
A little more explanation – I wrote the music (with a little help from GarageBand here and there). For each line of the lyrics, I pulled random Gorman quotes from these three articles.
This is probably some odd self-fulfilling prophecy, since I am a blogger, since Gorman said “entirely possible that their intellectual needs are met by an accumulation of random facts and paragraphs” … and that’s pretty much what I did to construct this song!
Now, on to the song! And here’s a game for you while listening: try to find each quote while you’re listening to the song!
I’m No Antidigitalist
Music by David Lee King, lyrics pulled from Gorman quotes
an associated flight from expertise
believers in Biblical inerrancy
authoritative printed sources
an extreme example of technophiliac rambling
human beings learn, essentially, in only two ways
verifiable credentials and demonstrable expertise
derision of the professorial authority figure
hyperventilating not blasphemy
I’m no Antidigitalist
there are obstacles to such a benign outcome
antihuman and intellectually debasing
the endemic confusion of means
the triumph of hope and boosterism over reality
I’m no Antidigitalist
read what they want to read … random facts
read what they want to read … paragraphs
an associated flight from expertise
believers in Biblical inerrancy
human beings learn, essentially, in only two ways
hyperventilating not blasphemy
I’m no Antidigitalist
The structures of scholarship and learning are based on respect for individuality and the authentic expression of individual personalities.
Enjoy!
Steven M. Cohen says
Wow!!! Michael Stipe would be proud!!
Steven M. Cohen says
Wow!!! Michael Stipe would be proud!!
Jenny Levine says
Thanks for making me laugh so hard this morning š
jennimi says
Been a fan since “Are You Blogging This”! David, you kill me. Rawk.
jennimi says
Been a fan since “Are You Blogging This”! David, you kill me. Rawk.
Karin Dalziel says
Great Job! Really made my morning. š
Karin Dalziel says
Great Job! Really made my morning. š
joshua m. neff says
I love it! We need more bibliopunk!
joshua m. neff says
I love it! We need more bibliopunk!
K.G. Schneider says
Also, related, I noticed that Britannica’s blog has been *very selective* about trackbacks… as if we don’t know what the biblioblogosphere actually wrote! Talk about proving a point.
K.G. Schneider says
Also, related, I noticed that Britannica’s blog has been *very selective* about trackbacks… as if we don’t know what the biblioblogosphere actually wrote! Talk about proving a point.
Steve Lawson says
Everyone is tripping and it’s all free!
Steve Lawson says
Everyone is tripping and it’s all free!
Steve Lawson says
KGS: what evidence do you have? There are plenty of trackbacks from critical posts. My post on the topic doesn’t appear as a trackback, but that’s because I forgot to ping the EB blog.
Steve Lawson says
KGS: what evidence do you have? There are plenty of trackbacks from critical posts. My post on the topic doesn’t appear as a trackback, but that’s because I forgot to ping the EB blog.
Dorothea Salo says
*is tripping*
Dorothea Salo says
*is tripping*
Sarah Houghton-Jan (Librarian says
You take the cake for being the funniest biblioblogger, and the most musically-inclined. I think you should get some sort of award for that.
Sarah Houghton-Jan (Librarian in Black) says
You take the cake for being the funniest biblioblogger, and the most musically-inclined. I think you should get some sort of award for that.
Starr Hoffman (geeky artist li says
Excellent!!! Is it just me, or does this song and singing style owe a lot to the band Cake? I like.
Starr Hoffman (geeky artist librarian) says
Excellent!!! Is it just me, or does this song and singing style owe a lot to the band Cake? I like.
davidleeking says
Starr – I admit, I actually had Cake in mind when I did this. So I must have pulled that one off!
davidleeking says
Starr – I admit, I actually had Cake in mind when I did this. So I must have pulled that one off!
K.G. Schneider says
Steve, maybe it’s just MY posts š and perhaps I don’t have the right update services in my WordPress options?
K.G. Schneider says
Steve, maybe it’s just MY posts š and perhaps I don’t have the right update services in my WordPress options?
K.G. Schneider says
Sorry for this side conversation, but I did verify that my trackbacks are working and I have Pingomatic listed. (Duh, one of my trackbacks is on this post!)
K.G. Schneider says
Sorry for this side conversation, but I did verify that my trackbacks are working and I have Pingomatic listed. (Duh, one of my trackbacks is on this post!)
Ryan Deschamps says
David,
You should get out less.
And do more of this.
Great song, great satire, great sauvignon (oh well, two out of three ain’t bad).
Ryan Deschamps says
David,
You should get out less.
And do more of this.
Great song, great satire, great sauvignon (oh well, two out of three ain’t bad).
SG says
Now I know what it’ll sound like when Michael Stipe, Trent Reznor, and Tom Morello make a record together.
Too bad Johnny Cash isn’t around to cover it…
SG says
Now I know what it’ll sound like when Michael Stipe, Trent Reznor, and Tom Morello make a record together.
Too bad Johnny Cash isn’t around to cover it…
David Rothman says
Best. LIS. Song. Evahr.
Thanks so much for the giggles.
David Rothman says
Best. LIS. Song. Evahr.
Thanks so much for the giggles.
Sue says
Okay, now I have a new favorite song to replace “Code Monkey.”
Sue says
Okay, now I have a new favorite song to replace “Code Monkey.”
Louise says
Oh! This fills me with delight! Thank you, David. You’ve brightened a bleary Monday.
Louise says
Oh! This fills me with delight! Thank you, David. You’ve brightened a bleary Monday.
Brian says
Cool tune. Sorta reminds me of “My Past Lives” by Too Much Joy.
Brian says
Cool tune. Sorta reminds me of “My Past Lives” by Too Much Joy.
Helene Blowers says
>>>>> I see a new award category in the CIL/IL future. In addition to InfoTubby’s, I think we just may need InfoGrammys. This is winner in my book – Supreme!
Helene Blowers says
>>>>> I see a new award category in the CIL/IL future. In addition to InfoTubby’s, I think we just may need InfoGrammys. This is winner in my book – Supreme!
Kelley says
The harmonica breakdown (in addition to other elemenets) makes the song brilliant!
Kelley says
The harmonica breakdown (in addition to other elemenets) makes the song brilliant!
Pete says
Puts me in mind of Remain in Light era Talking Heads. Very nice.
Pete says
Puts me in mind of Remain in Light era Talking Heads. Very nice.
Beatrice says
In the words of the Partridge Family: “I think I love you…” Genious! Love the talking at the end. Very Cake as others have said, but also a little John S. Hall from King Missile!!
Beatrice says
In the words of the Partridge Family: “I think I love you…” Genious! Love the talking at the end. Very Cake as others have said, but also a little John S. Hall from King Missile!!