tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post7607946657532643929..comments2024-03-29T03:21:19.599-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: Daisy, Daisy- First Song Sung By A ComputerKay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30379221952545862092015-08-02T20:35:18.425-04:002015-08-02T20:35:18.425-04:00Hey Bob!
I didn't know it either, I just looke...Hey Bob!<br />I didn't know it either, I just looked up this song this past week because my little cousin who used to sing it as a little boy had a baby this week (well, his wife did, anyway! ha ha) When I found it out, I had to let my blogging friends know, like you! I also used to read a lot of science fiction when I was in high school. I liked Ray Bradbury a lot.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-67613356502410063042015-08-01T19:04:40.271-04:002015-08-01T19:04:40.271-04:00Didn't know that. My Dad took me to see 2001 w...Didn't know that. My Dad took me to see 2001 when I was in my teens and I remember that bit. I used to like a lot of science fiction at that age. Arthur C Clarke, Asimov,.Heinlein, John Wyndham, Andre Norton and Philip Jose Farmer. Many of their predictions have happened.Still have all the books.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-55728594409466071812015-07-31T21:08:02.211-04:002015-07-31T21:08:02.211-04:00I thought of this song this week because my cousin...I thought of this song this week because my cousin Chris and his wife had a baby, and I remember Chris singing it when he was a little boy!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-76225422903578530172015-07-31T11:32:10.946-04:002015-07-31T11:32:10.946-04:00I didn't know the song was called Daisy Bell! ...I didn't know the song was called Daisy Bell! I think of it every time I see daisies though. xJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755261709412075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-25464397975194112322015-07-31T07:14:41.476-04:002015-07-31T07:14:41.476-04:00Hey Dave!
Yes, I read that Arthur C. Clarke heard ...Hey Dave!<br />Yes, I read that Arthur C. Clarke heard that fans told him this but he SAID that it was unintended since IBM was such a help to him. Who knows, just one of those little things that amuse folks!<br />I will tell R. to write. Now, will he listen? :-)<br />Take care in lovely Burwash! Say hey to the "Walking Dead" fan! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-6593724809948822232015-07-31T07:12:42.448-04:002015-07-31T07:12:42.448-04:00And I have never seen "Electric Dreams"!...And I have never seen "Electric Dreams"! <br />I remember that they re-released "2001: A Space Odyssey" in the theatres there for... wait for it...in 2001. That is the neat kind of thing that is thought of in Great Britain!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-29215238488889033452015-07-31T07:09:55.175-04:002015-07-31T07:09:55.175-04:00I think you mean "fount of knowledge".
Y...I think you mean "fount of knowledge".<br />Yes, I am sure that is what you meant. HA!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-34212947500957309552015-07-31T07:08:47.639-04:002015-07-31T07:08:47.639-04:00Oh, you should see the movie. And make sure you se...Oh, you should see the movie. And make sure you see the beginning with the music, Also Sprach Zarathustra. The images with the music...incredible movie-making.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-43639102609362704982015-07-31T07:06:19.223-04:002015-07-31T07:06:19.223-04:00Your second verse might be the one they tell us ab...Your second verse might be the one they tell us about on Wikipedia, but I am not sure. :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-91970262157623011392015-07-31T07:05:24.969-04:002015-07-31T07:05:24.969-04:00I totally agree, it is creepy! It makes me wonder....I totally agree, it is creepy! It makes me wonder....when everyone else at the computer demonstration were undoubtedly patting themselves on the back, did Arthur C. Clarke say to himself, "That's the creepiest thing I ever heard... I will write a story about a computer having a meltdown and that is the song it will sing!" <br />It is an easy song to sing. We shouldn't only think of creepy HAL singing it!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-61116905283461422962015-07-31T07:00:39.390-04:002015-07-31T07:00:39.390-04:00That is a photo that I took of the daisies in my o...That is a photo that I took of the daisies in my own front yard taken in May, when they bloom here. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-34766744464228961752015-07-31T06:59:52.573-04:002015-07-31T06:59:52.573-04:00Amy, my vast knowledge of wildflowers and movie tr...Amy, my vast knowledge of wildflowers and movie trivia are here for the world! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-48690912663816404692015-07-31T06:59:00.996-04:002015-07-31T06:59:00.996-04:00Interesting! And I just looked at a photo of the U...Interesting! And I just looked at a photo of the University of Illionois...and one of the buildings there reminds me of a space ship! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-54881022186151190792015-07-31T06:54:27.796-04:002015-07-31T06:54:27.796-04:00Ha, let me know...I only wish I could join in your...Ha, let me know...I only wish I could join in your celebration of whatever yuo receive as your prize!<br />I am pretty good at trivia games, as long as I don't feel too pressured for time. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-3278968906482888072015-07-31T04:42:23.063-04:002015-07-31T04:42:23.063-04:00Hi Kay
More trivia for you: if you move forward o...Hi Kay<br /><br />More trivia for you: if you move forward one letter from HAL, you get....IBM! Spooky huh?<br /><br />Tell your husband to write to me sometime, <br /><br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-41620511064500787022015-07-30T19:13:23.915-04:002015-07-30T19:13:23.915-04:00I did not know that! And I must be the only perso...I did not know that! And I must be the only person in the universe who hasn't seen "2001 - A Space Odyssey"! Throughout the years I've intended watching it, but somehow have never gotten around to doing so. I will one of these days...I promise!<br /><br />Every time I think of computers in line with music I think of "Electric Dreams"...both the song and the movie...I love both! Both never fail to make me smile. :) See...I smiled! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-78641205017703055692015-07-30T16:04:51.961-04:002015-07-30T16:04:51.961-04:00What a trivia treasure you are!What a trivia treasure you are!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-18058253930159206192015-07-30T14:36:21.067-04:002015-07-30T14:36:21.067-04:00I did not see the movie, alas. But Daisy, Daisy ha...I did not see the movie, alas. But Daisy, Daisy has been a favorite to sing for years and years.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-2055815754158658962015-07-30T10:13:14.769-04:002015-07-30T10:13:14.769-04:00No, i didn't know that, although i knew HAL sa...No, i didn't know that, although i knew HAL sang that, i didn't know where the author got the idea. And i always liked the second "unoffical" verse my aunt taught me to that song.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-40519962894945918142015-07-30T09:00:09.760-04:002015-07-30T09:00:09.760-04:00It's a song that is remarkably creepy when san...It's a song that is remarkably creepy when sang by a computer. Still cool though. I find myself singing it on occasion, even to people not called Daisy. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-82498729226920932532015-07-30T08:34:08.430-04:002015-07-30T08:34:08.430-04:00Very interesting for sure and I love the daisies t...Very interesting for sure and I love the daisies that are pictured too!I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-61724630602283407812015-07-30T04:22:04.205-04:002015-07-30T04:22:04.205-04:00Well I never! See, I always find out new things w...Well I never! See, I always find out new things when I come to your blog!!! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-16849958206323534932015-07-30T02:52:52.497-04:002015-07-30T02:52:52.497-04:00I thought it was cool that HAL was built at my kid...I thought it was cool that HAL was built at my kids' alma mater, University of Illinois at Urbana.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-68157800113722209692015-07-30T01:13:17.111-04:002015-07-30T01:13:17.111-04:00I didn't know this, Kay - and if it will ever ...I didn't know this, Kay - and if it will ever come up at the pub quiz, I am sure not many - if any - other people will know it! Therefore, if that question makes my team win, it'll all be thanks to you and your blog :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com