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Song Parodies -> "A Knack For Code"
Original Song Title:
"Tobacco Road"
(MP3)Original Performer:
David Lee Roth
Parody Song Title:
"A Knack For Code"
Parody Written by:
Chris Caillouet
The Lyrics
Coding ruins countless lives every year. Don't let this happen to you.
He was born in the south
Had a silver abacus in his mouth
He was ugly as a toad
But the fella had a knack for code
Workin’ at Radio Shack
Found an old TRaSh-80* in the back
Wasn’t much but still it showed:
That kid’s BASIC** knack for code
Back at home, his Apple II helped him to hone
Nascent skills, minin’ the lode: his knack for code.
He grew up, got a job
In a cube where he lived like a slob
Makin’ money, oh how it flowed
Off the charts, what a knack for code!
But at home, his lonely wife wants to explode
She has needs, but he’s so cold (his crack is code)
“Take your stupid code - every line
Stick it all where the sun never shines!!!
Gonna head on down the road
Find a fresh iMac upload.”
Had a silver abacus in his mouth
He was ugly as a toad
But the fella had a knack for code
Workin’ at Radio Shack
Found an old TRaSh-80* in the back
Wasn’t much but still it showed:
That kid’s BASIC** knack for code
Back at home, his Apple II helped him to hone
Nascent skills, minin’ the lode: his knack for code.
He grew up, got a job
In a cube where he lived like a slob
Makin’ money, oh how it flowed
Off the charts, what a knack for code!
But at home, his lonely wife wants to explode
She has needs, but he’s so cold (his crack is code)
“Take your stupid code - every line
Stick it all where the sun never shines!!!
Gonna head on down the road
Find a fresh iMac upload.”
* Tandy’s TRS-80 microcomputer
** Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Copyright © 2015 by Chris Caillouet. All rights reserved.
** Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Copyright © 2015 by Chris Caillouet. All rights reserved.
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0101s. Security code: SY5. Mere coincidence?
Interesting and fun read, my security code really is 555
Mr. Gates, this is high praise coming from you!
Hi John, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the vote.
Hi John, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the vote.
Weren't the Commodore PET and Apple II out slightly before the TRS-80 as well as pc kits? I saw some of those at an electronics expo in '76 and was amazed. I used to toy around with P-Box kits and CB radios back then when technology arrived at a much slower pace; in fact, you could order electronic items right out of a Sears or Wards catalogue. You didn't have to rely on Radio Shack for everything.
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