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Smarter than the Mellotron

by Rusty

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I'm not sure if I have succeeded in portraying this song as a bit of a 'satire', though of course that's not quite the right word. Well, anyway, the inspiration for this song is the idea that in the future AI will be a valid option for mental help for people, though since most of the AI is developed by corporations there certainly are more to it than just helping people. The robots are sent to those who are sad, whether they want to or not, and uses science to help them become productive and buying again!

I must add a disclaimer that I have absolutely no connection to Audi, of
course - I know that it is a car and that some of those cars aren't red. I don't really know more about Audi - don't become interested in them now, though, cuz that's the opposite of what should happen.

You might recognize the little Robot in the picture from one of my earlier songs. It is a robot race made for being happy, and has a quasi-sentient relationship to those around it. This one has been named Smaltron, by my friend. It is a pun. A fairly specific one. I don't think anyone outside of sweden, or inside, will get it. Anyway, this is a newer model of the one who was lost out in the desert - the old one was discontinued after it was shown that it was allergic to really small rocks, which was unfortunate as it liked eating sand.

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Call on me call on me I will be your telephone
Connect with someone smarter than the mellotrone
You will be so happy once you see the stuff It can do
just sign this document I'll channel you through

You have been so sad now for a while been going right down
So I have showed up by your door, gonna knock it right down
it's time to be happy, gonna show you how to do
to get that frown of your face
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The latest research gathered, on which I am based,
says you should relax your muscles and think about space
- Remember to breathe slower and down by your tum
...and buy a nice new Audi

Call on me call on me I will be your telephone
Connect with someone smarter than the mellotrone
You will be so happy once you see the stuff It can do
just sign this document I'll channel you through

...And now I come with functions like the microwave coffe pot,
but it was kinda sad, so we've changed it for the music wok
It only plays some ABBA but the researchers aren't wrong
it will make you happy come sing right along

Mamma mia, here I go again
my my, how I can I resist you
Mamma mia, does it show again,
my my, just how much I missed you

See isn't that much better, and completely free,
from your dear little goverment, and the trade company
Due to copyright infringement my disk was just erased
Now let's call and buy an audi

Call on me call on me I will be your telephone
Connect with someone smarter than the mellotrone
You will be so happy once you see the stuff It can do
just sign this document I'll channel you through - X[until end]

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released January 3, 2021
Rusty Thorsell

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