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There were lots of great suggestions for topics to write about this week, but the clear winner was this week's story about the Triceratops being reclassified as a juvenile version of a Torosaurus. The name Triceratops will remain but this story has provoked a response that was similar to the reaction to Pluto being declassified as a planet a few years ago.
Click here to read an excellent article on the subject by Matt Stags: Suvudu Triceratops Post
So far, I've come up with music and lyrics for the chorus and break of the song. Take a listen to the MP3 at the top of the page. Here are the lyrics.
The Triceratops Song
My favorite dinosaur is a Triceratops
and now it is now more
it's just a younger version of a Torosaur
it's not a different species.
But at least they're keeping the name
But to me it's just not the same
I hope they don't take my Pterodactyl away
My favorite dinosaur is a Triceratops
and now it is now more
it's just a younger version of a Torosaur
it's not a different species.
But at least they're keeping the name
But to me it's just not the same
I hope they don't take my Pterodactyl away
Now we need to come up with verses. I'll handle the music part of it, but I'd love some help on they lyrics. A couple of things, please be aware of meter and rhyme. Some sort of a,b,a,b or a,a,b,b form usually works the best.
In terms of lyrical content, perhaps we can write about our experiences going to museums, playing with toy dinosaurs, fictional pterodactyls like Slag from the Transformers; let you imagination run wild.
You can submit your ideas in the comments sections of this post, to my e-mail 27summers@gmail.com, or tweet it to me with the hashtag #SciFiSong.
Looking forward to seeing what we come up with,
John Anealio
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In terms of lyrical content, perhaps we can write about our experiences going to museums, playing with toy dinosaurs, fictional pterodactyls like Slag from the Transformers; let you imagination run wild.
You can submit your ideas in the comments sections of this post, to my e-mail 27summers@gmail.com, or tweet it to me with the hashtag #SciFiSong.
Looking forward to seeing what we come up with,
John Anealio
follow me on Twitter
(Feel free to edit for brevity/rhythm/scientific accuracy)
ReplyDeletewell I know that it's just science
self-correcting for the things it overlooks
sometimes reclassifies these prehistoric giants
and the names of all the dinos in your coloring books
the tyrannosaur stays regal
and velociraptors steal all the good press
but their forearms are quite feeble
and neither holds a candle to the dino I love best
I got over Brontosaurus
but I'm not ready to go through that again
so raise your voice and join my chorus
we'll gather at the pub and sing a farewell requiem
to my favorite dinosaur…(etc.)