[FRIAM] Tom Lester songs released from copyright

[Tom Johnson]

Thanks, Glenn.  Maybe not quite up to TL standards, but still impressive, I
think.

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Tom Johnson
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On Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 10:13 AM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ha! I accidentally cut-n-pasted "write a song with the intellectual wit of
> TL", intending to replace TL with Tom Lehrer, but didn't. This is what it
> gave me:
>
> > Verse 1:
> > I was just a young man, trying to find my way
> > Thought I knew it all, but then I heard you say
> > "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"
> >
> > Chorus:
> > TL, you've got that intellectual wit
> > You cut through the noise and get to the heart of it
> > You show me the way, you make me think
> > TL, you've got that intellectual wit
> >
> > Verse 2:
> > You've got a way with words, you know just what to say
> > You never shy away from the hard questions to weigh
> > You challenge me to be my best, to seek the truth and not to rest
> >
> > Chorus:
> > TL, you've got that intellectual wit
> > You cut through the noise and get to the heart of it
> > You show me the way, you make me think
> > TL, you've got that intellectual wit
> >
> > Bridge:
> > You open up my mind, you help me to see
> > All the possibilities, all the potential in me
> > You inspire me to be more, to reach for the stars
> > With your guidance, I know I can go far
> >
> > Chorus:
> > TL, you've got that intellectual wit
> > You cut through the noise and get to the heart of it
> > You show me the way, you make me think
> > TL, you've got that intellectual wit
>
> Then I replaced TL with Tom Lehrer and this is what it gave me:
>
> > Verse 1:
> > I was just a young man, trying to make sense of it all
> > Thought I knew it all, but then I heard Tom Lehrer call
> > "The world is a mess, and I just need to confess
> > I'm feeling depressed, but at least I can express
> > My thoughts through song, and maybe I can't go wrong
> > If I use my wit to make the people sing along"
> >
> > Chorus:
> > Tom Lehrer, he's got that intellectual wit
> > He cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of it
> > He shows us the way, he makes us think
> > Tom Lehrer, he's got that intellectual wit
> >
> > Verse 2:
> > With his clever lyrics and his catchy melodies
> > He tackles the issues that no one else dares to see
> > He's not afraid to speak the truth, no matter how harsh
> > He's a master of satire, and a pioneer of the art
> >
> > Chorus:
> > Tom Lehrer, he's got that intellectual wit
> > He cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of it
> > He shows us the way, he makes us think
> > Tom Lehrer, he's got that intellectual wit
> >
> > Bridge:
> > He's a man ahead of his time, with a sharp tongue and a sharp mind
> > He's a beacon of light in a world that's often blind
> > He's a master of wordplay, and a genius of song
> > He's the one we turn to when we need to sing along
> >
> > Chorus:
> > Tom Lehrer, he's got that intellectual wit
> > He cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of it
> > He shows us the way, he makes us think
> > Tom Lehrer, he's got that intellectual wit
>
> So, I'm guessing the answer is "No". >8^D Well, TANSTAAFL, I guess. If you
> trained it, embedded it with nuance, etc. ... then yes, sure. But "it"
> wouldn't be "writing" the song. Lehrer, you, and the host of algorithm
> tweakers of the past will have "wrote" it. One thing these AIs *should* be
> teaching us is what the postmodernists warned us about: the built
> environment is not so separable from nature as we think.
>
>
> On 12/20/22 08:52, Tom Johnson wrote:
> > I wonder if AI could write a song with the intellectual wit of TL?
> >
> > https://tomlehrersongs.com/ <https://tomlehrersongs.com/>
>
>
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