Hollywood Science

10 weeks ago by @dr_griff

Hollywood Science

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Liner Notes

Courtesy of the prompt at the Bad Song Club (https://badsongclub.com/home#prompt), here’s a song that, at least in part, is about a character from one of Spider Robinson’s books (specifically, the story "For the Asking" in CALLAHAN'S LADY).

I’d really like to find a female vocalist to sing this, because as a man, I can only do so much when the song’s viewpoint character is a woman. EDIT: @robotkitten stepped up, and here's her interpretation! https://fiftyninety.fawm.org/songs/297998

#needsvocals #needscollab #nsfw (one bad word in the chorus)

Lyrics

(Capo 3)
D
The pretty girl always ends up dead
G D
In the Hollywood horror show
G D
No one hears what the scientist said
E A
All that logic has got to go
D
I’ve got the worst of both worlds
G D
And it’s hard to let it be
G D
I’m a pretty woman scientist
A D
And no one seems to see

CHORUS
G
I’ve got a brain in my head
D
I am smarter than you
A D
And I’m going to change the world
G
I’ve been running my tests
D
In a secret lab
E A
And soon my plan will be unfurled
G D
Because Hollywood science won’t work on me
A Bm
And I will not make a deal
G D
I will prevail, I will survive
A D
You’ll see when shit gets real

V2
I’ve got a Ph.D. from Harvard
And a B.S. from MSU
I go by my initials
So my message will get through

I’ve got publications everywhere
You’ve probably heard of me
But once you see my face - just once
That’s all you’ll know about me

CHORUS

V3
I’m smarter than a whip, they said
And I know what I can do
I’ll make a mind-control device
And I’ll take over you

Then you’ll do everything I say
And you won’t mind a bit
Because my mind-control device
Will make you all submit

CHORUS

V4
And when I’m here, device in hand
It’s me you’ll all obey
I’ll smile and I’ll ask “pretty please?”
And you’ll do whatever I say

I can’t wait to show those bozos
My invention and my skill
It may sound like Hollywood science
But now they will do my will

CHORUS

I will prevail, I will survive
Look out – shit just got real!

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