Crazy Ideas

Newness - New Edition

I'm fairly sure that when i was drunk last week, I came up with an idea for a song.

You know that one that lists the periodic table? It's extremely fast and a favourite of science teachers with nothing to fill a 'fun lesson' near the end of term with. There was also a similar one by the Amateur Transplants that contained the memorable line 'Ventolin and heroin and Calpol with no sugar in,' or something of the like.

I think it was something to do with games. It certainly sounds like something I'd think of. This is my first hash at it.


'There's Metal Gear and Zelda and there's Prince of Persia Sands of Time
and the darker sequel that was of course not near as fine
There's GTA San Andreas, that hotbed of controversy
all fuelled by Jack Thompson and his hatred of Hot Coffee

There's Ape Escape and Halo and there's Splinter Cell and Pro Evo
And DDR and Monkey Ball and also Super Mario
There's some who complain that Nintendo are getting much too kiddy

But who's really complaining when we get to play online for free

There's FIFA and there's NFL and all the other licensed ones
The newest Harry Potter and the very latest James Bond
We all agree a license every year makes the franchise get tired
But don't tell EA that or they'll make sure that we all get fired

With Pokémon giving us two different games to trade between
And the 360 giving us better graphics than we've ever seen
and games like Katamari Damacy just waiting to enthrall
it's a wonder that we ever do anything else at all'


I need another two verses, but I'm quite proud of that, really.