Podosphere Blues
This week, for some variety, and since we had some extra time, I decided to write a song about podcasting. It is called "It Might Take Awhile for Me to Warm Up to You, Podosphere"
Also, here's a link to the mp3 because ODEO's been a bit temperamental.
Here are the lyrics (besides what I ad-libbed at the last moment):
I used to think podcasting implied ipod and sort it does
But I agree with Gardner Campbell that the term is unjust
This misdirected belief has kept me up to this point
From looking to podcasting as fad I’d like to join
The wired article by Anallee Newitz
Spoke of the podosphere’s humanistic nuance
Close-knitted and personal, something we miss on pay-per-view
But for a newcomer, inside jokes could be lost and unfunny
To what are they referring? It might take a while for me to warm up to you
Podosphere
Another point of stress in the Wired online press
Was that podcasts could go anywhere I want to go
But I don’t have an i-pod, and I don’t have a zune
So to me it’s still just stuck inside my room
It might take awhile for me to warm up to you
Podosphere
Steve jobs you must be grinning now
Adam Curry you must be grinning now
But I feel sorta left out
Comments
Very entertaining. I have never seen someone sing an assignment. How do you plan to raise the bar and top that?
Maybe a musical for the final project?
Nicely done.
My first time podcasting seems pretty lame.
Mike
Posted by: md2506 | April 27, 2007 03:59 PM
Andrew, this is awesome! A fabulous example of composing in alternate forms and Internet genres.
Posted by: Krista | April 27, 2007 08:46 PM
Great job! What an interesting way to approach an assignment. It added a little fun to the content this week, by reading your post.
I agree that my experience was limited to podcasting, because I thought that it was strictly for use for individual's who owned an Apple I-pod and I personally do not own one. My thought was since I don't own one, there's no reason for me to explore the concept of podcasting. Glad to learn this week, that I was wrong! Podcasts are definately a great way to convey information and to learn new information at the same time. The conveniency of being able to listen to a podcast at any particular point in time, is also appealing.
Overall, just want to say KUDOS to you for creating this song related to the content covered this week!
Posted by: Erin M | April 29, 2007 06:49 PM
I'm so proud to be part of such a fearless and talented group of students. Bravo!
I too, feel that I would have to warm up to the idea of podcasting or listening to them, and especially SEARCHING for them in order to listen to them. If it is going to be a two or three step process, the content better be worth it. If every podcaster/DJ (is a podcaster a PJ?) sang, it might be a different world , though.
I guess we'll know in a few years when KTEL puts together a "Now that's what I call Podcasting" compilation, eh?
Posted by: Ramonac | April 29, 2007 11:28 PM