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Second Life (That's Where I Want To Be).mp3
written and performed by Niko Donburi
Second Life, that's where I want to be
'Cause when I'm there the real world don't bother me
So I'll log-in, if the grid ain't down
IM some friends and hope no griefers come around
Second Life, that's where my money goes
Paying tier, buying prim hair and lots of clothes
On my 512, I just rezzed my last prim
Looks like I'm gonna have to get myself a sim
In Second Life you can look real cute
Get a custom made painted skin for a birthday suit
In Second Life you can be anything
Like a full-Excite loaded Furry with a lot of bling...
With Second Life, Linden Lab made something great
Let's just hope they don't screw it up with the next update
'Cause there's no place that I would rather be
Than Second Life with all my friends IMing me
Yes, there's no place that I would rather be
Than Second Life with all my friends IMing me
* * * *
This was the first song I wrote about Second Life. It is a commentary on the addictive nature of the virtual world, the greatest time sink ever created. Log in and turn on. The subject matter naturally connected to the dangerous weed sung about in Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke (That's Where I Want To Be)."
Feb 5, 2009
Feb 4, 2009
Dear Linden, Dear Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden
written and performed by Niko Donburi
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, why is Second Life broke?
The grid is grey-gooed and your blog is a joke.
With all of the money that we pay to you
Can't you hire yourself a programmer or two?
Signed, Unverified
Unverified, Unverified, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, the most recent update
so corrupted my textures I must always rebake
Tomorrow I partner and don't know what to do
all my clothing is missing and my custom skin too
Signed, No Inventory
No Inventory, No Inventory, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, I need some relief
whenever I log on I always get griefed
In your quest for a million was this foreseen?
Could you please now turn off your PR machine?
Signed, A Furry
Furry, Dear Furry, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, Won't you give us a choice
to stick with the chat and get rid of the voice
once my partner finds out I'm a man
I do not think that he'll understand
Signed, Roleplayer
Roleplayer, Roleplayer, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden,I just don't understand
the new terms of service about using your brand.
Registered trademarks and copyright signs,
must I use them all of the time?
Signed, a Blogger
Blogger,Dear Blogger, we hear what you say
and at Linden Lab (R) we don't like things this way
but our lawyers insist that it must be done.
We sincerely hope it won't ruin your fun
Signed, a Linden (TM)
* * *
Considered by many to be their favorite. I know Rocky really loves this one. Over time it kept getting added to. See the blog posts for more info on what led to the changes. If you've heard the John Prine original, "Dear Abby, Dear Abby" then you'll even better appreciate it.
written and performed by Niko Donburi
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, why is Second Life broke?
The grid is grey-gooed and your blog is a joke.
With all of the money that we pay to you
Can't you hire yourself a programmer or two?
Signed, Unverified
Unverified, Unverified, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, the most recent update
so corrupted my textures I must always rebake
Tomorrow I partner and don't know what to do
all my clothing is missing and my custom skin too
Signed, No Inventory
No Inventory, No Inventory, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, I need some relief
whenever I log on I always get griefed
In your quest for a million was this foreseen?
Could you please now turn off your PR machine?
Signed, A Furry
Furry, Dear Furry, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden, Won't you give us a choice
to stick with the chat and get rid of the voice
once my partner finds out I'm a man
I do not think that he'll understand
Signed, Roleplayer
Roleplayer, Roleplayer, we hear what you say
but at Linden Labs, we like it this way
We know how to fix it--and probably should
just keep crossing your fingers and knocking on wood
Signed, A Linden
Dear Linden, Dear Linden,I just don't understand
the new terms of service about using your brand.
Registered trademarks and copyright signs,
must I use them all of the time?
Signed, a Blogger
Blogger,Dear Blogger, we hear what you say
and at Linden Lab (R) we don't like things this way
but our lawyers insist that it must be done.
We sincerely hope it won't ruin your fun
Signed, a Linden (TM)
* * *
Considered by many to be their favorite. I know Rocky really loves this one. Over time it kept getting added to. See the blog posts for more info on what led to the changes. If you've heard the John Prine original, "Dear Abby, Dear Abby" then you'll even better appreciate it.
Feb 3, 2009
Escape ((The Second Life Song)
Written and performed by Niko Donburi
I was tired of my lady
We'd been together too long
Like a worn-out recording
Of a favorite song
So while she was upstairs sleeping
I logged into Second Life
and in the classified section
There was a post that changed my life:
"If you like rezzin' prims and building
Prefer private islands to the main
If you're not into scripting
If you have half a brain
If you like poseballs at midnight
Can't stand the Wednesday updates
Then I'm the one that you've looked for
IM me and escape"
I didn't think about my lady
I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady
had fallen into the same old dull routine
So I ponied up some Lindens
Took out a classified ad
And though I'm nobody's poet
I thought it wasn't half bad:
"Yes, I like rezzin' prims and building
Have half a sim not on the main
I'm not much into scripting
I think LSL is lame;
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
Right after the update
Here's a landmark to the Elbow Room
Where we can plan our escape"
So I waited with high hopes
And downloaded the update
But when I tried to log on
My password would not take
I tried for over seven hours
Then headed up to bed
But my wife was still awake
and this is what she said:
"So you like rezzin' prims and building?
Have half a sim not on the main?
You aren't much into scripting
because you haven't got a brain.
Well, I changed your precious password
what it is you'll never find.
You'll have to be happy in your first life
and leave your second one behind."
So now I'm watching Desperate Housewives
and reading People magazine.
I never get on the computer
I've been banned from the machine.
But late at night I sometimes wonder
about the one I was to meet
if she's still waiting in the Elbow Room
sitting by and empty seat
Yes, we loved rezzin' prims and building
preferred private islands to the main
we were not into scripting
we both thought LSL was lame
We liked poseballs at midnight
and hated Wednesday's updates.
Perhaps she'll hear this song and realize
she no longer needs to wait....
* * *
This was one of those magical songs that simply wrote itself. It is a great crowd pleaser. I like to dedicate it to Elsemae, to whom I know it has added significance. "The Elbow Room" was a great little hangout on 512m2. Updates to the Client application used to take place on Wednesdays. Always a bad time to plan to do anything in SL. LSL was the in-world programming language at the time. Now it is Mono.
I was tired of my lady
We'd been together too long
Like a worn-out recording
Of a favorite song
So while she was upstairs sleeping
I logged into Second Life
and in the classified section
There was a post that changed my life:
"If you like rezzin' prims and building
Prefer private islands to the main
If you're not into scripting
If you have half a brain
If you like poseballs at midnight
Can't stand the Wednesday updates
Then I'm the one that you've looked for
IM me and escape"
I didn't think about my lady
I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady
had fallen into the same old dull routine
So I ponied up some Lindens
Took out a classified ad
And though I'm nobody's poet
I thought it wasn't half bad:
"Yes, I like rezzin' prims and building
Have half a sim not on the main
I'm not much into scripting
I think LSL is lame;
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
Right after the update
Here's a landmark to the Elbow Room
Where we can plan our escape"
So I waited with high hopes
And downloaded the update
But when I tried to log on
My password would not take
I tried for over seven hours
Then headed up to bed
But my wife was still awake
and this is what she said:
"So you like rezzin' prims and building?
Have half a sim not on the main?
You aren't much into scripting
because you haven't got a brain.
Well, I changed your precious password
what it is you'll never find.
You'll have to be happy in your first life
and leave your second one behind."
So now I'm watching Desperate Housewives
and reading People magazine.
I never get on the computer
I've been banned from the machine.
But late at night I sometimes wonder
about the one I was to meet
if she's still waiting in the Elbow Room
sitting by and empty seat
Yes, we loved rezzin' prims and building
preferred private islands to the main
we were not into scripting
we both thought LSL was lame
We liked poseballs at midnight
and hated Wednesday's updates.
Perhaps she'll hear this song and realize
she no longer needs to wait....
* * *
This was one of those magical songs that simply wrote itself. It is a great crowd pleaser. I like to dedicate it to Elsemae, to whom I know it has added significance. "The Elbow Room" was a great little hangout on 512m2. Updates to the Client application used to take place on Wednesdays. Always a bad time to plan to do anything in SL. LSL was the in-world programming language at the time. Now it is Mono.
Feb 2, 2009
it's the end of the world as we know it (in Second Life)
written and performed by Niko Donburi
That's great, it starts with an update
griefers and a grid attack
noobies you should be afraid!
Keep an eye on the status page
Listening to second cast
Don't bother LiveHelp (there's no more LiveHelp)
See if you can teleport, IM anyone
the grid is down
Hope they'll do a roll back, set back, put back
Satisfy the buyers if their inventory's gone
Do a rolling update--yes, another update--
unless you want the furries breathing down your neck
Verified, unverified
payment, no payment
self-replicating objects there's no containing
uh-oh, too much growth
population overflow
it's getting out of hand....
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it in Second Life
Reuters and Sony, Adidas and CNET
Corporations everywhere--haven’t you seen it?
Automotive islands to take away our flyin’
Once Walmart is here we’ll all be crying
Uh oh, no tier, oh dear, steer clear
The next thing you know
the IRS will be here
Let's send them all to Warcraft or The Sims Online
before we're out of time...
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it in Second Life
Second-rate drama from Second Life divas
Aimee Weber, Prokofy Neva
Torrid Midnight
gone then returning
blogosphere so hot it's burning
ad hominem attacks with real life info
TOS says that's a no-no
perhaps it would help if we'd learn some decorum
or if Linden Lab would bring back the forums
All of these flames and all of this strife
isn't helping Second Life, right? right!
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it in Second Life
* * * *
For a while it seems that every month something new would bring the death of Second Life, or at least the end of the way things were. This led naturally to a reworking of the REM classic. Of all my parodies, this one took the longest--primarily because the original has nonsensical lyrics so I had to try and match the scansion and tone of the original whilst creating a narrative that could be followed.
That's great, it starts with an update
griefers and a grid attack
noobies you should be afraid!
Keep an eye on the status page
Listening to second cast
Don't bother LiveHelp (there's no more LiveHelp)
See if you can teleport, IM anyone
the grid is down
Hope they'll do a roll back, set back, put back
Satisfy the buyers if their inventory's gone
Do a rolling update--yes, another update--
unless you want the furries breathing down your neck
Verified, unverified
payment, no payment
self-replicating objects there's no containing
uh-oh, too much growth
population overflow
it's getting out of hand....
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it in Second Life
Reuters and Sony, Adidas and CNET
Corporations everywhere--haven’t you seen it?
Automotive islands to take away our flyin’
Once Walmart is here we’ll all be crying
Uh oh, no tier, oh dear, steer clear
The next thing you know
the IRS will be here
Let's send them all to Warcraft or The Sims Online
before we're out of time...
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it in Second Life
Second-rate drama from Second Life divas
Aimee Weber, Prokofy Neva
Torrid Midnight
gone then returning
blogosphere so hot it's burning
ad hominem attacks with real life info
TOS says that's a no-no
perhaps it would help if we'd learn some decorum
or if Linden Lab would bring back the forums
All of these flames and all of this strife
isn't helping Second Life, right? right!
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it in Second Life
* * * *
For a while it seems that every month something new would bring the death of Second Life, or at least the end of the way things were. This led naturally to a reworking of the REM classic. Of all my parodies, this one took the longest--primarily because the original has nonsensical lyrics so I had to try and match the scansion and tone of the original whilst creating a narrative that could be followed.
Feb 1, 2009
Living Virtually
Words and music by Niko Donburi
I log on every morning
to see who is around
a bold name in a list of friends
that I have found
Some say I am silly
Some say I am sad
I'm virtually living...
I know you care about me
although we've never met
the times we've been together
I will never forget
Some say I am silly
Some say I am sad
I'm virtually living
but is it really all that bad?
Just think of all we have...
We can fly together
Never worry 'bout the weather
We can make our real lives better
By living virtually
My friends and real life family
They think it's just a game
How can I call it friendship
when I do not know your name?
Some say I am silly
Some say I am sad
I'm virtually living
but is it really all that bad?
* * *
This was one of two original Second Life songs that I wrote for this collection. I've had the guitar part floating around my fretboard for over a decade but could never figure out what the song was about. Then, late one evening it all fell together. It is one of the most requested songs at my shows, I think because my listeners truly relate to it. Virtual friendships can become real.
I log on every morning
to see who is around
a bold name in a list of friends
that I have found
Some say I am silly
Some say I am sad
I'm virtually living...
I know you care about me
although we've never met
the times we've been together
I will never forget
Some say I am silly
Some say I am sad
I'm virtually living
but is it really all that bad?
Just think of all we have...
We can fly together
Never worry 'bout the weather
We can make our real lives better
By living virtually
My friends and real life family
They think it's just a game
How can I call it friendship
when I do not know your name?
Some say I am silly
Some say I am sad
I'm virtually living
but is it really all that bad?
* * *
This was one of two original Second Life songs that I wrote for this collection. I've had the guitar part floating around my fretboard for over a decade but could never figure out what the song was about. Then, late one evening it all fell together. It is one of the most requested songs at my shows, I think because my listeners truly relate to it. Virtual friendships can become real.
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