Daydreamin' : Lupe Fiasco

The howling wind has cast the last of the wintry clouds beyond our shores and the lashing rain has washed the last of the winter blues away. My thermal vest is back in the drawer and my winter hat has been banished from my head at least until October. There's a definite feeling of spring in the air.

Today's robot song samples I Monster's Daydreaming in Blue, which in turn borrowed heavily from the 1969 song Daydream by the Belgian band Wallace Collection. Neither of those songs have anything to do with robots but they do evoke a strong feeling of spring and summer, but Lupe Fiasco's 2006 single Daydreamin' does have a robotic edge and in my tiny mind at least, evokes a feeling of spring too.

According to the interweb, Lupe Fiasco's Daydreamin' is a commentary on the state of hip-hip, but I've never been very good at deciphering lyrics so I'll just have to take Wiki's word for it. I like the use of the sample and the robot in the video, so here it is, Daydreamin' by Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott.

Chiron Beta Prime : Jonathan Coulton

Jonathan Coulton is one of my favourite robot songsmiths. He penned the beautifully haunting Still Alive which played over the closing credits of the video game Portal. He penned the equally sinister Want You Gone which featured in Portal 2, and he penned this chrimbo-cyber-classic titled Chiron Beta Prime.


Jonathan Coulton will make a welcome return to 101 Songs About Robots in the new year next xmas with a dedicated week long Jonathan Coultonathon to honour his contribution to robot music. :)

Robot Super Lover Boy : No Big Silence

Whilst scraping the bottom of the barrel searching for robot songs with a Halloween theme, I stumbled across this fright fest...




Not only do the lyrics tick the 'Halloween' box with nods to the Devil and a 666 reference, but the band themselves look scary enough to warrant their inclusion on my Hallobot (or Roboween) special. I'm sure they're all very nice in real life and only dressed in such frightful attire for Halloween.

Clean Up Robot : Mark D. Pencil

Those of you who aren't fortunate enough to be in possession of an actual clean up robot can compromise by simply getting one or more of your kids to fill the role. For best results, start training them from a young age to ensure that the concept of cleaning is fun is fully instilled in their tiny ignorant minds long before they realise that it's a tiresome and tedious chore. When done properly, your little darlings will not only clean up after themselves but will happily clean up after you and your friends too.

Children may be more expensive than most domestic appliances, but they take up much less space. A well trained child can work for many years with a little daily nourishment and provide regular respite from the humdrum of housework for parents and guardians. Professional child programmer Mark D Pencil has created a wide range of applications in audio format, and has kindly provided today's robot song. Taken from 'Leaning With Hip-Hop' is Clean Up Robot: a child friendly application that is invaluable to both parents and teachers, and proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that fealty and fidelity can be fun.




Of course that's just a two minute taster... the full ten hour version is available on Amazon and iTunes.