A post in another thread made me think of this. I have the CD Styxx Greatest Hits with the song Mr. Roboto, but I have never been able to figure exactly what the lyrics are. (In the refrain) Help! ------------------
Mr. Roboto Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, Mata ah-oo hima de Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, Himitsu wo shiri tai You're wondering who I am-machine or mannequin With parts made in Japan, I am the modren man I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain I.B.M. So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised I'm just a man who needed someone, and somewhere to hide To keep me alive-just keep me alive Somewhere to hide to keep me alive I'm not a robot without emotions-I'm not what you see I've come to help you with your problems, so we can be free I'm not a hero, I'm not a saviour, forget what you know I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control Beyond my control-we all need control I need control-we all need control I am the modren man, who hides behind a mask So no one else can see my true identity Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto For doing the jobs that nobody wants to And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto For helping me escape just when I needed to Thank you-thank you, thank you I want to thank you, please, thank you The problem's plain to see: too much technology Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanize. The time has come at last To throw away this mask So everyone can see My true identity... I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! ------------------ One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
You can do it Otto, you can do it Otto. Help each other out, that'll be our motto. Come with me after, I give you free gelato. Then come back to my place, where I will get you blotto. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. ------------------ CC.NET Sim League Web Page My Team (Sonics) Runnin', Ravin', Endin', Out.
can someone explain to me the purpose of this whole song??? why was it written, or what it's all about? i would like to know. ------------------
The album it was on was a "concept" album. That is, it carried a theme or story throughout. Get it from 1/2 price CDs and have a listen. ------------------
This album was made becuase Dennis DeYoung was on a serious power trip...............Good Job Dennis, you killed Styx with this stinker ------------------
I work out to that song sometimes. It helps pass the time on the stairmaster. It's decent. ------------------ humble, but hungry.
It's sort of creepy. And who's Kilroy?? ------------------ All hail Fadeaway's Cyberfish -- your 2000-2001 BobFinn* Fantasy Basketball League Champions!
Kilroy was the name of Dennis DeYoung's character on the album. btw, "Kilroy was here" was what GIs used to spray paint on local buildings after they had liberated a town in (IIRC) World War II. Someone help me out...? I'm not sure if that had a factor in the naming of this character. ------------------ The DRUNKministrator?
Thanks, BobFinn*. My favorite cut on this Best Of is "Too Much Time on my Hands". "Mr. Roboto" is next. ------------------
Actually, the name of the Bowie song is Space Oddity<i/> Space Oddity Ground Control to Major Tom, Ground Control to Major Tom, Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. Ten Ground Control to Major Tom Nine,Eight,Seven Commencing countdown, engines on Six,Five Four Check igition and may God's love be with you Three,Two,One Liftoff This is Ground Control to Major Tom, You've really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear. Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare. This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today. For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world, Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do. Though I've passed one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still, And I think my spaceship knows which way to go. Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows. Ground Control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong. Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you... Here I am floating round my tin can, Far above the Moon, Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do. ------------------ One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
http://www.kilroywashere.org/ This Legend of how "Kilroy was here" starts is with James J. Kilroy, a shipyard inspector during WWII. He chalked the words on bulkheads to show that he had been there and inspected the riveting in the newly constructed ship. To the troops in those ships, however, it was a complete mystery — all they knew for sure was that he had "been there first." As a joke, they began placing the graffiti wherever they (the US forces) landed or went, claiming it was already there when they arrived. Kilroy became the US super-GI who always got there first — wherever GI's went. It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places. It was said to be atop Mt. Everest, the Statue of Liberty, the underside of the Arch de Triumphe, and scrawled in the dust on the moon. An outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill who were there for the Potsdam conference. The first person to use it was Stalin. He emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), "Who is Kilroy?" WWII UDT (Under Water Demolition - later Navy Seals) divers swam ashore on Japanese held islands in the Pacific to prepare the beaches for the coming landings by US troops. They were sure to be the first GIs there! On more than one occasion, they reported seeing "Kilroy was here" scrawled on make shift signs or as graffiti on enemy pillboxes. They, in turn, often left similar signs for the next incoming GIs. The tradition continued in every US military theater of operations throughout and following WWII. In 1946 the Transit Company of America held a contest offering a prize of a real trolley car to the person who could prove himself to be the "real" Kilroy. Almost forty men stepped forward to make that claim, but James Kilroy brought along officials from the shipyard and some of the riveters to help prove his authenticity. James Kilroy won the prize of the trolley car which he gave it to his nine children as a Christmas gift and set it up in their front yard for a playhouse. ------------------ One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. [This message has been edited by BobFinn* (edited June 12, 2001).]
To add to that explanation (from the Straight Dope): The cartoon part of the graffito has a different origin. According to Dave Wilton, it is originally British, named Mr Chad, and apparently predates Kilroy by a few years. It commonly appeared with the phrase "Wot, no ____?" underneath, with the blank filled in by whatever was in short supply in Britain at the time--cigarettes, Spam, etc. The Oxford English Dictionary lists Chad's origin as "obscure" but it may have been created by British cartoonist George Edward Chatterton. Sometime during the war, Chad and Kilroy met and merged, the American phrase appearing under the British drawing. The combined logo acquired momentum, appearing wherever servicemen travelled, and quickly infected the civilian population. The mania peaked during the war, lingered into the 50s, and then pretty much died out, the joke forgotten as memories of World War faded. There have been recurrences and imitators. There was a Canadian version named Clem. In the late 60s, there was a version in Los Angeles called Overby. But none of these approached the popularity and ubiquitousness of the original. http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mkilroy.html ------------------ Houston Sports Board Film Dallas.com AntiBud.com
The song Major Tom always spooked me out growing up. Something definitely frightening about that song. ------------------ "Now it is more clear that it doesn't make sense." -- HeyPeeism at its convoluted best.
