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This is “DAISY“ as you’ve never heard it before. Most sci-fi fans will recognize this song as HAL’S last gasp before being deactivated in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. But few know that this was an insider joke: the first computer to “sing“ this song was programmed in 1961. I’ve added a visual of a very creepy robot imitating human speech. PLEASE NOTE: For those calling this “fake“! This video consists of two unrelated videos (links posted below) from 2008-09. I put the two together to see what it would look/sound like. A SAD NOTE: this amazing rubber robot no longer exists. It was melted down to make condoms in 1993. NOTE: since many have asked about the origin of the song, here is the Wikipedia entry: “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) is a popular song written in 1892 by British songwriter Harry Dacre with the well-known chorus: “Daisy, Daisy / Give me your answer, do. / I’m half crazy / all for the love of you“, ending with the words “a bicycle built for two“. It is the earliest song sung using co
