First the IBM 704 sang it, then a malfunctioning HAL 9000, and now the internet. It’s Daisy Bell — or, a Bicycle Built for Two Thousand. That would be the number of voices compiled into this rendition. Which is spookier, the computer singing it solo, or our collective borg voice? The answer is B. And get ready for more, because this is what it will sound like when Twitter becomes sentient and decides to start belting out popular tunes from the 19th century.
OK Computer!
Joshuah Bearman
Joshuah Bearman has written about CIA missions, jewel thieves, deranged private investigators, aspiring Fabios, bitter rivalry among dueling Santa Clauses, and the metaphysical implications of being the world's greatest Pac Man player. His article for Wired became the movie Argo.