Show HN: "No One" (Hacker News song)

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"No One"

Words and music[1] by harrylove

Inspired by comments from "Ask HN: What valuable company is no one building?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4106655

  What company is no one building,
  What problem is no one solving,
  What post is no one reading,
  No one.

  What dream is no one chasing,
  What data is no one erasing,
  What book is no one facing,
  No one.

  Chorus
  You can read the hacker news,
  Comment on anything you choose,
  Spend some time in someone else's shoes,
  Even geeks sing the blues.

  What password is no one cracking,
  What life is no one hacking,
  What startup is no VC backing,
  No one.

  What ego is not inflating,
  To what kickstart is no one donating,
  What Y is no one combinating,
  No one.

  [Chorus]

  Bridge
  When I look at all that hasn't been done,
  A tear comes to my eye,
  Hacking is nine tenths of the fun,
  I know I'm not the only one,
  (whisper) Who asks

  What packet is no one routing,
  What service is no one clouding,
  What source is no one crowding,
  No one.

  What option is no one vesting,
  What code is no one testing,
  What API is no one RESTing,
  No one.

  (spoken, with spirit, vigor, vim, and emacs)
  What login is no one guarding,
  What db is no one sharding,
  What raid is no one striping,
  What drive is no one wiping,
  What product is no one schlepping,
  What ps is no one grepping,
  What language is no one mocking,
  What IO is no one blocking,
  What life is no one living,
  What flying flip is no one giving.

  [Chorus] (with passion)

  Alt Chorus
  (continue the passion)
  And I'll read the hacker news,
  Comment on anything I choose,
  Spend some time walking in your shoes,
  Together we just can't lose.
  (sigh forcibly)

  (crescendo)
  No one,
  No one,
  No one,
  (ritard.) (speak) No.
  (G.P.) This one!

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

[1] Imagine a slow (~70 bpm) 4/4 piano ballad, slightly syncopated. "No one" refrain is carried through the bar. Your head should be turned up and your gaze should be toward the future. Use your hands where appropriate to signify passion. Your voice should sound like Jean Valjean.

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