I’ve heard people wishing there was a pinball equivalent of “gentlemen, start your engines” or “let’s get ready to rumble” to kick off large events. We have songs, of sorts, e.g. the whole Tommy opera, but that was done by a rock band, not by pinballers. I’ve been known to hack together lyrics on occasion, so I thought, what the heck, I’ll give it a go. As background, I’ve been a Queen fan since they first appeared in the early 1970’s, and a fan of Brian May in particular, since he’s a fellow science geek [check out his background]. I think my first favorite song by Queen was … well, you’ll see in a minute. Brian is playing a Harlem Globetrotters machine in one of their videos, by the way [not this one]. Anyway, I have a rough draft of something that it would be fun to hear people karaoke-ing to kick off an event. Maybe we can get Keith, Bowen, Raymond and Zac to sing a bit at the Circuit Finals or Pinburgh. Ed Robertson & company for backing music? Whatever, I’m throwing this out there to see if anyone thinks it’s worth experimenting with, or needs an editorial tweak or two. Thanks.
To the tune of … Keep Yourself Alive, as written by Brian May and performed by Queen:
Keep That Ball Alive!
Plunge off!
We will score a million points
If we don’t brick our shots today
Hope our play is getting wiser
Little better every day
But if we nailed a million spinners
And Road-Showed a million miles
Get a double-playfield started
Shooting combos makes us smile
Well we broke a million mirrors
When it’s Tommy that we played
And you’re gonna see our faces
On the High Score Roll today
Now the webcast chat is telling you
Make him “Move Your Car”
No lead’s safe, don’t get too satisfied
Try to raise the bar
Keep your ball alive
Keep your ball alive
Draining costs you lots more money
Replay to survive
Well I’ve made the million skill shot
On Arena on good days
And I cashed 3 Mil on Diner
Spin that Cup six times it pays
Give me inlanes that I need
To keep my ball under control
As my score grows ever bigger
Getting G.C. is my goal
I was told a million times
Of all the big shots in my way
How I have to keep on trying
To get better every day
But if I cross the video streams
Then my points will be too low
And my score’d be where I started
Same as when I’d started
Keep your ball alive
Keep your ball alive
Draining costs you lots more money
Replay to survive
Do you think you’re better than BK?
No, I’m on Addams, just one more letter in Grave
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- Chorus repeats a few times - -
All pinballers, keep that ball alive
Play so well you don’t need money, honey,
You will survive
Keep you satisfied
