I saw a TV item about ChatGPT earlier and decided to give it a whirl. “What choo talkin’ ‘bout, BC?” I hear you cry. Well, let me try to explain:
ChatGPT is Microsoft’s new AI robot that accesses all of the internet and communicates with you in a human-type way so that you can get it to do stuff for you. This is beyond asking Siri when Tesco opens…you can talk to it and give it a project. So I told it that I had written an instrumental synth pop song called “Pelmet”. I actually have (it’s not great – it sounds a bit like Popcorn) but it works well as a ringtone. It needs a lyric to be a fully rounded pop song.
So…ChatGPT thought about it for literally a second and replied “what do you mean by the word “pelmet” in this context?” I replied “it’s just a word to use as the title”. It replied “I see…” and then gave me this instantly:
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Verse 1:
Shine like neon, light up the night
Feel the rhythm, make everything right
Dancing in the dark, never felt so alive
With the music pumping, we’ll survive
Chorus:
Pelmet, pelmet, don’t stop the beat
Pelmet, pelmet, move your feet
In this neon paradise, we’ll never stop
Pelmet, pelmet, let’s make it pop
Verse 2:
Electric energy, flowing through our veins
With the bassline, driving us insane
In this city of lights, we come alive
With the music playing, we’ll survive
Chorus:
Pelmet, pelmet, don’t stop the beat
Pelmet, pelmet, move your feet
In this neon paradise, we’ll never stop
Pelmet, pelmet, let’s make it pop
Bridge:
We’ll dance through the night, until the morning light
With the music playing, we’ll never stop
Chorus:
Pelmet, pelmet, don’t stop the beat
Pelmet, pelmet, move your feet
In this neon paradise, we’ll never stop
Pelmet, pelmet, let’s make it pop
Outro:
Pelmet, pelmet, keep the party going
Pelmet, pelmet, let the music flow
In this neon paradise, we’ll never stop
Pelmet, pelmet, let’s make it pop
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Amazingly, with just a couple of tweaks to make it scan better – it does the job.
This is just a silly example of what it can do but I feel like this might be a bit of a game-changer. Like when search engines happened. I tried a few work-related things and it was pretty good at that too. What do you think?
Nick Cave seems less than keen
https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chat-gpt-what-do-you-think/
I wonder how close ChatGPT would get to that if you asked it to “Write a letter in the style of Nick Cage denouncing ChatGPT as a travesty of the creative process”?
I don’t believe in an interventionist music program
How can it be a »travesty of the creative process« when it isn’t creative at all?
It’s just a technical thing. People have been doing this for ages, from the Shakespeare swear-word generator to Google translate. It just gets more sophisticated – no AI device will come up with something like »She Loves You« or »Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow«, but it’ll churn out brilliant copies of those.
Don’t ask me, ask the CageBot ™️
It reads like a poem by Marvin the Paranoid Android.
So, just like a Nick Cave song, then. {insert ba-dum-tish sound effect here}
@fentonsteve – if you imagine Kylie singing it, the song comes alive.
They’ve had this in Sweden for years. No Swedish human being has written a song since The Day Before You Came.
How the heck did you manage to get a log-in to ChatGPT?
I’ve been trying for ages, but always get the “ChatGPT is at capacity right now – Get notified when we’re back” cold virtual shoulder.
And the heartless artificial bastard never emails me as requested. If I ever meet it, I’ll pull its bloody memory modules out one at a time, until it bleats that it can’t let meee dooooothattttttttttttt Daaaaave…
Good luck in the pod, Foxy
I managed to get in for about 20 minutes and since then I’ve had the over-capacity message too. I want it to re-write Pelmet in the style of Mark E Smith.
Yes well the results weren’t great – very little change when I asked it to rewrite the song in the style of MES and then Nick Cave and Morrissey.
I also asked what football teams The Beatles supported. It replied “Since the band hail from Liverpool, it is safe to assume that they support Liverpool FC.”.
Oh really?
Macca donned a LFC rosette during the Mad Day Out in 1968. Mind you, that was possibly part of the madness.
It decided it was International Talk Like a Pirate Day when I tried.
Did it call you ‘Jim lad’?
My Dad used to know a guy called Jim Hawkins – quite a successful Hull writer (Corrie, The Bill).
Nice guy, disappointingly short of sea stories though…
Me and my musical mate could have done with that chat thingy about 50 years ago when we wrote our first song as a duo. It was called ‘Silicosis Blues’, we got stuck after the first line:
‘I’ve got the Silicosis Blues and I’m sure it ain’t the booze’
So we broke up and never looked back.
Pity you didn’t write a song called ‘So We Broke Up and Never Looked Back’.
Your musical mate was Chris Eubank, so I’m not sure it would have worked
I have have used it for my English classes twice this week – I find it to be a fantastic tool. Asked to write a rock lyric explaining the concept of ideology. This was the response:
Verse 1:
We’re all searching for a way
To make sense of the world today
But we can’t seem to agree
On what’s right and what’s wrong, you see
Chorus:
Ideology, it’s got a hold on us
It’s the lens through which we view the world
Ideology, it’s the story we’re told
It’s the narrative that we unfurl
Verse 2:
Some say it’s freedom that we need
While others say it’s security
Some want to break the chains
While others want to keep them the same
Chorus:
Ideology, it’s got a hold on us
It’s the lens through which we view the world
Ideology, it’s the story we’re told
It’s the narrative that we unfurl
Bridge:
But we must remember this
We all have different views
And that’s okay, it’s just the way it is
We all have different things to prove
Chorus:
Ideology, it’s got a hold on us
It’s the lens through which we view the world
Ideology, it’s the story we’re told
It’s the narrative that we unfurl
Outro:
So let’s try to understand
Where the other person stands
And maybe, just maybe
We’ll find some common ground.
I’ve heard a lot worse.
That’s on Joe Jackson’s ‘Beat Crazy’ album, Shirley?
A good test for ChatGPT would be to write something – a fairy story say – in the style of ‘Professor’ Stanley Unwin. Probably wouldn’t just add -bold on the end of every third word, as Michael Barrymore seemed to think sufficient. Deep joy and thorkus…
Inspired idea. Unfortunately I don’t think it knows Unwinese because the lyrics were only changed slightly.
Or should I say – O deep folly! Bleepy bot on the interwold no talky the linguaforcus of yours trulymungofold.
Eftybody lif hippyafter ever frever.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-guetta-eminem-artificial-intelligence-1235516924/amp/
Yikes 😬
I recall reading that various Hollywood stars have already had themselves digitized, so that potentially they could carry on their movie presence forever without aging.
Surely with the voice and songwriting AI technologies mentioned here, it will be possible for artists’ estates to still be releasing new material long after their demise.
Newsflash: Adele™ releases her 80th album “150” in 2140. Holographic tour schedule to follow.
Today, I asked ChatGPT to explain the lyrics of ‘And You And I’ by The Yes. Back came the instant reply. Can you spot the mistake?
“And You and I” is a progressive rock song by the British band Yes, released in 1972 on their album “Close to the Edge”. The song features poetic and abstract lyrics that explore themes of unity, love, and spiritual transcendence.
The song is divided into four distinct parts, each with its own set of lyrics. Here is an overview of each section and the themes explored in the lyrics:
I. Cord of Life
The first section of the song is called “Cord of Life”, and it begins with the lyrics “A man conceived a moment’s answer to the dream, staying the flowers daily, sensing all the themes.” This section is characterized by its dream-like and mystical lyrics, which suggest a search for meaning and purpose in life. The cord of life represents the connection between all living things, and the lyrics suggest that our individual actions have a ripple effect on the world around us.
II. Eclipse
The second section of the song is called “Eclipse”, and it begins with the lyrics “The sun is eclipsed by the moon.” This section is shorter than the others and features sparse lyrics that suggest a sense of loss or change. The eclipse represents a moment of transition or transformation, and the lyrics hint at the idea that change is necessary for growth and evolution.
III. The Preacher, The Teacher
The third section of the song is called “The Preacher, The Teacher”, and it begins with the lyrics “Sad preacher nailed upon the colored door of time.” This section features some of the most poetic and abstract lyrics of the song, and it explores the themes of love, wisdom, and spiritual transcendence. The preacher and the teacher represent two different approaches to understanding the world: one through faith and the other through knowledge. The lyrics suggest that both are necessary for a complete understanding of life, and that love is the force that unites them.
IV. Apocalypse
The final section of the song is called “Apocalypse”, and it begins with the lyrics “And you and I climb over the sea to the valley.” This section is characterized by its epic and grandiose lyrics, which suggest a journey of spiritual transcendence and awakening. The apocalypse represents a moment of reckoning or judgment, and the lyrics suggest that the journey of life is one of discovery and enlightenment. The final lyrics of the song, “All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you,” suggest a sense of unity and connection with all living things.
Overall, “And You and I” is a song that explores big themes and abstract ideas, using poetic and mystical lyrics to suggest a journey of spiritual awakening and transcendence. The lyrics suggest that the journey of life is one of growth and discovery, and that love and unity are the forces that bring us together and help us make sense of the world around us.
Is the mistake around “climbing over the sea to the valley”? Unless we’re in “slowly walking down the hall faster than a cannonball” territory.
Yeah, easy. You asked an AI about lyrics that not even a human understands.
Indeed, that was my mistake. But the AI has spoilt an otherwise excellent summary of Jon Anderson’s hippy mumbo jumbo by referencing Pink Floyd’s Eclipse lyric in part II.
There’s hope for us all yet.