After I made a bad pun on the alt.fan.pratchett Usenet group, SteveD came up with this:
More than a theory (to the tune of Boston’s “More than a feeling”)
I woke up this morning and the sun still shone
Bath of neutrinos to start my day
The spectrum’s light was a familiar song
Now analysed, and the maths all sayIt’s more than a theory (more than a theory)
When the data lines up that perfect way (more than a theory)
I begin dreaming (more than a theory)
Of a world where pure science holds swayI want my science world ruling the day
By noon I wandered through Nature’s wilds
So many lifeforms to marvel at
All a wond’rous now as when a child
This jackpot we’ve won, just observing that –It’s more than a theory (more than a theory)
When the data lines up that perfect way (more than a theory)
I begin dreaming (more than a theory)
Of a world where pure science holds swayI want my science world ruling the day
When I’ve retired and gotten old
My life wasn’t wasted, regret no day
My dream still unfurls, and ever grows
I built my part, and they’ll always sayIt’s more than a theory (more than a theory)
When the data lines up that perfect way (more than a theory)
I begin dreaming (more than a theory)
Of a world where pure science holds swayI’ll have my science world ruling the day
To which I can only say “bravo!”
I love this. I confess to being a Boston fan, so can hear the music perfectly in my head as I read the new, improved lyrics and it’s all good.
I wish I could get the falsetto when singing this. It is pure awesome!