Topic: "High-Tech Spaghetti"
I grew up working on cars - old VW Beetles and Renault LeCars. Rebuilt several engines and used to take great pride in being able to diagnose and repair what I drove.
Haven't really worked on my cars in years - too busy and too decadent. Had to replace the battery in my wife's 2002 VW Beetle today. Thought it would be a simple task . . . dumb mistake. Took all afternoon to coax the battery from deep within the bowels of the engine compartment. Had to use some colorful German vocabulary that I learned in college . . .
Anyway, here is a song . . . sort of country, sort of melancholy . . .
High-Tech SpaghettiJames McCormick, November 11, 2007
[G]Used to be an [C]automobile was [G]something I could fix
[C]Simple tools, a couple of beers, yeah [Em]that would do the [D]trick
[C]Reach right in, [D]twist some bolts, [G]make it run just [C]right
But [C]now that is im-[D]possible 'cuz [C]everything's too [G]tight
I [C]open up my [D]hood now and [G]all there is to [C]see
Is [C]hoses, tubes, and [D]miles of wire just [C]high-tech spaghet-[G]ti
My [G]oil filter is [C]buried way down [G]somewhere in this mess
[C]Spark plugs are in there someplace, but [Em]I can only [D]guess
[C]Somewhere in this [D]awful maze there [G]is a batte-[C]ry
But e-[C]xactly where and [D]why it [C]is a myste-[G]ry
I [C]open up my [D]hood now and [G]all there is to [C]see
Is [C]hoses, tubes, and [D]miles of wire, just [C]high-tech spaghet-[G]ti
[G]Used to be an [C]automobile was [G]something I could tune
[C]Reach right in, grab a part, there [Em]was a lot of [D]room
[C]Cars today are [D]marvelous, so [G]technically ad-[C]vanced
But [C]I miss wiping [D]grease and oil all [C]over my shirt and [G]pants
I [C]open up my [D]hood now and [G]all there is to [C]see
Is [C]hoses, tubes, and [D]miles of wire just [C]high-tech spaghet-[G]ti
Yeah, [C]hoses, tubes, and [D]miles of wire just [C]high-tech spaghet-[G]ti
"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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