I wrote this comet landing parody/filk/Philk of ‘Hooked on a Feeling‘ about eight hours ago, and I still like it after sleeping, so here you go:
(If you like the ‘ooga chakas’ of Blue Swede’s version, you can use ‘hook a-chucker’ if you like.)
I can’t stop this Philae
coming down to me.
Earth, you just don’t know yet
what you’ll do to me.
When you touch me
at your landing site
you let Earth know
everything’s all right.
I’m hooked onto Philae.
No, actually, not really.
You’re not harpooned to me.
That’s a sweet as landing*.
Now try it two more times.
Earth folk must be reaching
for another cup o’ wine.
Don’t fall in my coma.
Stay awake for me.
You just keep on sending
your telemetry.
I’ll be your rock
when we’re all alone.
I’m your teacher,
your Rosetta stone.
I’m hooked onto Philae;
No, actually, not really.
You’re not harpooned to me.
I’ll be your rock
when we’re all alone.
I’m your teacher,
your Rosetta stone.
I’m hooked onto Philae;
No, actually, not really.
You’re not harpooned to me.
I’m hooked onto Philae;
well not actually, not really.
You’re not harpooned to me.
I said I’m hooked onto Philae,
but not actually, not really.
It’s not harpooned to me.
If you want to learn more about Philae, I believe the mission control webcast will have a briefing in about three hours. Or you could follow any of the links from the ESA page about it, or from my last post. Really, it’s all over the web; you shouldn’t have any difficulty finding information.
* ‘Sweet as‘ is or other ‘[adjective] as’ expressions are common in New Zealand, meaning ‘[adjective] as anything’ or ‘[adjective] as it could possibly be’. If that doesn’t make sense to you, substitute ‘sweet-ass’ but be sure to put the hyphen in the right place.
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