This Week: The Musical The 2 LJs

Welcome to This Week: The Musical - #ThisWeekTM - the topical tech and social media news show enhanced with songs and comedy sketches.
Let us help you get 2019 sorted! You’ll be up to speed in less than a minute with our consumer tech roundup from Las Vegas’ giant tech conference CES. And for those of us too tired to make New Years resolutions, we’ve done some for you in the form of a jaunty song. Plus, we talk smartphone prices, first footing traditions around the world - and various ways to bring down a drone. As nothing’s too outlandish to start the New Year, the special guest is Zeus.
The Two LJs are LJ Rich and Leila Johnston. 

Welcome to This Week: The Musical, the topical show where The 2 LJs musically enhance tech news and social media stories. We've a feast of festive songs to tuck into, whether you're stuck behind a screen, shopping for high-tech gifts, or remembering departed science-fiction heroes. Includes lighthearted analysis, Santa's answering machine, and against-the-clock innovation. This week’s special guest is Paul Kerensa, comedian and Christmas trivia expert.

The Two LJs are LJ Rich and Leila Johnston. 
 
God Rest Ye Gerry Anderson Lyrics:
God rest ye Gerry Anderson, Joe 90 and Stingray
We’ll never let those Mysterons… Get their evil way
We hope you’re feeling F.A.B. On Island of Tracy
As it’s time for a sci-fi eulogy.
Oh, too many
Remembering those who thought differently
God rest ye Douglas Adams, though your jokes still feel so new
We didn’t like that Hitch Hiker remake
but we love you
So long and thanks for all the fish
I hope you can forgive
that actor frooom the British office (crap Arthur Dent)
whatshisname off the office tried his best
Carrie Fisher, Margot Kidder, on another plane
Princess Leia chillin out up there with Louis Lane
Oh Kenny Baker R2D2 you were brave and true
Garry Kurtz we remember you as crew
course we do
Produced Star Wars movies
what a dude
Oh Servalan, we loved you as Blake’s Federation boss,
So Smart and cool and powerful
Your passing is our loss
From Blake’s seven to Star Trek we can
Tell you all this day
That we miss you Anton Yeltchin,
Leonard Nimoy, and Ricky Jay
Deborah Watling, Jon Paul Steuer
Gone away.
The final verse is dedicated to a special man
His superhero franchise grew from such a lowly plan
Your ideas meant, we saw you in the movies and TV
We will never forget you Stan Lee,
Stan Lee
You’ll forever live on in our memory
 
Coding Carol Lyrics:
Silent screen, holy night
No more lines left to write
Syntax perfect, program compiled
Low-key wired in, everything filed
Code in heavenly peace, yeah
Code in, heavenly peace
 
Silent screen, holy screen
Soft fans whirr on my machine
Crypto mining so quiet and true
All the work done on my GPU
Code in heavenly peace
Code in heavenly peace
 
Silent screen holy chair
Friends online, always there
Called all arguments everything works
Signing out of mechanical Turk
Shutting down is so sweet
Time to get something to eat
 
 
Oversharer's Carol
I took a picture of my food 
And it looked pretty sweet
I’ll post it up on social media
Cos everyone must see
I took a picture of my house
Location clear to see
So now when I say I’m away
I’m susceptible to burglary
 
I like to share my every thought
And all my best friends news
I posted carol wanted a divorce
Before her husband knew
And when you tell me a secret
I’ll blurt it out online
But I’m still shocked when I get blocked
For the seven hundredth time

At this time of year, many of us turn our backs on local shopkeepers, and opt for online retail giants instead. But no crime goes unpunished, and without a heavy basket weighing us down and wielding money that may as well be pretend, it's all too easy to get carried away. Welcome to our online shopping late capitalism retail crisis song.
For this and much more, check back on Thursday 20th with a Christmas special that's bursting at the seams.
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Welcome to the first ever episode of This Week: The Musical, a new show where The 2 LJs musically enhance the week’s tech news and social media stories in song. Ever wonder how the Spice Girls would sound if Victoria Beckham was replaced by an android? Or what Pikachu *really* sounds like, when no one’s listening? Plus lighthearted analysis and against-the-clock innovation. This week’s special guest is formidable AI technologist and sculptor Gretchen Greene.
The Two LJs are LJ Rich and Leila Johnston.