SONG: I Love Rock 'N Roll
ARTIST: The Arrows (covered by Joan Jett)
ORIGINAL LYRIC:
I love rock n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n' roll
So come an' take your time an' dance with me
ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION-RESISTANCE:
I love rock n' roll
So drop another token and let's get smokin'
I love rock n' roll
The juke's not broken so dance with me
(Thanks to
Gordon for suggesting this song)
Literary humorist
Jonathan suggests that one day jukeboxes might accept only card-swipes,
a la Kinko's self-serve machines. Just in case that happens, he suggests the following adjustment:
I love rock n' roll
So swipe your stripe in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n' roll
The time is ripe to dance with me
On a semi-related note, software engineer
Gordon Meyer says:
I recently read that the latest jukes
have become Internet-enabled to allow huge catalogs of sounds, streamed
on demand. A natural evolution, I suppose. But one idea
that surprised me was that at least one model allows you to pay extra
and have your selections moved to the front of the playback
queue! It also allows you to schedule repeats of the song at
regular intervals at a reduced rate.
