How many professors do you know that would sing in front of their class? Unless you’re taking music classes, I doubt you’ll be raising your hand for this one, but let me rephrase the question: How many Computer Science professors will create a parody of the course and then perform it in front of class with the instrumental version of Alice Cooper’s “I’m Eighteen?” Put your hands down. This is the power of the Schwartz.
Professor Schwartz — once a superhero who has superhuman strength and agility and can perform amazing acrobatic feats. His feet are as agile as his hands and can be used to perform any action his hands are able to. He is also able to rapidly heal himself from injuries, professor at some over-hyped Ivy League school, professor at Cornell — now teaches various types of Computer Science including Game Design and Development at RIT. Not only has he scaled Mount Everest while wearing only an 1837 diving mask, but he also writes and sings his own parodical music.
Today, David “The Beast” Schwartz sung a song of many a tale. It was the long-awaited 218-end-of-the-year-theme-song. Unfortunately I do not have video but pictures of The Beast in his full glory.
And now, the infamous lyrics:
“218″ by David I. Schwartz (c) 2008
courtesy of “I’m 18″ by Alice Cooper
Lines of code form in my brain
Lines of code go down the drain
In a bind with no backup plan
I’m annoyed, and I am damned
218!
and I can’t take anymore
218!
I just need to head for the door
218!
I just can’t get arrays
I need to implement this interface
My heap needs to allocate more space
Oh no
I took 217 just to give me a start
It’s been 10 weeks just to get this far
Don’t know what my prof’s talkin’ about
Feels like I’m festering with doubt
Here in
218!
We get new syntax each day
218!
Skip anything and wow, do we pay!
218!
But I need to graduate
Can’t understand what the compiler says
Feels like I’m in over my head
I’m in between
a programming sequence
I’m annoyed, and I am damned
I’m in 218 and I like it
Yes I like it
Oh I like it
Love it
Like it
Love it
218
218
218
218 and I like it!
What do you think about The Beast?
