“8,000 (Greatest Post of All)”

One of the infamous Posting Songs.

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Using a karaoke version of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love Of All,” I altered the lyrics to be about posting on the IRC. One lyric references “ppd,” which stands for “posts per day,” which sometimes people reacted to in my site stats given how frequently I posted.

While I tried to sing it as best I could, my singing is notably bad in some places, which adds to the fun of the track. The song is a complete change of style and pace from how I had done the previous posting songs. For one, it was a cover; for two, it was truly sung.

I don’t really listen to this song these days, but it’s kinda sweet in a geeky, nerdy way. I absolutely love the final lyric.

Lyrics

“8,000 (Greatest Post Of All)”

I believe that improv is our future
Teach it well, perform it on the stage
Improvisers need a message board website
Give them a forum off-topic to make it easier
Let the newbies’ laughter
Remind us how we used to post

Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
“Is his name benorben or benorbean?”
A lonely place at work
And so I learned to use the IRC

I decided long ago
Never to act in anyone’s shadows
If I post, the UCB
Will put me on a Harold team
No matter what they say about me
They can’t take away my ppd
Because the greatest post of all
Is happening to me
I made the greatest post of all
On the IRC
The greatest post of all
Is easy to achieve
Hitting reply enough
You’ll reach the greatest post of all

I believe that improv is our future
Teach it well, perform it on the stage
Improvisers need a message board website
Give them a quick-reply box to make it easier
Let the bits hereafter
Incline us all to sharp riposte

I decided long ago
Never to act in anyone’s shadows
If I post, the UCB
Will put me on a Harold team
No matter what they say about me
They can’t take away my ppd
Because the greatest post of all
Is happening to me
I made the greatest post of all
On the IRC
The greatest post of all
Is easy to achieve
Hitting reply enough
You’ll reach the greatest post of all

And if by chance, that special pace
That you’ve been posting at
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in ‘prov

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