In 1961, a computer at Bell Labs was programmed to 'sing' a song in the earliest demonstration of computer speech synthesis. What is the title of that song?
"Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" is a popular song, written in 1892 by Harry Dacre, with the well-known chorus, "Daisy, Daisy / Give me your answer, do. / I'm half crazy / all for the love of you", ending with the words, "a bicycle built for two".
The song is said to have been inspired by Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, one of the many mistresses of King Edward VII.
It is the earliest song sung using computer speech synthesis, as later referenced in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
In 1961, an IBM 704 at Bell Labs was programmed to 'sing' "Daisy Bell" in the earliest demonstration of computer speech synthesis.
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Randall was first and correct with:
Daisy Bell
Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do
I'm half crazy
all for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
but you'll look sweet
upon the seat
of a bicycle built for two
Mark. wrote:
The computer HAL sang "Bicycle Built for Two" in the movie 2001: A Space
Odyssey. I'm pretty sure Kubrick chose the song in the movie to mirror
what happened in real life. Therefore I'll guess that the Bell Labs
computer sang "Bicycle Built for Two" in 1961.
Alan J replied:
Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two).
mj said:
Would you like to hear a song, Dave?
Daisy was the tune.
Deborah responded:
The computer "sang" the "Daisy Bell" song, aka "Bicycle Built for Two." I have a bike like that, and it has a bell. Good choice, Bell labs.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
Daisy Bell
Billy in Cypress said:
"Daisy Bell" was the computer's first song. It was a sweet song that sounded like Stephen Hawking.
Now, the CPDJT-ID cyborgs are only programmed to sing the "Lie of the Day" and praise his turdiness.
Dale of Sunshine Diamond Springs, Norcali replied:
Daisy Bell ("A Bicycle Built for Two") was sung by Hal 9000 as he was going to sleep. A bunch of us dropped and went to see "Space Odyssey 2001' back in the time when doing that kind of shit was FUN!
DJ Useo responded:
I always remember this by word association. I think of the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey, & how
H.a.L. sings "Daisy" & then I add "belle" for "Daisy Belle".
Joe S answered:
I skipped a lot of questions that I knew the answer right off and didn't bother to respond until this one that I had to look up. The answer, Daisy Bell. I guessed Mary Had a Little Lamb, but I think that was the first recorded song. I could be wrong.
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