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Just in time for MacWorld : ) I'd been working on this song on and off for a long time, but finally had to draw the line somewhere! The title combines the word "rap", "Apple" and "history", which is what this song is - a history of Apple in song form. It's been both a lot of fun and a lot of work to put this together. I hope you all enjoy it. It looks like the system won't accept all the lyrics so as of the date of this posting, I will also have the song and lyrics on my website shortly, at www.daphna.ca.
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Lyrics
Rapplistory Music and Lyrics by Daphne Kalfon ©2007
Once upon a time
there came together two minds
they were both called Steve
and with their talents would achieve
a real milestone
in technology
the first personal computer
in our history
it was 1976
the price six hundred sixty-six
they built two hundred in all
but soon the first Apple would fall
to make way for the next
a new machine with more finesse
but there was just one catch
and that was how to get the cash
M. Markkula
he co-signed a loan
thus was born Apple Computer
and a third of it he owned
once you get a mac
there’s never going back
it’s all you ever want to own
puts your mind in the zone
there were problems down the line
it was a turbulent time
there was unrest in the ranks
and tribulation with the banks
1984
Apple was breaking down the door
to make a comeback
with somethin’ called the Mac
they got a hold of Ridley Scott
and bought a Superbowl spot
it was a marketing smash
innovative news splash
and things really got cozy
when they hooked up with Adobe
was a perfect kind of match
DTP would hatch
1985
Stevie got outta line
things were gettin’ real crazy
he was asked to resign
from his own company
how could that be
but it really did happen
and I hope no one’s laughin’
he was feeling quite dejected
from having been rejected
but it soon turned out to be
the thing that helped to set him free
to buy Pixar
and found the company NeXT
he was doing what he loved
and it was all for the best
once you get a mac
there’s never going back
it’s all you ever want to own
puts your mind in the zone
and as the apple tree grew
from the Apple number two
came forth the Apple II c
and then the Apple II g
and the Mac pack
was its own family
with the Mac Plus, II, SE
the Classic and the LC
PowerBook
in 1991
was a landmark product
a new chapter had begun
Apple was doin’ really well
everybody feelin’ swell
but they needed to upset
the IBM PC threat
so they came out with the Quadra
the Centris and Performa
but they didn’t do so well
they lost a lot of clientele
so in 1994
they knocked at IBM’s door
and came the Power Macintosh
it was a beauty oh my gosh!
and the Newton
the first PDA
it didn’t do so great
but the idea was here to stay
then in 1996
they were in need of a fix
so they brought the Steve back
to get the Apple on track
and bought his company NeXT
it would become the new OS
they made him CEO
he was in charge of the show
it was a real fine move
it would help to prove
that he had all it would take
to reclaim the Apple stake
once you get a mac
there’s never going back
it’s all you ever want to own
puts your mind in the zone
get the iMac
it was a real mac attack
the Mac was getting on track
sophisticated comeback
in came the iBook
and the Power Mac G4
everybody take a look
how about the new AirPort
two thousand one
enter the Mac OS X
what a beautiful thing
well you can say that again
behold the iPod, Powerbook
the Power Mac G5
it was clear for all to see
Apple was very much alive
they got their very own store
they’d never had one before
now they could get with the biz
well you know how it is
with the iTunes Store
Apple is right at the fore
of a new way to the music
and the way we’re gonna use it
and it’s growing by the day
as a revolutionary way
to get your movies and TV shows
podcasts and videos
lookin’ swell Macintels
bootcamp and parallels
pullin’ out the masses
from the Microsoft molasses
what’s on Apple TV?
everything you wanna see
that’s on your Mac or your PC
now it’s on the big screen
iWork, iLife
everything to make it fun to
digitize, harmonize
capitalize and organize
iPhone
Apple’s done it again
this pioneering product
gets a ten out of ten
it’s a household name
things‘ll never be the same
just one more thing to say
Apple Inc. is here to stay!
iTouch
Leopard
and if you want anymore you can sing it yourself
Once upon a time
there came together two minds
they were both called Steve
and with their talents would achieve
a real milestone
in technology
the first personal computer
in our history
it was 1976
the price six hundred sixty-six
they built two hundred in all
but soon the first Apple would fall
to make way for the next
a new machine with more finesse
but there was just one catch
and that was how to get the cash
M. Markkula
he co-signed a loan
thus was born Apple Computer
and a third of it he owned
once you get a mac
there’s never going back
it’s all you ever want to own
puts your mind in the zone
there were problems down the line
it was a turbulent time
there was unrest in the ranks
and tribulation with the banks
1984
Apple was breaking down the door
to make a comeback
with somethin’ called the Mac
they got a hold of Ridley Scott
and bought a Superbowl spot
it was a marketing smash
innovative news splash
and things really got cozy
when they hooked up with Adobe
was a perfect kind of match
DTP would hatch
1985
Stevie got outta line
things were gettin’ real crazy
he was asked to resign
from his own company
how could that be
but it really did happen
and I hope no one’s laughin’
he was feeling quite dejected
from having been rejected
but it soon turned out to be
the thing that helped to set him free
to buy Pixar
and found the company NeXT
he was doing what he loved
and it was all for the best
once you get a mac
there’s never going back
it’s all you ever want to own
puts your mind in the zone
and as the apple tree grew
from the Apple number two
came forth the Apple II c
and then the Apple II g
and the Mac pack
was its own family
with the Mac Plus, II, SE
the Classic and the LC
PowerBook
in 1991
was a landmark product
a new chapter had begun
Apple was doin’ really well
everybody feelin’ swell
but they needed to upset
the IBM PC threat
so they came out with the Quadra
the Centris and Performa
but they didn’t do so well
they lost a lot of clientele
so in 1994
they knocked at IBM’s door
and came the Power Macintosh
it was a beauty oh my gosh!
and the Newton
the first PDA
it didn’t do so great
but the idea was here to stay
then in 1996
they were in need of a fix
so they brought the Steve back
to get the Apple on track
and bought his company NeXT
it would become the new OS
they made him CEO
he was in charge of the show
it was a real fine move
it would help to prove
that he had all it would take
to reclaim the Apple stake
once you get a mac
there’s never going back
it’s all you ever want to own
puts your mind in the zone
get the iMac
it was a real mac attack
the Mac was getting on track
sophisticated comeback
in came the iBook
and the Power Mac G4
everybody take a look
how about the new AirPort
two thousand one
enter the Mac OS X
what a beautiful thing
well you can say that again
behold the iPod, Powerbook
the Power Mac G5
it was clear for all to see
Apple was very much alive
they got their very own store
they’d never had one before
now they could get with the biz
well you know how it is
with the iTunes Store
Apple is right at the fore
of a new way to the music
and the way we’re gonna use it
and it’s growing by the day
as a revolutionary way
to get your movies and TV shows
podcasts and videos
lookin’ swell Macintels
bootcamp and parallels
pullin’ out the masses
from the Microsoft molasses
what’s on Apple TV?
everything you wanna see
that’s on your Mac or your PC
now it’s on the big screen
iWork, iLife
everything to make it fun to
digitize, harmonize
capitalize and organize
iPhone
Apple’s done it again
this pioneering product
gets a ten out of ten
it’s a household name
things‘ll never be the same
just one more thing to say
Apple Inc. is here to stay!
iTouch
Leopard
and if you want anymore you can sing it yourself
Ed Hannifin
I am SO imagining the dance routine that goes with this...
Although for some warped reason it seems in my mind to be heavily influenced by that faux-rap thing at the end of Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men In Tights...
This is one of those ones where you put it out and, as long as it already is, people are going to be giving you suggestions for their own verses, mentioning their own favorite products...
Man, how I remember being so jealous of the wife of a friend of mine who had access to an Apple IIg... You could do MUSIC on it... And if I remember right, it had REALLY HUGE floppy discs...
Glad you got the Newton in there... wouldn't have wanted to have missed that...
What fun....
Are you going to MacWorld with this?
Writing new verses after the keynote?
Ed