Today I'm not going to brag about my amazing-ness in the kitchen. I'm not going to brag about all the other amazing artistic skills you've seen on this blog either. Why should I? You already know about the flowing wordsmithery of my prose, the surreal imagery of my poems, the riveting watchability of my videos, the professional-grade quality of my photography, the beauty of my crayon drawings, the intelligence of my podcast, etc. etc. etc.
True, all those things are pretty gosh-darned wonderful, but I have recently become famous for another incredible artistic skill: I am part of a songwriting team whose recent hits are dominating the Billboard Hot 100. If Casey Kasem was still alive, our songs would also be #1 and #2 on his American Top 40 radio broadcast. In case you are out of touch with today's exciting new world of music, here's the story.
Chef G. collaborated with his equally weird brother, Chef Rickron. Based on a couple poems Chef G. wrote for his blog, Chef Rickron created the music with the aid of Artificial Intelligence. Chef Rickron has copyright ownership, and he kindly gave permission to post the songs here.
Better than that, Chef G., relying on his infinite creativity, produced YouTube videos of those hit songs. Both of them have become internet sensations.
I know you're excited to see and hear the videos, so I'll keep the introductions as brief as possible. Rock on, dudes and chicks!
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I wrote the lyrics for "The Bunny Bread Song" for my last post (episode 64). The poem is based on a favorite brand of bread from my childhood. Chef Rickron saw the words and used his technical wizardry to put it to music. The song is currently #2 on the Billboard charts.
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| Here's the bread. Next comes the song. |
Number ONE on the Billboard Hot 100 is the Chef G./Chef Rickron hit "Ode To My Morning Cup of Coffee." The poem appeared on episode #38 of The Chef G. Cooking Channel.
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| As the title of the song suggests, I really like coffee. See and hear the song by clicking on the video below. |
Look, I hate Artificial Intelligence as much as the next guy, but I'm willing to accept that it has some positive applications in today's world. One of the MOST positive applications is making Chef G. even more famous and well-loved than ever.
Thank you for watching.
Nicely done! Now immortalized on YouTube. Makes you sympathize with musicians who fear for their craft, though. Which is the greater existential threat: AI or climate change? I use it at work for hum drum things, just for efficiency, but this would be more fun!
ReplyDeleteOn music and food, Sugar is back. Bob mould reformed the band and they have put out a new single. Tour dates in London and NYC, hopefully a full tour with dates is announced soon, and I can arrange my US trip to coincide with dates! -- Emily
I was aware AI could create songs, but I assumed they'd be seriously crappy. I have to admit, however, that the quality of the vocals, the instrumentation, and how the music incorporated the words kind of surprised me. But then, my judgement might have been compromised by the novelty of hearing my "poems" put to music. In other words, maybe the songs aren't really as good as I think they are.
DeleteI did read about the Sugar reunion (with new music) in the newspaper. Of course, I immediately thought of you. What I didn't think of was the band's name being related to music AND food. Good one!