Lifetime Achievement Award - Revision history

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]. This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here]) features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.		There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]). This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here]) features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==

Pretzelman227 at 00:25, 7 August 2026

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	==History==		==History==
	There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]. This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here] features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.		There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]. This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here]) features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==

Pretzelman227: /* Trivia */

2026-08-07T00:24:47Z

Trivia

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	* The robot-sounding voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.		* The robot-sounding voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.
	* However, the voice at the end of the song, although robot-like, is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]].		* However, the voice at the end of the song, although robot-like, is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]].
	* Two early versions were released as a part of the 2024 rarities dump. [http://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 First version], [http://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 second version].

Pretzelman227: /* History */

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]. This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]] (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here] features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.		There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]. This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here] features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==

Pretzelman227: added stuff about the demos of the song

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added stuff about the demos of the song

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			'''Lifetime Acheivement Award''' is the first track on [[Spirit Phone]].
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	\|title = Lifetime Acheivement Award		\|title = Lifetime Acheivement Award
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	\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Bandcamp]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Needlejuice Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/VMStKtXO4A8?si=QxfNO3df7Uv8Ppyx YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7LJcVOt1QSkzSxCR3MLmbe Spotify]		\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Bandcamp]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Needlejuice Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/VMStKtXO4A8?si=QxfNO3df7Uv8Ppyx YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7LJcVOt1QSkzSxCR3MLmbe Spotify]
	}}		}}
	~~'''Lifetime Acheivement Award''' is the first track on [[Spirit Phone]].~~ The album opens with white noise that [[Neil]], in the [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone Commentary]], explains is a ghost that returns throughout the album at times. Early versions of the song were titled "Experiments in the Revival" before Neil settled on the title, which is a reference to a 1940's Soviet film called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]''. Also within the commentary, Neil explains the meaning of the lyrics:
			==Description==
			The album opens with white noise that [[Neil]], in the [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone Commentary]], explains is a ghost that returns throughout the album at times. Early versions of the song were titled "Experiments in the Revival" before Neil settled on the title, which is a reference to a 1940's Soviet film called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]''. Also within the commentary, Neil explains the meaning of the lyrics:

	<blockquote>"...I got this whole song about creepy scientists reviving dead musicians, reviving them straight into new contracts like performing animals. This song idea goes back to 2012, when there was that whole, I guess scandal about the hologram version of Tupac... remember that? I barely remember that, but, anyway, the early 2010's is where this song was born. And the references to Michael Jackson's death and to Katy Perry sort of date it, but not too badly, 'cause Katy Perry's still doing her thing and Michael Jackson's still dead."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"...I got this whole song about creepy scientists reviving dead musicians, reviving them straight into new contracts like performing animals. This song idea goes back to 2012, when there was that whole, I guess scandal about the hologram version of Tupac... remember that? I barely remember that, but, anyway, the early 2010's is where this song was born. And the references to Michael Jackson's death and to Katy Perry sort of date it, but not too badly, 'cause Katy Perry's still doing her thing and Michael Jackson's still dead."</blockquote>

			==History==
			There are multiple demo versions of the song available, dating back to 2011. The first demo available, dated October 2nd, 2011, was titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo\|RocketScience.mp3]]" (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 here]. This version features lots of similar instrumental elements as the final version, but lacks any lyrics. The bridge's instrumental is the most changed, now featuring claps. The second version, titled "[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo\|Experiments in the Revival.mp3]] (which can be found [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 here] features a very similar instrumental to the 2011 demo, however it is slightly extended and now has vocals layered on top of it. The lyrics featured on this version of the song are mostly the same, with a few changed lyrics throughout the song.

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
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	A belief (A belief)		A belief (A belief)
	In the occult</nowiki>		In the occult</nowiki>

			==Alternate Versions==
			*[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Demo]] ("RocketScience.mp3")
			*[[Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Demo]] ("Experiments in the Revival.mp3)

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

Helianseverus: /* Trivia */ Added links to RocketScience and Experiments in the Revival demos from the rarities site

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Trivia: Added links to RocketScience and Experiments in the Revival demos from the rarities site

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	* The lyric "You're unnatural, babe!" is a pun/wordplay on "You're a natural, babe!"		* The lyric "You're unnatural, babe!" is a pun/wordplay on "You're a natural, babe!"
	* The robot-sounding voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.		* The robot-sounding voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.
	* However, the voice at the end of the song, although robot-like, is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]]		* However, the voice at the end of the song, although robot-like, is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]].
			* Two early versions were released as a part of the 2024 rarities dump. [http://lemondemon.com/rarities/RocketScience.mp3 First version], [http://lemondemon.com/rarities/Experiments%20in%20the%20Revival.mp3 second version].

ElbowD at 22:12, 4 October 2023

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	'''Lifetime Acheivement Award''' is the first track on [[Spirit Phone]]. The album opens with white noise that [[Neil]], in the [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone Commentary]], explains is a ghost that returns throughout the album at times. Early versions of the song were titled "Experiments in the Revival" before Neil settled on the title, which is a reference to a 1940's Soviet film called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]''. Also within the commentary, Neil explains the meaning of the lyrics:		'''Lifetime Acheivement Award''' is the first track on [[Spirit Phone]]. The album opens with white noise that [[Neil]], in the [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone Commentary]], explains is a ghost that returns throughout the album at times. Early versions of the song were titled "Experiments in the Revival" before Neil settled on the title, which is a reference to a 1940's Soviet film called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]''. Also within the commentary, Neil explains the meaning of the lyrics:

	<blockquote>"...I got this whole song about creepy scientists reviving dead musicians, reviving them straight into new contracts like performing animals. This song idea goes back to 2012, when there was that whole, I guess scandal about the hologram version of Tupac... remember that? I barely remember that, but, anyway, the early 2010's is where this song was born. And the references to Michael Jackson's death and to Katy Perry sort of ~~dated~~, but not too badly, 'cause Katy Perry's still doing her thing and Michael Jackson's still dead."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"...I got this whole song about creepy scientists reviving dead musicians, reviving them straight into new contracts like performing animals. This song idea goes back to 2012, when there was that whole, I guess scandal about the hologram version of Tupac... remember that? I barely remember that, but, anyway, the early 2010's is where this song was born. And the references to Michael Jackson's death and to Katy Perry sort of date it, but not too badly, 'cause Katy Perry's still doing her thing and Michael Jackson's still dead."</blockquote>

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==

Callowrat: fixed commentary hyperlink

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fixed commentary hyperlink

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	\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Bandcamp]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Needlejuice Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/VMStKtXO4A8?si=QxfNO3df7Uv8Ppyx YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7LJcVOt1QSkzSxCR3MLmbe Spotify]		\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Bandcamp]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/lifetime-achievement-award Needlejuice Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/VMStKtXO4A8?si=QxfNO3df7Uv8Ppyx YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7LJcVOt1QSkzSxCR3MLmbe Spotify]
	}}		}}
	'''Lifetime Acheivement Award''' is the first track on [[Spirit Phone]]. The album opens with white noise that [[Neil]], in the [[Spirit Phone Commentary]], explains is a ghost that returns throughout the album at times. Early versions of the song were titled "Experiments in the Revival" before Neil settled on the title, which is a reference to a 1940's Soviet film called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]''. Also within the commentary, Neil explains the meaning of the lyrics:		'''Lifetime Acheivement Award''' is the first track on [[Spirit Phone]]. The album opens with white noise that [[Neil]], in the [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone Commentary]], explains is a ghost that returns throughout the album at times. Early versions of the song were titled "Experiments in the Revival" before Neil settled on the title, which is a reference to a 1940's Soviet film called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiments_in_the_Revival_of_Organisms Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]''. Also within the commentary, Neil explains the meaning of the lyrics:

	<blockquote>"...I got this whole song about creepy scientists reviving dead musicians, reviving them straight into new contracts like performing animals. This song idea goes back to 2012, when there was that whole, I guess scandal about the hologram version of Tupac... remember that? I barely remember that, but, anyway, the early 2010's is where this song was born. And the references to Michael Jackson's death and to Katy Perry sort of dated, but not too badly, 'cause Katy Perry's still doing her thing and Michael Jackson's still dead."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"...I got this whole song about creepy scientists reviving dead musicians, reviving them straight into new contracts like performing animals. This song idea goes back to 2012, when there was that whole, I guess scandal about the hologram version of Tupac... remember that? I barely remember that, but, anyway, the early 2010's is where this song was born. And the references to Michael Jackson's death and to Katy Perry sort of dated, but not too badly, 'cause Katy Perry's still doing her thing and Michael Jackson's still dead."</blockquote>

Callowrat: Edited trivia aagain

2023-09-12T02:45:57Z

Edited trivia aagain

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* The robot voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.
	* The lyric "You're unnatural, babe!" is a pun/wordplay on "You're a natural, babe!"		* The lyric "You're unnatural, babe!" is a pun/wordplay on "You're a natural, babe!"
	* The voice at the end of the song is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]]		* The robot-sounding voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.
			* However, the voice at the end of the song, although robot-like, is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]]

Callowrat: Edited trivia

2023-09-12T02:43:52Z

Edited trivia

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* The robot voice ~~that you can hear in~~ the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.		* The robot voice within the song is an Atari speech synthesis program outputting vocals that Neil broke up into different syllables to form words.
	* The lyric "You're unnatural, babe!" is a pun/wordplay on "You're a natural, babe!"		* The lyric "You're unnatural, babe!" is a pun/wordplay on "You're a natural, babe!"
	* The voice at the end of the song is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]]		* The voice at the end of the song is Neil reciting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] quote from the beginning of the [https://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=ViFZx3TKfFO7DNAt "Thriller" Music Video], changing "Film" to "Record." This same quote can be found on the inside of the CD versions produced by [[Needlejuice Records]]