TooMuchBlue

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2005-11-23

Murphy's law of day before vacation

It never fails. Last day before a holiday, and a client's SQL server loses a drive. All the databases are suspect, and even the services used for diagnosis and recovery are sketchy.

While I'm waiting for a callback, I feel inspired to offer up this hastily-created adaptation of the Partridge Family classic "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," with apologies to Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.

Down, doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down, doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down, doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down, doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down, doobie doo down

Don't hold your data back from me,
Don't you leave the web in misery,
If you go we'll all be blue,
Cause booting up is hard to do.

Remember when you ran so fast
The registrations were a blast
Think of all that we've been through
Now booting up is hard to do.

They say that booting up is hard to do,
Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of backing up I wish that
We were booting up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye.
Can't we give SQL another try?
Come on, server, let's start anew,
Cause booting up is hard to do.

They say that booting up is hard to do,
Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of backing up I wish that
We were booting up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye.
Can't we give your drives another try?
Come on, Windows, let's start anew,
Cause booting up is hard to do

Doobie doo down down,
Come-up, come-up
Down doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down doobie doo down down
Come-up, come-up
Down doobie doo down down (Booting up is hard to do)
Come-up, come-up
Down doobie doo down down (Booting up is hard to do)

[Repeat and fade]

1 Comments:

  • At 5:21 PM CST , Bruce said...

    It might help the rhythm to know that I pronounce "SQL" the same as sequel.

     

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