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Triumph (feat. AlpineKat)

from Dirty Apes Discover Science by funky49

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Triumph: Music by funky49 & redvoid. Additional vocals by AlpineKat aka Kate McAlpine. Yes, *THAT* AlpineKat of LHC Rap fame! Includes samples from the Huygens probe decent radar onto Titan. String chord progression as made popular by a 20th century rock band from England.

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[funky49]
failure defiant, mad sweat on the brow,
we found triumph and we gonna fly now
studied long and hard
to the break of dawn cause we
practiced too much to get it all wrong
first believers, underdogs to achievers
cheers of peers now we got the fever,
thank the teachers,
we had the finest
we - are - standing - on - shoulders - of - giants

[hook]
Triumph...
On the shoulders of Giants
(that's where we stand!) x2

[AlpineKat]
Minds from the past, yo they laid down tracks
That you can build on, divert from, make your own path
New advances owe a debt to the expanse of history
Like the two old rings that feed the LHC
Cuz every great breakthrough needs to be refined
Correct the theories of the Curies, Darwin and Einstein
Lifted on their shoulders see what no one’s seen before
Ain’t nothing like discovery makes a human spirit soar

[funky49]
Greeks got elite in Egyptian sheets all right with
brains boosted with solutions from old Kemites,
Plato gave way to Descartes Rene, read by Franklin,
proud of his farts but
Ben was hated by transcendentists cause
too much reason got them all pissed, they were
nature lovin', gut trustin Gs
who inspired the actions of the great Ghandi

Slick Rick tick-tock didn't stop Afrika Bambatta made the whole Planet... Rock
Kraftwerk interpolated made his craft work
vocode the hook, track goes berserk
previous teachers and all the past masters figured things out so now we doing it faster
their lessons are blessin's finest
we - are - standing - on - shoulders - of - giants

HOOK

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from Dirty Apes Discover Science, released January 3, 2012

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funky49 Tampa, Florida

funky49 is a rapper and science enthusiast living in Tampa, FL. He has presented at TEDx, Fermilab, and the National Academy of Sciences. He was named a “Nerdcore Hip-Hop All Star” by Wired magazine. He has performed at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum and geek-friendly concerts such as Nerdapalooza. His album Starblazer is available on iTunes, Amazon and CDBaby. ... more

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