Song Description

A song of regret to a lost love.

Lyrics

It's 1989
And I see you blinking in the dark
Silent and sublime
And I know that you're mine.
Let's fast forward fifteen years
Then pause to look at us now:

I miss you,VCR
Don't know why you left or where you are
Tell me, VCR
Why you ran away and broke my heart.

DVD is not for me
Don't need directors commentaries
And I don't like widescreen -
I'm quite content with 4:3
Lazers make me feel unsteady
Blu-ray's not so hot
And I'm I'm not
HD-ready
When I see scart leads my heart bleeds
I don't understand cable on demand.

I miss you, VCR
Don't see why the market should advance so far
Tell me, VCR
Why the world could not accept you - it's bizarre!

Come on, VCR
Let's team up and prove them wrong
Get them off our backs
You were noble, brave and strong
When you fought off betamax
Don't you remember how I cleaned your heads with cotton buds?
Reset your timer within seconds of a power cut?
I retuned you for Channel Five
My acts of kindness couldn't keep you alive
And now you're gone
There's something I'm lacking
What I wouldn't give to adjust your tracking
Tracking!
(Even though it never worked)

I'm sorry, VCR, I'm selling off my tapes.
It's over.
So long, then
Au revoir,
My VCR