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How many professors do you know that would sing in front of their class? Unless you’re taking music classes, I doubt you’ll be raising your hand for this one, but let me rephrase the question: How many Computer Science professors will create a parody of the course and then perform it in front of class with the instrumental version of Alice Cooper’s “I’m Eighteen?” Put your hands down. This is the power of the Schwartz.

Professor Schwartz — once a superhero who has superhuman strength and agility and can perform amazing acrobatic feats. His feet are as agile as his hands and can be used to perform any action his hands are able to. He is also able to rapidly heal himself from injuries, professor at some over-hyped Ivy League school, professor at Cornell — now teaches various types of Computer Science including Game Design and Development at RIT. Not only has he scaled Mount Everest while wearing only an 1837 diving mask, but he also writes and sings his own parodical music.

Today, David “The Beast” Schwartz sung a song of many a tale. It was the long-awaited 218-end-of-the-year-theme-song. Unfortunately I do not have video but pictures of The Beast in his full glory.

And now, the infamous lyrics:

“218″ by David I. Schwartz (c) 2008

courtesy of “I’m 18″ by Alice Cooper

 

Lines of code form in my brain           

Lines of code go down the drain          

In a bind with no backup plan            

I’m annoyed, and I am damned

 

218!                                     

and I can’t take anymore                 

218!                                     

I just need to head for the door         

218!                                     

I just can’t get arrays                  

I need to implement this interface       

My heap needs to allocate more space     

Oh no                                    

 

I took 217 just to give me a start       

It’s been 10 weeks just to get this far  

Don’t know what my prof’s talkin’ about  

Feels like I’m festering with doubt      

Here in                                  

 

218!                                     

We get new syntax each day               

218!                                     

Skip anything and wow, do we pay!        

218!                                     

But I need to graduate                   

 

Can’t understand what the compiler says  

Feels like I’m in over my head           

I’m in between                           

a programming sequence                   

I’m annoyed, and I am damned             

I’m in 218 and I like it                 

Yes I like it                            

Oh I like it                             

Love it                                  

Like it                                  

Love it                                  

218                                      

218                                      

218                                      

218 and I like it!

What do you think about The Beast?