S2E25 Bonus - Snap Back

Tune in tomorrow for a very special episode of the Nostalgic Nerds Podcast. All about Television. But the nerdy science-y television stuff. 

So, we had to do a song all about the way a tube TV manages to keep the image in sync. Snaps, triggers, latch, return. It was just begging to be a snappy, poppy, funky song. 

Lyrics below:

[Verse 1]
Picture starts to drift
Rolling on the glass
That beam won't fire on time
Vertical hold is slack
Phase is off the mark
Every sixty-three, we're gonna
Bring this picture round
[Pre-Chorus]
On my count
On my mark
Every sixty-three
Now
[Chorus]
Snap back (snap back)
Fire the pulse
Latch on (latch on)
Trigger the return
Snap back (snap back)
Every line, every field
Snap back (snap back)
Do what you're told
[Verse 2]
Picture's still on the run
Frame rate's coming down
Subcarrier drifts to blue
Fringe on every edge
Sync pulse coming late
Every sixty-three, we're gonna
Bring this picture round
[Pre-Chorus]
On my count
On my mark
Every sixty-three
Now
[Chorus]
Snap back (snap back)
Fire the pulse
Latch on (latch on)
Trigger the return
Snap back (snap back)
Every line, every field
Snap back (snap back)
Do what you're told
[Bridge]
Locked to the line (locked to the line)
Locked to the field
Sync pulse coming in on time
Phase clean, no drift
Snap
Fire
Latch
Return
Every sixty-three
Picture's back on track
[Final Chorus]
Snap back (snap back)
Fire the pulse
Latch on (latch on)
Trigger the return
Snap back (snap back)
Every line, every field
Snap back (snap back)
Locked in the frame
[Outro - vocal fading]
Snap back (snap back)
Snap back (snap back)
Every sixty-three

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:08

The picture starts to drift on my glass that beam won't fire on time Vertical holder slack phases off the mark every sixty-three we're gonna bring this picture around on my count my mark every sixty-three now Snap back, snap back Five posts Let shone, let shone Trigger the return Snap back, snap back Every line, every field snap back, snap back Do what you told Picture still on the run, frame rates coming down, sub carrier drifts to blue fringe on every edge, sink post coming late every sixty-three.

SPEAKER_00 1:17

We're gonna bring this picture around on my count on my mark, every sixty-three snap back, snap back on, latch on trigger the return, snap back, snap back every line, every field, snap back, snap back, does the line, lock to the light, to the field, same holes coming in on time, face clean, no drift, snap, fire, latch, return every sixty-three pictures back on track snap back, snap back, who five trigger return, snap back, snap back, every line, every free snap back, snap back, love to the free snap back, snap back, snap Snap Bay, every sixty-three