User:Bemasc/Opus Song

A Song

A one-take test of a potential melody is available here.

A:
I come home
every day
and you're not here.
I wonder how we live this way.

B:
I know it's hard
it's hard for me too
and leaving you behind
reminds me why I need you.

B: But then I put on my new headset
your last gift before my flight
A: and I lean way back on the deck outside
and look up into the night

A+B: and before you've said three words
I know we're gonna be alright

'cause

A+B:
It's just like we're together
even though we're separated
by two thousand kilometers
conversation's not degraded

When I close my eyes it feels like you're
just 10 meters away
We should thank the 60 millisecond
round-trip sound delay

As long as I can hear you
being far apart won't stop us
I feel like you're right here
because you sound so clear in Opus.

{bridge}
B: Oh, I heard it's got
{A+B alternating acronyms}
VAD PVQ LSF PLC
CELPMDCTSILKCELT

It scales down to low bitrates.
in congestion it won't drop us.
We can sing a sweet duet
thanks to this codec they call Opus.

A Different Song

Idea: "Hello ma baby" ... maybe with new lyrics?

Original lyrics:

I've got a little baby but she's out of sight
I talk to her across the telephone
I'se never seen my honey but she's mine alright
So take my tip and leave this gal alone.

Ev'ry single morning you will hear me yell
"Hey Central! fix me up along the line."
He connects me with ma honey then I rings the bell
And this is what I say to baby mine,

"Hello! ma baby, Hello! ma honey, Hello! ma rag-time gal,
Send me a kiss by wire
Baby ma heart's on fire!
If you refuse me
Honey, you'll lose me
Then you'll be left alone;
oh baby, telephone,
and tell me I'm your own.
[Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello there {repeat chorus}]

This morning thro' the phone she said her name was Bess
And now I kind of know where I am at;
I'se satisfied because I'se got my babe's address,
Here pasted in the lining of my hat.

I am mighty scared 'cause if the wires get crossed
'Twill separate me from my baby mine,
Then some other [hmm] will win her and my game is lost,
And so each day I shout along the line

{Chorus}

Ideas for substitute second verse+chorus

A: This morning through the phone I said "you sure sound great"
B: We changed codecs for Voice over IP
B: We sound better using Opus at the same bitrate
A: Your words sound crystal clear but Greek to me!

A: I am mighty scared 'cause if the wires get crossed
A: 'Twill separate me from my baby mine
B: Don't worry, Opus works well under packet loss
B: With seamless bitrate switching we'll be fine!

A: Hello ma baby
B: Hello ma honey
A: Hello ma high tech gal
A: Send me a kiss by wire
B: Honey these days it's an optical fiber
B: Opus is free
A: and what does that mean?
B: means we don't have to take out a loan
AB: Oh baby telephone, and tell me I'm your own