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      All Appliantology tech members are invited to join in this workshop on all things Appliantological: bidness, customers, tools, troubleshooting, flavorite brewski, whatever. Webcams and microphones are open and live!
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Money For Nothing (or if Dire Straights were appliantologists)


DurhamAppliance

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Wow, it's been a while since I re-wrote a song... this time inspired by those who rail against  new appliances and refuse to understand the need to learn diagnostics and diagrams..This song is written from the point of view of a parts changing monkey who works harder,  not smarter. 

(click on video below.. then scroll back to the lyrics and sing along!) 

Money for Nothing
or what if Dire Straights were appliantogists. 

 

(I want my old Geee Eeee) 

Now look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do it
You push those buttons on that new LG
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothin', and your checks for free.

Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb.

We gotta open up washers... fridges...ovens. 
Change all the parts and fix if lucky. 
But how you fix them new refrigerators? 
What's that one got, a color T.V.??  (repeat verse) 

I shoulda learned to use diagnostics 
I shoulda learned to use my thumbs
Look at that guy, he's got diagrams on camera? 
Man,  I need to get me one. 

And he's up there, what's that?  Beeping noises?
He's bangin' on those buttons like a chimpanzee 
Oh that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin',  and your checks for free.

We gotta open up  washers... fridges...ovens.
Change all the parts and fix if lucky. 
But how you fix new refrigerators?  
What's that thing there, a color T.V.??.

(guitar solo and a loud  "yeeeee hawwww!")

 Listen here
Now that ain't workin', that's the way to do it 
You push those buttons on that new LG
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothin', and your  checks for free 

 

Money for nothin',  large checks for free

Get your Money for nothin',  large checks for free

look at that.... look at that..

Money for nothin',  large checks for free

 I want my... , I want my... , I want my old GE
 I want my... , I want my... , I want my old GE 
 

 

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  • Team Samurai

Subtitled, "Ode to Low-info Techs"

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  • 1 month later...

Another classic from Brother Durham...I love it!

And thanks for posting the video.  I can't remember the last time I saw it.

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They are always looking for new song writers

Merf Music Group

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Address: 1109 16th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone:(615) 942-6159 :dude:

 

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Kind of a Weird Al the Repairman version? "bangin' on those buttons like a chimpanzee,"  I love it.

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 I just got "whirlpool drain" out of my head. Keep em coming.

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