The First Computer Song Ever. Is it creepy?

The computer in question was the IBM 704, which was one of the first computers capable of generating sound. In 1961, John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum, two engineers at Bell Labs, programmed the computer to "sing" the song. The computer's voice was produced using an early form of speech synthesis, which involved generating a series of tones that were then shaped into words using formant synthesis.
The resulting performance, which is often referred to as "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)," was a landmark moment in the history of computing and technology. It demonstrated the power of computer-generated sound and showed that computers could be used to create art and music.
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[@MaelaynaYT]

No it creepy

[@user-yi4ji4lf4e]

yes its cute

[@mgskonami]

The music teacher and the programmer both thought it was amazing

[@Thesecretlifeof600]

Yeah I like it

[@Elliot_yeepster]

​@GOJO_SATUROUJUJUTSUKAISEANI got banned in gtag

[@schewpid8706]

Ah yes, the first Vocaloid

[@gayanehakobyan6540]

It's cute!

[@Over_Saturated]

HATSUNE MIKU GRANDPA 😦

[@-Potato-69-]

It kinda sounds like the old voicebanks from the early 2000s like the V1 kaito

[@mihajlosavov5369]

The guy at the end was probably so proud because he was smiling after it finished

[@ElmoreStreams]

yeah yeah

[@cheerio2901]

❤

[@romanbundy921]

I agree

[@kingofichigo]

It must have taken an insane amount of work to accomplish! I'd love to know how they did it!

[@RyanChandoulWesley]

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[@Bob_Bobstien]

I don't think this voice is creepy, I find the TikTok text to speech voice creepy

[@josephmatthewspearsslade8900]

I’d personally have to disagree. Sure, it can sound monotonous, but for one, the voice was built on an actual human one, so if just thinking of A.I. makes you gag, then you’d be pleased to at least know this. Second, if anything, it can be more of an ear worm and/or ear-sore in my honest opinion, and otherwise, it’s fine; it sounds ditzy, and that’s good enough for me and TikTok on a daily basis.

[@Dubious_Adubio]

TikTok is right in the Uncanny Valley, it sounds like an alien trying to lure humans. With IBM, part of its charm is that it's a computer speaking, it's not trying too hard.

[@aidenn901]

Mfs who play gorilla tag: …

[@Aventan7636]

Imagine your dying computer sing this for you for the last time

[@hadel885]

That means i cant watch one piece nooooo

[@jeffreyseamons5514]

Is that a 2001 reference!

[@0jayzilla]

Poor Miku😢

[@jeffreymodesitt3345]

Miku visiting her dying grandfather (IBM 7094) in the hospital

[@Loris_the_p-38]

Hal 9000 be like

[@user-fi9cx5mp9p]

I hate tiktok for ruining this song by making it scary

[@thepachecos11]

Ikr the guy wanted to marry his wife and people who probably HAVE gotten married before say it’s creepy curse you tiktok

[@Blake_Piano]

I hate how some people use this song to scare people First I did thought that this was a scary song but when I saw the lyrics I felt lied to, this is a piece of history, the first ever singing computer, lyrics are so sweet, its about a male showing his love to his soon-to-be wife The "It wont be a stylage marriage, I cant afford a carriage, but you look swet on a seat of a bicycle built for two :)" is so sweet 😭

[@monaChaalida-]

😮

[@autumnblaze6267]

"a male" 💀 oof, a very brave choice of words, people get offended at such terms nowadays (well, women do about "female", claiming it to be dehumanizing, men don't seem petty enough to cry about "male" because we generally don't have a huge persecution complex (nor a giant ego cos, let's be honest, women think they're the center of the universe, they've made up an entire "patriarchy" theory to claim men are in some great conspiracy against them when, again, we're not that petty - women are though, they really looked at this world, filled to the brim with men's suffering, completely ignored it because they don't even perceive us as human and hyperfocused on the few bad things that happen to women too (even if they happen to men more, like assault, violence)) and we don't double guess every little word, trying to find evidence of oppression against us which exists purely in our minds as a presupposition (even though systemic oppression against men definitely exists and it's easy to prove: the forced conscription to the army/military, literally killing us because the world doesn't see value in our lives, this one's worldwide (with like 3 countries being an exception), but there are plenty cases of systemic oppression limited to a given country, like in my country men are forced to carry more weight than women and we can retire a few years later than women despite us living shorter (the government also bans life-extending medication for men), there are also plenty of funds, scholarships etc. only for women - and these are only the systemic cases, enforced by the law, the ones you can point at in legal documents, the ones our governments enforce and there's no way to run away, don't even get me started on our bullshit culture which kicks men when they already lay down)

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[@BellaDixonCox]

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[@JeezAlax]

​@@autumnblaze6267You had the opportunity to just not say a damn thing, but you decided "No, I MUST waste my time by typing out a worthless essay about jack-shit to a random comment."

[@Elite93WT]

As a coder, i would feel incredibly proud if I even managed to code the instrumental

[@monaChaalida-]

😮

[@jmrabinez9254]

Why?

[@kingofichigo]

Especially back then! They didn't have many of the tools we do now. No ide, none of the online resources, and the computers were waaay slower

[@SamuelTanZhaoYang]

As a programmer it brings me tears of how cute it is

[@darylheyes7338]

Agreed in a week and 2 days

[@Angirus]

As a Gorilla Tag player it brings tears to my eyes because of how disturbing it is

[@Crispyidk]

​@Spring_bonnie_the_rabbityeah

[@notbugberry202]

as a chiptune composer i am surprised that they made an IBM 7094 from 1959 sound like THIS.

[@auditect950]

Surprised as in impressed?

[@notbugberry202]

@@auditect950 yes pretty much

[@andrewryan2928]

Its cute Imagine having you and your buddies finally make a computer that can sing Smiling as it does

[@sunshinecat19]

Weird

[@ayden_lkz]

@@sunshinecat19you are weird

[@sunshinecat19]

@@ayden_lkz how

[@Bunxana]

@@sunshinecat19your calling someone weird for finding a cute song cute.

[@sunshinecat19]

@@Bunxana i heard this song is use for missing peopele or creepy stuff stop froceing me to like this

[@Eggwhitepopcorn2919]

It’s Hatsune Miku grandad!

[@Amouryxk]

Yesss😂

[@Bfmmbfmmbfmm]

No

[@that.weird.animationkid]

@@BfmmbfmmbfmmWhat are you talking about it’s canon

[@dwyl183]

@@that.weird.animationkidhi n

[@that.weird.animationkid]

@@dwyl183 Hi! :3

[@gigasmiler935]

Tiktok made this scary

[@tnytmytx]

How dare you 😠😠😠😠

[@Elliot_yeepster]

Gorilla tag has left the chat💀

[@gigasmiler935]

@@Elliot_yeepster well uhmmm you see uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh True

[@Crispyidk]

​@@gigasmiler935yeah but still its beutiful unlike my grammar

[@AlexGonzalezShorts]

True. Now that I know the origin it is less scary

[@Eelarson]

It’s so adorable, MIKUS GRANDPA.

[@hgu]

it’s not creepy. it’s beautiful.

[@glowstickspinalfluid]

grandpa hatsune!!!

[@BellaDixonCox]

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[@ElMaco5]

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[@Gtor_chmpnkisrhcuik]

No

[@calmfox493]

Honestly imagining this as Hatsune Miku's grandad is so much more wholesome.

[@aranthos]

Crazy how fast tech has come

[@thefanboy3285]

that's what she said

[@PencilPlane]

​@@thefanboy3285 Oh my god xD

[@thefanboy3285]

@@PencilPlane she said that too

[@0jayzilla]

This isn't the 1960s bruh

[@momsgrub]

Only ever heard this in the Space Odyssey movie - didn't realise the red dot is from the actual machine! Cool

[@Vasya_Onoshenko]

This give me chills, like the good chills you feel when you’ve seen something beautiful. Just imagine being one of the people who saw that in person. Absolutely amazing. Also I love this song, top 10 easy

[@basicallystupid7080]

perfectly said, love this song and this rendition of it.

[@DeadenderWazHere]

The thought that computers were taking up the whole room makes us feel young.

[@greenlizard4208]

dawg, this lil' thing is adorable. how do people find something with a lyrics this wholesome creepy.?

[@Sc00ter825]

i think its cool how they did that in 1960s

[@smoke_wcue_]

Me personally, i think that it was a major accomplishment. I dont think its creepy or cute, but i think more it is something that everyone should be proud of. Without it, spotify, youtube, all these music things probably wouldnt exist on our laptops/computers.

[@mewo0_]

the actual first vocaloid fr

[@joal7229]

"I'm half crazy" gave me creeps but the rest actually makes me happy

[@lilbossy6307]

Aw he smiled because how good the song sounded back in day so loving ❤

[@SoapySoappp]

Rare footage of the first ever vocaloid in the universe😱😱😱😱😱

[@NotJackoTheChef...]

Underrated comment 💯💯💯

[@Avetho]

I heard Vocaloid was going to be called Daisy after the IBM7094, but changed the name to Vocaloid before release. So Yamaha considers the IBM here to be the first Vocaloid, and that the 7094 is canonically Hatsune Miku's grandfather.

[@zaylion1987]

Some people think it's scary but some decade ago several engineers are happy to heard that

[@Degreashy]

The lyrics : 🥰🌸💖 The voice : 💀💀👹

[@DoorMSM]

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[@Just_lizzy-484]

Fr

[@charliebeee08]

Fr

[@ۥۥۥٴۥۥۥۥٴٴٴۥۥۥٴۥۥ-ح8ه]

i mean it’s a long time ago….

[@BananaCatsnotanalysed]

ok the voice is kinda weird but atleast we can understand it

[@user-ef1zd9ve4z]

This is one of those songs that gives off different feelings based off the context

[@AAAA-vy2oo]

In 1961, this was probably the best thing they ever did to a computer. The man was smiling at the end was just wholesome

[@Rizzler21-i3q]

Its so cute, it has a certain charm to it

[@sarahtetley377]

its sad that it sounds scary since the actuall song is so wholsome!!

[@soundboardIIIlol]

The Backrooms made this creepy 😂

[@JasonOfficialYT_]

nah tiktok did

[@Elliot_yeepster]

​@@JasonOfficialYT_gorilla tag made it

[@kingofichigo]

I can only imagine how ecstatic they were when they finally got it to work! Programmers back then didn't have so many of the tools we take for granted now. This must have been a lot of work!

[@y0uR_l0cAl_s0pHx]

People who cried listening to it and bring back memories 😢😢

[@car_guy42]

Sometimes listening to this song is creepy, but then I just take that out of my mind and be happy and listen!, and probably back then when this song was made it probably not creepy it’s just a song from like years ago!

[@ceoofdrugs4968]

Oh yes, V1 singing daisy

[@BlueberryIII-7.8.6.4]

This song makes me scream. Of joy of course😊

[@Exe_gaming030]

The guy at the end really looks like a proud father smiling at their kids accomplishment

[@Thesecretlifeof600]

I like the song it has a cool backstory

[@common_json]

This song has become one of my favorites As a certified tech geek Its just so cute and happy. A great choice for IBM to sing!

[@mollyjosefinjansson5968]

Stuff of nightmares. A cute nightmare, but still a nightmare

[@sunitaghaghada3698]

IBM:ha

[@FrenchSoldatYT]

The song is not creepy but is a love song but tiktok is the reason why it is known as creepy

[@BlocGAY11]

There’s just that feel of early text to speech that have this warm feeling within me. I don’t know why.

[@Moonlight44445]

I'm Not A Programmer Or Anything But My Honest Opinion Is Creepy And Cute And A Big Accomplishment

[@Watermelon_cat_6969]

Some people cried, some people laughed, most, just stayed silent.

[@ThedudeLeon148]

The man’s smile was absolutely everything

[@KrashoutJet]

All oohs and ahhs till you get a meta quest with a monke game and here this shit across the whole map

[@tadicahya6439]

Hatsune miku: oh cmon my grandpa voice is not that creepy guys

[@AstyleGOD_]

It Sounds Creepy, I Mean Whats the Most You Can Think Of A Computer From The 19s But Its Cute When you Think About It

[@aydensalmon1240]

Bro this song hits different 🔥💯😂

[@Gtor_chmpnkisrhcuik]

I love this computer and it real just go to the computer history museum and you see the ibm 7094 at the middle of the ibm 5100

[@AlexGonzalezShorts]

I used to thing this was one of the most creepy songs ever made but now knowing the origin of it makes it less creepy.

[@ReneAcuna-hf6eu]

The guy who smiled at the end was so cute like was so happy and proud❤

[@DCSRTD129]

As a gorilla tag gamer, I find this creepy

[@Elliot_yeepster]

Same

[@BlukoVRGT]

Reason why people think it’s scary: Gorilla tag players: they have heard of daisy09 Others that find out it’s creepy: it’s probably the voice, But I find it cute

[@FN0844]

The accompaniment was easy, because the could tell a computer to generate a, for example, 750 hertz sine wave. The vocals were harder. You couldn’t tell it to just sing, you needed to tell it what vowel sound to make, and it was a lot harder. This was groundbreaking back then.

[@SnowTopHusky]

I love it because it started so simple and has evolved so far. An for some reason it honestly feels relaxing to me

[@nataliamenavargas8247]

For me, this is really nice, the voice sounds like that of a man really in love and you can even feel the feeling in his tone of voice and as a Vocaloid fan it makes me nostalgic to know that from a computer I sing a little love song A whole project would be born that has become known throughout the world It is also seen that one of the engineers was quite happy to see that he managed to make a computer sing.

[@Embrace-truth-that-is-christ]

He tried his best guys just stop making fun of the machine

[@josephmatthewspearsslade8900]

The voice tends to be the heart of any discussion surrounding this artifact in computing history, but what really interested me were the instruments by themselves from the voice. They say it’s the small details that matter most, but it just goes to show that one could argue that computers were already starting to get worse and worse by the 1980s, even before the first PCs started rolling out to the general public. What I mean by that is even for its time, the overall audio of IBM’s “singing computer” was incredible, and had none of the grating beeps and buzzes that later devices like the ZX Spectrum and the many that ran MS-DOS suffered from; it sounded like real instruments, not some sort of chiptune that would make the airwaves only six decades later. (I want to make it clear that I have my own soft spot for these beeps and bloops, especially when playing Christmas songs, and in particular my childhood; I’m just pointing out that such an “ancient” device in my honest opinion was far ahead of its time, and later computer technicians in my eyes really should have learned from these folks.) This further reinforces why I have a cozy atmosphere for my home similar to the mid-20th century A.D., in which that period had its own set of aesthetics. It’s following in all my elders’ footsteps at this point, and besides, without tradition, we wouldn’t have modern.

[@steezestreet8652]

Gorilla tag ghosts when they watch this: Echo:how dear you steal my hat daisy09 Pbbv:trys to ban/kick daisy09 Daisy09:man I'ma take this song Warningbot: WARNING DAISY09 JOINED

[@user-gj8lj2vf3f]

Imagining this is the last thing you hear before you die

[@lilbossy6307]

I'd be fine with it its just machinery singing

[@Vincent-cm3mp]

The lyrics are adorable but the horrifying robotic voice is straight from a damn horror movie

[@romanbundy921]

Ngl I actually like the way the computer sings it

[@healthtv4675]

It's just a sweet song that TikTok made sound creepy

[@zoezoe234_6]

I don't find it very creepy because it was just a song written in the 1800's so it's gonna sound weird

[@Xx_FluffFries_xX]

It’s honestly kinda cute!!

[@lightingwingking588]

i played A world i built for you and Daisy bell in my classroom once i scared the crap outta my teacher and classmates while i sang-

[@Anticheater103]

It's cute at first then it gone scary 😨

[@user-sg4lb3hn6b]

I hear "Daisy, Daisy. Give me your a$$ to cook, i smell crazy"💀💀💀💀💀

[@wendykelley5503]

Daisy bell

[@fitoadventures656nomascbgogogo]

-Hi grandpa,again singing? -of course miku,i love sing

[@JacobTheRobloxPro267]

My jaws dropped the most amazing thing i ever saw!

[@haroldfarthington7492]

It’s not creepy. It’s beautiful.

[@DaveTheFloomper]

Imagine spending several hours into hand-coding these machines to sing for you only for the recording to be labeled as creepy or unnerving. I'd be jumping around the lab knowing that such advancements are possible, crucial to future generations. Hats off to the people who made the IBM 7049 sing. I may not know them by name, but i will always be proud of their work. :)

[@Happymonke-809]

So you knot that it's actually proccid as the IMB because the community made the song and the computer to make the song then they was keep posting it to be famis and popular so everyone can be scared it was posted in 1856 and this why they did it it's because it was the first AI or robot on planet earth

[@Happymonke-809]

It was post to be a coocmelon song but they changed it

[@TanplayzYT]

Gentlemen, we have done it. It’s beautiful. 2024 *goofy ahh gorilla tag player*

[@autumn2cute4u]

Me over here completely forgetting that grandfather clock bells usually sound like this 😮

[@autumn2cute4u]

If I think of this song at night I will freaking cry. It's happened before. But it's kinds catchy tho 😢

[@discontinued4393]

To me it’s terrifying but to the person who managed it was probably ecstatic

[@beatrizlioness]

Out of contest and put on a scary video, it's creepy. But now I've seen this video for the first time, and it's in fact adorable!

[@LeAnonymuzViewer]

it was creepy then but when i discovered that Hatsune Miku’s prototype was called “Daisy” because of IBM 7049 sing the song canonically making it a grandfather to Hatsune Miku which i find quite wholesome

[@user-sg4lb3hn6b]

WE GETTING DAISY BELL WITH THIS ONE🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@miguelleis4827]

Most of the creepy versions of this I have seen usually have it slowed down a little and they really slow it down for the second and fourth line which is about as much time as they have to show

[@pakwidi531]

Reminds me in the past, man. Thank you. 🙏

[@ilovebusesandtrains7777]

Creepy backrooms music 😨

[@Eeeekapr]

The song gives me the chills

[@tamarasaltares8676]

Some people: it's cute 🥰 me in gorilla tag 💀

[@JasonOfficialYT_]

i absolutelly love this song

[@richlaue]

Cute, I still have a copy of the record that was pressed on the cover of the AT&T magazine.

[@Creepybutcute12345]

The lyrics is cute but the voice is scary!

[@Blaze_gt16]

Me after listening to that: swing my phone out the window and give me the shivers

[@fallbackcloudy3743]

This song is cute, not creepy

[@Kittys542]

If it was saying by a person, it wouldn’t be nicer like think about me, singing it daisy Daisy, give me your answer do I’m half crazy For all of the love of you

[@EleanorWho]

Its oddly comforting for me, ngl

[@alexdoyle7734]

This is amazing considering the year

[@user-ez4yu1xf6r]

The guy at the end is so happy! I can’t see how people are scared of this