Fiber KC

In the year 2012

(A parody of Zager and Evans’ 1969 #1 hit song “In the Year 2525”)

In the year 2012
Google turns down Rosedale’s Wi-Fi idea
If KCK can survive
They may find…………………

In the year 2013
If Google’s a-comin’, Sergey ought to be here by then
Maybe he’ll look around himself and ordain
Truly this is the “Paris of the Plains”

In the year 2014
Ain’t gonna need a cable modem, just a von Neumann machine
Everything you think, do, or say
Is on that Google + page you posted today

In the year 2015
Turn off your HDTV, enough of Charlie Sheen
Won’t find a thing to do
Google’s goggles will do it for you

In the year 2016
Gonna use my Google Wallet, runs on Jelly Bean
Use ‘n Android phone, its just tap ‘n go
From Kansas City to Tokyo

In the year 2017
Mayors are gonna shake their heads
They’ll either say their pleased where Google has been
Or tear it down and start again – woh oh

Now it’s been just five years
Those ISPs were greedy profiteers
For what Kansas City never knew
Now the Digital Divide is through

It’s all about neighborhood connectivity
No more economic instability
Once GigE seemed so far away
And now its here to stay…………………