Tribute to a Friend
Date: Fri Sep 12 [1:26 PM]
Posted By: Elton John (ejohn@important.org)
It was with great shock and sadness that I read Rob's post this morning. When I heard the news, I just couldn't stop crying. When the tears finally subsided, I sat down at my piano and the words just flowed out of me. It was as if Beta-7's spirit was working through me.
Beta-7, this one is for you...to everyone else, it will be available next Tuesday on Universal records, so mark your calendars!
Goodbye Beta-7
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to bruise yourself
While those around you were tackled
Sunshine Survey Systems crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the Xbox
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend never did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Sega created a superstar
And blackouts were the price you paid
Even when you vanished
Oh Sega still hounded you
All the weblog had to say
Was that Beta-7's place was torn through
Goodbye Beta-7
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just Sega's greatest foe
