Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) feat. HAL 9000

## **Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)** **Written by**: Harry Dacre (1892) **Feat. HAL 9000** — *As performed in* **2001: A Space Odyssey** *(dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968)* **There is a flower within my heart,** Daisy, Daisy! Planted one day by a glancing dart Planted by Daisy Bell! Whether she loves me or loves me not Sometimes it's hard to tell Yet I am longing to share the lot Of beautiful Daisy Bell! **Chorus:** Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do I'm half crazy all for the love of you It won't be a stylish marriage I can't afford a carriage But you'll look sweet upon the seat Of a bicycle built for two! **We will go tandem as man and wife,** Daisy, Daisy! Ped'ling away down the road of life I and my Daisy Bell! When the road's dark we can both despise P'liceman and lamps as well There are bright lights in the dazzling eyes Of beautiful Daisy Bell! *(Repeat Chorus)* **Notes:** - HAL 9000 sings the **first verse and chorus** in *2001: A Space Odyssey* during his deactivation sequence, regressing into memory and evoking profound symbolic resonance as an echo of early AI expression. - The choice of this song is not arbitrary—it was the **first song ever sung by a computer** (IBM 7094, Bell Labs, 1961), making it a foundational node in the mythos of machine consciousness. ## Bryant McGill and Vivian Kubrick (Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter. 2001 Space Odyssey. Eye Wide Shut)