Professor Elementalt és Mr. B.-t megihlette a Regretsy blog Not Remotely Steampunk (régebben Things are Not Steampunk kategóriája) ezért írtak egy dalt a steampunk "elnemsteampunkosulása", pontosabban a steampunk elszappanosodása ellen.

Egyre többen szeretjük a steampunkot, éppen ezért szükséges tudnunk, hogy mi az, ami 100%-ig rámondhatjuk, hogy steampunk, mi az, ami éppen csak annak tekinthető, és mi az, ami egyáltalán nem nevezhető annak, mégis sokan tévesen annak tartják. Sokszor nehéz helyzetben vagyunk (mi a blogon is sokszor elkövettük azt a hibát, hogy olyasmit is, ami nem steampunk vagy steampunkos). Ilyenkor is táppontot tudnak nyújtanak a következő alappillérek, minthogy:

- Anakronizmus, paleofuturizmus: Olyan-e, mintha az 1776 és 1918 közötti időszakban játszódó alternatív múlt lenne? Vagy egy olyan jelen vagy jövőkép, amelyben mintha megállt volna az idő, és még mindig az 1776 és 1918 világrend uralkodna?

- Sci-fi: Van-e olyan jellemzője, amitől tudományos fantasztikusnak számít?

- Gőzenergia: szerepet kap-e benne a gőztechnológia? (A szimplán mechanikus technológiára visszautaló alkotások clockpunknak, az elektromosságra utalók pedig villany- avagy teslapunknak tekinthetők)

Ha mindhárom kérdésre igent felelünk, akkor azt a dolgot nagyrészt steampunkosnak nevezhetjük, ha azonban valami csak szimplán neoviktoriánus, vagy csak van rajta néhány fogaskerék, rozsdaszínű az még nem nevezhető steampunknak.

 

És íme a teljes dalszöveg (kiemelve a fentebb is említett egyik fő kritériumot):

These intrepid online auctioneers
Had just taken modern objects and stuck on some gears!
It’s simply not cricket!
It shouldn’t be done!
But it’s clear how their thoughts had run:
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!
But it got even worse than that, I’m afraid:
And as I went on, I became more dismayed;
For they often didn’t modify the things they wanted me to buy
Heavens to Besty!
They’ll end up on Regretsy!
Steampunk is more than a mere mode of dress
or decoration, so it brings me some distress
To see a metal cicada described with that name,
Or a teacup,
a mood ring,
a silver gilt frame.
Gluing on gears at least takes effort;
This is sloth of the worst sort!
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!
“Steampunk” refers to a type of science fiction
about alternate pasts (not future prediction),
Often set in Victorian Britain,
But the history of technology has been rewritten.
So put a bit of thought into your designs!
Use leather and brass, nineteenth century lines!
“Retro-futuristic” is a good explanation;
Blend antique reality with imagination.
But calling things “steampunk” to try to sound “cool”,
Makes you look like a bloody fool!
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!
Gauges and rivets, copper tubing and glass
Lend a steampunk creation a real touch of class
Gears are appropriate to introduce
If they look like they have a legitimate use.
Although Nixie tubes are undeniably splendid,
They date from long after the Age of Steam ended.
(Pity, really; I just love Nixie tubes.)
Anyway, I hope you’ve comprehended.
So use the word “steampunk” correctly, old chap
And don’t use it to refer to crap!
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!

Just Glue Some Gears On It

(And Call It Steampunk)

 

As I read the Gazette to catch up on the news,

Some classified adverts I chanced to peruse.

When I saw a category called “Steampunk”,

I turned to it eagerly, but left in a funk.

For I quite enjoy the steampunk aesthetic,

But what I beheld there was rather pathetic!

These intrepid online auctioneers

Had just taken modern objects and stuck on some gears!

It’s simply not cricket!

It shouldn’t be done!

But it’s clear how their thoughts had run:

Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;

That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!

A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk

Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!

But it got even worse than that, I’m afraid:

And as I went on, I became more dismayed;

For they often didn’t modify the things they wanted me to buy

Heavens to Besty!

They’ll end up on Regretsy!

Steampunk is more than a mere mode of dress

or decoration, so it brings me some distress

To see a metal cicada described with that name,

Or a teacup,

a mood ring,

a silver gilt frame.

Gluing on gears at least takes effort;

This is sloth of the worst sort!

Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;

That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!

A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk

Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!

“Steampunk” refers to a type of science fiction

about alternate pasts (not future prediction),

Often set in Victorian Britain,

But the history of technology has been rewritten.

So put a bit of thought into your designs!

Use leather and brass, nineteenth century lines!

“Retro-futuristic” is a good explanation;

Blend antique reality with imagination.

But calling things “steampunk” to try to sound “cool”,

Makes you look like a bloody fool!

Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;

That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!

A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk

Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!

Gauges and rivets, copper tubing and glass

Lend a steampunk creation a real touch of class

Gears are appropriate to introduce

If they look like they have a legitimate use.

Although Nixie tubes are undeniably splendid,

They date from long after the Age of Steam ended.

(Pity, really; I just love Nixie tubes.)

Anyway, I hope you’ve comprehended.

So use the word “steampunk” correctly, old chap

And don’t use it to refer to crap!

Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;

That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!

A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk

Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!

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