Electronics Anthem

(September 2025)

Atomic14 is a channel I enjoy watching on Youtube. His most recent couple of videos were a nice watch, seeing him fix an AliExpress "game console"; the costs-5-EUR kind of console :-)

...but what was truly INCREDIBLE was a tune he embedded in the second one of them; arguably, the Best Ever Electronics Anthem (TM): "Fix it up, matey!"

He apparently made it with his "pet AI" - see video comments :-)

For your listening pleasure:

Lyrics:

    Oh, the screen's gone black.
    The buttons don't blink.
    The joystick's wobbly.
    It's on the brink.
    The game's gone mad.
    It's lost its cheer.
    But I got my solder and I got no fear.

    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.
    Sparks are flying.
    Don't be lazy.
    Patch the board and wire it crazy.
    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.

    The circuit's fried.
    The beeps are mute.
    The speakers cough like an old sea flute.
    I'll grab my tools and my roll of tape.
    No silly game can make escape.
    I'll twist and turn.
    I'll make it new.
    A sailor's work but for the crew.

    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.
    Sparks are flying.
    Don't be lazy.
    Patch the board and wire it crazy.
    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.

    A drop a solder, a twist of wire.
    I'll mend this ship before its dire.
    The buttons glow like a lanterns light.
    I'll keep sailing through the night.

    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.
    Sparks are flying.
    Don't be lazy.
    Patch the board and wire it crazy.
    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.
    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.

    Sparks are flying.
    Don't be lazy.
    Patch the board and wire it crazy.
    Fix it up.
    Fix it up, matey.

    Go, lad, hey!

The original video from atomic14 is here: