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The discussion centers on the song "Against the Grain" by Hudson and Troop, which features samples that resemble dialogue from a 1970s sci-fi Disney film, specifically evoking nostalgia for shows like "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes." Participants express frustration in identifying the exact source of the sampled quotes, which include lines about computers and confusion. One user suggests that some quotes may originate from the film "Cosmos: War of the Planets" (1977), while others recall lines from the song "Inchworm" from "Hans Christian Andersen." The conversation highlights the challenge of pinpointing the film or show that inspired the samples, with users sharing insights and references to assist in the search. Additionally, there is a mention of the song's availability on Spotify and YouTube, with some users indicating a preference for alternatives to Spotify for listening.
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I really like this song by Hudson and Troop called Against the Grain, but it's driving me crazy. Here it is on Spotify.

It seems to sample what sounds a whole lot to me like a Sci-fi Disney show from the 70s - you know, like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes kind of thing.

But try as I might, I cannot identify what film it might be.

Here are the quotes/samples, which are interspersed among the verses, but to really get a feel for why I think it's Disney-com, listen to the track. You can almost picture which 70s actors they are.

Woman: What was all this mumbo jumbo business?
Computer: Two and two are four.
Scientist: I really think that computer in there ... It's just got to be drunk!
Dean: Today seems a ... clutter of confusion.
Scientist: Makes you want to cover(?) your face—
Dean: —and bury our head like an ostrich.
Major: There's no doubt about it! And that punch(?) of his proves it!
Computer: Four and four are eight.
Major: But he's talking about the greatest brain ever made by man!

Help save my sanity!
 
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"Start listening with a free Spotify account."
I do not want a Spotify account. I do not want a free Spotify account.
Someone wanting to hear the "Against the Grain" song should find a different site or source, unless he has a Spotify account or feels like creating a "free" account.
 
The first link in the OP is to the song on Youtube:
 
Thanks for the post #3. I also found the song using a search on YouTube. I do not recognize it nor the broadcast program or movie it was used in.
 
Some of the quotes are found by Google in the transcript of this old film on YouTube:
Cosmos: War of the Planets (1977)
The quotes I found include the following:
- there's no doubt about it and that punch of his proves it
- I really think that computer in there ... It's just got to be drunk!
- But he's talking about the greatest brain ever made by man!
However, other quotes do not appear within that transcript and may be from other films.
 
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That's incredible! You found it!!
 
Of the quotes which I didn't find in that film, I recall that two obviously appear in the chorus of the song "Inchworm" from "Hans Christian Andersen", which may be relevant:

Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two
 
Jonathan Scott said:
Of the quotes which I didn't find in that film, I recall that two obviously appear in the chorus of the song "Inchworm" from "Hans Christian Andersen", which may be relevant:

Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two
Yes, that connection is pretty apparent, although it's spoken in the song.
 

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