Poll: Lyrical Code T-Shirt Challenge!!

We're going to have a fun conference T-shirt and we need your help!

The Code Header Challenge had such a good response that it’s given us some inspiration for the conference t-shirt. We’re going to write a song, as code, in multiple languages and turn it into a shirt that you can’t help but sing in your head every time to read it.

Here’s a Bohemian Rhapsody version to show you what we’re talking about. Go watch the original or the Wayne’s World version that you truly need in your life to be happy.

Go on. We’ll wait.

Bohemian Rhapsody as Code T-shirt

So we polled Hack Greenville for some great crowd pleasing song inspiration and we need your votes to decide which two songs will be the subject of our upcoming t-shirt challenge.

The 5 Songs In The Running

Here are the contenders, lyric excerpts and a YouTube link so you can soak them all in whether you decide to vote or not. Your day will improve regardless. The official poll can be found at the end, so cast your vote!

Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey

[Verse 1]
Just a small-town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere

[Verse 2]
A singer in a smoky room
The smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile, they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

[Pre-Chorus]
Strangers waitin'
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searchin' in the night
Streetlights, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hidin' somewhere in the night

Full Lyrics | Watch on YouTube

Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

[Verse 1]
Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck
It's tough
So tough
Gina works the diner all day
Workin' for her man, she brings home her pay
For love
Mm, for love

[Pre-Chorus]
She says, "We've gotta hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot"

[Chorus]
Woah, we're halfway there
Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear
Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer

Full Lyrics | Watch on YouTube

If I Had $1,000,000 - BNL

[Verse 1]
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a house
(I would buy you a house)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you furniture for your house
(Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a K-Car
(A nice reliant automobile)
And if I had a million dollars, I’d buy your love

[Chorus 1]
If I had a million dollars
(I’d build a tree-fort in our yard)
If I had a million dollars
(You could help, it wouldn’t be that hard)
If I had a million dollars
(Maybe we could put a little tiny fridge In there somewhere)

Full Lyrics | Watch on YouTube

I’d Rather Be In Carolina - Chairmen of the Board

I'd rather be in Carolina
Ain't no place finer
No matter where you roam
I'd rather be in Carolina
And I'll be tryin' to
Get back home

California's nice if you got the money to sacrifice
Big fine cars, movie stars and Hollywood and Vine
But if you're looking for good home cooking
and girls that are naturally good-looking
Then Carolina's where you ought to be

Full Lyrics | Watch on YouTube

Roar - Katy Perry

[Verse 1]
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

[Pre-Chorus]
You held me down, but I got up (Hey)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (Hey)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar

Full Lyrics | Watch on YouTube

Cast Your Vote!!!

The poll will be open for 3 days, so be on the lookout for the results and the opening of entries for the Lyrical Code Challenge!