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Songs For Swinging Planners

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Hi Everybody.

Here are some of the songs that I think planners everywhere would appreciate.

As Time Goes By

Yesterday - All my Troubles Seemed so Far Away

And that loveley classic

Oh the Deadline Stage is Comin’ Right Over the Hill.

Any More? Books and Films too.

Best regards

Mike Testro

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    Gary Whitehead ·
    Good topic!

    Songs:
    Blue Oyster Cult: Deadline
    Rolling Stones: Time is on my side
    Oasis: The Masterplan
    I’m sure there must be all sorts of hip-hop tracks referencing a funky baseline, but I can’t think of any right now

    Films:
    Time Bandits
    Time Cop
    Are we done yet?

    Books:
    HG Wells: The Time machine
    Terry Pratchet: Thief of time

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    Douglas Byles ·
    At this point in time I would suggest,

    They’re Coming To Take Me Away - Napoleon XIV.

    Float On - The Floaters!

    Great Topic guys

    Cheers,
    Doug.
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    Nicolas Igersheim ·
    I am surprised nobody mentionned Marcel Proust’s book:
    A la recherche du temps perdu
    (In search of the lost time...)

    plus

    The Missing Link (film), a 1980 French/Belgian animated film


    Also Barack Obame with his famous slogan:

    YES WE GANNT!

    ok, ok I am out!
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    John West ·
    Yes: Soon
    Garth Brooks: If Tomorrow Never Comes
    Stones: This could be the last time
    The Airborne Toxic Event: Sometime Around Midnight
    Phil Collins: Another Day In Paradise
    The Monkees: I’m a Believer
    Deep Purple: Child in Time
    The Guess Who: No Time

    ok, that’s my contribution to the Friday afternoon wind-down...
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    Paul Clarke ·
    ’Lost’
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    Se de Leon ·
    Two Minute Warning - Depeche Mode
    "Two minute warning, two minutes later, when time has come
    my days are numbered"
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    Scarllet Pimpernel ·
    My theme song

    "My Way"

    "And now the end is near" means Project almost complete.

    "And so I face the final curtain" means it is performance evaluation time for bonus purposes 5 months, 2 months or nothing.

    "I planned each chartered course" Im a planning engineer all my life

    "each careful steps" a very detailed plan, career path

    "along the by-ways" means every phase of the project.

    "I did it my way" means I’m a born leader, I implemented it my way

    Thank you,
    Scarlett
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    Adelfa Sapinoso ·
    if tv shows are in, i’d say Prison Break. yes?
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    Christian Adrian De Vera ·
    Robbie Williams: Better Man

    "Give me endless summer
    Lord I fear the cold
    Feel I’m getting old
    Before my time"

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    Tom Howard ·
    "Songs For Swinging Planners"... anything by AC/DC might do the trick, Mike ;-)
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    Mike Testro ·
    Hi All

    I am begining to think that Shakespear must have been a latent planner.

    How else do we explain "Measure for measure’s sake" and "All’s well that ends well - eventually"

    Just for the sake of it -

    A guy goes into a bookshop and asks for a Shakespear play.
    "Which one?"
    "William!"

    Best regards

    Mike Testro.
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    Scarllet Pimpernel ·
    Another not so planning engineers songs is by Matt Monroe

    "Impossible Dream" by Matt Monroe.

    "To Dream, the impossible dream" ... means basically this is what planning engieers are doing unrealistic plans, unreachable, unattainable milestones, etc. much worse if the commercial guys will dictate the preparation of plans and schedule

    "To fight the unbeatable foe" means works hard to beat the deadline, fight with client’s representative to get baseline approvals.

    "To bear the unbearable sorrow" means it is really a pity for planning engineers to produce plans and schedule. no support from colleagues, no support from management, if the baseline plans is not approve, oh dear, another, process or cycle to come up with baseline revision 1, ....

    Thank you,
    Scarlett

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    Rafael Davila ·
    When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me, ... let the schedule be, let it be

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    Shah. HB ·
    30 Minutes by TATU

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