And the picture only gets murkier because of the upheaval being caused by humankind's latest innovation, which is quickly snowballing into the next colossal man-made disaster - Artificial Intelligence, aka AI.
There are strong reasons for labelling AI as a disaster. For one, AI, which was initially touted to be a tool to enhance productivity and help humans do more in less time, is actually turning out to be the ultra-rich man's tool to reduce the cost of labour and to maximize profits. As a result, we are now beginning to hear news of big corporates cutting jobs in multiples of 10,000 over the span of a mere week.
Nevertheless, yours truly likes to see the laugh-riot side of things, at least in his blogger avatar. So I have hurried put together an imaginary music album as a tribute to the new AI-driven era. The tracklist, which I am calling ENCRYPT-PLAY-REPEAT: THE ULTIMATE AI MIXTAPE, features 12 chartbusters for your ear-worming pleasure. I have also included three tracks that almost made the cut.
Here we go then.
<Imagine drumrolls at this juncture>
<Now imagine confetti falling in front of you>
<After a three-second gap, imagine a tracklist popping out on your screen>
<PSST: If you're wondering why I am using angle-brackets...I am just trying to make this look cool and AI prompt-like>
Track #1: Everything AI Do, AI Do It For You
Sung to the tune of "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams
As opposed to Bryan's power ballad, this track is less about love that cockles the heart, but more like a strong pitch by greedy corporates to push people to give AI tools a chance. "Everything AI do...absolutely everything! Your homework AI do, your email, your powerpoint slide, your birthday card...everything AI do!"
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Track #2: AI'll Be Watching You
Sung to the tune of "Every Breath You Take" by Sting and The Police
A song that encapsulates how AI learns your online habits and tries to mirror your person by creepily noting your browsing history, your embarrassing typos, and even your deeply personal files (with your consent, of course!). Literally "every step you take, AI'll be watching you".
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Track #3: Let it Go
Sung to the tune of "Let it Go" from the Frozen (Disney movie) OST
This high-energy, emotional anthem about self-acceptance, liberation, and overcoming fear from the Disney animation movie Frozen has been repackaged as an invitation to let go of all your fears, inhibitions, and well-guarded secrets, while using sneaky AI tools. Essentially a cunning ploy to get us hapless humans to completely surrender to the world of AI.
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Track #4: Algorithm is Gonna Get You
Sung to the tune of "Rhythm is Gonna Get You (Oye Oye)" by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
Notice how one moment you’re browsing shoes, and then you find yourself bombarded with footwear ads on multiple devices. Well that's because you can't hide from AI-driven listeners and algorithms on the internet and on your devices. No matter how hard you try to stay safe, "Algorithm is always gonna get you...OYE OYE!"
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Track #5: As Long As You Prompt Me
Sung to the tune of "As Long As You Love Me" by the Backstreet Boys
AI promises to be your soulmate and do everything for you, but only if you know how to key in your requirements. "Learn prompt engineering Baby! No prompt, no love!" An invitation in the crooning style of your favourite boy-band to enrol yourself for a prompt engineering masterclass if you will.
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Sung to the tune of "Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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Sung to the tune of "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
What's better than a love song? A love song that left you lovestruck during your adolescence days, that can double up as a source of useful information. AI uses flowcharts to generate output primarily by acting as an intermediary between natural language descriptions and structured visual diagrams or automated workflows. So although love might fizzle out and die at some point, flowcharts and logic are eternal.
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Sung to the tune of "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5
AI's cheeky ode to your late‑night browsing habits. Sample the lyrics — "Guys like you hang around on websites like *ahem* till sundown".
P.S.: Make sure you delete your browsing history and cookies once in a while.
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Sung to the tune of "Die With a Smile" by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga
The pre-chorus portion of the song goes like this:
Your data’s mine by tomorrow
So I’ma track you every byte like it’s the last byte
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Sung to the tune of "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M
A tribute to data servers and the data centers that house them, which are mushrooming across the globe. Nevermind that environmentalists and conservationist have labelled these 'abominations' as a 'bane' due to their massive consumption of energy and water, along with growing e-waste. Why cry rivers for water conservation and climate change goals, when there is moolah and a treasure trove of wealth to be amassed by multi million dollar corporations and powerful governments.
========================================================================Sung to the tune of "Havana" by Camilla Cabello
“AI‑Vana, Ooh Na‑Na…Half of My Data's in AI‑Vana Ooh Na-Na”. Or maybe all of it is. The magical world of AI has stolen more than just your heart.
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Sung to the tune of "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
And finally, as a closing track, a song that showcases the sad realisation that over-dependence on AI could possibly leave the current generation and the ones coming after dumber, helpless, and without control over their lives.
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Some honourable mentions that almost made it to the list:-
There you go readers! Hope you liked the tracklist. Hum along if you feel like.
And do feel free to add your own song recommendations in the comments section below.
This post is a part of the BlogchatterA2Z Challenge 2026
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