0:00.0	Forever.
0:02.6	Rock and roll.
0:05.6	For decades, human musicians have been celebrated for their remarkable contributions to this
0:10.8	beloved genre.
0:12.5	We owe a great debt to the Setters and the Joe Armstrongs of the world for their remarkable
0:17.6	art.
0:18.5	But what about non-human rockers? What about robot rockers?
0:23.6	For too long, humans have overlooked their contributions to music.
0:27.6	That all changes today.
0:29.6	Today we celebrate our animatronic friends for their jerky guitar solos,
0:34.6	their noisy jaws, and their tinny pre-recorded voices.
0:38.6	We break down and determine which robots rock the hardest.
0:42.9	The performers may be fake, but their ability to move us is very real.
0:47.7	It's the fake rock music Final Four on today's podcast, The Rides.
1:17.9	Music Today's podcast, The Rides. In 19, when asked why he shot John Lennon,
1:23.9	Mark David Chapman said it was because the former Beatle was, in his eyes, a fake.
1:29.6	We believe so-called fakeness in rock and roll is of course no cause for murder,
1:35.4	what word could be, but in fact, cause for celebration. Today we reclaim the word fake and show our appreciation for fake rock and rollers who create very real moments of joy.
1:42.2	This is the fake rock music final four.
1:45.6	I'm Scott Gerdner.
1:46.4	Mike Carlson, hi.
1:47.9	Thank you.
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