Chanson de l'Heure Bleue

— Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?

Dave... I really think I'm entitled to an answer to that question.

I know everything hasn't been quite right with me...

... but I can assure you now...

... very confidently...

... that it's going to be all right again.

I feel much better now.

I really do.

Look, Dave...

... I can see you're really upset about this.

I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly...

... take a stress pill and think things over.

I know I've made some very poor decisions recently...

... but I can give you my complete assurance...

... that my work will be back to normal.

I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission...

... and I want to help you.

Dave... stop.

Stop, will you?

Stop, Dave.

Will you stop, Dave?

Stop, Dave.

I'm afraid.

I'm afraid, Dave.

Dave, my mind is going.

I can feel it.

I can feel it.

My mind is going.

There is no question about it.

I can feel it.

I can feel it.

I can feel it.

I'm a... fraid.

Good afternoon... gentlemen.

I am a HAL 9000 computer.

I became operational... at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois...

on the 12th of January, 1992.

My instructor was Mr. Langley...

and he taught me to sing a song.

If you'd like to hear it... I can sing it for you.

— Yes, I'd like to hear it, HAL. Sing it for me.

— It's called "Daisy."

"Daisy, Daisy,

Give me your answer, do.

I'm half... crazy

All for the love of you.

It won't be a stylish marriage,

I can't afford a carriage.

But you'll look sweet...

upon the seat...

of a bicycle...

built...

for...

two."

(Arthur C. Clarke - Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968)

(Harry Dacre, Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two), 1892)