{"id":39279,"date":"2024-12-14T12:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=39279"},"modified":"2024-12-14T12:56:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:56:52","slug":"brass-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/12\/14\/brass-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Brass Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Brass-Ring-0.mp3\"> Brass-Ring-0.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Brass-Ring-0.mp4\"> Brass-Ring-0.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Brass-Ring-I.mp3\"> Brass-Ring-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Brass-Ring-I.mp4\"> Brass-Ring-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Brass-Ring-prelude.mp3\"> Brass-Ring-prelude.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nReaching for the ring<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nCan you do your thing<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nCan I pay attention<br \/>\nMaintain focus<br \/>\nMake the extension<br \/>\nAmidst ruckus<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe mechanics of the game<br \/>\n(and the dynamic nature of the ride)<br \/>\nAre the odds the same<br \/>\n(If your skills reside on the inside)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nReaching for the ring<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nCan I do my thing<br \/>\n(And make my heart sing)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nNow, it&#8217;s in my timing<br \/>\nExtending just right<br \/>\nFocus keep on priming<br \/>\nConnecting with the light<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe mechanics of the game<br \/>\n(and the dynamic nature of the ride)<br \/>\nAre the odds the same<br \/>\n(If your skills reside on the inside)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nReaching for the ring<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s do our thing<br \/>\n(Making hearts sing)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe mechanics of the game<br \/>\n(and the dynamic nature of the ride)<br \/>\nAre the odds the same<br \/>\n(If your skills reside on the inside)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nReaching for the ring<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nCan I do my thing<br \/>\n(And make your heart sing)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nRound (and round and round)<br \/>\nDoing our thing<br \/>\n(Making hearts sing)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE AND MATH NOTE<br \/>\nThe tradition of &#8220;getting the brass ring&#8221; on a merry-go-round combines both skill and luck due to the mechanics of the game and the dynamic nature of the ride. Typically, the brass ring could be exchanged for a prize, most often a free ride on the carousel.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Skill Involved:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Riders must time their reach accurately to grab the ring while the carousel is moving. This requires hand-eye coordination and a good sense of timing. Is your horse moving up and down, too?<\/li>\n<li>Riders must also maintain balance while leaning out to reach the ring, which adds a physical challenge. The possibility of falling off adds additional stress.<\/li>\n<li>Successfully retrieving the brass ring often depends on practice and an understanding of the rhythm of the carousel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luck Involved:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Not every ring dispensed is brass; most are iron or another less valuable material, so there is an element of randomness in whether the rider even has a chance to grab the brass ring.<\/li>\n<li>The placement of the ring dispenser on the carousel, and how easily it can be accessed from a given horse or seat, also introduces an element of chance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This mix of skill and luck made the act of grabbing the brass ring both exciting and rewarding, symbolizing an achievement earned through effort with a touch of good fortune. The phrase has since evolved metaphorically to mean seizing a rare or valuable opportunity.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/the-best-response\/\">The Best Response (aka Nash Equilibrium)<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brass-Ring-0.mp3 Brass-Ring-0.mp4 Brass-Ring-I.mp3 Brass-Ring-I.mp4 Brass-Ring-prelude.mp3 [Intro] Round (and round and round) Reaching for the ring Round (and round and round) Can you do your thing [Verse 1] Can I pay attention Maintain focus Make the extension Amidst ruckus [Chorus] The mechanics of the game (and the dynamic nature of the ride) Are the odds the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14,3955],"tags":[546,563,4060],"class_list":["post-39279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-the-best-response"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39279"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39295,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39279\/revisions\/39295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}