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<div>=== splintering off long lists ===<br />
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I think Videos and Art, in particular, run the risk of outgrowing this page. Motion that they be splintered off to other pages with links from here. (A Category:Videos, sub-Category:Fan vids may be in order.) --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 12:40, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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: that seems reasonable to me. Although arguably there is no point in splintering them until they actually start to grow. Personally I find maintained lists more useful than categories, but there's no reason not to have both, as long as we commit to maintaining both. [[User:Jadelennox|Jadelennox]] 13:57, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:: Fair enough! Another possible way to split it might be between "longer-term" projects and one-time productions -- I'm kinda being intentionally vague because I'm not sure of my ground, but there might be a definition along the lines of "projects" meaning either an ongoing series of productions or something that seeks to involve a bunch of fans. Maybe it's a "production" if I create and YouTube a sock-puppet "dance" to [[You Ruined Everything]], but it's a "project" if I either announce that I'm going to start doing a bunch of sock-puppet dance videos or try to get other people to submit their sock-puppet dances. (All the suggestions I mention, by the way, sound completely unwatchable.) --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 14:23, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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: By the way, there already is a category (of sorts) for [[:Category:Videos|videos]] - at the moment all video pages with the SongNav template automatically get put there. Please don't take that away, because it took me forever to get that working properly :P<br />
: On the subject of productions/projects, I'd consider a project as either an ongoing joint effort by many people to get something done (e.g. the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=562&page=1 musical production]) or many connected things from one person/a group of people (eg [http://www.jocovideo.com/ JoCoPro] or [[Spiff]]'s WoW videos). A production would be the finished product, so if that musical eventually happens and someone YouTubes it, that would go under "production". Actually, I don't like the use of the word "production" for that, maybe we could come up with a better word. --[[User:Agent Lex|Lex]] <small>([[User talk:Agent Lex|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Agent Lex|contribs]])</small> 07:45, 24 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:: "Creation"? --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 12:19, 24 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Within the Project type page, it might make sense to separate them by song, when possible. --[[User:Bryanjbusch|bryanjbusch]] 14:32, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
: We may as well add them directly to the song page/Other fan content, then... --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 14:41, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:: I agree, keeping song-specific videos on the song's video page is best. That's what they're there for! --[[User:Agent Lex|Lex]] <small>([[User talk:Agent Lex|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Agent Lex|contribs]])</small> 07:45, 24 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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This sounds reasonable, as the video section is already the longest section, and we're just getting started. Which raises another question. Linking to every single Youtube fan video on JoCo--yes or no? [[User:Sushimustwrite|Sushimustwrite]] 20:57, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:I vote no, but I don't want to be on the committee that decides which ones get cut :p --[[User:MitchO|MitchO]] 21:23, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
::I don't want to be the "notability" guy, but if we have a list of a hundred videos with no quality control, I don't know that anyone's going to watch them all (edited to add: or any of them). I would rather shunt YouTube videos to the Videos page of the appropriate song, e.g. [[I Feel Fantastic/Videos]]. In fact, perhaps that's a measurable way to settle my "projects / productions" quibble (above) -- given a fan production, if there is an appropriate "other fan content" or "videos" page for it, it goes there, and otherwise it can come here. Thoughts? (Votes?) --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 23:03, 23 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:: I also vote against being notability guy. But I do agree that some form of [http://www.questionablecontent.net QC] should be in place on song video pages, or we'll repeat the one for [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Code%20Monkey code monkey] all over again. --[[User:Agent Lex|Lex]] <small>([[User talk:Agent Lex|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Agent Lex|contribs]])</small> 07:45, 24 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::What about, and this might get technical, having a different "article" or "template" or "page" for each user video, and setting up some kind of voting system where they're arranged on the videos page by rank? --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 12:19, 24 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::: I know that there are extensions that allow rating of articles, but I don't know about being able to sort articles by rating, within an article. I guess in theory it's possible, but I don't know if anything exists to actually do it. --[[User:Agent Lex|Lex]] <small>([[User talk:Agent Lex|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Agent Lex|contribs]])</small> 13:33, 24 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
: It having been over a week since the last comment, I am going to start moving non-"projects" off of this page. --22:52, 6 May 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Forums?==<br />
Do the forums count? I think the forums are definately noteworthy if we are discussing the JoCo community and then we can link to [[Bry]]! *muhuhahahaha!* {{User:Percephene/sig}} <span style="color:#FF3399"><small>12:01, 26 May 2008</small></span></div>75.70.173.165https://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Camp_Bachelor_Alma_Mater&diff=15585Camp Bachelor Alma Mater2011-08-14T14:31:51Z<p>75.70.173.165: Undo revision 15584 by 92.43.114.73 (talk)</p>
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== History ==<br />
"'''Camp Bachelor Alma Mater'''" was written as a "camp song" for the bachelor party of Jonathan's friend Adam. They had rented a kid's summer camp, and Jonathan actually played the recorded version of the song for the attendees, which he called "awkward".<ref>A Talk with JoCo, Part 2 (Undocumented Songs)</ref><br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* One of the six songs listed on the oldest archived version of Jonathan's [http://web.archive.org/web/20020925002351/http://jonathancoulton.com/ website].<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
Available only as a download.<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
(Your themes here)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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<div>{{SongDetails<br />
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|albumname=Artificial Heart<br />
|length=2:56<br />
|release=Oct. 9, 2007 (Xbox 360, PC); Dec. 11, 2007 (PlayStation 3); Unknown<br />
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"Still Alive" is a song Jonathan Coulton wrote for the Valve game ''Portal''. The song is currently being rerecorded for release on Coulton's [[Artificial Heart (album)|new album]], with Sara Quin on lead vocal, Chris Anderson on bass guitar, Marty Beller on drums, Joe McGinty playing 'keyboardy things', and Dorit Chrysler on theremin.<ref>[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2011/04/10/still-alive-clarifications/ Still Alive Clarifications]</ref><br />
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== Information ==<br />
Coulton wrote and performed a song titled "Still Alive" for the ending credits of Valve's 2007 video game ''[[Wikipedia: Portal (video game)| Portal]]'', with vocals by Ellen McLain.<br />
== Availability ==<br />
A version with Coulton's vocals was included on The Orange Box Original Soundtrack, in addition to the one heard at the end of the game. The song was made available on April 1, 2008 for the game ''Rock Band'' as downloadable content. It is one of the few tracks available for free download in the ''Rock Band'' Store.<br />
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The song makes a return in a later Valve game, ''[[Wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]''. A jukebox in "The Parish" campaign can be operated, playing a randomly selected song. Still Alive is one of the songs, although it is very rare. One of the other songs is [[Re: Your Brains]].<br />
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A live version is one of the tracks on Jonathan's 2009 live album, ''[[Best. Concert. Ever.]]''<br />
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== References & Trivia ==<br />
* This song was performed at MIT as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDzWSdndJbw&feature=player_embedded a demonstration of a Rubens Tube], which visualizes the musical tones using flaming gas jets.<br />
* The game's A.I., GlaDOS, appears as a character in [http://xkcd.com/375/ this XKCD] comic strip, with dialogue quoting the song.<br />
* The song's second line ("I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS") has become a minor Internet [http://tinyurl.com/6gt796t meme] (e.g. as referenced in the [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax-presents/saw Rifftrax commentary] for the film "Saw").<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Cake]]<br />
* [[Not Dead Yet]]<br />
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== Copyright information ==<br />
Unlike JoCo's other songs, Still Alive is owned by [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve]], and is <i>not</i> subject to [[Creative Commons]].<br />
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"'''Resolutions'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s fifth album, [[Thing a Week Two]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
"Resolutions" was released as the fifteenth [[Thing a Week]] on December 30th, 2005, in honor of New Year's Day 2006. The "lyrics" are a [http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jankidstips.cfm list] of "20 Healthy New Year's Resolutions for Kids" from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The music is a variation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_lang_syne Auld Lang Syne].<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
"Resolutions" is believed to have never been played at a Jonathan Coulton concert. Given the sampled nature of the song, it is unlikely that it will be performed.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* According to Jonathan's [[joco:/2005/12/30/thing-a-week-15-resolutions|blog entry]] for the song, instruments played in this song include the dobro and a toy piano belonging to his daughter (presumably the same one later used in [[The Presidents]]).<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"Resolutions" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Resolutions|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-ii/|Thing a Week II]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]].<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
"Thing a Week II" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Parenthood]]<br />
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<div>[[Jonathan Coulton]]'s first live album, released as a dual CD/DVD package.<br />
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=== Track Listing ===<br />
# [[The Future Soon]]<br />
# [[Ikea]]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]]<br />
# [[I'm Your Moon]]<br />
# [[Baby Got Back]]<br />
# [[Kenesaw Mountain Landis]]<br />
# [[Chiron Beta Prime]]<br />
# [[Tom Cruise Crazy]]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]]<br />
# [[Still Alive]]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]]<br />
# [[I Crush Everything]]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]]<br />
# [[You Ruined Everything]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
# [[A Talk with George]]<br />
# [[I Feel Fantastic]]<br />
# [[First of May]]<br />
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<div>==Setlist==<br />
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# [[Ikea]]<br />
# [[Still Alive]] - [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagomorpho/4472007154/ video]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Flickr]]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] with [[Paul and Storm]]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]] with [[Paul and Storm]]<br />
# [[The Future Soon]] with [[Paul and Storm]] and Metroid Metal<br />
# [[Shop Vac]] with [[Paul and Storm]] and Metroid Metal<br />
# [[Big Bad World One]] with [[Paul and Storm]] and Metroid Metal<br />
# [[Curl]] with [[Paul and Storm]] and Metroid Metal<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
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===Encore===<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]] with [[Paul and Storm]] and Metroid Metal<br />
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<div>Due to my location and healthy obsession with the state of JoCo's nostrils and underbeard, I'm usually the one with a camera on the stage at his feet at shows outside North America. I've learnt not to put my camera in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nODA83NYr2w time-lapse mode]. As a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulandstorm/3011576574/ member] of the Order of the Inner Sanctum Guard, I also consider it my duty to ensure that panties are thrown at [[Paul and Storm]] at all such shows. If you see me, say hello and I'll probably offer you Swiss chocolate. If you don't see me, it's because I'm a ninja.<br />
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The JoCo-related thing I'm most proud of is my [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG4jaw397iM video] for [[A Laptop Like You]]. The JoCo-related thing I'm most likely to forget I did was [http://angelabrett.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/king-of-diamonds-anniversary-cards/ a 'Roses are Red'-style poem for each song] in [[Thing A Week]]. Probably the Paul and Storm-related thing I'm most proud of was getting Paul to wear a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csid8qyn6Dk bananostring], although I like to imagine the measuring-stick panties I threw at them a few days earlier had something to do with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLakCrthUVI this performance of Enormous Penis]. I should probably put more effort into Paul-and-Storm-related pride.</div>75.70.173.165https://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=San_Francisco,_CA:_2007-09-14&diff=15375San Francisco, CA: 2007-09-142011-08-14T05:38:00Z<p>75.70.173.165: Undo revision 15344 by 141.142.226.207 (talk)</p>
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<div>== San Francisco, CA ==<br />
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* Location: San Francisco, CA<br />
* Date: September 14, 2007<br />
* Venue: Great American Music Hall<br />
* Supporting Act: [[Paul and Storm]] <br />
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=== Setlist: ===<br />
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# [[The Future Soon]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4SGACSLdRY Video]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97svrXwTR0 Video]<br />
# [[Baby Got Back]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_37QYL-94 Video]<br />
# [[I Hate California]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rasaY64GwLw Video]<br />
# [[A Talk with George]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf_x-80gJ6Q Video]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-htGFyvkzDU Video]<br />
# [[I Crush Everything]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc07lpuc3p0 Video]<br />
# [[Tom Cruise Crazy]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y651XvX6VkM Video]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icj2O_isQv0 Video]<br />
# [[Make You Cry]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7qO8uM5AbM Video]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYJ58b-hxl0 Video]<br />
# [[I Feel Fantastic]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDdvKhEgWH8 Video]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-h4-rlD_sY Video]<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uluZMafXVE Video]<br />
# [[You Ruined Everything]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItK3pS_IQuc Video]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZvIs35yZQw Partial Video]<br />
: '''Encore'''<br />
# [[First of May]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbJ1nfswEk Video]<br />
# [[Sweet Caroline]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbJ1nfswEk Video]<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
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* This concert marks the very first appearance of the [[wikipedia:Zendrum|Zendrum]] during [[Mr. Fancy Pants]].<br />
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<div>{{SongDetails<br />
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|albumname=Thing a Week Four<br />
|length=1:20<br />
|release=08/11/2006<br />
|songlink=Mr.+Fancy+Pants<br />
|bloglink=2006/08/11/thing-a-week-45-mr-fancy-pants/<br />
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"'''Mr. Fancy Pants'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s seventh album, ''[[Thing a Week Four]]''. <br />
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== History ==<br />
"Mr. Fancy Pants" was released as the forty-fifth [[Thing a Week]] on August 11th, 2006. Jonathan has explained in many concerts that it was one of the pieces of music that rattled around in his head, made no sense whatsoever and didn't want to write, but wouldn't get out of his head until he did. <br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
Initially, "Mr. Fancy Pants" was rarely performed live, since Jonathan had felt that a short piece of music with no defined ending and little sense would confuse the listener. This changed at the [[San Francisco, CA: 2007-09-14|September 14th, 2007 show in San Francisco]] when Jonathan started using his newly purchased [[Wikipedia:Zendrum|Zendrum]], and he began remixing the song as a mid-song solo, coming up with such classics as "chances are you're- best in- everybody's- PANTS". "Mr. Fancy Pants" and the Zendrum solo gradually became more and more common, has now become a concert staple, and he has said that he enjoys playing it immensely.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Recently, [[Never Gonna Give You Up]] has been programmed onto one the Zendrum keys, allowing Jonathan to [[Wikipedia:Rickroll|Rickroll]] the audience during "Mr. Fancy Pants", as well as being remixed like "Never gonna give you- PANTS".<br />
* It is possible that Mr. Fancy Pants is a hobo. In [[John Hodgman]]'s ''[[The Areas of My Expertise]]'', there exists a "Mr. Wilson Fancypants" in the list of 700 hobo names.<ref>Page 112, hobo 21</ref><br />
*At the 2008 UK tour dates, Jonathan commented that the UK power system had burnt out the power supply for his Zendrum. At the [[Manchester, UK: 2008-10-29|Manchester]], [[London, UK: 2008-10-30|London]], [[Nottingham, UK: 2008-10-31|Nottingham]] and [[Birmingham, UK: 2008-11-01|Birmingham]] shows, he proceeded to play Mr. Fancy Pants using his Iphone to trigger the samples on his laptop.<br />
*In his [[New York, NY: 2009-12-09|last show of 2009]], Jonathan mashed up "Mr. Fancy Pants" with "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and the Super Mario Bros. theme. This has continued into 2010, for example at his [[St. Petersburg, FL: 2010-01-15|second Florida show ever]]. This was also played when he was opening act for They Might Be Giants in Charlotte on March 10, 2010, in Richmond on May 13, 2010 and in New York City on July 29, 2011.<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"Mr. Fancy Pants" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Mr.+Fancy+Pants|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-iv/|Thing a Week IV]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]].<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
"''Thing a Week IV''" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton5 here].<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "Mr. Fancy Pants" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
Pants. Fancy pants. Duh.<br />
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|albumname=Thing a Week Two<br />
|trackno=08<br />
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"'''Chiron Beta Prime'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s fifth album, ''[[Thing a Week Two]]''. It tells the story of Christmastime on a planet where all humans have been enslaved by uncaring and violent robots.<br />
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== History ==<br />
"Chiron Beta Prime" was originally written around Christmastime 2004 at the request of a friend of Jonathan's who wanted a "Christmas song with a futuristic theme" to send out on a CD as a holiday card. It was later released as the twenty-first [[Thing a Week]] on February 17th, 2006.<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
"Chiron Beta Prime" is performed somewhat regularly at Jonathan Coulton concerts. If performing with [[Paul and Storm]], they will usually join Jonathan by doing backup vocals for the chorus. Also, Jonathan occasionally selects a member of the audience (or sometimes a "guest star") to do the "MESSAGE REDACTED" line. In more recent shows, that person is also given the opportunity to vocalize the keyboard solo (made famous by fan [[Andy Bates]]) and join in on the third chorus.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The phrase "soylent green" in the song refers to a [[wikipedia:Soylent_Green|Charlton Heston movie of the same name]] where in the dark, dystopian future, an overcrowded population eats processed food wafers that are secretly made from dead people.<br />
* The message is a coded cry for help because other cries for help get redacted. The Robots do not recognize the Soylent Green reference and let it slip through.<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
"Thing a Week II" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "Chiron Beta Prime" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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There is an alternate (possibly original) version brought to the attention of the JoCo community by a plucky little fan named Frumpy Jones. The forum thread [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=988 can be found here], and the alternate(Original) version can be downloaded [http://www.mediafire.com/?zzz3iimmmdk here]<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Christmas]]<br />
* [[Future]]<br />
* [[Outer space]]<br />
* [[Robots]]<br />
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==Track Listing==<br />
#[[SkyMall]]<br />
#[[Seahorse]]<br />
#[[Creepy Doll]]<br />
#[[Under the Pines]]<br />
#[[Big Bad World One]]<br />
#[[Mr. Fancy Pants]]<br />
#[[You Ruined Everything]]<br />
#[[I'm Your Moon]]<br />
#[[The Big Boom]]<br />
#[[Make You Cry]]<br />
#[[Pull the String]]<br />
#[[Summer's Over]]<br />
#[[We Will Rock You]]<br />
#[[We Are the Champions]]<br />
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==Liner Notes==<br />
Summertime is Coultontime: and in Coultontime, summertime means Colchester, Connecticut, the Coulton homeland: long evenings out on the asphalt surrounding Hamburger Harry's, best known for it's famous "hamburgers..." dazed, sunblind afternoons wandering the wide aisles of the super stop n shop, breathing in the AC, poolside lounging at the old Coulton homestead surrounded by beer and good fellowship and small dogs with dental problems, and when the global warming kicks in, it means wandering back in to the cool house to the deathless gaze of a thousand menacing dolls. (See "Creepy Doll" within).<br />
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By the time this summer rolled around, a lot had changed for Coulton since our first meeting in that Yale common room 1000 years ago (please see "Falltime is Coultontime" immediately), but in many ways we have returned to that room: back to those careless days, that perpetual summer of youth. By this summer of 2006, we had both left our jobs and are now gainfully unemployed—I as a writer and imitation television personality, Coulton as a professional Internet songwriter—a job title that, even as I type it, makes me laugh and laugh and then cry. But he seems to be making a go of it.<br />
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And where the internet fails, roadtripping around the country has allowed Coulton to bring his tuneful message directly to his fans. I've followed along, amazed at the passion of these fans he has never met, their willingness to fill a concert hall at a moment's notice, their knowledge of the complete lyrics to Mandlebrot Set, embarrassing errors and all, and their skill at transforming innocent plush animals into half-pony/half-monkey monsters that range from the disturbing to the deranged. I am amazed by these fans, and then I slowly back away. Not because I am afraid of them (I am terrified), but because I know: Coulton doesn't need old Hodgman anymore. He doesn't need my cheerleading, my goading, my undermining "advice." He has all that now, and more, from others and that is as it should be.<br />
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One time, in the car, we ended up having a talk about fame and its slipperiness and ultimate emptiness. I was making the point that Coulton's sometime reputation as a "novelty" songwriter put him in a category in which the apex of fame was embodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic (Coulton would prefer me to say Tom Lehrer, I'm sure, but he is dead and nowhere near as famous or as weird). And while that may seem depressingly esoteric, it's not nearly as depressing as realizing that, on balance, "Weird Al" is actually very famous, with major hits and a renown that reaches around the globe. Whatever fame had accrued to us now, as we drove from point to point in 2006, really paled in comparison to that of "Weird Al's," when you considered it.<br />
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And Jonathan patiently drove, uh-huh-ing me along on this point for a few miles when the phone rang. It was a radio station calling to talk to him on the air about his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back."<br />
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And as he gave his interview, I realized he was happy. Yes, he was happy to have a break from talking to me, but happier still in a broader sense. Coulton doesn't yearn for fame, and he certainly does not want to be Weird Al. For indeed his work, as evinced within—is far more than novelty songwriting. Outside the pigeonhole of smart, sometimes techie, creative commoned songs spread via podcast and internet meme, Coulton is impossible to categorize and for that reason, as he well knows, difficult to make famous by any traditional, Yankovician measure.<br />
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But he is happy to find his listeners where he may, in person or via electronic device. And he is proud to be exploring what is, in fact, new territory for a musician—a place where, unhurried by commerce, he could put his most esoteric interests into song, send them out blindly, and suddenly find echoes coming back to him, in fans, dollars, pony/monkey monsters, and surprising phone calls right out of nowhere from people wanting to put him on the radio. That made him happy. Happier than he's ever been.<br />
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Then I noticed there was some confusion in his phone conversation. "Oh, OK," he said. "How weird," he said. "I really had no idea," he said, and then he hung up. Turns out, he explained, they were interested in A DIFFERENT songwriter who had recently covered Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back."<br />
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He put the phone down and looked at the road in front of us. "Huh," he said. There were still many miles ahead, it was clear. But Jonathan just steered along the road, pushing on the gas (he is a notorious leadfoot, you know), and we drove on. I didn't bring up "Weird Al" again.<br />
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--[[John Hodgman]], Summer 2006<br />
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(See also his liner notes to [[Thing a Week One]], [[Thing a Week Two|Two]], and [[Thing a Week Three|Three]])<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* [[We Will Rock You]] and [[We Are the Champions]] are available as a single track for download.<br />
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* Despite Hodgman's statement to the contrary in the liner notes, [[Wikipedia:Tom Lehrer|Tom Lehrer]] is very much alive. (The statement was corrected on the printed CD liner, where it reads simply, "(...but he is nowhere near as famous or as weird)".)<br />
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==Availability==<br />
The album is still available for download, and the CD is available [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton5 here].<br />
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== Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, NY ==<br />
* Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, NY<br />
* Date: 2009-12-09<br />
* Venue: Music Hall of Williamsburg<br />
* Supporting act: [[Paul and Storm]]<br />
* Guests: [[Kristen Shirts]]<br />
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=== Setlist: ===<br />
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# [[Betty and Me]]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]]<br />
# [[The Future Soon]] <br />
# [[Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance]]<br />
# [[Millionaire Girlfriend]]<br />
# [[Big Bad World One]]<br />
# [[Christmas Is Interesting]]<br />
# [[Chiron Beta Prime]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLDon-wpB84 video]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]]<br />
# [[My Monkey]]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]]<br />
# [[I Crush Everything]]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Still Alive]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
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: '''Encore'''<br />
# [[A Talk with George]]<br />
# [[Do They Know It's Christmas]]<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
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* [[Paul and Storm]] filmed the audience swearing at Ken, organiser of [[Masters of Song Fu]], as part of a "Christmas present". They left the camera used for this at the merch table so that audience members could record individual messages of their own.<br />
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* Since this was JoCo's first gig since his birthday, Paul and Storm bought him a [[wikipedia:Fudgie the Whale|Fudgie the Whale]] ice-cream birthday cake. The cake, along with a Cookie Puss and several Tom the Turkeys, was shared with the audience at the end of the show.<br />
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* The audience sang "Happy Birthday"<br />
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"'''Code Monkey'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s sixth album, [[Thing a Week Three]]. It is one of Jonathan's most recognizable and best known songs, a concert staple and an identifier of his place in the [[Wikipedia:Geek rock|geek rock]] genre.<br />
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== History ==<br />
"Code Monkey" was released as the twenty-ninth [[Thing a Week]] on April 14th, 2006. Jonathan claims in the [[joco:/2006/04/14/thing-a-week-29-code-monkey|blog]] entry for "Code Monkey" that the song isn't autobiographical, though he did use the term "code monkey" to refer to himself and his co-workers.<br />
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Shortly after its release, "Code Monkey" was [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/23/159227 linked to] on Slashdot.org; the resultant [[Wikipedia:Slashdot effect|traffic overload]] caused jonathancoulton.com to go down for over twenty-four hours.<br />
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== Other versions ==<br />
Quick Stop Entertainment sponsored a [http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2006/11/18/contest-code-monkey-remix/ "Code Monkey Remix" contest] from November 11th, 2006, to December 19th, 2006. Contestants were able to download the source files for the song and remix them as they saw fit. Four of the five winning entries can be found [http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2006/12/20/code-monkey-contest-judging/ here]. One of the winners, [[The Doifter|Kristen Shirts]], has since gone on to cover other Jonathan Coulton songs; she has also accompanied Jonathan live at several concerts in New York City as well as at the [[San Francisco, CA: 2008-02-22|San Francisco DVD show]].<br />
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[http://www.fredleo.com/ Fred Leo] created a version of Code Monkey with an additional guitar track after Jonathan made a remark as to how boring the existing guitar parts sound. It is available from [http://www.fredleo.com/2010/03/28/that-code-monkey-version-with-extra-guitar-track/ one of his blog posts]. <ref>http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/12/05/link-roundup/</ref><br />
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Jonathan has also created two "PG" versions of "Code Monkey", where the "cuss words" ("''goddamn''" and "''crap''") have been blanked out (blog entry [[joco://2006/05/29/pg-code-monkey/|here]]) and one with the "bad words reversed" (blog entry [[joco:2006/05/30/code-monkey-like-back-masking/|here]]).<br />
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The Grammar Club has also released [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/07/08/the-grammar-club-code-monkey/ their own version of the song], which includes a rap between the second and third verses.<br />
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It has also been covered by Scottish musician Ross Gilchrist, and is available on his [http://www.facebook.com/#!/DrRosko?v=app_178091127385 Facebook page].<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
"Code Monkey" is one of Jonathan's most regularly played songs; it is believed that Jonathan has performed it in every concert since its release. In live performances, the song is typically slowed down tremendously from the Thing a Week release, becoming more of a ballad. When performing with [[Paul and Storm]], they usually accompany Jonathan with backing vocals. In addition, the song has been played in multiple variations; while accompanied by Kristen Shirts on ukelele, with [[Emily]] doing the [[Code Monkey Dance]], or Jonathan himself using a [[wikipedia:Tenori-on|Tenori-on]].<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* "Code Monkey" is listed as one of the four most popular songs on Jonathan Coulton's [[joco:primer/listen/|Listening Suggestions]] page.<br />
* This song was used as the theme song for the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068683/ G4TV series, ''Code Monkeys''].<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Fritos|Fritos]] is a brand of corn chip.<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Tab_(soft_drink)|Tab]] is a diet cola, and [[Wikipedia:Mountain_Dew|Mountain Dew]] is a citrus soda. Both are known for being heavily caffeinated.<br />
* [[Spiff]]'s World of Warcraft machinima video for "Code Monkey" has been viewed over 5,000,000 times.<br />
* The online rhythm game 'Osu!' has "Code Monkey" as one of the downloadable tracks; it includes the aforementioned machinima video as the background.<br />
* Code Monkey was no. 6 on CNN's list of [http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/10/geek.anthems/ The Top 10 Geek Anthems of All Time].<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"Code Monkey" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Code+Monkey|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-iii/|Thing a Week III]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]]<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
"Thing a Week III" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton6 here].<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "Code Monkey" (studio recording version) is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Cake]]<br />
* [[Computers]]<br />
* [[Fritos]]<br />
* [[Monkeys]]<br />
* [[Unrequited love]]<br />
* [[Work]]<br />
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* Date: September 19, 2009<br />
* Location: St. Louis, MO<br />
* Venue: [http://www.offbroadwaystl.com Off Broadway]<br />
* Supporting act: [[Paul and Storm]]<br />
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<br />
=== Setlist: ===<br />
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# [[Millionaire Girlfriend]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zu24QJu4rc Video]<br />
# [[Betty and Me]]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVWNd_HArQ Video]<br />
# [[Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorXCDDZkKU Video]<br />
# [[I Crush Everything]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-sW7OGSj4 Video]<br />
# [[Big Bad World One]] - (With Paul & Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWVB6LmVSIs Video]<br />
# [[Blue Sunny Day]] - (With Paul & Storm)<br />
# [[Space Doggity]] - (With Paul & Storm)<br />
# [[Soft Rocked By Me]] - (With Paul & Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdwCjBlVXnI Video]<br />
# [[Birdhouse in Your Soul]] - (With Paul & Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOFjlepJCW8 Video]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]] - (With Paul & Storm)<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vao65cJh9qg Video]<br />
# [[I'm Your Moon]]<br />
# [[The Future Soon]]<br />
# [[The Presidents]]<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]]<br />
# [[Still Alive]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
: '''Encore'''<br />
# [[A Talk With George]]<br />
# [[First of May]] - (With Paul & Storm)<br />
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=== Notes: ===<br />
<br />
* Link to the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=1251 Forum thread] for this show.<br />
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"'''Re: Your Brains'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s fifth album, ''[[Thing a Week Two]]''. It is one of Jonathan's most recognizable and best known songs, a concert staple and an identifier of his place in the [[Wikipedia:Geek rock|geek rock]] genre.<br />
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== History ==<br />
"'''Re: Your Brains'''" was released as the twenty sixth [[Thing a Week]] on March 24th, 2006. It quickly became one of Jonathan's most recognizable songs, becoming the first song to receive a WoW video by [[Spiff]]. <br />
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== Other versions ==<br />
* There is also a French version of "Re: Your Brains", available on [[The Aftermath]], called [[Re Vos Cerveaux]].<br />
* [http://100robots.com 100 robots] have played a rock/jungle version of "Re: Your Brains" at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVC6Ak-y2Bo BarCamp Brighton 4] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_2VFrA0DQ The Dance of the Dead Zombie Prom in London]<br />
* During Desert Bus for Hope 2009, Jonathan Coulton was interviewed over the phone. Later that night, someone paid for Graham to sing Re: Your Brains in a Billy Mays voice. This was later put to the karaoke version of the song, and was dubbed 'Re: Billy May's Brains.' The MP3 can be found [http://www.tiltyhouse.com/RE_Billy_May%27s_Brains.mp3 here].<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
"Re: Your Brains" is one of Jonathan's most regularly played songs; it is believed that Jonathan has performed it in every concert since its release. In live performances, the song is almost always played as the closing song of the main portion of the show. It is always introduced as needing audience participation, at which point Jonathan explains to the audience that he needs them to perform the zombie portion of the chorus. First time JoCo fans and unfamiliar audiences will usually sing the test chorus with proper tone, rhythm, and diction, after which Jonathan will correct them, instructing them to instead sound properly like singing undead: tone-deaf, arrhythmic, and unintelligible.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* There was a large controversy between JoCo fans over whether a colon appears in the title of the song or not. This was caused by the absence of a colon both in the JoCo store and on the Thing a Week 2 CD case. However, upon consulting with JoCo it has been established that the title is supposed to contain a colon.<br />
* Spiff's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM WoW video] for "Re: Your Brains" has been viewed over 3,000,000 times and is often credited by fans as their introduction to Jonathan Coulton.<br />
* In the webcomic ErfWorld, [http://www.erfworld.com/book-1-archive/?px=/014.jpg Book 1 Page 14] features the main character, Parson, listening to "Re: Your Brains" in his car on his way to work.<br />
* The song is one of several available on a working jukebox in "The Parish", "Swamp Fever" and "The Passing" campaigns of ''[[Wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]''. If the survivors stay by the jukebox, an infected horde will appear when the first chorus starts. Also available, although rare, is [[Still Alive]].<br />
* The song is used as the opening theme for a short audio drama by Mur Lafferty, titled [http://zombinc.net/ The Takover], described as The Office meets Shaun of the Dead. Jonathan makes a cameo appearance in the last episode.<br />
* [http://web.dragoncontv.com Dragon*ConTV] produced a live action video for the song which premiered at Dragon*Con 2007. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOlznuyPOeM The video is available on YouTube]<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"Re: Your Brains" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Re+Your+Brains|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-ii/|Thing a Week II]]''. Of course this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]].<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
"Thing a Week II" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].<br />
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===Games===<br />
"RE: Your Brains" is one of the jukebox tracks in [http://l4d.com/home.php Left 4 Dead 2], and a horde automatically attacks at the beginning of the first chorus.<br />
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"RE: Your Brains" is also now available as downloadable content for [http://www.rockband.com/songs/reyourbrains Rock Band and Rock Band 2] as a part of "The PAX 2009 Collection" track pack (for 240 MS Points) and as an individual song (for 80 MS points).<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "Re: Your Brains" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Sing A Longs]]<br />
* [[Work]]<br />
* [[Zombies]]<br />
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== Audio ==<br />
* [http://www.creegah.com/re_your_brains.mp3 Thumbs Up For Pirate Zombies (8 MB's)] from [[Atlanta, GA: 2008-03-22 | Atlanta show]]<br />
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"Still Alive" is a song Jonathan Coulton wrote for the Valve game ''Portal''. The song is currently being rerecorded for release on Coulton's [[Artificial Heart (album)|new album]], with Sara Quin on lead vocal, Chris Anderson on bass guitar, Marty Beller on drums, Joe McGinty playing 'keyboardy things', and Dorit Chrysler on theremin.<ref>[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2011/04/10/still-alive-clarifications/ Still Alive Clarifications]</ref><br />
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== Information ==<br />
Coulton wrote and performed a song titled "Still Alive" for the ending credits of Valve's 2007 video game ''[[Wikipedia: Portal (video game)| Portal]]'', with vocals by Ellen McLain.<br />
== Availability ==<br />
A version with Coulton's vocals was included on The Orange Box Original Soundtrack, in addition to the one heard at the end of the game. The song was made available on April 1, 2008 for the game ''Rock Band'' as downloadable content. It is one of the few tracks available for free download in the ''Rock Band'' Store.<br />
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The song makes a return in a later Valve game, ''[[Wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]''. A jukebox in "The Parish" campaign can be operated, playing a randomly selected song. Still Alive is one of the songs, although it is very rare. One of the other songs is [[Re: Your Brains]].<br />
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A live version is one of the tracks on Jonathan's 2009 live album, ''[[Best. Concert. Ever.]]''<br />
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== References & Trivia ==<br />
* This song was performed at MIT as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDzWSdndJbw&feature=player_embedded a demonstration of a Rubens Tube], which visualizes the musical tones using flaming gas jets.<br />
* The game's A.I., GlaDOS, appears as a character in [http://xkcd.com/375/ this XKCD] comic strip, with dialogue quoting the song.<br />
* The song's second line ("I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS") has become a minor Internet [http://tinyurl.com/6gt796t meme] (e.g. as referenced in the [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax-presents/saw Rifftrax commentary] for the film "Saw").<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Cake]]<br />
* [[Not Dead Yet]]<br />
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== Copyright information ==<br />
Unlike JoCo's other songs, Still Alive is owned by [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve]], and is <i>not</i> subject to [[Creative Commons]].<br />
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