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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 2005 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 <span class="plainlinks">[http://goo.gl/ScSXUG<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">harga lenovo]</span> 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 />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"Chiron Beta Prime" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Chiron+Beta+Prime|individual track]], as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-ii/|Thing a Week II]]'', or as part of ''[[joco:albums//joco-looks-back/|JoCo Looks Back]]''. 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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You can also download "Chiron Beta Prime" for Rock Band from the Rock Band Network 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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=== 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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<div>[[Image:Jonathan at desk.jpg|thumb|250px|Jonathan with a deskful of musical goodies]]'''Jonathan William Coulton''' (born December 1, 1970, in New Haven, CT), affectionately known as '''JoCo''' to his fans, is a musician best known for the geeky subject matter of many of his songs and the nontraditional licensing and distribution of his music and [http://goo.gl/0x5XVR apple iphone]. His most prominent accomplishments include his [[Thing a Week]] project and his songs "[[Code Monkey]]", "[[Still Alive]]", "[[Skullcrusher Mountain]]", and "[[The Future Soon]]". Jonathan is largely associated with the folk rock genre, though he occasionally experiments with other styles. Jonathan's primary instrument is the guitar, but he also plays a number of other instruments, including synthesizers, banjo, ukulele, and zendrum live and in-studio.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Education years ===<br />
Jonathan's father is a lawyer.<ref>[http://www.ernietheattorney.net/ernie_the_attorney/2003/10/poptech_jonatha.html PopTech - Jonathan Coulton] on the Ernie The Attorney blog</ref> Jonathan's affinity for music, though, was apparent from the beginning, since he played the snare drum in his high school marching band.<br />
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Jonathan's interest in music bloomed at Yale, where he studied music in pursuit of his Bachelor of Arts degree. There, he also joined a capella music groups the [http://www.yale.edu/spizzwin/ Spizzwinks(?)] (the parenthetical question mark is part of the name) and the [http://www.whiffenpoofs.com/ Whiffenpoofs]. Also while at Yale, Jonathan met [[John Hodgman]], a friend who became integral to his development as a performing musician.<br />
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=== Early career ===<br />
After graduation, Jonathan and John Hodgman moved to Manhattan. Jonathan worked for some time in the Artists and Repertoire (scouting) department of an adult contemporary record label. Next, he worked for some time at the William Morris Talent and Literary Agency.<br />
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Jonathan then found a job as an espresso slinger at Cooper's Coffee, where he later began to perform music. When Cooper's closed, Jonathan moved on to a software company called Cluen. He was employed there for the next eight years, where he wrote computer software.<br />
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During this period of relative stability in Jonathan's life, he undertook a few projects. The first was an album called ''[[Smoking Monkey]]'', and was released in 2003. A modest number of copies were sold. Jonathan notes:<br />
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I didn't sell very much stuff as far as I remember, maybe a couple CD's a month, but at this point it really wasn't so much about making a living. Mostly it was a nice ego boost to have an actual CD, and to see my name come up in the iTunes store. <ref>[[joco:2007/05/18/how-i-did-it/|How I Did It]] on the Jonathan Coulton blog</ref><br />
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Around that time, John Hodgman sought Jonathan's collaboration on the ''[[Little Gray Book]]'' lecture series, a project John described as a two-man-one-man-show. The lecture series was similar to Hodgman's later book tour. Other than banter between John and Jonathan, John would deliver a monologue and Jonathan would play accompaniment or perform works composed for the show.<br />
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During one of the ''Little Gray Book'' lectures, Jonathan was approached by the curator of the Pop!Tech conference, Andrew Zolli. Andrew, upon hearing Jonathan perform "[[The Future Soon]]", invited Jonathan to come play "The Future Soon" at Pop!Tech. On October 17, 2003, Jonathan did perform at Pop!Tech. Attending Pop!Tech turned out to be a large factor in Jonathan's current career. Here, Jonathan was introduced to [[Creative Commons]], the license under which Jonathan releases his music to this day. Also, Jonathan began discussions for the idea of becoming Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine (which was employing John Hodgman).<br />
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During the course of ''Little Gray Books'', Jonathan completed his album ''[[Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. He released the album on October 1, 2004.<br />
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In February 2005, Jonathan was officially placed on the masthead of Popular Science magazine with the title of Contributing Troubadour. As contributing troubadour, Jonathan wrote and recorded the EP ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms]]'' as a downloadable supplement for the issue of Popular Science entitled, "The Future of the Body."<br />
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=== Turning professional ===<br />
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On September 2, 2005, Jonathan quit his computer programming job at Cluen. This marked the beginning of Jonathan's professional music career.<br />
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Soon after resigning, Jonathan began creating his first albums as a professional musician. Based on an idea proposed by a co-worker, Jonathan started on the [[Thing a Week]] project. During the year-long project, Jonathan created and released one new song each week for a year. The project started September 16, 2005 and ended on September 29, 2006. The project yielded the four ''Thing a Week'' albums comprising the ''Thing a Week'' box set.<br />
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Jonathan started the ''[[PopSci Podcast]]'' on May 12, 2006, producing some of the earlier episodes concurrently with the later songs in Thing a Week. He hosted the podcast until Episode 37 on May 21, 2007.<br />
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In a May 2011 interview on NPR's program ''Planet Money'', Coulton revealed that online sales from his website had topped one million dollars.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Jonathan Coulton press coverage]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Links ===<br />
* [[joco:bio/|Bio]] on the Jonathan Coulton website<br />
* "[[joco:2005/08/29/dont-quit-your-day-job/|Don't Quit Your Day Job]]" on the Jonathan Coulton blog<br />
* "[[joco:2005/09/16/work-vs-play/|Work vs. Play]]" on the Jonathan Coulton blog<br />
* "[[joco:2007/05/18/how-i-did-it/|How I Did It]]" on the Jonathan Coulton blog<br />
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=== Citations ===<br />
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"'''The Future Soon'''" is the opening track on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s first EP, ''[[Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. It is one of Jonathan's most regularly played songs in his live shows, often appearing at the opening of a set.<br />
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== History ==<br />
"The Future Soon" was, in its early days, performed as part of [[John Hodgman]]'s [[Little Gray Books]] Lecture #18, "What Will Happen In The Future". During the course of ''Little Gray Books'', Jonathan was discovered by Andrew Zolli, curator of the Pop!Tech technology conference. While Jonathan had been playing music for some time (including having released his first album, ''[[Smoking Monkey]]''), it was after a performance of "The Future Soon" that Andrew approached Jonathan.<br />
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Jonathan was invited to play "The Future Soon" at Pop!Tech 2003. On October 17, 2003, he performed as one of the events scheduled between official sessions. This performance was so well-received by the audience that Jonathan was asked to play several more songs over <span class="plainlinks">[http://goo.gl/Aby3er<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">2000 bandung auto]</span> the course of the weekend-long conference, including "[[Gambler's Prayer (demo)|Gambler's Prayer]]" and "[[Mandelbrot Set]]". Jonathan later cites Pop!Tech 2003 as the cause of several career-shaping decisions (contributing to ''Popular Science Magazine'', releasing music under [[Creative Commons]]), making "The Future Soon" a unique keystone of Jonathan's early career.<br />
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== Demo version ==<br />
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A demo performance of "The Future Soon" was recorded by Jonathan Coulton before the version that was eventually released on ''Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow''. The recording comprised of Jonathan's solo vocals accompanied by an acoustic guitar. Some of the lyrics in the demo version differ slightly from those in the published version. These changes are listed in the [[The Future Soon/Lyrics#Notes|notes]] included on the lyrics page.<br />
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The demo version of this song is part of the non-album collection ''[[Other Experiments]]'' and is available on the Jonathan Coulton Store as "[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/The+Future+Soon+(Demo) The Future Soon (Demo)]".<br />
== Live performance ==<br />
"The Future Soon" is a staple of the Jonathan Coulton live show experience. While Jonathan doesn't always introduce the song with the full background story, he gives a consistent introduction to the song when he does. In brief, Jonathan describes "The Future Soon" as how someone might feel if they were about 12 years old, alone in their room, reading [[wikipedia:Omni Magazine|Omni Magazine]], and thinking about the future.<br />
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When playing alone, Jonathan usually performs "The Future Soon" as the very first song on the setlist. When the show opens with [[Paul and Storm]], "The Future Soon" marks the beginning of the "Jonathan Coulton" part of the show--a subtle but important detail, considering that Jonathan usually performs backup vocals for Paul and Storm for at least one song.<br />
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When playing the song live, Jonathan uses only an acoustic guitar, and is otherwise unaccompanied. If Paul and Storm were performing prior to this song, they leave the stage until the next song for <span class="plainlinks">[http://goo.gl/alzaqF<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">harga hp nokia terbaru juni]</span> which they perform backup vocals and percussion. Thus, the recorded version and the live version of this song differ mainly in the instrumentation and the presence of backup vocals.<br />
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A few, much more minor, differences exist between the recorded version and the live version of the song:<br />
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* The line, "And I know that I'll forget the look of pity on her face," becomes, "And I know that I'll forget the pity on her face." Take a look at the [[The Future Soon/Lyrics|lyrics]] to find the line.<br />
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* The final guitar chord of the bridge section is modified to be more reliably played (from Aaug to A); this results in a slight but noticeable change. Take a look at the [[The Future Soon/Tabs|tabs]] to find the chord.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* "The Future Soon" is classified as a funny/sad song on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/listen Listening Suggestions] page.<br />
* "The Future Soon" was regularly performed by the character Emil Bleehall at the [[wikipedia:Adventurers Club|Adventurers Club]], a themed nightclub <span class="plainlinks">[http://goo.gl/ZecRJc<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">kata kata lucu]</span> in the Pleasure Island portion of Walt Disney World. The Adventurers Club has since closed down, and Emil's last performance was, appropriately, of [[When You Go]].<br />
* "The Future Soon" was featured during the Harmonix Rock Band Network panel at PAX 2009, and was released for the Xbox 360 on March 4th 2010 and June 1st 2010 for the Playstation 3.<br />
* Cory Doctorow used lyrics from this song's chorus as the title and epigraph of a science fiction [http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=story&id=2993 short story].<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"The Future Soon" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/The+Future+Soon|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums/where-tradition-meets-tomorrow/|Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. 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 />
As of February 2008, the CD version of ''Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow'' is out of print and is no longer available.<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
The demo version of "The Future Soon" is also available on the MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/The+Future+Soon+(Demo)|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums/other-experiments/|Other Experiments]]''. This song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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A karaoke version of "The Future Soon" (studio recording version) is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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This song is also now available through the music streaming application Spotify [http://open.spotify.com/track/2chEZfdAqJvlw9dM3hAU6p here]<br />
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The Yale Spizzwinks did an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRjwNUg8hU acapella version] at Jamnesia 2009<br />
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[http://www.ifightdragons.com I Fight Dragons], a rock band from Chicago, has also covered [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilX0kjhQ7jA "The Future Soon"].<br />
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The song is also a [http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5000722 track] on Harmonix's Rock Band Network of which Jonathan Coulton is an avid supporter. It lists for 160 Microsoft Points or $1.99 on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, respectively.<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Future]]<br />
* [[Outer space]]<br />
* [[Revenge]]<br />
* [[Robots]]<br />
* [[Unrequited love]]<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 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 <span class="plainlinks">[http://goo.gl/6tWv80<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">apple iphone 6]</span> 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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Here's a version with an overdubbed Rickenbacker 12-string: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_4QTWo_bJI<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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== suuuupaadave's Lesson a Week ==<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NX3jB5vUTU&list=UUBgFvJON-pFya2DPMUx8bZA&index=8&feature=plcp]<br />
(Live version lesson)<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Cake]]<br />
* [[Computers]]<br />
* [[Fritos]]<br />
* [[Monkeys]]<br />
* [[Unrequited love]]<br />
* [[Work]]<br />
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