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== History ==
 
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"A Laptop Like You" was written in response to a request that Jonathan premiere a new song at his second appearance at the [http://www.poptech.org/ Pop Tech] conference, in 2004.<ref>[[A Talk with JoCo, Part 2 (Undocumented Songs)]]</ref>
  
 
== Live performance ==
 
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"A Laptop Like You" is believed to have never been performed at a Jonathan Coulton concert.
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As mentioned above, "A Laptop Like You" premiered at Jonathan's second appearance at the Pop Tech.  It is believed to have never been performed at a Jonathan Coulton concert.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The attributes of the laptop described in the song make it clear that Coulton is singing about an [http://www.apple.com/mac/ Apple Macintosh] laptop.  Modern Mac operating systems are based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix], Macs have a [http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/ one-button mouse], the keyboards on some versions of Mac laptops did leave keyboard-shaped marks on the screen, etc.. The fact that the singer is willing to overlook the laptop's shortcomings is typical of enthusiastic Mac owners as well.
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* The attributes of the laptop described in the song could hint that Jonathan is singing about a [http://www.apple.com/mac/ Apple Macintosh] laptop.  Modern Mac operating systems are based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix] and the keyboards on some early versions of Mac laptops did eligibly  leave keyboard-shaped marks on the screen, etc.. (Jonathan uses a Mac laptop onstage when he plays his [[Instruments|Zendrum]].)
* Coulton does in fact use a Mac laptop onstage when he uses his [[Instruments|Zendrum]].
 
* Coulton said in an interview that this song was written for Coulton's second appearance at the [http://www.poptech.org/ Pop Tech] conference.  He figured since the song was "tech" in nature, unveiling it at Pop Tech made sense.
 
  
 
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A karaoke version of "A Laptop Like You" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
 
A karaoke version of "A Laptop Like You" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
  
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A Laptop Like You (demo)
ReleaseOther Experiments
Length3:25
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"A Laptop Like You (demo)" is a song on Jonathan Coulton's collection of miscellaneous tracks, Other Experiments.

History[edit]

"A Laptop Like You" was written in response to a request that Jonathan premiere a new song at his second appearance at the Pop Tech conference, in 2004.[1]

Live performance[edit]

As mentioned above, "A Laptop Like You" premiered at Jonathan's second appearance at the Pop Tech. It is believed to have never been performed at a Jonathan Coulton concert.

Trivia[edit]

  • The attributes of the laptop described in the song could hint that Jonathan is singing about a Apple Macintosh laptop. Modern Mac operating systems are based on Unix and the keyboards on some early versions of Mac laptops did eligibly leave keyboard-shaped marks on the screen, etc.. (Jonathan uses a Mac laptop onstage when he plays his Zendrum.)

Availability[edit]

Downloads[edit]

"A Laptop Like You" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an individual track or as part of the Other Experiments collection. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.

Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store

CD[edit]

"Other Experiments" has not been made available in CD form.

Other versions[edit]

A karaoke version of "A Laptop Like You" is available on the Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store.

Themes[edit]

Citations[edit]

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Other Experiments
1. Screwed (demo) - 2. Bills, Bills, Bills - 3. A Laptop Like You (demo) - 4. Bacteria - 5. Brookline (demo) - 6. Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance (demo) - 7. Beds Hurt My Booty - 8. I Crush Everything (demo) - 9. Skullcrusher Mountain (demo) - 10. The Future Soon (demo) - 11. Gambler's Prayer (demo) - 12. Mandelbrot Set (demo) - 13. Camp Bachelor Alma Mater