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− | |release=03-03-2006
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− | |bloglink=2006/03/03/thing-a-week-23-a-talk-with-george/
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− | "'''A Talk with George'''", a tribute to American journalist and author [[wikipedia:George_Plimpton|George Plimpton]], is the tenth song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s fifth album, ''[[Thing a Week Two]]''.
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− | == History ==
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− | "A Talk with George" was released as the twenty-third [[Thing a Week]] on March 3rd, 2006. Jonathan wrote the song for a contest run by the [http://www.plimptonproject.org/ Plimpton Project]. The song [[joco:2006/05/10/thumbs-up-from-george/|won]] the prize of $400.00.
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− | == Live performance ==
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− | "A Talk with George" is occasionally played at Jonathan Coulton concerts. Because of the track's lean arrangement, mostly Jonathan with a guitar, the live version sounds essentially the same.
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− | == Trivia ==
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− | * "A Talk with George" is classified as a sweet song on the [[joco:/primer/listen|Listening Suggestions]] page.
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− | * Jonathan has said in interviews that this is one of his favorite songs.
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− | == Availability ==
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− | === Downloads ===
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− | "A Talk with George" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/A+Talk+with+George|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.
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− | Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]].
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− | === CD ===
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− | "Thing a Week II" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].
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− | === Other versions ===
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− | A karaoke version of "A Talk with George" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br>
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− | An [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/A-Talk-with-George.mp3 in-production version] was released with a [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2010/02/21/pre-songs/ blog post] by Coulton on February 21st, 2010.
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− | == Themes ==
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− | * [[Fame]]
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− | * [[Sports]]
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− | * [[Sweet songs]]
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