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"'''A Talk With George'''", a tribute to American journalist and author [[wikipedia:George_Plimpton|George Plimpton]], is a 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 song contest ran by the [http://www.plimptonproject.org/ Plimpton Project].  The song won the contest and the prize of $400.00. 
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== Live performance ==
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"A Talk With George" is rarely played at a Jonathan Coulton concert.
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* 23rd Thing a Week, released March 3rd, 2006.
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* "A Talk With George" is classified as a sweet song on the [[joco:/primer/listen|Listening Suggestions]] page.
*Although the "George" of the title is not named in the song, he is [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,942286,00.html George Plimpton].
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== Availability ==
 
== 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]] 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.
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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" (studio recording version) is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
  
 
== Themes ==
 
== Themes ==
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ReleaseThing a Week Two
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Release date03-03-2006
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"A Talk With George", a tribute to American journalist and author George Plimpton, is a song on Jonathan Coulton's fifth album, Thing a Week Two.

History

"A Talk With George" was released as the twenty-third Thing a Week on March 3rd, 2006. Jonathan wrote the song for a song contest ran by the Plimpton Project. The song won the contest and the prize of $400.00.

Live performance

"A Talk With George" is rarely played at a Jonathan Coulton concert.

Trivia

Availability

Downloads

"A Talk With George" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an individual track or as part of Thing a Week III. 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

"Thing a Week II" is available for purchase as a CD here.

Other versions

A karaoke version of "A Talk With George" (studio recording version) is available on the Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store.

Themes

Thing-a-Week Two
1. Flickr · 2. Resolutions · 3. You Could Be Her · 4. I Will · 5. Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance · 6. So Far So Good · 7. Curl · 8. Chiron Beta Prime · 9. Take Care of Me · 10. A Talk with George · 11. Don't Talk to Strangers · 12. Stroller Town · 13. Re: Your Brains