A Talk with George

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A Talk with George
Release	Thing a Week Two
Length	3:04
Release date	03-03-2006
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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 contest run by the Plimpton Project. The song won the prize of $400.00.

Live performance

"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.

Trivia

• "A Talk with George" is classified as a sweet song on the Listening Suggestions page.
• Jonathan has said in interviews that this is one of his favorite songs.

Availability

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CD

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

Other versions

A karaoke version of "A Talk with George" is available on the Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store.
An in-production version was released with a blog post by Coulton on February 21st, 2010.

Themes

• Fame
• Sports
• Sweet songs