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"'''Better'''" is a song from Jonathan Coulton's second EP, ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms]]''.
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'''Better''' is a song by [[Jonathan Coulton]], written for [[Popular Science]] magazine (see ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms]]''). It is a song about the detrimental effect that excessive plastic surgery can have on relationships.
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== Trivia ==
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* The song (like all the tracks from ''[[Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms]]'' was written as a musical response to [http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-08/future-body-soundtrack an article] in ''Popular Science''. It is a song about the detrimental effect that excessive plastic surgery can have on relationships.
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* The song was featured in the first episode of Jared Axelrod's podcast, ''[http://planetx.libsyn.com/ The Voice of Free Planet X]'', accompanying the short story "Built to Last" which discusses with the same themes.
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* Earliest live recording was at ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXZylWqCXFA Rex Theater 1/28/11]''
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== Availability ==
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The song is available from the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads/ Download Store] as part of ''Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms''.
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== Themes ==
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* [[Future]]
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* [[Robots]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 27 April 2022

"Better" is a song from Jonathan Coulton's second EP, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms.

Trivia[edit]

  • The song was featured in the first episode of Jared Axelrod's podcast, The Voice of Free Planet X, accompanying the short story "Built to Last" which discusses with the same themes.

Availability[edit]

The song is available from the Download Store as part of Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms.

Themes[edit]

Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms
1. That Spells DNA · 2. I Feel Fantastic · 3. Womb with a View · 4. Todd the T1000 · 5. Better