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"'''Curl'''", an anthem for the ice based Olympic sport is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s fifth album, ''[[Thing a Week Two]]''.
 
 
 
== History ==
 
"Curl" was released as the twentieth [[Thing a Week]] on February 10th, 2006.
 
 
 
== Live appearance ==
 
"Curl" is played occasionally at Jonathan Coulton concerts, usually in colder cities (especially in Minnesota, and a required song for Canadian setlists) where it's more likely there are actually curlers in the audience.  When performing with [[Paul and Storm]], they usually accompany Jonathan with full backing vocals.
 
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Curling has been an Olympic sport since the [[wikipedia:1998_Winter_Olympics|1998 Winter Olympics]].  Because it was the first time many Americans were seeing the sport, it enjoyed a brief spurt in popularity.
 
 
 
== Availability ==
 
=== Downloads ===
 
"Curl" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Curl|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-ii/|Thing a Week II]]''. Of course this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.
 
 
 
Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]].
 
 
 
=== CD ===
 
"Thing a Week II" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].
 
 
 
=== Other versions ===
 
A karaoke version of "Curl" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
 
 
 
 
 
== Themes ==
 
* Canadians
 
* [[Sports]]
 
 
 
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Revision as of 00:05, 10 December 2011

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