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*Eighteenth Thing a Week, released January 27, 2006.
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"'''Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance'''" is a song inspired by [[wikipedia:Soterios_Johnson|Soterios Johnson]], the morning anchor on the NPR station in New York, WNYC, who may or may not have a secret life of dance.  It appears on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s fifth album, ''[[Thing a Week Two]]''.
*Inspired by [[wikipedia:Soterios_Johnson|Soterios Johnson]], the morning anchor on the NPR station in New York, WNYC, who may or may not have a secret life of dance.
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== History ==
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"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is listed as one of Jonathan's oldest songs on archived versions of his website.  It received a full update and was released as the eighteenth [[Thing a Week]] on January 27, 2006.
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== Demo version ==
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A demo version of "Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" on the non CD collection, ''[[Other Experiments]]''.  The lyrics are slightly different, and it has little to none of the electronic accompaniment of the Thing a Week version.  The demo version of this song is part of the non-album collection ''Other Experiments'' and is available on the Jonathan Coulton Store as [[joco:songdetails/Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance (Demo)]].
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== Live performance ==
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"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is occasionally played at Jonathan Coulton concerts.  It is a popular choice for requests.  When performed, it is stripped down to just Jonathan and a guitar, sounding more like the original demo version.
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== Availability ==
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=== Downloads ===
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"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance|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.
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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 "Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
  
 
== Themes ==
 
== Themes ==

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Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance
ReleaseThing a Week Two
Length3:51
Release date01-27-2006
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"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is a song inspired by Soterios Johnson, the morning anchor on the NPR station in New York, WNYC, who may or may not have a secret life of dance. It appears on Jonathan Coulton's fifth album, Thing a Week Two.

History

"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is listed as one of Jonathan's oldest songs on archived versions of his website. It received a full update and was released as the eighteenth Thing a Week on January 27, 2006.

Demo version

A demo version of "Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" on the non CD collection, Other Experiments. The lyrics are slightly different, and it has little to none of the electronic accompaniment of the Thing a Week version. The demo version of this song is part of the non-album collection Other Experiments and is available on the Jonathan Coulton Store as joco:songdetails/Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance (Demo).

Live performance

"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is occasionally played at Jonathan Coulton concerts. It is a popular choice for requests. When performed, it is stripped down to just Jonathan and a guitar, sounding more like the original demo version.

Availability

Downloads

"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an individual track or as part of 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 Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store.

CD

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

Other versions

A karaoke version of "Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" 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