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| + | I bow down humbly in the prseence of such greatness. |
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| − | |albumname=Smoking Monkey
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| − | |length=2:17
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| − | |release=11-05-2003
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| − | |songlink=I'm+a+Mason+Now
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| − | "'''I'm a Mason Now'''" is one of [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s oldest available songs and appears on his first album, [[Smoking Monkey]].
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| − | == History ==
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| − | "I'm a Mason Now" is one of the six songs listed on the oldest archived version of Jonathan's [http://web.archive.org/web/20020925002351/http://jonathancoulton.com/ website]; the song was originally just called "'''Mason'''".
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| − | == Live performance ==
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| − | The first live performance of "I'm a Mason Now" was at the concert in Madison, WI on [[Madison, WI: 2009-02-26|2/26/2009]].
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| − | == Trivia ==
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| − | * The verses and guitar bits (intro, interludes and solo) are in the unorthodox time signature of 7/4. The last line of each verse is extended by a beat to transition into the choruses, which, along with the bridge, are in 4/4 time.
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| − | * "Mason" refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry Freemasonry], an ancient fraternal society, whose members use many secret rituals and symbols in their meetings.
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners "Shriners"], a related organization whose members wear the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28clothing%29 red fez], are also briefly mentioned in the song
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| − | * Although the song indicates the narrator was a Shriner before they joined the Masons, this is impossible as membership in a Masonic lodge is a prerequisite for becoming a Shriner.
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| − | * The clause 'Should we talk about the government?' refers to R.E.M.'s Pop Song 89.
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| − | == Availability ==
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| − | === Downloads ===
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| − | "I'm a Mason Now" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/I'm+a+Mason+Now|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums/smoking-monkey/|Smoking Monkey]]''. 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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| − | "''Smoking Monkey''" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton here].
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| − | === Other versions ===
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| − | A karaoke version of "I'm a Mason Now" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
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| − | == Themes ==
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| − | * [[Revenge]]
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