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"Octopus" was first played live on [[Alexandria, VA: 2007-08-31|August 31st, 2008 in Alexandria, VA]]. It has subsequently been played only once, on [[Ann Arbor, MI: 2009-03-06|March 6th, 2009 in Ann Arbor, MI]]. | "Octopus" was first played live on [[Alexandria, VA: 2007-08-31|August 31st, 2008 in Alexandria, VA]]. It has subsequently been played only once, on [[Ann Arbor, MI: 2009-03-06|March 6th, 2009 in Ann Arbor, MI]]. | ||
− | + | Travis,Although you do not know me personally, beevile me I feel I DO KNOW YOU. My bestestestestestest friend on this earth shares in praising and worshipping God with you and the Living Proof team. To those of us who don't know you personally, we can only see God shine from a distance. But, for those, like Julie, who get to travel with you and watch you remain the same, day in and day out, that it a real testament to your Christ-likeness. May God continue to work through all those involved with Living Proof ministries, to show the rest of us what Jesus really came to do.Thanks for sharing a large part of who you are with the world. What precious gifts He has bestowed upon you in the form of your wife and children.Godspeed!Angie Hester, Live Oak, FL | |
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Octopus | |
Release | The Aftermath |
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Length | 2:56 |
Release date | 06-07-2007 |
Related Pages | Other media |
Blog entry |
"Octopus" is a song on Jonathan Coulton's collection of unreleased tracks, The Aftermath.
History
"Octopus" was released on June 7th, 2007, the first song for which Jonathan streamed his recording sessions live over the Internet to inaugurate the JoCo in a Bubble project (archive: [1] [2]. [3] [4] [5] [6]). (He has since repeated this process with other songs from The Aftermath; see My Beige Bear and Lady Aberlin's Muumuu.)
According to Jonathan, this song was inspired by a YouTube video his daughter liked to watch, showing an octopus attacking and devouring a shark:
If you are a sea creature that an octopus wants to eat, God help you, because it's definitely going to eat you, and it's going to hurt a lot. So for a while I went around singing "Octopus, some kind of octopus," in my head and thinking about an octopus just tearing things to pieces, mostly crabs. Naturally, this became a nice metaphor for a breakup song (as long as I avoided using the word "sucker").
Live performance
"Octopus" was first played live on August 31st, 2008 in Alexandria, VA. It has subsequently been played only once, on March 6th, 2009 in Ann Arbor, MI.
Travis,Although you do not know me personally, beevile me I feel I DO KNOW YOU. My bestestestestestest friend on this earth shares in praising and worshipping God with you and the Living Proof team. To those of us who don't know you personally, we can only see God shine from a distance. But, for those, like Julie, who get to travel with you and watch you remain the same, day in and day out, that it a real testament to your Christ-likeness. May God continue to work through all those involved with Living Proof ministries, to show the rest of us what Jesus really came to do.Thanks for sharing a large part of who you are with the world. What precious gifts He has bestowed upon you in the form of your wife and children.Godspeed!Angie Hester, Live Oak, FL
Availability
Downloads
"Octopus" is currently only available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an individual track.
Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store.
CD
The Aftermath is not yet available on CD.
Themes
The Aftermath |
1. Octopus - 2. Re: Vos Cerveaux - 3. My Beige Bear - 4. Lady Aberlin's Muumuu - 5. Washy Ad Jeffy - 6. Monkey Shines - 7. Big Dick Farts a Polka - 8. Space Doggity - 9. Always the Moon - 10. Blue Sunny Day |