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"'''Rock and Roll Boy'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s sixth album, ''[[Thing a Week Three]]''.   
 
"'''Rock and Roll Boy'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s sixth album, ''[[Thing a Week Three]]''.   
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"Rock and Roll Boy" is believed to have never been played at a Jonathan Coulton concert.  Given the sampled nature of the song,  it is unlikely that it will be performed.
 
"Rock and Roll Boy" is believed to have never been played at a Jonathan Coulton concert.  Given the sampled nature of the song,  it is unlikely that it will be performed.
  
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== Trivia ==
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* Justin (JP Farquar), the original "Rock and Roll Boy", has [[joco:/2006/06/16/thing-a-week-37-rock-and-roll-boy/#comment-11847|heard the song]].  He is now a video and film producer in Seattle, where he performed for some time with the band [http://www.junkstand.com/bio.html Lullabelle].
  
 
== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==

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Rock and Roll Boy
ReleaseThing a Week Three
Length3:28
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"Rock and Roll Boy" is a song on Jonathan Coulton's sixth album, Thing a Week Three.

History[edit]

"Rock and Roll Boy" was released as the thirty-seventh Thing a Week on June 16th, 2006. The sampled vocals (and full original song) are from a six year old boy named Justin, and were originally found here.

Live performance[edit]

"Rock and Roll Boy" is believed to have never been played at a Jonathan Coulton concert. Given the sampled nature of the song, it is unlikely that it will be performed.

Trivia[edit]

  • Justin (JP Farquar), the original "Rock and Roll Boy", has heard the song. He is now a video and film producer in Seattle, where he performed for some time with the band Lullabelle.

Availability[edit]

Downloads[edit]

"Rock and Roll Boy" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an individual track or as part of Thing a Week III. 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[edit]

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

Themes[edit]

Childhood Memories

Thing-a-Week Three
1. Madelaine · 2. When You Go · 3. Code Monkey · 4. The Presidents · 5. Just as Long as Me · 6. Till the Money Comes · 7. Tom Cruise Crazy · 8. Famous Blue Raincoat · 9. Soft Rocked By Me · 10. Not About You · 11. Rock and Roll Boy · 12. Drinking With You · 13. Pizza Day