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"'''The Future Soon'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s second album, ''[[Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. It is one of Jonathan's most consistent songs in his live shows, always appearing at the opening of a set.
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"'''The Future Soon'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s second album, ''[[Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. It is one of Jonathan's most consistent songs in his live shows, consistently appearing at the opening of a set.
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== Live Performance ==
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"The Future Soon" is a staple of the Jonathan Coulton live-show experience. While Jonathan doesn't always introduce the song with the full background story, he gives a consistent introduction to the song when he does. In brief, Jonathan describes "The Future Soon" as how someone might feel if they were about 12 years old, alone in their room, reading Omni Magazine, and thinking about the future.
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When playing alone, Jonathan usually performs "The Future Soon" as the very first song on the setlist. When the show opens with Paul and Storm, "The Future Soon" marks the beginning of the "Jonathan Coulton" part of the show--a subtle but important detail, considering that Jonathan usually performs backup vocals for Paul and Storm for at least one song.
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When playing the song live, Jonathan uses only an acoustic guitar, and is otherwise unaccompanied. If Paul and Storm were performing prior to this song, they leave the stage until the next song for which they perform backup vocals and percussion. Thus, the recorded version and the live version of this song differ mainly in the instrumentation and the presence of backup vocals.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* "The Future Soon" is usually introduced in interviews and live shows as how someone might feel if they were about 12 years old, alone in their room, reading Omni Magazine, and thinking about the future.[http://www.spinner.com/2007/05/02/the-dl-interview-with-a-code-monkey/]
 
 
 
* "The Future Soon" is classified as a funny/sad song on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/listen Listening Suggestions] page.
 
* "The Future Soon" is classified as a funny/sad song on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/listen Listening Suggestions] page.
  
* In live performances, "The Future Soon" is always performed alone. During shows where [[Paul and Storm]] play as the opening act, they leave the stage for the song.
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* In live performances, the final guitar chord of the bridge section is modified to be more reliably played (from Aaug to A); this results in a very slightly different but noticeable change from the recording to the live version.
  
 
== Availability ==
 
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== Themes ==
 
== Themes ==
Robots, unrequited love, the future.
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* Robots
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* Unrequited love
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* The future
  
 
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The Future Soon
ReleaseWhere Tradition Meets Tomorrow
Length3:49
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"The Future Soon" is a song on Jonathan Coulton's second album, Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow. It is one of Jonathan's most consistent songs in his live shows, consistently appearing at the opening of a set.

Live Performance

"The Future Soon" is a staple of the Jonathan Coulton live-show experience. While Jonathan doesn't always introduce the song with the full background story, he gives a consistent introduction to the song when he does. In brief, Jonathan describes "The Future Soon" as how someone might feel if they were about 12 years old, alone in their room, reading Omni Magazine, and thinking about the future.

When playing alone, Jonathan usually performs "The Future Soon" as the very first song on the setlist. When the show opens with Paul and Storm, "The Future Soon" marks the beginning of the "Jonathan Coulton" part of the show--a subtle but important detail, considering that Jonathan usually performs backup vocals for Paul and Storm for at least one song.

When playing the song live, Jonathan uses only an acoustic guitar, and is otherwise unaccompanied. If Paul and Storm were performing prior to this song, they leave the stage until the next song for which they perform backup vocals and percussion. Thus, the recorded version and the live version of this song differ mainly in the instrumentation and the presence of backup vocals.

Trivia

  • In live performances, the final guitar chord of the bridge section is modified to be more reliably played (from Aaug to A); this results in a very slightly different but noticeable change from the recording to the live version.

Availability

"The Future Soon" is available on the Jonathan Coulton MP3 store. As of April 2008, the CD version of Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow is out of print.

Themes

  • Robots
  • Unrequited love
  • The future
Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow
1. The Future Soon · 2. Skullcrusher Mountain · 3. I Crush Everything · 4. Betty and Me · 5. Mandelbrot Set