I’d only seen four. I really need to become reunemployed. The Alanis Morrisette version of “My Humps” is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
MIke said:
(On December 29th, 2007 at 9:34 am)
I’ve seen five, but now I feel as though I am suitably versed in web video culture for the year 2007.
Still don’t really understand the Rick Astley thing, though. Doen’t seem like much of a practical joke to associate an 80’s video to a tag with a name like “naked Admiral Janeway.” Maybe it’s just as well…
This was the first I’d heard of “Internet Commenter…” Thank you for that. Seriously.
I’d also avoided seeing Chocolate Rain, but I figured I might aswell watch it while it was there, I wish I hadn’t. Didn’t even bring any lulz, just sucked.
Magic Flyin' L:emur said:
(On December 29th, 2007 at 11:07 pm)
Mikki: Chad Vader’s cover of Chocolate Rain is funner. If you watch Chad Vader.
Magic Flyin' Lemur said:
(On December 29th, 2007 at 11:13 pm)
And I screwed up my own name. Awesome.
Hlaode said:
(On December 30th, 2007 at 12:28 pm)
“internet troubadour” returns only 371 results. I take it upon myself to remedy this somehow.
Robert Hutchinson said:
(On December 30th, 2007 at 1:00 pm)
I’ve only seen one, but was aware of the existence of three others.
And the one was Rick Astley. Yeah, the video is horrendous, but I actually like the song, so it didn’t even work on me. (I went looking for “Together Forever” afterwards! Help me.)
Ergo Jonathon Coulton is 91.4% of all Internet troubadours.
MrBawn said:
(On December 31st, 2007 at 8:32 am)
I’ve seen 9 of those, but I was only able to watch 2 of them in their entirity (and one of those two was the prairie dog). It’s been a very bad year for internet video.
That song of his is a good song. Biting! Incisive! (But not in a redundant way). I was saying to myself, “this is some bold internet troubadour we have here – willing to lay it all on the line against the pursuit of Big Science at all costs!” “This song speaks directly to the dangers of corn gone weird and frankenbeans, as gene-culturing agricultists pry open a pandora’s Jack-in-the-box of potentially sentient, malevolent mutant superfoods! As occult physicists sell their souls to a quantum Satan in exchange for the keys to the next big megaweapon! As Science Itself looks down upon we lowly laypersons, an indifferent and disembodied brain observing the fodder for its next experiment – we, the raw grist for its grisly maw!!”
Then I did a little reading and found out it was about a videogame. But still. It’s a sweet little song, isn’t it?
And I’d maintain that all that other shit’s borderline applicable regardless. Penumbras and emanations.
I’ve seen 5 of them before. That’s enough to instill me with mild shame over my wasted year, yet also mocking superiority over those who’ve seen more.
I’d only seen four. I really need to become reunemployed. The Alanis Morrisette version of “My Humps” is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
I’ve seen five, but now I feel as though I am suitably versed in web video culture for the year 2007.
Still don’t really understand the Rick Astley thing, though. Doen’t seem like much of a practical joke to associate an 80’s video to a tag with a name like “naked Admiral Janeway.” Maybe it’s just as well…
This was the first I’d heard of “Internet Commenter…” Thank you for that. Seriously.
I’d also avoided seeing Chocolate Rain, but I figured I might aswell watch it while it was there, I wish I hadn’t. Didn’t even bring any lulz, just sucked.
Mikki: Chad Vader’s cover of Chocolate Rain is funner. If you watch Chad Vader.
And I screwed up my own name. Awesome.
“internet troubadour” returns only 371 results. I take it upon myself to remedy this somehow.
I’ve only seen one, but was aware of the existence of three others.
And the one was Rick Astley. Yeah, the video is horrendous, but I actually like the song, so it didn’t even work on me. (I went looking for “Together Forever” afterwards! Help me.)
“Internet troubadour”: 372 hits
“internet troubadour” coulton: 340 hits
Ergo Jonathon Coulton is 91.4% of all Internet troubadours.
I’ve seen 9 of those, but I was only able to watch 2 of them in their entirity (and one of those two was the prairie dog). It’s been a very bad year for internet video.
That song of his is a good song. Biting! Incisive! (But not in a redundant way). I was saying to myself, “this is some bold internet troubadour we have here – willing to lay it all on the line against the pursuit of Big Science at all costs!” “This song speaks directly to the dangers of corn gone weird and frankenbeans, as gene-culturing agricultists pry open a pandora’s Jack-in-the-box of potentially sentient, malevolent mutant superfoods! As occult physicists sell their souls to a quantum Satan in exchange for the keys to the next big megaweapon! As Science Itself looks down upon we lowly laypersons, an indifferent and disembodied brain observing the fodder for its next experiment – we, the raw grist for its grisly maw!!”
Then I did a little reading and found out it was about a videogame. But still. It’s a sweet little song, isn’t it?
And I’d maintain that all that other shit’s borderline applicable regardless. Penumbras and emanations.
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