Jonathan Coulton Re-records 'Code Monkey' For Us 62
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from the hat-tip-to-you-sir dept.
from the hat-tip-to-you-sir dept.
Back in 2006, we discussed Jonathan Coulton's 'Code Monkey,' a song about the plight of under-appreciated developers. In the years since, Coulton's efforts to produce geek-oriented songs have propelled him to a successful music career. To mark Slashdot's 15th anniversary, he was kind enough to do a brand new recording of 'Code Monkey' for us. The video is embedded below, and here's a description from the email he sent to CmdrTaco:
"It seemed fitting to do a new version of that song. I have all these gadgets that I buy and barely learn how to play, and when I heard you guys were looking for videos and things, it inspired me to sit down and actually try to get some of them working. What you see is me doing a version of Code Monkey performed live on electric guitar and laptop. The grid with lights is a monome running Pages, Polygomé and mlrv on my mac. You’re also hearing some loops and noises from Ableton Live, controlled by footswitches, the monome, and the little keyboard, which is an OP-1. Back in 2006 I didn’t know what I was doing, and with all these gizmos, I still don’t. So that’s a relief."
Thanks, Jonathan.
Re:original was better (Score:5, Insightful)
He's been doing a more sentimental version in his live shows for years. It is a sad little story, and it's nice to hear a different take on it every once in a while.
Re:This version going to get released? (Score:4, Insightful)
Not implying anything about this particular version of the song, as I haven't listened to it yet, what with being at work, but I feel compelled to quote a great post I read on a forum a number of years ago, on this subject: "Just because someone thinks something isn't good doesn't necessarily mean they think they're better. Just because the guy from Phish can play guitar better than I can doesn't mean they're good."