Posts Tagged ‘Geek Rock’
They Might Be Giants – "When You Die" (2011)
2011/11/26
I would like to dedicate this to all those large corporations out there that are ruining people's lives in the pursuit of profit and greed.
Don't agree? Please watch "The Corporation" (2003) and report back here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xet6an_the-corporation-the-corporation_shortfilms
Ludo – "Love Me Dead" (2008)
2010/11/08
The video for Ludo's "Love Me Dead" is fun, and although this would be a great one for the "Halloween Song" list, I'm sharing with you now. Plus, G and I still haven't taken down our Halloween decorations. It is still autumn in my book and the sight of Christmas decorations going up is still making me vomit in my mouth a little bit.
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Click here for more info on Ludo – You're Awful, I Love You – "Love Me Dead".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Ludo - You're Awful, I Love You
Neil Patrick Harris – "Brand New Day" from "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (2008)
2010/08/19
I am a fan of the Whedons. Joss Whedon (oh how I love "Firefly"?) and Jed Whedon (oh how much fun is "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar"?) are the composers of "Brand New Day", among others from "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog". It is an unusual sort of geeky, cheesy, musical, with a twist at the end that took some time to digest, but inevitably I have decided was the more bittersweet and took some balls. Well worth the 42 minutes in retrospect. This song in particular caught my ear because it reminds me of They Might Be Giants. Also who knew Neil Patrick Harris could sing? Huh.
The context of the song is hillarious.
Script leading up to the song…
Billy (Dr. Horrible): Well, this was great. Wish I could stay and chit-chat.
Captain Hammer: [places his arm around Billy] Well, it sure was nice to meet you… Doctor. [Billy winces] You've got a little crush don't you, Doc? Well, that's gonna make this hard to hear. See, later I'm gonna take little Penny back to my place. Show her the command center, Hammercycle, maybe even the Hamjet. You think she likes me now? I'm going to give Penny the night of her life, just because you want her. And I get what you want. You see, little Penny's giving it up, she's giving it up hard. 'Cause she's with Captain Hammer. [holds up his fists] And these are not the hammer. [walks away from Billy, but then returns] The hammer is my penis.
Or I guess you could just watch, if you're into that:
PS: One of the extras on the DVD is a bunch of fan made "Evil League of Evil Applications". The best one, by "Mr. Terrible", has a song worthy of a listen or two!
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Click here for more info on Neil Patrick Harris – Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog – "Brand New Day".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Jonathan Coulton – "Code Monkey" (2006)
2009/12/29
I totally had a "code monkey" kind of day. I was just trying to beat out code for ungrateful customers. Remarkably boring shit too. I mean how exciting can I say generating reports and data files for auditing purposes is? I almost fell asleep just typing that last sentence. *sigh* At least they pay me right? I mean I shouldn't feel like shit because my employers landlord gave me a nicer "Holiday Gift" than my employer… let alone the other events of 2009. Right?
Also at least it is a short work week! AND the other "1-up mushroom" is code monkey came home to play video games with G and eat corn chips. (Not unlike the song I think!) Oooh yeah!
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Click here for more info on Jonathan Coulton – Thing-a-Week Three – "Code Monkey".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Jonathan Coulton - Thing-a-Week Three
