Thing a Week
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Thing a Week is a series of studio albums released by rock musician Jonathan Coulton
in 2006. He compiled these albums from his highly successful weekly podcast, where he challenged himself to write, record, and produce a new song within a week, every week, for an entire year. He had done that to prove to himself, and to fans, that he was capable of working with a deadline.
's fourth studio album. It contains some of Coulton's earliest hit songs, including a cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back
". This album features his hit, "Shop Vac," and "W's Duty," one of the only songs Coulton has written about a real life topic.
. It features some more of Coulton's most popular songs, including "Re: Your Brains," which would later be used as an Easter Egg in Valve Corporation's 2009 hit video game, Left 4 Dead 2, and "Chiron Beta Prime," a Christmas song that originated as a Christmas card to one of Coulton's friends and shows how Coulton's songs tend to be about science fiction.
. It contains two of Coulton's most popular songs. "Code Monkey," used as the theme to a TV show and internet series, G4's Code Monkeys, and "Tom Cruise Crazy," a song about Tom Cruise. "Code Monkey" was likely inspired by Coulton's days at the New York software company Cluen.
. It has some more of his popular songs, including "Creepy Doll," a song where a man buys an abandoned house and finds a living, creepy doll upstairs, and later is killed by the doll in a fire. "Mr. Fancy Pants," a song where a man is obsessed with his pants, urging another man to buy the world's best pants to best 'Mr. Fancy Pants' in a contest of whose pants are better. "You Ruined Everything," seemingly a parody of typical love songs by taking the tone of a love song with lyrics reflecting anger, sadness, or regret towards somebody. It is actually about Coulton's daughter, as he was inspired to write it because of her. "I'm Your Moon," a song about the moon, Charon, of Pluto. Charon criticizes Earth scientists for renaming Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet, and Coulton has been known to introduce the song by casually damning the scientists who made that decision. It also features covers of two Queen songs, "We Will Rock You," and "We Are The Champions."
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton is an American singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans...
in 2006. He compiled these albums from his highly successful weekly podcast, where he challenged himself to write, record, and produce a new song within a week, every week, for an entire year. He had done that to prove to himself, and to fans, that he was capable of working with a deadline.
Thing a Week One
Thing a Week One is the first album of the series, and Jonathan CoultonJonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton is an American singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans...
's fourth studio album. It contains some of Coulton's earliest hit songs, including a cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back
Baby Got Back
"Baby Got Back" is a 1992 Number One single by hip hop artist Sir Mix-a-Lot, from his album Mack Daddy. The song samples the 1986 electro single "Technicolor" by Channel One. The song's title originates from an urban slang term used to express a favorable opinion about a woman's buttocks...
". This album features his hit, "Shop Vac," and "W's Duty," one of the only songs Coulton has written about a real life topic.
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Thing a Week Two
Thing a Week Two is the second Thing a Week album, and the fifth studio album by Jonathan CoultonJonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton is an American singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans...
. It features some more of Coulton's most popular songs, including "Re: Your Brains," which would later be used as an Easter Egg in Valve Corporation's 2009 hit video game, Left 4 Dead 2, and "Chiron Beta Prime," a Christmas song that originated as a Christmas card to one of Coulton's friends and shows how Coulton's songs tend to be about science fiction.
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Thing a Week Three
Thing a Week Three is the third Thing a Week album, and the sixth studio album by Jonathan CoultonJonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton is an American singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans...
. It contains two of Coulton's most popular songs. "Code Monkey," used as the theme to a TV show and internet series, G4's Code Monkeys, and "Tom Cruise Crazy," a song about Tom Cruise. "Code Monkey" was likely inspired by Coulton's days at the New York software company Cluen.
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Thing a Week Four
Thing a Week Four is the fourth and final Thing a Week album, and the seventh studio album by Jonathan CoultonJonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton is an American singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans...
. It has some more of his popular songs, including "Creepy Doll," a song where a man buys an abandoned house and finds a living, creepy doll upstairs, and later is killed by the doll in a fire. "Mr. Fancy Pants," a song where a man is obsessed with his pants, urging another man to buy the world's best pants to best 'Mr. Fancy Pants' in a contest of whose pants are better. "You Ruined Everything," seemingly a parody of typical love songs by taking the tone of a love song with lyrics reflecting anger, sadness, or regret towards somebody. It is actually about Coulton's daughter, as he was inspired to write it because of her. "I'm Your Moon," a song about the moon, Charon, of Pluto. Charon criticizes Earth scientists for renaming Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet, and Coulton has been known to introduce the song by casually damning the scientists who made that decision. It also features covers of two Queen songs, "We Will Rock You," and "We Are The Champions."