Ever since “Ikea” popped up on one of my Pandora stations months ago, it’s been one of my favorites.
Every time I hear or see words like “Ikea,” “Thor,” or “Norsemen” this song immediately pops to mind. It’s surprising how many times that happens given I live in the US nowhere near an Ikea.
It’s catchy, and it’s funny. (And Paul, if you don’t listen to this one, I will hunt you down.)
Jonathan Coulton, the singer/songwriter, has a lot of other really funny songs. As an ex-programmer, he’s the perfect musician for geeks. Here’s what he says about himself…
In 2005 I left my day job writing software to pursue music full time. To keep myself busy I released a new song on this website every week for a year in a project called Thing a Week. A few of those songs became big internet hits (my folky cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back“, a funny video called “Flickr“, a song called “Code Monkey“), and I am now fortunate enough to make my living as a musician.
I write about a lot of geeky stuff because I am a geek. Some of it’s funny, but a lot of it’s not so funny, and even more of it is somewhere in between. I’ve been compared to They Might Be Giants, Barenaked Ladies, Loudon Wainwright III, and other musicians you REALLY LOVE.
Code Monkey could be an anthem for programmers.
Check out his site. There’s a lot of good stuff there. (I mean… he’s even got a song about Zombies… come on!)
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