The song (a cover of Jonathan Coulton’s now-infamous “Still Alive”) is well done, too. Don’t turn it off after the first few squeaky seconds. It gets better. I swear.
It’s our singular honoir to be the first to present two live cuts from the massively talented, massively bearded troubadour Jonathan Coulton’s upcoming album “Artificial Heart”. You may know Jonathan from his fan favorite songs “Skullcrusher Mountain”, “re: Your Brains”, “Code Monkey”, or—very likely around these parts—”Still Alive (GLaDOS’s Song)” and “Want You Gone (Love Theme from Portal 2)”.
Need a reason to learn how to play the electric guitar? YouTube musician FamilyJules7X demonstrates how well mad guitar skills and gaming go together in his triumphant electric cover of Jonathan Coulton’s “Want You Gone”.
Plants Vs Zombies songstress Laura Shigihara was so impressed by Jonathan Coulton’s ending theme “Want You Gone” that she recorded what might be the most adorable version of the song committed to YouTube video.
Haven’t finished Portal 2 yet? Go on and listen to the game’s ending tune. Do it.
We now know how to make a Justin Bieber song sound good: slow it down 800 per cent. But what happens when Portal’s Still Alive, that great video game song from Jonathan Coulton, gets the same treatment? Listen.
Relive this weekend’s PAX concerts next week in Rock Band, with a triple dose of Freezepop and a three-pack of PAX songs from Jonathan Coulton, MC Frontalot, and Paul and Storm.
The latest batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP includes the stirring love anthem “Still Alive” from Portal, which will be available, free of charge and includes delicious cake.
You may know Jonathan Coulton the guy who wrote that song for Portal. What you may not know about him is that the guy is a mega geek, just like us, we mean you. Just like you. And his music reflects such a mentality. I’m generally thinking about robots and fractals all the time anyway, whether I’m writing about them or not…But on a deeper level, I think there’s a thread running through many of the songs that has more to do with how it feels to be a nerd – this kind of alienation, a sense of not belonging, not being accepted.
STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED PORTAL.
