"Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain..."

[BigMcLargehuge]

Oh man is this song funny! Anyone else recently discover the goofy geeky goodness of Jonathan Coulton??

Download it free here! http://www.jonathancoulton.com/lyrics/skullcrusher-mountain

[Ravenseye]

1. That song is awesome

I love it!

[BigMcLargehuge]

2. I've had it looped all freaking morning...

LOL

[Ravenseye]

3. I'm not sure what my favorite part is...

I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you
But I get the feeling that you don’t like it
What’s with all the screaming?
You like monkeys, you like ponies
Maybe you don’t like monsters so much
Maybe I used too many monkeys
Isn’t it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

or

You know it isn’t easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain
Maybe you could cut me just a little slack
Would it kill you to be civil?
I’ve been patient, I’ve been gracious
And this mountain is covered with wolves
Hear them howling, my hungry children
Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. The monkey-pony-monster is my favorite part

:)

[Ravenseye]

5. Why do you think nobody else seems to like the song?

It's brilliant, and yet apparently nobody else seems to have listened to it. Why is that you think?

[BigMcLargehuge]

6. dunno... but I wish they would

Seems to happen with many of the threads I've authored lately.

:shrug:

Maybe they only love me for my lock messages?

[Hugin]

7. Okay... Okay... I'm listening!

[Ravenseye]

8. You should lock this thread!

Make it controversial...Keep posting new threads complaining about what's wrong with the song that the thread keeps being locked, and then lock it...That'll get their attention!

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. Good plan!

I'll have my henchmen put the doomsday locking device online and prepped!

[BigMcLargehuge]

10. you guys are all missing out...

:kick:

[Ravenseye]

11. The Cool Kids would listen and then post here

but I guess none of them are around.

[underpants]

13. What’s with all the screaming?

Oh my GOD that is AWESOME!!!!

I might actually set that song as my goal to learn on guitar.

GENIUS seriously that is GENIUS

[Midlodemocrat]

19. Funniest thing I've heard in a long time.

My 13yo son thought it was a riot, also.

[underpants]

21. And this mountain is covered with wolves

I have this thing running on a loop.

Man o Man is this funny.

[BigMcLargehuge]

24. I still have it looped too

:)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

12. Coulton's great! I discovered him about a month ago when I found his cover

of "Baby Got Back".

I don't think it's on his site, but he also provides the backing for John Hodgeman's reading of his 700 hobo names which is both hilarious and one hell of an endurance task for all involved.

http://www.areasofmyexpertise.com/hoboes.html

[Ravenseye]

18. downloading now

18.4 megs...yikes! Cant' wait to hear it.

[tigereye]

14. at what institution did he record that?

No, it was very clever, I expected a metal-type screamer, though, not a guy who sounds like he sings somewhat disturbing country-folk flavored kids songs. :D

[underpants]

15. Apparently he attended Yale

His bio says he sang in the Whiffenpoofs.

AS far as where he recorded it... :shrug:

What's with all the screaming?

[tigereye]

17. I have heard songs that were close to that type of persepctive

but that one is unique.

I couldn't hear all the background stuff.... I assume it was those he had lured to his lair....


:hi:

how's the little one? She must be getting big.

[underpants]

20. Maybe I used too many monkeys

She is doing great. Just right there about to crawl.

LOVES Poppa and loves music (now that football season is over).

[Ravenseye]

22. What’s with all the screaming?

You like monkeys, you like ponies. Maybe you don’t like monsters so much.

[BigMcLargehuge]

26. Isn’t it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

[underpants]

28. Maybe you could cut me just a little slack

poor misunderstood evil cartoon overlord

[Ravenseye]

30. And this mountain is covered with wolves.

Hear them howling, my hungry children. Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you.

[tigereye]

25. my son has become addicted to football

it was pretty weird to see that, esp. with the Steelers in the Super Bowl.

Wow. Don't kids grow quickly? Mine will be 10 in two months, and it doesn't seem that long since he was walking and then going to school!

[RandomKoolzip]

23. "What's with all the screaming?" is my favorite line, too.

SouthoftheBorderPaul used to write songs like this. Very witty.

[Ravenseye]

16. Yeah I thought it would be heavy metal as well...sooo funny that it's not

I think people saw the title and maybe thought it was some lame metal band and ignored it, when actually it's just pure genius and hilarious.

[BigMcLargehuge]

27. you get my "Daring Early Adopter and Truster of Big McLargehuge" award

for today

:hug:

[Ravenseye]

29. Sweet!

Thanks for turning me on to the song...I can't wait to play it for other people.

[Ravenseye]

31. I'm still listening to this song

I think it's made me insane. I'm going to dream of Skullcrusher mountain tonight I think...

[underpants]

32. Do I dare start up the loop again?

I was laughing about this the whole way home yesterday and then I was singing it to the baby. She laughed as much as I did.

[Ravenseye]

33. Mine did too

I had her on my lap singing

"I made this half monkey half pony monster to please you!"

and she was laughing. I don't think she really understood what I was saying because she's only 16 months old, but she was definately enjoying it. :)