13) The Future Soon- Jonathan Coulton 9-12-07

[th3musyk]

i love this sng lol. nerd anthem

[chewbaccapasto]

this is the greatest and best song ever concieved

[MrCheeseWire1]

I have that model of guitar! :D Yay! Also, I can play all of JoCo's songs! :D

[EvansRowan123]

Is it bad if i can relate to this?

[Goblineng]

@EvansRowan123 Nope, just means your part of the club called humanity. we always want to be where we're not, when we get there we wish we could turn and go back to what we had. you are always exactly where you should be, if you can accept that you'll be in for a pretty good future

[EvansRowan123]

@Goblineng No, I mean I relate to the stuff about the moonbase and the robot warriors.

[Unahim]

Kinda normal if you also sing at the same time that you don't make the guitar music too hard, so chords are perfect :p

[TheTailor25]

LoL, Piratebay T-Shirt ! HES ONE OF US !

[TheMorphite]

@TheTailor25 w00t.

[markthewhalekiller]

This is my favourite Coulton song. It's funny and lighthearted, but it also evokes that sort of bittersweet nostalgia inside of ya don't it? You know, that boyish angst, ambition and hope experienced by many an elementary school nerd-type way back when.

[supercrem909]

I have been playing guitar for about a year and half and to me it looks like he's using chords for most of his songs and he just has different strum patterns or arpeggios (Playing individual strings while your hand is in the shape of a chord) but i cant find tab anywhere either lol

[Nogarkhaz]

There are tabs on 911tabs, but they are wrong, judging by this video. I may use it to learn the song instead :D

[Gle3nn]

Go to jonathancoulton(dot)com then go to the music page. Find the song, click on info(magnifying glass), there you will find tabs, lyrics and other related stuff.

[miladygrimm]

In my personal opinion it doesn't matter because it sounds good, it's catchy, and he isn't a hard ass about downloading his music for personal use. Far too often put too much much pressure on musicians to be different and perfect. I like him cause he is a normal guy doing what he loves.

[jippenfaddoul]

He actually licences his songs to be free to copy, modify, and share. And he seems to enjoy seeing all the videos, remixes, and concert footage appear on the net. Also, bonus points for getting a good shot of his "I steal music" shirt. :D

[BunnyofLore]

And because of this, I give him money for every single song of his I listen too. His concert was awesome too.

[TiberiousWalker]

@supercrem909 What you want is a website called ultimate-guitar(dot)com. It is one of the best sites for guitarists to learn new songs, they have tabs, chord/lyrics, power tabs, guitar pro's, bass and even the odd drumming section. There are quite a few of JoCo's songs on there, you may have to try a few versions but all in all it's a great site and often has some accurate tabs. Enjoy.

[DemonMeeko]

I took up guitar just to learn his songs.

[Scorch901]

to this day i still cant find any tabs

[CletusDelRalph]

I see her standing by the monorail

She looks the same except for bionic eyes

She lost her real ones in the robot wars

I'll say im sorry

She'll say It's not your fault oooor is it?

[Goothieguth]

This guy looks like my RE teacher :) and acts like him too ;)..

I shud see if my teacher can sing D:

[CletusDelRalph]

Maybe it IS you RE teacher

[EdgarWFlintlock]

Officially the coolest RE teacher of all time.

[magpiefabric]

I intend to finish my engineering degree and build a space lab, underground! That right there, is the future.

[Fushicho01]

"my space lab in space"

Heheh.

[monstertruck29]

I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak

lol =]

[533700]

COME TO BRAZIL :(

WE LOVE YOU!!!

[actualmind]

Hell yeah! come to brazil!!!!

[shotgunreaper]

Come to Australia :(

We love you!

[aarongasparini]

I LOVE HIM!!! HES A GOD!!!

[Xaviertherocker]

lawl

[Xaviertherocker]

Reminds of my past I still want to become a mechanical engineer...

[Gorith89]

I wish i could see him live :((( but i live in sweden /Cry

[Xaviertherocker]

eh i feel sorry for you :P im in a big city in America :P tsk tsk tsk sweden seems cool really wish I learned about it more might visit sweden acttualy

[Influx27]

I like the recording of him playing in LA a bit better, since it sounds so much sweeter and softer, really heart felt-ya know

[shortaweekproject]

This is my favorite JoCo song. Coulton said that first part about the girl in class is autobiographical. Growing up is nothin' nice.

[haku155]

i love joco hes great he should tour Europe and come here (n.Ireland)

btw all those great comments you guys left got thumbed up for being such great j.c fans to :D

[Gle3nn]

He has a tour already planned and mostly set.

Oct 24: Dublin

Oct 25: Glasgow

Oct 29: Manchester

Oct 30: London - Shepherd's Bush Empire

Oct 31: Nottingham - Game City

Nov 1: Oxford

That's it so far

[Fredricbl]

Darn

[Pyrafrost]

his coming to town on my birthday, yay!

[prox1mately]

I can't stand that you got a minus for this comment, can't you upload so that people can judge? Would be interesting to hear a cover of a Jonathan Coultons song.

[soozin511]

thanks

i don't get it either i mean i like this version i just like my friends version better...

someone already uploaded it, i'm not sure who did though

[debtmaster]

First song I heard by JC. One of my favorites, but in this recording, the guitar is just too loud.

Awesome song nevertheless.

[Luvdaemo]

*Waves his lighter*

What!? it's J.C.! Such a great artist!

[addfoodhere]

hope you get more views =P

[AdvancedWarfare]

this guy is great love this song!

[xXxnels0nxXx]

this sounds just like the cd version...very good

[dietcokemygod]

No the CD version has sound effects and stuff this is just him and guitar ... personally i like that better but hey it's his CD.

[xXxnels0nxXx]

well of course it has no sound effects but other wise its just like the cd or better

[DarthWario]

This is actually my fave song...I can actually relate, in a way...

[xXxnels0nxXx]

i can relate also i lvoe joco im getting the thing-a-week box set soon

[thekat67]

oh your so lucky. im gonna go busking and make some money so i can buy it. and i might donate the rest to JoCo himself, who inspires me to play anyway. I want to be a troubador just like him :)

[gh4ever101]

@DarthWario Same here....

[DarthWario]

Ha ha! I will post as much as possible!

I love these videos...keep making them!

You are one of the greatest posters on YouTube!