Jonathan Coulton in LA -06-Baby Got Back

[GOODGOODNOTBAD]

guitar sounds like Kingdom for Keflings soundtrack? Anyone? anyone?

[GeekMaladroit]

I really want to see Coulton in concert one day. I better start looking up show times.

[ThePennilessWriter]

I was flipping through a magazine while listening to this. When he got to the lyrics "I like to stay and play," I turned to a page that had "STAY + PLAY" in bold letters. O.o Eerie.

[vivalafiaga]

fuck yeah :)

[HawthornWitch]

he's so adorable, especially when he almost started laughing, I love the grin

[jennybean1995]

it almost makes this song sound romantic XD

[XFoolXProofX]

Awesome



[bluesoul1000]

 fun fact: hes 40 years old now O.O

[deadteddiebear1177]

@bluesoul1000 Fun Fact: He just turned 41 on the 1st of Dec.

[bcarr424]

Flat butts suck! Give me something thick and round every time.

[GoogooEyedChihuahua]

Lol

[CaptainDoctor007]

62 people prefer flat butts...and/or rap.

[rabidbunnies2]

i wont cuss or hit ya, but i gotta be straight when i say i wanna "mrow!" o.O

[newbo750]

@rabidbunnies2 when he says he wanna "duck" :D

[rabidbunnies2]

@newbo750 i know in the studio version it was a quack but it really sounds like he switched to a cat getting stepped on for this show.

[newbo750]

@rabidbunnies2 lol

[yhmmot]

well....thats it folks.......we just surpassed the white limit

*crackers clapping*

[Filby]

Oh. My. Gawd.

[theanalkrampf]

I only know this guy ekists for few minutes and I love him XDD

[Poisonberry8497]

Only he could turn Baby Got Back into a love song

[LeonSakau]

Jonathan Coulton is a godsend to both the nerd and music community. I fucken LOVE this guy.

[footballkrk]

61 people don't like big buts

[chriscos123]

anyone here the guy say "Oh yeah"

[manibus93]

The audience was aaawsome! :D

[MrZoider]

This has passion and love. Original is just " I want sex"

[EllistheScout1015]

I just came.

[CrazedWolfen]

Better than the original! *waits for an attack*

[APPLESAUCE50]

this guy is so funny I'm wondering how he keeps a straight face while HE says the stuff.

[RickSlauson]

@APPLESAUCE50 Isn't it AMAZING?!?!?

[APPLESAUCE50]

@RickSlauson ...indeed. *wipes tear from eye*

[chriscos123]

@APPLESAUCE50 The funny thing is, he doesn't

[TheEranster]

@APPLESAUCE50 He didn't, he almost started laughing the middle.

[DLotet]

ths is really disturbing xD

[makemydayization]

this is just toooooooooo funny !

[danadane4u]

i'm sorry, this is hilarious!

[golden0103]

@danadane4u No need to apologize

[HMRoylance]

Oh jeez...I love him

[therealpowder1]

lol

[TheTestaccount33]

This could easily be one of the funniest covers to any song, ever.

[GoughJoshua]

Black Guy= XD

White Guy= XD

White Girl= XD

Black Girl = XD

[MrZoider]

*any song

[MrZoider]

JC + ant song = WIN

[Metalpulsecannon]

@iriemon2469 I support your comment in almost any other case, where someone with little to no talent just rips of a serious rapsong. But JoCo has so many of his own songs that are more popular than this cover, and it's obviously for lulz, since the songs pretty funny on it's own;)

[angelarayrocks]

This is awesome!!! Love it & Sharing it!!!

[Zebrakindom]

I see sir mixs-a-lot made 57 accounts to dislike this

[Sylinic]

@Zebrakindom Aha

[04715353]

EPIC!!!

[iriemon2469]

Another lame dude covering hip hop with finger picking guitar style...I may die from the originality...

[voidspof87]

@iriemon2469 he did it back before alotta ppl did, and he writes alotta his own stuff this was a cover fer fun. And besides wtfx u talkin bout originality bein original in todays music is like finding a needle in a haystack, i find johnathan coulton more original then most stupid lame ass screamers or autotuned fuckwads

[AshrakMurgo]

@voidspof87 well played bro 

[crimsonspade308]

@iriemon2469 Seriously, he's done more than this. Like Still alive from portal, The codemonkeys song, Eat your brains. This dudes hilarious, Pretty sure he did it first too ;]

[genobahamut1337]

@crimsonspade308 Pretty sure the song is called Re: Your Brains, not Eat Your Brains. It's because the entire song is a return mail of some kind.

[crimsonspade308]

@genobahamut1337 Couldn't remember title but I know it's about a return mail.

[TheFuzzyBlanket]

@iriemon2469 if by lame you mean facepwningly awesome then yes, Jonathan Coulton is extremely lame

[rundiwolf]

@TheFuzzyBlanket /highfive

[joblessalex]

@iriemon2469 its better than orig!

[Knorner]

@iriemon2469 well, this song is quite old. plus he does a great fucking job at covering it

[TomValedro]

@iriemon2469 hehe

[azerothapple]

@iriemon2469 As so many other people have said... JoCo has SO MUCH original stuff that is amazing - this was just for the laughs at a live show. Look him up - he's pretty awesome. :)

[Gregster360]

Hahahah that duck quack was hilarious.

[TheLetteBitch4Life]

This is insanely awesome! Oh man can't stop giggling!

[rocksk8emoranger]

I literally rofl'd for like 4 mins when I hear him singing the first part.

Then I calmed down and listened to the rest of it, pretty awesome.

[littlegenius13]

i love this man :3 <3

[rmartin232]

anybody know what ind of guitar he's using?

[336forlife]

@rmartin232 An Aperture Science Handheld Music Device

[SkipS5]

@336forlife Epic Win.

[UnDeadGamers]

@336forlife Is it kevlar reinforced with a portal amplified sound chamber?

[22wattz22]

@336forlife that is not a guitar that is a bass, we sell those too.

[awsomenoobpwner]

@336forlife you mean a radio?

[Alucard767676]

@rmartin232 He use a Martin but I don't know the model.

[kainafiss]

57 people like girls with flat butts.

[LeBubblesSan]

@kainafiss That has got to be my favorite how dare people dislike something I enjoy comment ever.

[OneFeistyScorpio]

I love this! LOL

[andyllamanipl]

Guess what just got me horny.

[HannahchanUK]

Only Jonathan Coulton could do this.

[2568TJD]

@HannahchanUK

[Torste0908]

does anyone know if there are tabs for this? I can't seem to figure out something that sounds too much like his guitar, really sad, I wan't to play it, not just chords please.

[vanchai1]

i never knew i was listening to him for these pass few years but i'm glad i know of himknow

[MandaPandaAJ]

Thanks to JoCo I finally learned all the words to baby got back :D

[fishkybuns]

Love the audience chiming in with "LA Face with the Oakland booty"! Cracked me up. <3 Jonathan Coulton is my ultimate nerd crush.

[certifiedwench]

I don't even have words, other than Amazing!!!

[inferno232]

*sniff* Indeed, Coulton, baby does got back. Yes indeed. *sniff*

[SirFrankoman]

lmfao he's great

[wiccagirl07]

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!

[mememooma]

PUHHHHH hahahahaha

[FatesWishes]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!

[RagnaroekChaos]

Awsome audience :D

[paulvonhippel]

Too bad Carl's not in the picture any more....

[thegreatjojo1]

I kinda like this more than the original..WAY more than the original! Johnathan Coulton is a jenius...

[gizgil]

Ahhhh... Coulton got knack.

[johnj819]

Debbie with reverence I am posting...

[DunnaIsAStunna]

that was the sex.

[animelover1971]

Dood, that was amazing. =D

[TheGamingNerdTV]

It Sounds Almost... Romantic. XD

[AstraVex]

I wanna make love to the chick that quacked @2:38

[illurvenistasartir]

"oh yeah, that's right" ---i rofled! XDD

dang...his version makes the song less "vulgar" XD

[rooflee]

Coolness!

[KiwiZombie]

i actually played this for my Grandmother, who thought it was "a lovely, melodic piece." Yay for subversive wins!

[idugupthegrave]

I like how gently he sings "beggin for a piece of that bubble..."

[entish01]

Awesome... he plays his whole set on the same guitar!! doesnt sound like much, but almost nobody does nowadays :/

[tinystarkitten]

It sounds almost... romantic. xD

[emilyae]

LMAO. thats ALL i have to say!

[substanti8]

@emilyae

You laughed it off? Does that mean you ain't got back no mo? Say it ain't so, baby.

[emilyae]

@substanti8 haha. yea. that would be bad news to my bf. lol

[studiogold]

nice

[OneCanadianDorkAlone]

JoCo. I have gained too much respect for you for that.

Basically your my new idol and you've inspired me to learn guitar.

Only freaking JoCo can pull this off. xD

[icarteri]

*tear* that was.. beutiful

[gerpierro]

OMG, now that is hilarious, I have no clue how I missed this, being a Baby Got Back afficianado (the song, yes, the body part mentioned ... meh not so much, lol)...P.S. The original song WAS a love song, Coulton makes it sound like a white-boy love song :) with as much condey as Sir Mixes version ... BIG thumbs up!

[Comatose08]

Oh my god, he actually makes it sound like a love song! Ha ha fricken awesome.

[jtoosph22]

:-)

[rhymeswith0r4n63]

@mervlurker i thot that too

[XxThunderflamexX]

JoCo's possibly the blackest guy I know of.

[chazzterXBOXguy]

the backing singers made me laugh =P

[Mervlurker]

Am I wrong, or is this sung to the tune of "Leaving on a Jet Plane"?

[MrOhWell]

@Mervlurker wrong.

[MenalshenWarrior]

Coulton, you kick ass, only u could do this.

[angelmarauder]

Great back-up singers in the crowd

[cheezitzrcool]

are all of his songs funny? or does he have an all funny album? because i lovew this guy and only heard the ones on spiffworld

[kwillyou22]

lol i love this

[McDent81]

I want JoCo to come to aus and proform here lol, it would be awesome I dont know how many people will come to his concert tho, all I know is that I'd pay 200+ dollars to see him in aus.

[JM135030]

NICE!!!

[Alex689908]

brilliant

[XxWhaTxThExChizZxX]

LOL!! this is awesome!! dude is blowing though

[pwnageprata]

this was a triumph.

[maggot666punk]

@pwnageprata I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.

It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.

[enjoiskate3]

Aperture Science.

We do what we must because we can.

For the good of all of us except the ones who are dead.

[Nicoledmt]

@enjoiskate3

But there's no sense crying over every mistake

you just keep on trying until you run out of cake

[DarkEmperor121]

@pwnageprata

I'm making a note here. Huge success.

[ThatGuy320]

@pwnageprata I'm making a note here, huge success.

[ninjaairman11]

I'm making a note here: C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER

[JJRocco]

its just not the same

[CinemaMaximus]

This guy is awesome! He made a corny, but entertaining rap song, sound good and original.

[miceypoo]

The original rap song was supposed to be a parody in and of itself

[Rinihs]

@miceypoo So this song is a parody of a song that was a parody of itself.

FUCK. BRAIN. EXPLODE.

[thnlynch]

god i love this guy he makes any song sound good i cant get enough of this

[TheLittleFranz]

XDD such a cool idea ^^

[vettech82]

The guys in the audience make this song that much better!

[TheButterflySkies]

Coulton made Baby Got Back beautiful. God bless him.

[superchee2e]

@TheButterflySkies wow i got a little teary when you said that man. well said. BRAV'O.

[HotSpanking]

@TheButterflySkies

For a real funny remake of this song search for:

"Baby Got Back - Gilbert and Sullivan Style"

[glass3sg33k]

he makes me smile and ultra lawls

[saadlulu]

i love this

this guy is freaking awesome :D

[damnyoustamos]

You can't see it, but I'm waving a lighter in the air right now.

[XxDNL]

Oh.. i can see it ;D

[ronspeck]

This is by far my favorite musician.

[TheRealChocoBacon]

Wow I just can't get over the beastliness of this. I love you man

[kouriichi]

This is wrong in so many ways,

yet right in so many more....

[TheAgentOfChaos]

This is beautiful. A single tear from me to you, Coulton.

[ballsdeep988]

fucking love this shit.

[MissCaptainWeird]

LOVE IT!!!!

[teemunknee]

Brought me to tears :*)

[Einarspuppy]

first time I heard this I nearly fell of my chair.

go JoCo

[ReverendLondo]

I am completely honest when I say that this is THE greatest cover song I've ever heard.

[gwargroupie]

I love Mix man, NW represent. That goes to show you how much of a genius Mix is, his lyrics were fuckin smokin man.

[darroth42]

roflmao!!!!

[BowlingAlleyProd]

thats a dude...

[moniburton]

L-O-Freaking-L!!!

[WHUFC71]

Freakin awesome version..The best ive ever heard..Nicely done..Love the way you played and sang it. Keep on keepin on. Peace.

[MCToeJam]

I must have listened to this version about 20 times now. I have to say, the melody is *way* too good for a novelty song! Eat your heart out Weird Al.

[neveSykcuL]

thats the thing, he makes all these "joke" songs that are absolutely fantastic.

its a shame this guy isnt a millionaire with millions of CD's sold world wide.

[zxcv1234vcxz]

My favourites are "re: Your Brains" and it's attack on office culture, and "Shopvac" about the vapidity and emptiness of surburban life. They're brilliant in being both simple sounding but complex in meaning, very much like They Might Be Giants or even Madness.

[debanks20031]

brilliant

[DuoMaxwell0]

this is the most fantastic thing ever!!!

[tastefulcrocodiles]

Effing brilliant! Love it. (I realized why I recognized his name, it's because of "Still Alive" from Portal.) This is great.

[terregator]

I love that song! the only song i've ever gotten 100% on with rockband vocals!

[tastefulcrocodiles]

Haha yes! I have done so as well. I believe there was only one other that I could get 100% on (and that was even easier lol).

[Gamefreek7749]

XD THAT IS AWESOME. If you have the mind to do that to double wide you are a great singer and comedian!

[sarashunu]

FFFFFFFFFFFF. Favorited.

This is BRILLIANT. I think I'm in love. <3

[krappycone]

hahahaha, his voice is so wrong for this, which just makes it so right!

[MCToeJam]

"Sorry, I only do it twice when I do it live. I admire your attention to detail though." Very quick, Mr Coulton!

[Blu2Haze]

One of the things I love about Jonathan Coulton is he not only injects honest humor into his music, but also into everything he does.

From reading his website, and watching him play live, it's obvious that he's doing what he loves, and loves every moment of what he's doing.

Even if he never made anything more than minimum wage doing this, he'd still be living better than any of the biggest radio stars out there.

He's the only famous person I know of that I actually envy.