Jonathan Coulton - Tom Cruise Crazy (live)

[simonjrope]

I love nerds :D

[Tomofob221]

"You'd flash your big black..."- Wonder what John was thinking about :D

[SokatoaStudios]

I think this song is a metaphore. Tom Cruise being yourself. His "crazy" being our fear of growing up and change.

[PureEvilFilms]

looks like 6 people failed at a career of professional fingersnapping

[PedroT2000]

Way to go Joco you got a full band going!

[TellTheWorldAStory]

Paul and Storm; best finger snappers in the world?

[Smilzetta]

Well, I didn't know Jonathan Coulton, living outside the U.S., he's not known where I live and now I think it's a shame. I mean, we can listen to Miley Cyrus (she's persecuting me!!!) and not guys like him! Anyway, extremely good writer and performer. I particularly enjoyed this one.

[silkentwilight11]

This song is both hilarious and a little sad at the same time. I think i actually pity Tom now...

[eoghain1978]

I'd hate to be Tom Cruise right now.

[EmeraldSky33]

@eoghain1978

I'd hate to be Tom Cruise ever.

[PianomanMNL]

This guy is awesome crazy

[StackCityEntOfficial]

THE SCIENTOLOGY IS A LIE!!!

[Vadergeek]

Out of all of his songs, this is definitely one of the most improved live. Yeah, the original is good, but the backup vocals and snaps really make it excellent.

[intrstrnr]

not bad wish the mike was louder or he'd sing louder, Ukulele was drowning it out, great song and lyrics though =) good job =))

[andarsjukir]

Professional fingersnappers!!! darn i love this song

[IronPika]

@andarsjukir Paul and Storm are much more that fingersnappers, my friend.

[andarsjukir]

@IronPika I know, those guys are awesome!

[theowilltheo]

@andarsjukir i've seen that comment so many times

[andarsjukir]

@theowilltheo I was the original I promise! <.<

[tessaandalondra82]

he is funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kokitsune]

I think the guitar works pretty well. Sounds cool and doesn't afraid of anything.

[mrfudgeyhead]

I like to think that while Coulton was sitting in a cubicle working for the man

The entire time he was coding, he was just thinking

"One day, I'm going to have a ukele and settle this Tom Cruise thing once and for all."

And then God said, in that voice where he was like "let there be light!"

"So it shall be, Let there be UKE!"

And then it was.

[eseurg]

Exactly, it couldn't have happened any other way :)

[ZMWinkler]

the problem with that is, Jonathan Coultan is God...

[stevestoker]

""jeez i never thought of it before! of course he's gay"

No. The rumor started when he a home porn film of him having sex with a 16 year old girl and a dude was circulated around many years back.

At the very least, you could infer that he was bisexual from the contents of that film. "

Also, you've seen Top Gun, right?

[JadenTheCoolGuy]

Wow best live performance I've ever seen on Youtube! Love this song plus the creativity with the instruments.

[awkwardlyspoken]

what?

i thought he always played with a kid named molly?

[NurnIrl]

Yay - go jonathan and Kristen! love the uke!

[m1ssychr1ssy09]

I think this guy might be the coolest person since Jesus!

Hehe.

[franky44707]

i wonder what a resume for proffesional background finger snapper would look like

[narutofan195]

dexterous fingers, nice nail length......maybe? XD

[RobertGary1]

Coulton for Java One conference in 2009!!!! (Sun Microsystems are you listening?)

[pyrotekproductions]

oh man this is awesome

[bartsucks]

anyone know the guitar chords?

[LordUber2012]

They're all on his website in the Wiki section

[phunkbot]

Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy,

Just be glad that its him not you!

If you had Tom Cruise's trouble,

You might be Tom Cruise crazy too.

You'd flash your big white shiny smile,

You'd wear expensive shoes....

but you'd be the only man on Earth who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise!

[phunkbot]

*"buy", not "wear" (line 6)

[Aquabarbarian]

great artist, i love him

[mrtee12456789]

nice uke! Thats what makes this song so awsome!!!!

[Erfa90]

Wow, they got an awesome sound with these instruments!

[blahblahgdp]

I became a fan of jonathan recently.

He Rocks :P

[scrumpmonkey]

holy shit this rocks!!!

[willashland]

fucking genius

[Arca666]

Great song . .and it has to be said. . .she's so tiny

[alen456645]

either that... or HES REALLY TALL (DUN DUN DUN)

[xbox81320]

no shes just rlly tiny

[mynamesdan]

ukes need to be in every song

[malmapus]

Awesome version with the uke!

[p0nette]

thank you so much for posting this :D

[ScissorSlinger]

He needs to form a full band. Paul and Storm always add to the vocals and the funny, and this chcick shreds on the Uke. Imagine if he had an instrumental posse to really blast his shows.

[soundmachine276]

gosh thats so awesome

[rebeccapea]

Bet when he was writing software he didn't figure a ukelele would figure prominently in his future. Just goes to show, you never know what's around the corner.

[WeRL3G10N]

hahahahahaha! Lovin' it!

[FoobyKamikaze]

Coulton = winz

[za4ra4]

jeez i never thought of it before! of course he's gay. what kind of man jumps up and down on a couch to proclaim his love for his fiancee? poor guy, he must be REALLY confused

[Numinous123]

"jeez i never thought of it before! of course he's gay"

No. The rumor started when he a home porn film of him having sex with a 16 year old girl and a dude was circulated around many years back.

At the very least, you could infer that he was bisexual from the contents of that film.

[timmay7]

Such a good song. I listen to this a lot!!

[AnonymousVetTech]

This is hilarious! Lulz for Anonymous demonstrating against $cientology.

Join the Legion!

[Serai3]

This is more awesome than I can possibly say.

[okatina]

Katie rocks...this song makes me double up in laughter...and many others, too.

Thanks J.C.

[jackryan111]

awesome!! ..and he's right about Tom cruise too..

[gypsyallie]

This video makes me so happy because a.) Jonathan Coulton is awesome/hilarious, and b.) Kristen Shirts is teaching me how to play the ukulele. :D :D :D

[animesenshi]

jonathan C wouldnt be the same if he went big

[Kamara99]

hahahaha

[politegangsta]

Nice. Toxic girl got me here!!

[borndemented86]

I love this, so funny!

[Stantzs]

That guy could hit it big if he put together a touring band, like trent rezner, dude is really talented. If he'd stop with amateur hour stuff , I think he could really make it.

[revelations777]

who the fuck is trent rezner?

[jzancan]

hahahhhaha

[ForsakenMantra]

google = your friend

[akira042180]

Hoping that was a joke.....

[admitteddork]

You're kidding right?

[jzancan]

i agree...but he likes amateur hour stuff, and he's big enough without being BIG. traveling around playing music making good money. he's happy (i dont know he guy or anything, but i saw him say that on his website or something....somewhere. i dunno. i just read or heard that.)

[Nylarthotep277]

and Johnthan Coulten wins my nonsequiter  award of the hour

[agwellin]

And you win my "Pseudointellectual of Two Months Ago" award for that lovely spelling of the phrase "non sequitur."

[Nylarthotep277]

why thank you, your to kind

[shigfu]

you're (your) welcome?

[Nylarthotep277]

It's You're

anyway.....

has to make you wonder how he comesup with this stuff. I mean he's got a song about Ikea. Thats just about as random as you can get.

[Skellerbvvt]

::claps::

[theSoNgADaYdUdE]

now thats what i call an artist .. very nice!!!!

[tetrasnores]

Everytime I watch this it makes me smile.

[becs1024]

Yes! I love you!!

[rosadraconum]

Love JC, but Kristen Shirts is just adorable.

And I have not heard of Paul and Storm before- off to investigate!

[yrsweetinsanity]

Paul and Storm are from Da Vinci's Notebook. They Rock also.

[KilamajaroKen]

First time I saw Kristen Shirts up close. She's cute.

[paul6000000]

You terrible, hilarious, talented people...