JoCo Day 2011 - A Talk with JoCo
Channel: rinylvinyl
Date: 02/12/2011

Here it is my friends: This year's video present to Jonathan Coulton from us fans. Better late than never (darn job)!

Big thanks to the rest of The Monkey Brigade (title borrowed shamelessly from skyen on the JoCo forums) for their contributions to this video project:

Angelastic (on percussion, robot vocals, and video)
Spektugalo (on vocals, additional guitar, and video)
MJPM (on video, and inept video editing guy :p)
Theanderblast (on vocals and video)
skyen (on vocals, video, audio mixer extraordinaire, and lyricist)
elliomeg (on vocals and video)
Colleenky (on vocals, ukulele, and video)
Bry (on piano)
runtime1point0 (on vocals)


Lyrics:

There's a bearded man standing by the table
In a wrinkled suit and clearly borrowed tie
The party's kind of fun, but you've talked with everyone
So you listen when he sings about this guy

He tells you he was raised to love some music
And monkeys, squids and hydrocarbon chains
And he knows a thing or two about the things that you should do
If zombies come and try to eat your brains

First recite all 700 hobo names
Spend some time on stage with Storm and Paul
You should take a cruise with Wheaton, Phirm and Roderick
So fun the waves won't bother you at all

Get a band and play at all the PAXs
Make friends with Jerry H. and Mickie K.
The nerds will chant your name, your life will never be the same
You won't believe this luck has come your way

You should write a Thing a Week and start a meme or two
Though you may fear that you won't make a dime
Power through as you forget which words to sing
At the very least you'll tweet some of the time

NPR will never care
It's not so far from here to there
You just go

So enjoy yourself, do the things that matter
Cause there isn't time and space to do it all
Love the things you try, drink a cocktail, wear a tie
Show a little grace if you should fall

Don't live another day unless you make it count
There's someone else that you're supposed to be
Something deep inside of you that still wants out
And shame on you if you don't set it free