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Baby Got Skulls

Posted by shanoah on June 29, 2008

All right, those of you that didn’t like the previous Jonathan Coulton songs I played can skip this post.

Because I’m starting to really like his music, and couldn’t resist sharing a few more.

Skullcrusher Mountain – Jonathan Coulton

This song is classic. It’s one of the few mad scientist love songs I have heard, and it’s so true to form it’s beautiful. And the chorus is great.

"Oh, and I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet"

Baby Got Back – Jonathan Coulton (cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot)

All right. Best Cover Ever. How on earth did he manage to sing “Baby got Back” as a sentimental ballad? If you ever wondered what a Kenny Loggins cover of that song would be like, I have to think it’d be rather similar to this…

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One Response to “Baby Got Skulls”

  1. Which Doctor? « One Neat Thing a Day said

    July 15, 2008 at 4:33 am

    [...] by shanoah on July 15, 2008 Well, not sure how to follow up crushing heads, since I already played Skullcrusher Mountain, so I think I’ll steer things back a little, from comedy to musical comedy, namely Dr. [...]

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