“Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton

By John Farrier in Film, Music on Oct 10, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton was previously featured on Neatorama a year ago for his zombie song “Re: Your Brains.”

But I’m a softie for romantic ballads, such as Coulton’s sweet but sad tale of unrequited love between a mad scientist and a kidnapped damsel, titled “Skullcrusher Mountain.”

(Video Link)

Especially moving are the heartfelt lyrics of the second verse:

I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you
But I get the feeling that you don’t like it
What’s with all the screaming?
You like monkeys, you like ponies
Maybe you don’t like monsters so much
Maybe I used too many monkeys
Isn’t it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

Sheesh. Some women are just never happy, no matter how many abominations against nature that you clone for them.

Neat stuff from the NeatoShop:

Lighthill
Oct 10th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I frankensteined a stuffed horse toy and a couple of stuffed monkeys into a half-pony-half-monkey monster for my girlfriend the other year.

Now, we our married. “Skullcrusher Mountain” was the song for the first dance at our wedding.

If you think this is too geeky, we’d like to introduce you to our assistant, Scarface.
DOJ
Oct 10th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
my friend and his wife love to play this song on Rock Band
MightyCow
Oct 10th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
JoCo is awesome. You can get this and many of his other songs on iTunes. I saw him live in SF last year, and he was fantastic, as you’d expect.
Sorcerer Mickey
Oct 10th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Maybe it’s because they weren’t cloned – they were the results of surgical grafting and… um… Showmanship.
Erich
Oct 10th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
If you like that version, there are a number of machiminima renditions that are even more clever.

Here’s the World of Warcraft version of the same song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ryNJVreiY
The Manticore
Oct 10th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
code monkeys ftw
CelticCatEyes
Oct 10th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Brilliant! “But I’m waaay to smart for you…”
Leyla
Oct 11th, 2008 at 1:49 am
I love this song.

Also, does anyone else have the problem of immediately getting ‘Ikea’ stuck in their heads whenever they enter or drive by one of those massive stores?

Happens every time with me.
Arthur
Oct 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
The New England ukulele ORchestra playing this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBS2DYUaZFk
Ali S.
Oct 11th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
This is the kind of song you play when you just want a romantic night with your significant other who is a geek after a tough DnD Campaign. Wanna play?
Celeste M.
Oct 12th, 2008 at 3:39 am
@Leyla: Yes, and I don’t mind at all. =)

Thank you for giving JoCo the love he deserves!

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