Thing a Week 5 – Baby Got Back
October 14th, 2005
This week is a cover of Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot (note: he is not an actual knight). Had to activate the whole team for this one – guitar, mandolin, banjo and even some shakers and tambourines and other things lying around the house. I’ve wanted to cover this song for a long time, because it is excellent – there’s a wonderful message in there for those of you who have big butts. In the proud tradition of many white Americans who came before me I hereby steal and white-ify this thick and juicy piece of black culture. Watch for my album “Jonathan Coulton Sings Songs by Black People.”
Here is the song: Baby Got Back
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I’m looking forward to the release of that album.
heard it for the first time today. great tune. must shop this around for more air play. great melody. Yo.
Excellent work.
And a note: The Gin and Juice cover that everyone attributes to Phish (or even Dave Matthews, for some unknown reason) is actually by a little known band called The Gourds.
ye GODS, man!
You definitely just climbed to the top of the folk-rap cover heap.
It’s a small heap, but a good one. This will bear repeating.
Phish didn’t do a Gin and Juice cover, moron. That was by the “Gourds.” Phish lack the talent to do something of that caliber.
Damn, that is about as perfect as it can get!
Has anyone ever heard of “Notorious MSG”? A Chinese rap band that specialized in making parody videos of well known rap songs?
http://www.tian.cc/2004/10/notorious-msg-straight-out-of-canton.html
HOLY CRAP that’s so good. : )))))))))
Why am I reminded of Barenaked Ladies?
Great song!
Through a random linking of clicks today I found This song which I thought was pretty funny/crafty. I can’t imagine it’s easy taking Sir Mix Alot and turning it in to Peter Paul and Mary…but he did it.
Jonathon Coulton’s rendition of “Baby Got Back” is awesome. Other enjoyable Coulton tunes: “Code Monkey“, “Tom Cruise Crazy“, and “When I’m 25 or 64“.
Wow. If i hadn’t know this was “baby got back” i wouldnt have recognized it. I had to listen really closely. Thanks for a really funny song. (^o^)
Phish didn’t do a Gin and Juice cover, moron. That was by the “Gourds.” Phish lack the talent to do something of that caliber.
Excellent work.
And a note: The Gin and Juice cover that everyone attributes to Phish (or even Dave Matthews, for some unknown reason) is actually by a little known band called The Gourds.
I would just like to share my Britney Spears cover/homage: Hit Me Britney One More Time: http://www.leesean.net/podcast/HitMeBritney%2520(128).mp3
Oops, link didn’t work, let’s try that again: http://leesean.net/2007/09/19/hit-me-britney-one-more-time/
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