Comments on: Thing a Week 14 - Flickr

By: Flickr - vonKinder

Flickr - vonKinder — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:55:00 +0000

[...] verla con mejor calidad, es mejor seguir este enlace, o aquí en google video para descargarla.La [...]

By: Genre O'Neel

Genre O'Neel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:42:38 +0000

Consider your balls ravenously licked. Awesome.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:05:46 +0000

I promise that ‘if your receiving your not gay’ will never be set to private. I love the video and the song. My roommate is the one that found this on line and told me about it. Good times.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:16:17 +0000

I’ve been a fan now for almost a year (read about you in the NYTimes), have been to two shows in Chicago at Schubas, and always liked the “Flickr” song, as I am a big Flickr fan/user. Since Flickr just enabled stats use for pro users, I just noticed that one of my photos was linked by jonathancoulton.com. It’s a big thrill to see that one of my photos is actually referred to in the song! Thumbs up for Slurpees, indeed!

Thanks for the music.

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:20:18 +0000

Also: I would very much like the high-quality version of the video.

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:18:31 +0000

“Dwyer’s rocking out” and “someone’s grandma” are both private pictures now.
Don’t they know that they’re stars?

By: veryangel » Blog Archive » I can’t help myself! « Travels with Shiloh

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:41:42 +0000

[...] to blog anymore before Christmas but I was catching up on my downloaded podcasts and came across this which is simply brilliant. It’s a rather large download (about 17 megs) but worth it. This [...]

By: roscivs

roscivs — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:02:11 +0000

I just bought the “Thing-a-Week Two” album with this song on it, ripped the CD to mp3s and stuck them on my mp3 player and have been listening to the songs all week. This song was in my top three favorites on the album, but I didn’t realize what the song was called. Only today did I notice the song’s name was “Flickr” and I realized, “Hey, I bet there are pictures to go with this song!”

So, JC, when you said, “I also could theoretically post the song by itself I guess, but what a weird song it would be without any images,” the song by itself is beautiful and was a favorite of mine even before I looked at any of the pictures. (I’m downloading the video right now.) Thanks for writing it and brightening so many people’s lives.

By: Check this out… » Blog Archive » Flickr … the song

Check this out… » Blog Archive » Flickr … the song — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:06:00 +0000

[...] It’s a song set to pictures from Flickr. [...]

By: CodeKitty

CodeKitty — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:32:30 +0000

I loved the video a while back, but when I went to show it to a friend today, the link didn’t work. I think you’ve got a broken link. I would love to see the video again.

By: Flickr: The Song at trae.blog

Flickr: The Song at trae.blog — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:59:32 +0000

[...] Check out his video: Flickr [...]

By: Flickr Freak

Flickr Freak — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:29:47 +0000

[...] In the same spirit of creative exchange, Jonathan has done a song with a video entirely made up of CC licenced photographs from Flickr. [...]

By: The PAN CookBook » Blog Archive » February 16th, 2006

The PAN CookBook » Blog Archive » February 16th, 2006 — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:36:50 +0000

[...] Music Moment: JONATHAN COULTON [...]

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:26:43 +0000

I loved this video so much, it inspired me to create The Jonathan Coulton Project!
http://www.jocoVideo.com

By: I can’t help myself! « Travels with Shiloh

I can’t help myself! « Travels with Shiloh — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:14:03 +0000

[...] I wasn’t going to blog anymore before Christmas but I was catching up on my downloaded podcasts and came across this which is simply brilliant. It’s a rather large download (about 17 megs) but worth it. This guy is a genius. He can write a song about anything, even random images. So…start the download, go watch a movie or exchange some gifts and then check this out. [...]

By: Riddy

Riddy — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:54:34 +0000

JC, I discovered you and your music only a week ago, and this particular gem of a song/video two days ago. And I think I know why, as Jerry pondered above, it’s so “satisfying.” To me, personally, it evokes the emotions that accompany those far too few moments in life which give us a true “moment of clarity” as to the simple, inexplicable wonder of it all. Even, or especially, amidst all the turmoil and uncertainty in the world today. Finding a box of old photo albums you’d thought had been lost years ago in a move. My daughter smiling at me for the first time, with her mouth *AND* her eyes. I could go on, but I hope you get the idea.
Now, get your butt down to Huntsville, AL sometime. We’re a big small melting pot of a town with a curious cross section of engineers, physicists, NASA-types, rocket scientists, and yes: rednecks too, but maybe more importantly, a nightlife crowd starved for someone new, original, talented, creative & intelligent. A touch of “whacked in the head” goes a long way too. If you can’t make it, I’ll be definitely looking for a Vienna show the next time I visit the in-laws in Fairfax.
Thanks for reading, thanks for the music, and all the best!

By: Garrick Van Buren .com » The Future Soon Flickr Flick

Garrick Van Buren .com » The Future Soon Flickr Flick — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:37:09 +0000

[...] Inspired by JC’s classic Flickr, and the recently launched JoCoPro, I present you - Future Flickr [quicktime]. [...]

By: Candyman

Candyman — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:01:09 +0000

No doubt youâ€™ve finished your Christmas shopping already, but if you forgot to get something for The World

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:15:25 +0000

I wish I knew WHY this silly little video is so - satisfying. Thanks for making it.

By: Derick

Derick — Tue, 30 May 2006 15:58:35 +0000

JC, probably your link is broken.

By: dtriebmos

dtriebmos — Sun, 21 May 2006 18:13:02 +0000

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By: The Bald Heretic » Code monkey like Fritos

The Bald Heretic » Code monkey like Fritos — Wed, 03 May 2006 18:06:01 +0000

[...] Also of note is his “Flickr” song. If you have ever browsed Flickr (or any other photo hosting site) you will appreciate this song/video. [...]

By: JC

JC — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:34:19 +0000

Elec: lyrics are here.

By: electrolite

electrolite — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:53:29 +0000

Is there anywhere I can find the lyrics written out?

By: JC

JC — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:37:10 +0000

Amy: CC licenses are not meant to replace copyright, they actually work together to allow ou to create a middle ground between “all rights reserved” and “no rights reserved.” So all the stuff I do is still copyrighted, but the CC license allows me to explicitly allow some uses that copyright alone doesn’t allow. CC says you can reuse my stuff under the share and share alike rules, but copyright says you can’t just put my song in a commercial for cheese without licensing it from me. I think you’re right though - I could probably change the site to make this a little more clear. I did put the CC license text in at the end of the video.

By: amy carr

amy carr — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 07:22:29 +0000

i’m confused.. you like the CC licenses that flickr users put on their photos, and then you reuse them that way, but your sight says this whole blog including the video is under full copyright, not share and share alike.

my understanding about the CC licenses is that you have to pass the share and share alike status through, so therefore all of your video is actually shareable. but why not make that clear upfront?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:39:28 +0000

The whole thing is awesome, but the dog with glasses made it special. He (she?) looks a lot like a Corgi I just lost before the holidays. Bittersweet memories seeing this one. There’s something about this sort of compilation that is very powerful - I suspect everyone can relate to at least ONE photo in here.

By: M

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:19:13 +0000

Great Song. Reminds me of the work of the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players http://slideshowplayers.com/. Check them out if you get a chance.

By: tequila_mockingbird

tequila_mockingbird — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:22:07 +0000

along with all the other possitive comments, i would like to add that i get happy when those great background vocals kick in! they are so perfectly smooth and “shiny” at the same time. How did you do that?!

my little 3 year old girl loves it too. “papa! let’s play the ‘broken finger’ song!”

By: michi* » Flickr song

michi* » Flickr song — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:32:20 +0000

[...] Etwas spÃ¤t, aber ich mÃ¶chte euch das hier nicht vorenthalten. Eine wirklich sehr gute Idee und die Seite des KÃ¼nstlers bietet noch eine Menge Lieder zum runterladen. [...]

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:31:01 +0000

This is a constant favorite at the studios here! Giggles abound. Dwyer and Thumbs Up For Slurpees are phrases constantly repeated between takes! Muchas Gracias. - The Adventures Of Dr. Floyd crew!

By: zahlenzerkleinerer » Blog Archive » Bildersuche nach selbst gemalter Vorlage

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:57:13 +0000

[...] Und wo wir schon bei Bildern von Flickr sind, hier noch ein Musikvideo das mit Hilfe der Tag in der Bilderdantenbank gefunden wurde. [...]

By: Carsten

Carsten — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:36:53 +0000

Sure! That would be nice. I don’t know ourmedia.org yet but I’m definitely interested in the full version.

By: New Orleans

New Orleans — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:39:47 +0000

This is oddly touching and beautiful. The music makes it happen really. You are a wonderful song writer and do an excellent job evoking emotion through your music and vocals. I mean, your voice is inspiring! This sounds kind of fruity coming from another man, not being typical man-speak, but yours is the kind of voice I enjoy hearing. When I’m not listing to angry anti-government styled metal, I like to relax to folk music, and your songs qualify in that genre. There is heart in this song, unlike Resolutions. I hate to be critical of your talents, but your Things lately have felt only half-hearted. It has to be tough cranking out a new song every freakin’ week. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to on Fridays besides the weekend.

By: Prospero

Prospero — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:30:37 +0000

I couldn’t get the video from your side - BUT - that’s the beauty of the net - I found that someone has put it on Prodigem and I bittorentet there:
http://www.prodigem.com/torrents/torrent_1145.html
Thank you Jonathan - I loved your Podsafe Christmas Song but this one - frell yeah!
Ad Astra

By: JC

JC — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 02:47:56 +0000

Carsten: I wrote in all directions at once - there were some photos I found that I just had to use. Then it was a question of matching it with a rhyme. Sometimes I’d come up with a rhyme that was funny, and then try to find a picture that would work, other times I’d find another great picture and figure out a way to describe it that rhymed.

I’ll see if I can get the full version uploaded to ourmedia.org and then post a link if you’re interested…

By: Carsten

Carsten — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:18 +0000

Great! Just great! Thank you!
Did you write a song matching to the pics or search pics matching the song?
Would be glad to see the HQ-Version you talked about. Could you perhaps publish it via Filesharing or something if it is to big for normal Webspace?

By: Abspannsitzenbleiber » Endlich wieder Ehrensenf | Ein Pfund frisch geblogtes. Aus MÃ¼nchen.

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:13:58 +0000

[...] Ist es ein Blog, ist es ein Vlog, ist es Internet-TV? Mir doch wurscht. Ehrensenf ist die etwas andere Nachrichtensendung, die auf sehr charmante Art Neues, Kurioses und Witziges aus dem an Neuem, Kuriosem und Witzigem nicht gerade armen Internet prÃ¤sentiert. Und ab heute gibt es nach einer Weihnachtspause wieder von Montag bis Freitag tÃ¤glich eine Ehrensenf-Sendung. Diesmal u.a. mit einem Ausschnitt aus dem schÃ¶nen Musikvideo zu Jonathan Coultons “Flickr”-Song, der natÃ¼rlich komplett mit Flickr-Photos bebildert wurde. Pflicht-Bookmark fÃ¼r alle, die einen Breitbandanschluss haben. Abgelegt unter: geklickt [...]

By: Ehrensenf Internet TV » Heidi K.; Foto-ArmbÃ¤nder; Flickr-Song;

Ehrensenf Internet TV » Heidi K.; Foto-ArmbÃ¤nder; Flickr-Song; — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 07:03:54 +0000

[...] Foto-ArmbÃ¤nder â€¢ Foto-Ring â€¢ Flickr-Song â€¢ retrievr â€¢ 1D-Tetris â€¢ Popword â€¢ Schweine stapeln [...]

By: LaRsDnA

LaRsDnA — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 05:37:55 +0000

This is a digital version of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. (www.slideshowplayers.com) Not the music but the idea of using other’s photos/slide collections to build the lyrics of a song. Very cool. Now all John needs is a 10 yr old drummer and you could be on TV. Or, maybe… you should just keep doing what you’re doing. Thanks.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:40:41 +0000

Hey! Soup with noodles!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:52:03 +0000

That is an instant classic. I’ll be watching it over and over.

By: santino

santino — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:26:36 +0000

Hey ! that was my lunch in your weirdeo.
ha ha
nice cute song.
I am glad to be part of it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/santinobroadcast/59375754

By: JC

JC — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:48:30 +0000

Hey there pie lover, thanks for making your photo CC. You know, it’s kind of fun - so far a few people whose photos were used have written comments here or elsewhere. It’s good to know they know this thing exists. A place to get some pie, a dog with glasses, this party’s better than it seems and there’s a small town in the mountains are the ones that I know about, but could be there are more. I’m waiting for the angry person, who is bound to show up any day now…

By: rachel

rachel — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:14:26 +0000

hey, you used my pies here shot!

By: Changing Way » Blog Archive » Coulton in 2006!

Changing Way » Blog Archive » Coulton in 2006! — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:09:50 +0000

[...] As we start 2006 in earnest, I must proclaim as the man of the moment Jonathan Coulton. He has been rightly lauded, by me and by many others, for his creative flickr video. He also claimed the number two spot on the Coverville countdown. This places him between William Shatner and Johnny Cash. I’d place him closer to They Might Be Giants than to anyone else, though, were I trying to describe his music. [...]

By: Pieces of My Mind » Blog Archive » Machine-made Music Videos

Pieces of My Mind » Blog Archive » Machine-made Music Videos — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:46:37 +0000

[...] Jonathan Coulton’s Flickr video has been making the blog rounds. It’s a music video made up of CC-licensed Flickr images, whose tags match the lyrics. [...]

By: becky

becky — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:42:27 +0000

watched this on new years day and it made me cry. Beautiful!

By: jon

jon — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:26:42 +0000

hope i’m not breaking any law but i thought since i liked the music, maybe othre people would do also. so i uploaded the mp3 here (about 3 meg):
http://rapidshare.de/files/10225959/flickr.mp3.html
great work by the way

By: the oh so quiet show

the oh so quiet show — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:16:38 +0000

musically boing boinged

All links courtesy of Boing Boing.

This is the best song I have listened to all year. And it’s not just because “all year” entails less than 3 hours, but because it is that good. I don’t mean to be judgemental, but if you d…

By: XenoTrout

XenoTrout — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:31:49 +0000

Despite never having looked at a mismatched flickr slideshow, I found this song funny and well done. I’ll have to listen to more Coulton (pointed to this one video from boingboing.net).

By: Janice in GA

Janice in GA — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:41:24 +0000

I enjoyed the hell out of that! Very well done!