Comments on: Thing a Week 26 – Re Your Brains

By: nikitafullmoon

nikitafullmoon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:24:57 +0000

Yay! heard this on L4D2. So glad I found where to get it. Love it!

By: casco

casco — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:22:04 +0000

love that song ,heard it first time on l4d2 .it’s just like a movie is starting in my head when i’m listening.great job

By: MoFaFeng

MoFaFeng — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:29:19 +0000

l like the song….

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:49:52 +0000

My friends and I went door to door singing this last Halloween. It was very fun.

By: Spazturtle

Spazturtle — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:19:26 +0000

SOOOOO GOOD, this is now used in a Level in Left 4 Dead 2 in a bar

By: wow

wow — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:17:34 +0000

i realy need the words of the song some1 pls link site with them

By: Mark R

Mark R — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:15:17 +0000

From the moment my friend Ross sent me the link to a video of this on YouTube, I have been hooked. It was my introduction to Jonathan Coulton, and damn, I found someone who is just like me except for having talent. I do chemistry songs (check out Gadjitfreek on YouTube), but I can’t play an instrument to save my life (should that actually come down to it). This is great stuff.

By: Zamfr

Zamfr — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:17:36 +0000

There’s a world event going on in World of Warcraft right now where zombies are invading the world. Lots of people are quoting this song in game and in forums. Simply a fantastic piece of work sir.

By: Pippin

Pippin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:36:11 +0000

Hey everyone my friend Craig and I made a video for RE: Your Brains for MVI. It aired on Zombie beach night July 27 at the Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach, Fl during Interchangeable Parts performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. here’s the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pGu5f8mOs

By: Mixtape #2 / Drei Jahre G.T.A. at Grind That Authority

Mixtape #2 / Drei Jahre G.T.A. at Grind That Authority — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:56:56 +0000

[...] Jonathan Coulton – Re: Your Brains Man sagt, Zombies sind des Videospielers liebste Gegner. Und ihr solltet alle mal anfangen, [...]

By: Greg T

Greg T — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:19:57 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:20:34 +0000

Just one thing that i have to throw in with this song:
Boxhead
http://crazymonkeygames.com/Boxhead-2Play-Rooms.html

By: “Knight of Coins” is up! « Margaret Ronald

“Knight of Coins” is up! « Margaret Ronald — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:50:45 +0000

[...] haven’t had a chance to read the other fiction (see above re: brains), but judging by a cursory glance they look fantastic. Enjoy! Posted in Stories [...]

By: karen-the-great

karen-the-great — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:17:07 +0000

your song makes me happy: that pretty much sums it up. Thanks!

By: Eyes Intact…Re: Your Brains « majortk’s humongous waste of bandwidth

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:22:56 +0000

[...] | this is a follow up to make your own ringtones post. i’ve made a new ringtone from re: your brains by jonathan coulton. get it here, if you can’t be bothered to make one of your own [...]

By: ca » Blog Archive » Eat your brains…

ca » Blog Archive » Eat your brains… — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:37:10 +0000

[...] song appears to have been done by Jonathan Coulton, and there are more than a few videos on youtube making use of [...]

By: Joei

Joei — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:59:47 +0000

Heard this in NC on 88.1’s halloween show. Nearly died. Heard it again on the Phantom Frequency radio show, and found out who you were. This is godly.

By: » Oasis: Chapter 33 >> Story Hack - Because TV Sucks.

» Oasis: Chapter 33 >> Story Hack - Because TV Sucks. — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:48:05 +0000

[...] am just sure Oasis could work as a musical. You want proof? Go listen to “RE: Your Brains” by Johnathan Coulton. (Its the link that says “Re Your Brains” on his [...]

By: Meme Time! « Order of Santa Ignora

Meme Time! « Order of Santa Ignora — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:20:51 +0000

[...] 9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? Crash the Party – OK Go Which, anyone who knows me, will know that this is the point where the iPod Oracle fails because what I think about very often is actually exemplified in the Jonathan Coulton song Re: Your Brains. [...]

By: Zombies mean love « Geek Find Flash

Zombies mean love « Geek Find Flash — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:14:15 +0000

[...] Zombies mean love There are days when you feel disconnected. Perhaps a bit dead-like combined with a terrible case of the munchies. Don’t you just wish you could walk around in a stupor and do nothing but moan? Of course you do! Zombies are back and better than ever. You too can be a zombie and I don’t mean just at work. Dress up like a zombie and find yourself a Zombie Walk in the town nearest you at the Zombie Walk forum. Before you venture forth to snack on some grey matter, get into the mood by listening to Jonathan Coulton’s classic, Re Your Brains. [...]

By: Cognitive Overflow » Your Brains

Cognitive Overflow » Your Brains — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:11:13 +0000

[...] I posted something just fun and not too techy. But this just cried out for propagation — a new(-ish) song from Jonathan Coulton (the guy who covered “Baby Got Back” in a nice, easy, banjo-heavy [...]

By: John Stracke

John Stracke — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:35:16 +0000

I tried the “Buy the song” link, but got an error message: “There is a problem with the link used. Please contact the site administrator.”.

By: barbara trumpinski-roberts

barbara trumpinski-roberts — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:49:16 +0000

Hi…just wanted to tell you that I found your site because wil (OMG) wheaton referenced this song but I would have found you anyway because I have your name on a sticky note on my google page because someone else (and I have no idea who) suggested your work.

By: Michael M. Butler

Michael M. Butler — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:23:43 +0000

I’m with Arlo (no, this is not a suckup). That relentless pedestrian chorus up against the syncopation of the bridge lyric, with the trailing “weak” / grace notes at the end delivering quiet killer punches to the funny bone…

It’s anthemic… almost “We Will Rock You” for the office-zombie-vs-ex-co-worker-mall-refugee WORLD. That being your world, I must say, which we just live in.

Only it’s better than that, because typical zombies just sing the chorus of “We Will Rock You,” with no lyric at all, because that’s all they can keep in what’s left of _their_ brains. Substituting “Eat” for “Rock”, I mean. Boooring. And don’t get me started on when they sing “100 Gobbets of Brain in the Mall”.

By: Zombies... Discuss - Fencing.Net Discussion

Zombies... Discuss - Fencing.Net Discussion — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:40:57 +0000

[...] RE: Your Brains For zombies in the business world. [...]

By: Jonathan Coulton Singing “Re Your Brains” at PAX 2007 | Laughing Squid

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:35:19 +0000

[...] Expo 2007 (PAX) in Seattle. Here’s a video by rurounifrane of Jonathan signing his classic “Re Your Brains”, complete with a crowd of zombies signing [...]

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:02:45 +0000

My friend had this played at his wedding last week. We his friends were all shambling around the dancefloor, but I’m not sure what the parents’ generation made of it all

By: Dead Yet Living » BBBRRRAAAAIIINNNNSSSS!!!

Dead Yet Living » BBBRRRAAAAIIINNNNSSSS!!! — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:40:57 +0000

[...] Lisa and Gracie are sick with some sorta stomach virus…a lot of people are sick with it around here…I believe this is the start of the undead virus that kills its victims and then reanimates the corpes as a brain hungry zombie…I must not catch it…I must find my gun…ammo…a little water… some chips if I have any…this might be my last post… [...]

By: Sunday Samples 9 « The Unapologetic Mathematician

Sunday Samples 9 « The Unapologetic Mathematician — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:21:34 +0000

[...] So today, I’d like to go back to another of Coulton’s songs. This is a catchy little power ballad about office life. And zombies. I think Coulton puts it best on his own blog. So with no further ado, Jonathan Coulton’s “Re Your Brains” Heya Tom, itâ€™s Bob from the office down the hall Good to see you buddy, howâ€™ve you been? Things have been OK for me except that Iâ€™m a zombie now I really wish youâ€™d let us in I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand But hereâ€™s an FYI: youâ€™re all gonna die screaming [...]

By: The_Zarum (JR)

The_Zarum (JR) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:11:04 +0000

Did you really write that? Its sort of incredible….almost like the hulk, but zombified.

The only comment i can really leave about this is….awesome…and i never say awesome…honestly, never.

So i shall say it again, with an added noun. That was awesome dude.

By: lineage2

lineage2 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:18:35 +0000

Just saw this on YouTube. Freaking hilarious. http://youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM

By: Welcome to Wilnervision » The Coolest Song in the World

Welcome to Wilnervision » The Coolest Song in the World — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:49:06 +0000

[...] You can find it here. Go on, I’ll wait. [...]

By: Peter da Silva

Peter da Silva — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:19:35 +0000

Hey guys. Play this back-to-back with http://sprites.org.uk/mp3/sprites_george_romero.mp3 and really get a good bouncy its-the-end-of-the-world-and-I-feel-fine mood going.

By: Randi

Randi — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:28:42 +0000

I know this is late, but I heard this on Bob and Tom and OMG, you rock. Zombie song = love.

By: Peter da Silva

Peter da Silva — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:54:55 +0000

Best comment: “Itâ€™s all about *process*. Maybe wandering the halls, crashing down doors at random, and eating the brains of helpless co-workers without any sort of dialogue worked in the â€™90s,…”

OK, I liked Code Monkey. A lot. But the way it turned out was a downer and, you know, I’ve been on bot sides of the code-monkey-rob discusison and I’ve really wanted to tell some idiot whose code wasn’t functional or elegant to get out of my fucking way so I can write a login page that doesn’t suck… or equivalent.

Actually, I’ve DONE that, but rewriting some guy’s code into 1/4 the lines and having it work better then having him hammered on code review because he didn’t understand his code is a bummer too.

But, man, this just blows Code Monkey away. Best corporate song of all time. I’m picturing one of the guys from Dilbert with “manager hair” as the zombie…

By: The Lodge » Blog Archive » advice from Jonathan’s iPod

The Lodge » Blog Archive » advice from Jonathan’s iPod — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:31 +0000

[...] 2 of those can be found here: http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com Coulton’s best song can be found here: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/03/24/thing-a-week-26-re-your-brains/ [...]

By: O Armário das Calças - Podcast #28: Onde se diz “merda”, e se faz merda… at O Armário das Calças

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:42:32 +0000

[...] Amy Annelle – Long Wasted Fall Jonathan Coulton – RE: Your Brains [...]

By: Flottfamily.com » Look’s like someone’s got a case of the "Mondays"

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:04:53 +0000

[...] I’ve been listening to this guy Jonathan Coulton so I thought I’d link to him. He has some mp3s for free if you dig into his site a little bit. Some are quite bizarre, but I find humor in most of them. My particular favorite is a song called “Re: Your Brains” which is about a zombie trying to negotiate with a co-worker or something. It’s very strange, Michelle hates it, but to my warped sense of humor it’s about the funniest song I’ve heard in quite some time. Also of particular interest is his “white-boy” rendition of “Baby Got Back.” [...]

By: Destin

Destin — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:39:32 +0000

Hey, great job at the Bookeaters benefit concert last night! I’m glad you’ve still got this song available for download, as it was one of my favorite surprises of the night. I only knew your Baby Got Back cover and the Hobo Names collaboration, but now I’ve got to check out the rest of this site.

By: Prospero

Prospero — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:30:32 +0000

Hey, Re: Your Brain was featured in the german Podparade – http://www.podparade.de – a chartshow for podsafe music. It’s a really good show bye the way, you can register there and vote for you favourite song. (And of course I voted for you. ) Let’s see if the song will be featured in the regular charts. I hope so.
Ad Astra

By: Jonathan Coulton Makes Great Music « Live Granades

Jonathan Coulton Makes Great Music « Live Granades — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:15:54 +0000

[...] Re Your Brains The lead zombie who wants to eat your brains is your annoying co-worker who is still talking about F.Y.I.s and tabling discussions. [...]

By: My Mommy

My Mommy — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:41:02 +0000

dude ….

someone mentioned the chorus reminded them of a drinking song …. thats what WE’VE been doing!!!!

better than any crap on the radio these days, so go get paid, man, PAID!!!

By: Monkey

Monkey — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:34:30 +0000

Just saw this on YouTube. Freaking hilarious. http://youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:13:15 +0000

This…is my favorite tune since Code Monkey. Perhaps a funny video could be made from Shaun of the Dead clips.

Bravo Sir, Bravo

By: Eli

Eli — Sun, 21 May 2006 19:54:45 +0000

I want to wish the above guy with the video software luck. This really does need a music video. I’m picturing something along the lines of a zombie “We are the World.” You know, with thousands of zombies in a show of solidarity, holding hands and swaying, possibly a few raising lighters.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 21 May 2006 01:57:29 +0000

*hysterical laughter* â€œWeâ€™re not unreasonable, I mean, no oneâ€™s gonna eat your eyesâ€. *more hysterical laughter*

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:09:06 +0000

You know, Coulton, you’ve ruined me.

Never again will I be able to go to my boss and say, “John, let me pick your brain about–” I shall freeze in mid-sentence, this goofy grin will creep onto my face, and I shall promptly collapse onto the floor in paroxysms of hysterical giggling, and I’ll be fired on the spot, and they’ll come, and they’ll tie me up, and they’ll take me away, and my wife will be left penniless, and my dog will starve, and it’ll be ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!!

So there.

By: Bhryn

Bhryn — Sun, 14 May 2006 15:44:48 +0000

Fneh – and clearly being a zombie has eaten my typing skills – Can’t!!! *

By: Bhryn

Bhryn — Sun, 14 May 2006 15:44:22 +0000

I can stop singing this – and neither can any of my friends. Guess we’re zombies then…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 03 May 2006 18:57:44 +0000

Damn, I’m gonna be singing that chorus all month.

By: angilas42

angilas42 — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:04:24 +0000

My personal favorite of all the songs of yours I’ve heard, probably since I have an unreasonable obsession with the undead.

I’m working a video of sorts using random pictures of businessmen, clips from Dawn of the Dead and Evil Dead 2-3, cards from Twilight Creation’s brilliant “Zombies!!!” board game and possibly Return of the Living Dead. It’ll probably suck since I’ve never tried anything like this before but, meh.

I’m sorry I haven’t been able to support you financially at all, but I have no steady source of income.

By: Hlynes.com » Everyone Loves Zombies

Hlynes.com » Everyone Loves Zombies — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:22:30 +0000

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