Thing a Week 29 – Code Monkey
Yay, monkeys. This is not autobiographical, but I did indeed used to have a job writing software. VB! MS SQL! I affectionately referred to myself and my co-developers as code monkeys, especially when a client asked me a question that I didn’t want to answer (“What do I know? I’m just a code monkey.”).
Now this part is important: tomorrow morning I leave for a week long vacation in a sunny place, and I don’t know how easily I’ll be able to access the internets. I think it’s unlikely I’ll be able to get anything posted, so I’m giving you notice now: I’m taking the week off, I think. If I am in fact unable to post anything, I’ll refund a dollar to all you paying subscribers. The rest of you will just get nothing for nothing, which seems fair.
See you in a week…
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April 14th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Speaking as a code monkey soon to be sacrificed to the god of cost reduction, let me just say, “Eep! Eep!”
April 14th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
I think we have a winner… Although, um, the Thing a Week feed seems to have given me a different song. Seems to be a repeat of “When You Go” — same length, even.
April 14th, 2006 at 5:34 pm
Okay…I am amazed at what you come up with every week. Consistently strong stuff. This was a particularly good one.
As a fellow songwriter, I would love to hear a bit about your process if you ever felt up to sharing.
Thanks for the good music.
April 14th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Every week I think I could not love you more.
Every week you prove me wrong.
xoxoxo, jadelennox, former code monkey
April 14th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
I really like this song. It makes me regret taking a code monkey job a little less. Or perhaps more.
April 16th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
I LOVE monkeys and this song rocks!
April 16th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
opps i meant to say I LOVE monkeys and this song is better than monkeys
April 16th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
I swear to God, I have no idea how you not only write a great song each week, but have such fantastic production values. Seriously dude, I’m hitting the tip jar again after Code Monkey. 5 stars, baby. Outta the park.
April 16th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Wow. Yet again, wow.
A) You need to get out of my head (again). This sounds just like my first job after college, especially the bit with the receptionist.
2) I don’t care if you used too many monkeys, I love this song.
April 16th, 2006 at 4:33 pm
Since Jonathan is gone for the week, I thought you guys would enjoy seeing the artwork I created for this weeks TAW. Visual TAW indeed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jawboneradio/128658130/
I might do another after listening to this song again.
April 16th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Len, great picture. I noticed that your previous one was released under a creative commons license, but this one was not. Are you planning on continuing to use CC for these pictures?
April 16th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
Jon, this was without a doubt the *BEST* description of the geek experience that I’ve ever heard.
The silent defiance of authority figures, the wishes for a simpler life, the social awkwardness and the comfort foods.
I can’t remember the number of times I’ve thought “maybe you should just write the goddamn thing yourself!” or it’s equivalent.
April 16th, 2006 at 10:28 pm
I love the song…but I’ve never met a programmer who drank TAB.
April 17th, 2006 at 5:38 am
I love it when you rock! Although, your ballads are excellent too. However, I think this song is worth two Things-A-Week, and you shouldn’t have to refund any money. Nevermind that I’m a cheap SOB who hasn’t given you a dime, I just stop by once or twice a week for updates. Someday I think I’ll purchase your albums for real. Thanks for the rock goodness.
April 17th, 2006 at 5:46 am
Nthyear, I went ahead and changed the license. By default, the license is all rights reserved. So I went and did a CC on it. Enjoy!
April 17th, 2006 at 6:56 am
Wow. It’s just too funny how your musice seems to fall along my life right now. The curling (Im not only a fan, but I actually curl), and now code monkey. My first programming gig was as a VB/SQL programmer. Now Im an analyst. I’ve pointed some of my programmer friends to this one, after pointing the Columbus Curling Club members to “Curl” last week.
April 17th, 2006 at 7:23 am
Every week I love you more and more – really. I do.
Ad Astra
April 17th, 2006 at 7:33 am
Maybe I used too many monkeys … Isn’t it enough to know that I wrecked a budget making an application for you?
April 17th, 2006 at 7:47 am
Sparky say: I love the song…but I’ve never met a programmer who drank TAB.
Maybe code monkey like tab indenting.
April 17th, 2006 at 8:22 am
Tremendous song. I am a code monkey myself – bought the tee shirt in fact.
April 17th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
Code Monkey need love too.
April 18th, 2006 at 7:48 am
I dig it. I’m digging on it. I am digging at a constant rate, and will eventually reach China or Rocktopia.
Rick Springfield meets Pat Benetar meets Jonathan Coulton on the music, there. Yes, very Coultonesque, in fact. Oh! What’s that!? I just made an adjective out of your name! How about this: You Coultoned the heck out that song. OH! Now it’s a verb!
New T-Shirt: Make a picture of a Monkey behind a desk. Beneath the picture, write, “Code Monkey very simple man with big warm fuzzy secret heart” or some other phrase from the song that works. Listen, I can’t do all your work for you. Jesus, JoCo, you don’t even have a job. Put in a little effort!
Enjoy the Vaca,
Eric
P.S. pronounced with a hard A, like in vacAtion, not a soft a, like the Spanish word for cow.
April 18th, 2006 at 9:30 am
QUOTH ERIC: P.S. pronounced with a hard A, like in vacAtion, not a soft a, like the Spanish word for cow.
Hey, you don’t know — he could be, at this very moment, enjoying a Spanish cow. Er, as a nice steak or something…not in the Biblical sense.
April 18th, 2006 at 10:06 am
code monkey like song!
April 18th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Where are the lyrics for this song?!
Also: this is now one of my favourites. I have never been a code monkey in the true sense, but this song really puts me into the shoes of a code monkey.
April 19th, 2006 at 7:07 am
[...] Jonathan Coulton – “Code Monkey” His code not functional not function or elegant. What do Code Monkey think? Code Monkey think maybe manager wanna write god damn login page himself. Code Monkey not say it out loud. Code Monkey not crazy, just proud. [...]
April 19th, 2006 at 7:10 am
Most most excellent. Alas, all to real for me in my current position (although without the receptionist bit, double alas).
April 19th, 2006 at 7:14 am
Actually, Sparky, I’m a programmer (and a former coworker of JC’s) and I drink TAB by the case. He can vouch for that.
April 19th, 2006 at 7:23 am
Aha…I see, Bryan — *you’re* the one:
Switch (programmer)
{
case YOU: return TAB;
default: return MOUNTAIN_DEW | DR_PEPPER | JOLT;
}
April 19th, 2006 at 7:38 am
Is this the Code Monkey?
April 19th, 2006 at 7:48 am
I just did a new Code Monkey drawing. I wasn’t happy with the way the first Code Monkey came out, so here is the new one in all it’s glory:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jawboneradio/131389348/in/set-72057594103636347/
April 19th, 2006 at 8:15 am
Because I thought the people at digg would like it, I dugg this post. Digg it here: http://www.digg.com/music/Jonathan_Coulton_s_Code_Monkey_song
April 19th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
case GLENN: return COCA_COLA;
April 19th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
This is my new anthem!
April 20th, 2006 at 12:45 am
Finally something to get re your brains out of my head.
April 21st, 2006 at 5:12 am
Lyrics (Jonathan I hope you don’t mind.. I had to get this on paper to share with a friend – Code Monkeys here not allowed download mp3s at work…)
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you a lot
Code Monkey have every reason
to get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
to see your soft pretty face
Much rather wake up eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative way
such a load of crap
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
April 21st, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Rest of lyrics, insert these before last post.
Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
have boring meeting with boring manager Rob
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
but his output stink
his code not functional or elegant
what do Code Monkey think
Code Monkey think maybe manager oughta write goddamn login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy just proud
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey hang around at front desk
tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
bring you cup bring you ice
you say no thank you for the soda ’cause
soda make you fat
anyway you busy with the telephone
no time for chat
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle
he sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great
April 21st, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Wow. Sir, are you stalking me and taking notes on my life? Other than the programmer bit, I mean. But other than that – good God man, get out of my head! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
Sorry. Didn’t mean to shout. But seriously – research monkey want Coulton out of head. Research monkey not like Weekly Troubador in head. This is research monkey’s head, not Jonathan Coulton’s head.
April 22nd, 2006 at 5:12 am
I think that has a few too many words. I believe it’s more like this:
Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code monkey have boring meeting, boring manager Rob
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
But his output stink
His code not functional or elegant
What do Code Monkey think
Code Monkey think maybe manager wanna write goddamn login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy just proud
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey hang around at front desk
Tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
Bring you cup bring you ice
You say no thank you for the soda ’cause
Soda make you fat
Anyway you busy with the telephone
No time for chat
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle
He sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you lots
Code Monkey have every reason
To get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
See your soft pretty face
Much rather wake up eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative way
Such a load of crap
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
April 22nd, 2006 at 4:46 pm
First time here, had to buy the song, been on repeat pretty much all afternoon. Hysterical and totally apropos.
April 22nd, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Another magnificent song. Ex-code-monkey like. Toast you with banana daiquiri.
April 23rd, 2006 at 11:04 am
slashdot!
April 23rd, 2006 at 11:07 am
[...] If there wasn’t an anthem of the teems of software engineers and programmers around the world (could still be slashdotted)… well, now there is. I haven’t heard much of Jonathan Coultron’s stuff but if this is any indication, he is a genius. [...]
April 23rd, 2006 at 11:19 am
Very funny Jonathan. I hope you enjoy your one-week holiday.
April 23rd, 2006 at 6:42 pm
“Codemonkey…” Pretty cool song, best line, “Maybe manager would like to write goddam login page himself” (or whatever it was…) and how it fits in rhythmically and rhyming with the rest… awesome.
Perhaps you’d consider releasing the individual tracks in a CC license. So that maybe the guys at, e.g. http://www.myvirtualband.com could make some variations, and have a little fun?
Couldn’t hurt… well, not much, anyway.
Please consider it.
Thanks,
(Grateful in any case that the mix is released under a CC license.)
– steve
April 23rd, 2006 at 6:56 pm
As a Code Monkey I must say I am a simple man who enjoys Fritos and TAB. DAMN manager Rob.
April 23rd, 2006 at 7:06 pm
I’m sure you already know by now, but you got slashdotted man.
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/04/23/159227.shtml
April 23rd, 2006 at 7:22 pm
Love the music, I’m glad I checked out slashdot today.
April 23rd, 2006 at 7:46 pm
hey welcome to digg/slashdot/wikipedia survivors league
http://digg.com/music/Jonathan_Coulton_s_Code_Monkey_song
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/23/159227&from=rss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_monkey (bottom of page)
April 23rd, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Holy Slashdot, JC! Can’t wait to see your traffic logs for the past day or so =)
April 23rd, 2006 at 9:21 pm
[...] IT proletariaat võiks ühinedes küll internatsionaali laulda, kuid Jonathan Coulton’i “Code Monkey” sobib ka. [...]
April 23rd, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Hey Jonathan! I Love the song.. great work man.
April 23rd, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Ah, Jonathan, this code monkey (er, um, fka, anyway…) wants to thank you from the bottom of his warm fuzzy. You made my day. Was a VB/SQL guy too. All I can say is manager Rob be damned; I knew him well. I don’t drink tab, but my mom did. God Bless Slashdot. And you to Mr. Coulton…
April 23rd, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Fantastic song!
My wife who knows me all too well found this song cute, funny and all too real!
Great work!
April 23rd, 2006 at 10:34 pm
Heh, said it once, will say it again, opposite sex get in the way of code, to hell with them.
Great song btw, the tune sounds familiar.
ico2
April 24th, 2006 at 12:18 am
yeh nice song
if i have some free money i would buy your song
April 24th, 2006 at 3:18 am
I like Weezer so I like this song…
April 24th, 2006 at 5:00 am
Haha, man, this is awesome. If only there were more people writing songs about the IT world. Thanks for the song
April 24th, 2006 at 5:01 am
That was simply awesome. The lyrics are really nice and i’m sure many coders out there, me included, can relate to it very personally. The tune is really catchy too. It’s stuck in my head now!
April 24th, 2006 at 5:02 am
Outstanding! I’m forwarding the link to all of my favorite code monkeys (or code fairies as they’re sometimes called)
April 24th, 2006 at 5:30 am
In the words of Homer Simpson, “It’s funny ’cause it’s true”.
Bravo.
-jb
April 24th, 2006 at 6:18 am
Now that is the way a pop tune should sound!
Bravo, sir! BRAVO!!!
April 24th, 2006 at 6:32 am
Umm… this Code Monkey is sad to have his name associated with boring manager. But otherwise LOVES the song!
Hope you enjoyed the vacation. We sort of missed you, but we got by.
April 24th, 2006 at 6:32 am
Umm… this Code Monkey is sad to have his name associated with boring manager. But otherwise LOVES the song!
Hope you enjoyed the vacation. We sort of missed you, but we got by.
April 24th, 2006 at 7:22 am
I love John’s music. I’d go to see him play somewhere…. I’d even travel to SkullCrusher Mountain.
April 24th, 2006 at 9:34 am
[...] read more | digg story [...]
April 24th, 2006 at 10:35 am
See, you go on a TINY little vacation, and suddenly you get slashdotted (and apparently dugg(?)).
April 24th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
Eeks! It’s been pirated EVERYWHERE! Even Pirate Bay has a torrent of YOUR song. Some people aren’t even credited it. Examples:
http://thomastuttle.mooo.com:8080/~tom/Code%20Monkey.mp3
http://data.coolnicks.co.uk/Code%20Monkey.mp3
http://static.thepiratebay.org/hashtorrent/3474917.torrent/Code_Monkey.mp3.3474917.TPB.torrent
Somebody want to get on that, or is the theory that because it’s free, people can copy it if they want? I hope not. They aren’t even crediting you, sometimes! You’re worth more than that, JC!
April 24th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
I was listening to this song on my iPod on a bus on the way to NYC, so I started singing (so I thought) quietly to myself. But then I pulled out a bag of Fritos, and the ten-year-old sitting next to me exclaimed, “CODE MONKEY like Fritos! What else do code monkey like? Mountain Dew!” And it was laugh-worthy.
April 24th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
I hadn’t heard of this before a friend started playing it in the campus center to the CS majors, because it was put on slashdot, but once I heard it I must say, this is amazing.
suscribed to the podcast and downloaded all the previous ones too, very talented songwriter, and this one’s geekiness is just amazing.
April 24th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
That is the best song I have heard in a long time. In fact it is my new theme song – replacing “Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails. Really identify with it.
April 24th, 2006 at 6:01 pm
Jonathan,
Your song is the new anthem of our little gang of programmers at KSU, as well as my new personal anthem (as both a student, and professional programmer).
This CodeMonkey get up get coffee, CodeMonkey listen to song, then go to job. =P
Keep up the grat work, you are awesome, and have most perfectly described the day-to-day plight of our “people”.
Thanks
April 24th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
Yay!
Awesome work! Thank you for a fun song to code to!
April 24th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Hey Jason:
Since you’re so close to Cleveland, why not demand JC to come and play here?
http://eventful.com/demand/D0-001-000000342-2
It’s the least a code monkey from Kent can do.
April 24th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Found this through Slashdot and had it running through my head all day. Rare combination of clever (and *very* insightful) lyrics and good music. Way to go!
April 24th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Awesome song! I’m not a code monkey (it’s worse – I’m a documentation monkey) but a lot of the people I know and love are. Thanks for a bit of humor to ease the stress of an impending release date.
Btw, someone mentioned the possibility of t-shirts. Where can they be found?
April 24th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
What we really need is a black metal song about programmers, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
Still, great song considering the limitations of your chosen genre :p
Highly funny song
ico2
April 25th, 2006 at 1:49 am
[...] Dün slashdot‘ta görmüştüm, indirmiÅŸtim; unutmuÅŸum. Az önce dinledim ki eÄŸlenceli ve hoÅŸ bir ÅŸarkı müzik olmuÅŸ. Az önce de gördüm ki Jonathan Coulton‘un Code Monkey’si wikilenmiÅŸ. Bir de güzel çizim eklemiÅŸler ki, ÅŸu günlerdeki duygu ve düşüncelerimi yeterince açıklıyor bu eÄŸlencelik ÅŸeyler. [...]
April 25th, 2006 at 7:17 am
Well I’ve recently moved from loveable Code Monkey to stupid Manager Rob, but I still love the song. Nice work!
April 25th, 2006 at 9:08 am
[...] As a proud code monkey myself, this song is an anthem to all of us. Posted below are the lyrics, and I’ll give you a link to the song. Great song, just had to post it. Released under the creative commons license, so feel free to share the love! Code Monkey – Code Monkey get up get coffee Code Monkey go to job have boring meeting with boring manager Rob Rob say Code Monkey very diligent but his output stink his code not functional or elegant what do Code Monkey think Code Monkey think maybe manager oughta write goddamn login page himself Code Monkey not say it out loud Code Monkey not crazy just proud [...]
April 25th, 2006 at 10:22 am
Pretty cool ~ I love the song !
April 25th, 2006 at 11:48 am
[...] –EDIT– Thought this song was appropriate. Share and Enjoy: [...]
April 25th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
[...] Check out this fantastic track from Jonathan Coulton! Adam Christianson played it in his MacCast podcast (one of my favourites). It’s also available as a free download from http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/04/14/thing-a-week-29-code-monkey/ [...]
April 25th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
I’m a programmer and I play World of Warcraft. I have a level 60 rogue on the Firetree server named Codemonkey that I have been playing for about 10 months now. Someone on the server showed me a link to your song which we traced back to you. Good job on the funny song.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?ForumName=wow-realm-firetree&ThreadID=213730
April 25th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
Wow… this page is now the #5 google search result for “code monkey”
April 25th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
Anyone else think this would make a great intro song to “The IT Crowd” if it ever got remade in the U.S.?
April 25th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Have you considered making yourself streamable on Last.fm, BTW?
April 25th, 2006 at 3:35 pm
Bravo! Very, very cool song.
I say Jon needs to be on Attack of the Show for this one.
April 25th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
[...] My only guess is that the positive feedback for the task must be internal. Creative stimulation and fulfillment maybe? hah, i’ll believe that when I see it. In anycase, there has to be something that makes not just me but thousands of Code Monkey’s like me going to work from day to day. Check the link, its to my new theme song. [...]
April 25th, 2006 at 10:51 pm
Your song is now the favorite of every programmer I know.
April 26th, 2006 at 12:05 am
[...] Though we’re getting faster with Photoshop, we are undeniably coding monkeys at heart and we recognize that we can’t rely upon our judgement alone. Originally, we would ping Seth and a few close friends for feedback. Today, we like to gather everyone’s input before making design decisions. We scout the forums, emails, and the blog for recommendations (we’ve heard the “meebo” button icon has been a source of confusion recently). We also gather different perspectives from within the team. Simon values his computer real estate and prefers thin window borders and frames, Andrea has taken things to a new extreme by asking her daughter’s track team to evaluate some new meebo icons, Seth likes things simple and uncomplicated, and Jian has an appreciation for technical details like the slider divider in the IM window. [...]
April 26th, 2006 at 9:48 am
awesome!
April 26th, 2006 at 9:15 pm
OK, I know you have gotten TONS of praise for this, and I need to share in that. But I also want to know if this is “podsafe” meaning, is it cool to play this in my podcast if I point people to your site? I think my podcast listeners are perfectly suited for this song and I really want to play this at the end of my next show. Please let us know what the rules are…
Thanks, from a new fan
April 26th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Fantastic! I usually listen to classical music, but I know good music of all types when I hear it. After hearing it on the MacCast podcast, I had to get a copy. Enjoyed it so much, I downloaded your album from iTunes. Great sound. I will check back often.
April 27th, 2006 at 2:23 am
LOL – I love this song!
You rock!
April 27th, 2006 at 3:30 am
[...] This morning I stumbled across Jonathan Coulton’s blog. From his blog you may download the brilliant, or at least very entertaining, song “Code Monkey”. How good are the lyrics? Here’s a sample: Code monkey have boring meeting with boring manager Rob [...]
April 27th, 2006 at 9:44 am
Linked to this because a) I love this song and b) I’m married to one. Too cute! Thank you.
April 27th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Just wanted to say I appreciated this song!
April 27th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
Wow… that is fantastic! As the leader of the ninjacodermonkey militia… and organization that neither exists nor matters… I must say I am impressed. KUDOS!
-ninjacodermonkey@gmail.com
April 27th, 2006 at 3:47 pm
Awesome song. Here’s a wild guess at the guitar tab for it. Did I get close?
http://www.archive.org/details/CodeMonkey
Neil
April 27th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Guess what!
There’s a parody of Code Monkey.
It is known as Autie Boy and is written by Susan Senator.
Did you ever think of getting the Code Monkey lyrics – or a favourite part of the lyrics – on a T-shirt?
CC-licensed of course!
April 27th, 2006 at 4:39 pm
Goddamn, this song rocks! Johnathan might be a bit surprised by the hubbub when he gets back, hehe… Major kudos to him; been on a loop all afternoon since I first heard it and spreading the word!
April 28th, 2006 at 3:37 am
[...] Cooler Song über Code Monkeys [...]
April 28th, 2006 at 6:39 am
You rule. The end. Keep up the good work. Don’t spend my dollar in one place.
April 28th, 2006 at 9:02 am
[...] [...]
April 28th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Superb song !
Still a code monkey in training though ..
But can’t wait to get yelled at by a manager called Rob !
April 29th, 2006 at 12:39 am
The supply of gerbils can always be increased.
http://www.coloniapress.com/Habitrails.html
April 29th, 2006 at 5:48 am
Just heard this on Adam Curry’s Dailly Source code #376
Spookily I was in the middle of writting some Java (University assignment).
First time I been here, but it ain’t going t be the last.
Great song, Great music, Great lyrics.
Quick question whats the differance between the MP3 link or buying the song?
April 29th, 2006 at 9:43 am
Really well done. Kudos.
April 29th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
Awesome! Played it for all of the monkeys at the office, they loved it too.
April 29th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
[...] I listened to his Code Monkey song, and liked it, so I threw him a dollar on PayPal. I sure hope he doesn’t spend it all in one place! [...]
April 29th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
>I don’t know how easily I’ll be able to access the internets
Internets? All of them?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:06 am
>> I don’t know how easily I’ll be able to access the internets
> Internets? All of them?
The Jonathan he is channeling The Manolo.
May 2nd, 2006 at 3:01 am
Just picked this up via the Daily Source Code.
Brilliant!
May 2nd, 2006 at 10:44 am
this song rocks
http://metroidclassic.com
May 2nd, 2006 at 6:17 pm
This song is amazing! I just spent the entire day listening to Jon’s songs online and bought the whole Smoking Monkey album!
Keep it up dude!
May 3rd, 2006 at 10:23 am
I just got back from a 10 day vacation in Flordia and the Bahamas/Bermuda. Reality is really hard to stomach after relaxing like that. Ahh well, another day, another dollar. Another year, another cruise.
May 3rd, 2006 at 11:31 am
It wouldn’t be so funny if it wasn’t true. I feel like this could be an anthem! Go Code Monkeys Go!
May 3rd, 2006 at 4:31 pm
Code Monkey…
The closest I can find to an IT Geek Anthem – Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Thing a Week 29 – Code Monkey…
May 3rd, 2006 at 5:28 pm
[...] I only play at being a Code Monkey. For one, programming isn’t my job, it’s just one of my parlor tricks. For another, I don’t have even a vistigial tail. [...]
May 4th, 2006 at 8:12 am
This code monkey like coffee not mountain dew
May 4th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
About the Tab thing…
It works, but might be a little dated. As a recent forced convert to non-sugared sodas (diabetes), I note that _diet_ Mt. Dew (my favorite drink)works as well as “Tab and” Mt. Dew. In fact, I think I’ll just sing THAT in my head from now on since the rest of the song works so well.
(sigh)
May 5th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Excellent song.
Yes, I am a code monkey, and work with a bunch of other code monkeys – it’s a jungle out there…
You should have heard the howls of laughter when I played this song at work.
Keep on playing!
May 6th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
[...] Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton [...]
May 7th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
[...] Jonathan Coulton is having a contest for a new cute monkey t-shirt design. This is my entry. It’s an illustration for his song “Code Monkey”. For anyone who doesn’t work in an IT department, Code Monkey is a term that is often used to refer to someone who does computer programming. You can listen to the song here. Code Monkey like Fritos. Code Monkey like cans of Mountain Dew. [...]
May 8th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Wow. For this over-40-year-old code monkey (who’s married and drinks diet coke now), that song takes me right back to my younger, prouder, coding days when I dreamed longingly of every sweet girl I couldn’t quite get up the nerve to ask out. Well worth the download!
May 8th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
This is such a cool song. Thanks for sharing it with us
May 14th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
[...] (39:22) “Code Monkey” By Jonathan Coulton [...]
May 16th, 2006 at 7:11 am
[...] Finally for those of you that are geeks, into geek humor, or want insight into us geeks… I recommend downloading “Code Monkey” from Jonathan Coulton. Hilarious and excellent song. [...]
May 17th, 2006 at 3:54 am
[...] Gotta say I like this song by Jonathon Coulton titled “Code Monkey“. I’ve heard it a couple times on Adam Curry’s podcast, The Daily Source Code. I decided to pick it up for more frequent playing in my music collection. If you do alot of coding, you might like this tune too. [...]
May 17th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Dude….wtf like who listens to this crap…no offense man, i like more rap but get off the crack and get laid
May 17th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
[...] Well, I don’t really code anymore at work (only on the side), but I’m still claiming it to aid in my l33t street cred. It’s because of this that you should all listen to this guy, Johnathan Coulton. Robbie told me about him, and he has a great song, Code Monkey. [...]
May 20th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
[...] * I play different types of music on the show, but they are all podsafe, meaning the artists have generously made the playing of them free and clear provided I give them a shout out. Which of course I always do. – This week, we’re being invaded by monkeys! First up, the new theme song for all software developers like me with a warm fuzzy heart — “Code Monkey” by Jonathan Coulton. [...]
May 30th, 2006 at 11:11 am
[...] http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/04/1…; [...]
June 1st, 2006 at 2:35 pm
As everyone else has said: “Codemonkey like song. A lot.” My only quibble is that the crush-on-the-receptionist thing is so strong a stereotype that it’s distracting. I wish you’d left her job less clearly implied, leaving room for her to be receptionist OR tech writer OR phone support OR… heck, maybe even another code monkey.
(Rhetorical digression: We’re not supposed to date our co-workers, to avoid complications in the office. We’re not supposed to date our competetors, for business security reasons. Or our customers/suppliers, to avoid conflict-of-interest. So who else does the typical shy technogeek with “big warm fuzzy secret heart” ever meet and have courage enough to talk to? No wonder we’re having trouble with our long-term supply of codemonkeys and similar beasts; they’re hard to breed in captivity.)
June 5th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
[...] Lyrics aus dem Track ‘Code Monkey’ von Jonathan Coulton [...]
June 6th, 2006 at 3:25 am
i find that i was in need for a song like this. even if i didnt notice until now x3 this code monkey is definetly loving jonathan.
June 9th, 2006 at 6:05 pm
[...] And heard this awesome song. [...]
June 13th, 2006 at 10:39 am
[...] Jonathan Coulton [...]
June 21st, 2006 at 7:35 pm
[...] And if you are a “code monkey” or ever have been, this song might entertain you. It’s pretty catchy regardless, but you’ll “get it” if you’ve ever described your job that way, or seen this cartoon my brother drew years ago. [...]
June 22nd, 2006 at 7:55 am
[...] A couple of weeks ago the Java Posse closed their show with the song "Code Monkey" by Jonathan Coulton. This is probably one of the best computer geek songs I have ever heard. I almost fell out of my chair during the first verse because I was laughing so hard. Every software developer can relate, in some way, to the person described in this song. [...]
June 25th, 2006 at 1:06 am
Heya,
I luv the song!!!! My big brother the geek introduced me to it!!
June 25th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
[...] Codemonkey like Tab and Mountain Dew. (NB: Jonathan Coulton is a Whiff.) [...]
June 27th, 2006 at 11:15 am
[...] Also, I think I’ve finally figured out what I like most about Coulton’s songs. It is his sincerity. Whether it is a song about slaving away in a cubicle, Thor inspired IKEA, post-suburban-marital-shop-vac problems, or even a tribute to the easy girl from high school, Coulton manages to make me care about his silly songs. Some how they are able to evoke an emtion that makes me laugh and choke up at the same time. Needless to say they are very cathardic. [...]
July 1st, 2006 at 2:36 pm
[...] Here’s something for your iPods. Instead of login page, this code monkey is wondering about banner ads, but it’s all the same. Code Monkey is a great, simple and silly song for all of us who couldn’t make a living without a keyboard. [...]
July 6th, 2006 at 8:53 am
[...] 2006.07.06 Alphageek님 페ì´ì§€ì—ì„œ Code Monkeyë¼ëŠ” 노래를 알게 ë˜ì—ˆë‹¤. [...]
July 14th, 2006 at 9:13 am
This song is amazing. I can relate to it completely. I’ve slaved away for 4 years at uni last year to get my degree in Software Engineering and now this is me….
…a code monkey who is fed up and bored with an uninspired and uninteresting job, with no girlfriend, feeling very lonely.
I wish I’d joined the Army.
Thanks for this Jon, makes me feel like other people understand who I am.
July 19th, 2006 at 7:17 am
SoftwareEngineer: stick with it, you just lack perspective. As a code monkey that already went that route, I can tell you the two occupations are almost mutually exclusive in their membership for a reason: they are entirely incompatible.
This song is anthemic. Love to see a similarly themed album!
July 19th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Is there a better audio qulity version available (ogg, flac, wav, etc)?
By the way great song.
July 20th, 2006 at 5:31 am
As a code monkey, this song speaks to me, and partially reflects my webcomic http://esh.comicgenesis.com … this is a fantastic piece of music.
July 20th, 2006 at 9:49 am
[...] Jonathan Coulton’s song, Code Monkey, along with this video made for it by Tra5hTalk is tender, somehow. [...]
July 20th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
[...] 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“. [...]
July 21st, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Thank you for this song. It is amazing! We’re gonna have a lot of laughs when I introduce this in the office.
Code Monkey just like you!
July 21st, 2006 at 6:34 pm
[...] If you are a coder/geek, I think you will enjoy this. If you like indie music, I think you may enjoy the rest of Mr. Coulton’s music. [...]
July 26th, 2006 at 11:21 pm
[...] http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/04/14/thing-a-week-29-code-monkey/ [...]
July 27th, 2006 at 7:16 am
[...] That’s five (or seven, depending on how uncharitable you’re being with your counting), and I haven’t yet gotten to Code Monkey (the one song you may have heard about before since it was on Slashdot), Chiron Beta Prime (a Christmas song from humans imprisoned by robots), The Presidents (a single fact about every US President), or Mandelbrot Set (the happiest math song I know next to Math Prof Rock Star). So go! Go listen! And if you like, give the man some money. [...]
August 9th, 2006 at 10:17 am
[...] Code Monkey [...]
August 10th, 2006 at 5:00 am
[...] While searching for "code monkey" references on Google to add to this site, I stumbled up our new anthem. Just bought the .mp3 Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton. Best $1 investment I think I ever made. Jonathan also publishes the lyrics. Code Monkey very generous. [...]
August 25th, 2006 at 7:10 am
A guildie shared a clip of a WoW movie of Creepy Doll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTSkWnKs9rM). He also mentioned Code Monkey. I found you site. I like.
I code monkey too. I share with all code monkey friends everywhere.
/sipsmtdew
August 26th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
[...] CFC type checking is always going to be more expensive than checking any other type, since we need to jump through many of the same hoops as we do during createObject() to actually resolve the path to the CFC template – is the path to type being checked relative or absolute? Is it referenced via a mapping? Is the type being checked a supertype of the type passed in? You get the idea; evaluating these kinds of complex relationships is expensive. So do duck type if your design calls for it, or if you’re having serious performance problems with code that checks for CFC types. Otherwise, make like a monkey and code! [...]
September 2nd, 2006 at 1:09 pm
What about girl code monkeys?
Girl Code Monkey
September 5th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
As a former code monkey (and someone who is still one deep inside), I
September 6th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
Now I’m going to have this in my head for the rest of the evening…
“Code monkey like you”
September 7th, 2006 at 7:53 am
[...] Now this is a cool song. http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/04/14/thing-a-week-29-code-monkey/ [...]
September 14th, 2006 at 4:29 am
[...] You may recall me blogging about a guy named Jonathan Coulton. He’s they guy doing the “Thing a Day” blog where he writes and records a new song every day for a year. The most popular one (IMHO) has been Code Monkey. [...]
September 16th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
Codemonkey like you…. wish that was how MY crush though of me
September 21st, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Love the song. Totally rocks. Do you do live shows anywhere ??
September 22nd, 2006 at 3:53 am
Me and all of my code monkey friends love the song!
September 26th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
i love code monkey, i must make the flash video for it if there isn’t one.
September 30th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
HEY CODY IT’S EDDIE.EDDIE FROM YOUR CLASS MRS.HUSBAND HI.
October 23rd, 2006 at 6:31 pm
[...] Jonathan Coulton will be his accompanying musician. I did not recall the name although he seems to have scored cult success with his song “Code Monkey.” I happened to see the song referenced in this comment attached to the /. story about Weird Al Yankovic. Looking back, I found that the song made Digg, and it made /. Those stories link to his post about the song. “Code Monkey” is funny and good. [...]
October 29th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
[...] If you’re a code monkey like me, then you’ve probably had to search through a source tree at one time or another – whether you’re just a cog, or the whole machine. Enter OpenGrok the “wicked fast source code browser”. From the project site: OpenGrok is a fast and usable source code search and cross reference engine. It helps you search, cross-reference and navigate your source tree. It can understand various program file formats and version control histories like SCCS, RCS, CVS and Subversion. In other words it lets you grok (profoundly understand) the open source, hence the name OpenGrok. It is written in Java. [...]
November 11th, 2006 at 12:55 am
yes, code monkey here. I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
November 22nd, 2006 at 1:38 am
You may have noticed a distinct lack of posts here lately. While sometimes that is due to me just plain not posting anything, this time it wasn’t because of that.
Sometime just around two weeks ago, the comments table of the MT database because “in use” so that nothing could actually use it. Basically, any time that MT would try to access the table, it would get a nice error stating that it couldn’t get to it. If I tried to post, any of the comment related tags would give an error as well, which didn’t allow the post to be published to the site. Disabling comments on that post didn’t help, either.
I didn’t think of it until this morning, but globally disabling comments for all blogs on milbertus.com “fixed” the problem. We can post again, just not receive any comments on those posts. This is better than nothing, in my opinion.
November 29th, 2006 at 2:28 am
[...] I give you the sublime Code Monkey, by Jonathan Coulton. [...]
November 29th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
[...] And the bonus: Jonathan Coulton, a very cool songwriter, did a Thing a Week project in which he wrote a song-ish thing a week. My favorite is Code Monkey. [...]
December 10th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
Cool tune. I actually first heard about it on NPR Sunday morning. In truth, I prefer the acoustic guitar version that you played over the radio; but this version sounds good too. Keep up the great work! BTW, I’m not a programmer, but I can relate because college professors have a similar work environment–you’ll just have to take my word on it.
December 11th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
has any one got this song creepy doll by jonathan coulton that they could send me for free
December 11th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
Hi – I just wanted to add that I too first heard your work yesterday on NPR, but it certainly won’t be the last time. I’ll be ordering your CDs (a little old fashioned, but oh well) when they’re back in stock. Loved the song, and I can certainly identify- never wrote code professionally, but I’ve done my share of cubicle work. Thanks for the 3+ minutes of smile you put on my face.
December 13th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Yeah, Um, I’m going to need you to go ahead and write more programmer songs. So, if you could just do that, that would be great. Oh, and I’m going to need you to go ahead and come on in on Saturday.
And be sure to use the new coversheets on all your new songs. You see, we’re using the new coversheets on all new songs now. Did you get the memo?
December 13th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
Code Monkey need more code music…thanks Jonathan and thanks NPR
January 8th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
[...] Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey [...]
January 11th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
[...] Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Thing a Week 29 – Code Monkey I have fallen in like with this song. (tags: free funny music song) [...]
January 16th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
[...] 3Monkeys, now has an official theme song, “Code Monkey” by Jonathan Coulton. “Code Monkey” was first posted as a podcast from Jonathan’s “Thing a Week” experiment, where he would post a new, original song every Friday. “Code Monkey” came along on week 29 and has gained a life of its own. Read more about Jonathan and Thing a Week. As far as the 3Monkeys theme song goes, like most of my readers, I’m a Code Monkey myself. This seemed appropriate for me and the site. So without further delay – [...]
January 17th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
[...] Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton is my new favorite song. (Via Joe) [...]
January 20th, 2007 at 8:02 am
[...] My introduction to the sassiness that is Jonathan Coulton’s music came from his release of the programmer’s anthem “Code Monkey.” I hadn’t looked into his music, though, until six months later when I heard the NPR interview commemorating the end of his “Thing a Week” run. “Thing a Week” was Jonathan’s successful experiment to record and release a new song every week over the course of a year. After a brief listen, I made the best $70.00 music purchase I’ve ever made to obtain his full box set. [...]
January 28th, 2007 at 4:36 am
[...] Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton [...]
January 29th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Great song! Saw it on a MSN video…. with WOW monkeys
very catchy and all the best!
January 30th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Awesome – you even got the name of the manager right !!
I have just finished another day in the troupe and I have knuckled back to the lair now, but your song got me through the day
February 1st, 2007 at 1:09 pm
press monkey think maybe editor wanna lay out *(&^%$# page himself….
hear jonathan coulton in head
press monkey start laughing instead….
press monkey say thank you
press monkey say code monkey sing real good
press monkey gonna spend a buck
if press monkey ever got a buck
on code monkey like you:)
February 10th, 2007 at 1:10 am
This song is brilliant….saved my sanity and got me the girl!
Cheers Jonathon
Code Mikey
February 12th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Why am I just now hearing about this song. No offense, the riff is played out, but the lyrics fuquin kick ass! I keep picturing my own video over and over in my mind.
Awesome…
February 22nd, 2007 at 8:14 pm
[...] Thing a Week 29 – Code Monkey (via net@nite podcast) [...]
February 22nd, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Heard the song on Net@nite with Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur on the Twit.tv podcast network. Love it!
February 24th, 2007 at 7:36 am
Heard it on net at nite and thought it was a great song. You should put it on the podsafe music network, you would get some great exposure.
February 24th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Aw! Dawn big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart Code Monkey.
February 24th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
lol i love that song.
February 26th, 2007 at 4:43 am
I have blogged about this post – A tribute to the corporate software developer
February 26th, 2007 at 8:17 am
[...] JoCo is an internet troubadour and former developer who may be best known for wonderful songs like “Code Monkey” and “Skullcrusher Mountain,” although he also has gigs podcasting for Popular Science as well as playing guitar for his best friend (and sworn nemesis) John Hodgman. [...]
February 26th, 2007 at 8:37 am
[...] JoCo is an internet troubadour and former developer who may be best known for wonderful songs like “Code Monkey” and “Skullcrusher Mountain,” although he also has gigs podcasting for Popular Science as well as playing guitar for his best friend (and sworn nemesis) John Hodgman. [...]
February 27th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
[...] This song is a very comical look into the world of coder across the world. It is a song from Jonathan Coulton Jonathan releases songs for free about once a week under Creative Commons which allowed the video to be made. Very funny and the song is cool (I’m not real fond of the video) if you ever code for a living… [...]
February 28th, 2007 at 8:39 am
I just heard this for the first time today. Very nice, actually very touching. I’m a VB code monkey, too. Thanks a bunch of bananas.
I’m going to purchase the code monkey coffee mug and t-shirt.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Very nice song, just bought it.
I’m going to get the T-Shirt soon as well.
March 2nd, 2007 at 1:31 pm
[...] Oh, one more thing: Codemonkey rocks! [...]
March 4th, 2007 at 5:26 am
[...] I found this really cool song this week, called “code monkey”, by Jonathan Coulton. You can download it here from his site http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/04/14/thing-a-week-29-code-monkey/. [...]
March 4th, 2007 at 7:53 am
[...] Last week on their show, Net@Nite, Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur introduced many of us to the song Code Monkey, which is pure brilliance. Later, it emerged there is a video for Code Monkey. Again, brilliance. [...]
March 8th, 2007 at 6:21 am
[...] Code Monkey Andrew was kind enough to pass along a link to the Code Monkey song which is pretty amusing and partly describes my early days a developer Explore posts in the same categories: code monkey, song, mp3, humor [...]
March 8th, 2007 at 11:31 am
[...] Jonathan Coulton РCode Monkey Runterladen oder kaufen k̦nnt ihr das Lied hier. [...]
March 9th, 2007 at 6:39 am
[...] And now back to being a Code Monkey! [...]
March 13th, 2007 at 12:04 am
I’m jealous about the sunny place part of your article. And I feel completely unaffectionate with the term “code moneky” right now. I’m a code moneky behind bars today.. =P
March 13th, 2007 at 8:59 am
[...] Spotlight: Code Monkey 13 03 2007 Jonathan Coulton is an ex-programmer. He used to code in the very lovely VB. Then, once upon a midnight dreary, he decided to give it all up and become a rock super star. And, though he may not be a house-hold name, the geek gods have smiled upon him and pushed his song “Code Monkey” up to classic status. You can grab it here. [...]
March 13th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
[...] Listen to it, love it, buy the guy’s stuff Listening to: Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey [...]
March 14th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
[...] Dirty Epic – Underworld Gina’s Groove – Clayton Brothers Code Monkey – John Coulton (I fetured him on one of the podcasts, the song is released under Creative Commons, so it’s free to download) Life is too Short (energy mix) – Kai Tracid Message in the Bottle (both the orriginal, and the filterfunk/hi-tack remix) – The Police Not my top 5, but worth showing everyone. I thought it was funny, yet touching in an odd way… Flickr – John Coulton __________________ New PSP3D radio Every Tuesday!!! My mayor is a Teflon coated slime bag Hopefully he’ll learn not to try and push quite possibly unconstitutional bills though the state assembly and then waste tax money fighting it in court. Plus, he has failed the bar exam 4 times . Disclaimer: These are my opinions, and I am wholy responsible for them. [...]
March 18th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
[...] What is that, a Gorillaz thing? Anyway, reminds me of the song Code Monkey… [...]
March 19th, 2007 at 10:11 am
[...] We also went for what I like to call “the Code Monkey Factor.” Code Monkey is Jonathan Coulton’s brilliant song about a downtrodden software developer who wistfully daydreams about the pretty receptionist at his office. Since there’s getting completely around how Information Technology is still largely male dominated, we wanted an actress who would not seem utterly unattainable. Instead, we wanted shot for an attractive woman that most guys would think they might have a chance at. (We asked her to remove the engagement ring for the filming.) [...]
March 20th, 2007 at 11:11 am
[...] We also went for what I like to call “the Code Monkey Factor.” Code Monkey is Jonathan Coulton’s brilliant song about a downtrodden software developer who wistfully daydreams about the pretty receptionist at his office. Since there’s getting completely around how Information Technology is still largely male dominated, we wanted an actress who would not seem utterly unattainable. Instead, we wanted shot for an attractive woman that most guys would think they might have a chance at. (We asked her to remove the engagement ring for the filming.) [...]
April 2nd, 2007 at 3:17 pm
[...] I also added better Meta tags, improved my Xhtml w3 validation, and became CSS validated YAY. For those of you who don’t know (or care) this means the site looks more the same in all browsers than before. Yet again glancing up at the clock, I see it is past midnight. Im very like code monkey in the song by jonathan coulton. Roll out of bed, code 12 hours, roll into bed. [...]
April 3rd, 2007 at 6:22 pm
[...] Jonathan Coulton’s Code Monkey. MP3 Torrent [...]
April 12th, 2007 at 7:59 am
FunkeyMonkey like you A LOT.
April 17th, 2007 at 3:15 am
awww its so
cuz code monkey so good but code monkey so sad!
April 18th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
[...] 3. Codemonkey [...]
April 20th, 2007 at 3:52 am
[...] You guys know who you are – hint – if any of this makes sense then you are or were one… Code Monkey The song is the creation of Jonathan Coulton who has blogged about it here. [...]
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:07 am
I love this song! I’ve been listening to it on infinite repeat for 3 days now!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Ditto that. Feeling the code monkey love.
May 6th, 2007 at 6:07 am
[...] 3. Codemonkey [...]
May 6th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Your not him bitch
May 6th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
wtf man i am him
May 6th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Great song man. You need to do more software developer songs.
Not many songs out there that capture the day in and day out of us programmers.
May 7th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
[...] I think this is the originator of this fun song (which is a year old, but I just heard it for the first time, so…): Thing a Week 29, Code Monkey. [...]
May 10th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Freaking great song. Also the video on Youtube was great as well.
Thanks.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:10 am
[...] Jonathan Coulton’s “Code Monkey” is a must-listen if you’re a programmer. [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
[...] Jonathan Coulton is probably one of the most loved musicians and artists in the blogosphere, because of the way he interacts with his fans and the way he takes his audience’s advice to heart, and sometimes just plainly asks for advice from them. And that is commendable, in my opinion. Coulton puts out songs once a week (give or take), and browsing some older ones (Probably about 1 month old), I found one of the best ones, in my opinion. His latest “Thing a Week”, number 29, introduces to the world a song that touches the heart of anyone who worked a desk job, or programmed anything ever, and it is aptly named Code Monkey. Here’s Jonathan’s words on the inspiration for the song: This is not autobiographical, but I did indeed used to have a job writing software. VB! MS SQL! I affectionately referred to myself and my co-developers as code monkeys, especially when a client asked me a question that I didn’t want to answer (â€What do I know? I’m just a code monkey.â€). [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
The article in the NYT magazine led me to look up your blog and this song. IT ROCKS!!!! I’ve quitted my job as a code monkey 10 days ago and have been feeling liberated and at the same time very lost not having Rob hovering over me. Your song makes me want to finally get on with my life. Your one-song-a-week goal is very inspiring as well. THANKS!!
May 15th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
So, I just heard this song. And the chorus kinda sounds like Guster’s Amsterdam. Do you listen to much Guster? Anyone else notice the similarity?
Kudos. I like the song.
May 15th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
[...] La livraison 29 de cette marche forcée de la créativité a eu plus de succès que les autres. Code Monkey est une chansons sur le job de développeur, dans la société de l’information. Ils sont nombreux ceux dont le boulot est d’interagir avec des machines, des managers incompétents et des collègues pas toujours compatissants. [...]
July 13th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
i want the url code for code monkey
July 15th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
[...] a new show on the G4 network called Code Monkeys (tv.com entry), which of course uses the Jonathan Coulton song as its intro [...]
July 27th, 2007 at 11:55 am
I just started watching the show on G4 and had to find out where this song came from. I’m a code monkey and this song is so frickin’ cool.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
does anyone know the tab for this song? it sounds like a fun song to do for a talent show, kareoke, ect
July 31st, 2007 at 7:20 am
this is a great song i just found it out (frend told me i live in au) ill be loocking for other songs but id like to let u know THIS SONG KICKS BUT, yeah thats all realy, good luck. U ROCK!
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:06 am
Hi!
me a code monkey too
thx for song
how you know about big warm fuzzy secret heart?!
me tell no one
August 3rd, 2007 at 11:50 am
Tab for this song? Play it by ear guitar monkey
Ah, ok. I like this song (me code monkey too), so I dusted off and tuned my guitar and tabbed it out for you ‘that one guy’
Goes a little something like this:
code monkey get up…
-7(muted)
—–
rob say…
-9——-
-7–9–7-
—-7–5-
-9———6\4–
-7–9–7—4\2–
—-7–5——–
maybe manager.. saying….crazy…
——-6-9—–|—————–
-7–9–4-7-9—|-7———9—–
-5–7——7—|-5———7—–
..fritos..simple
———-2-2h4–4–4h6–
-9-9–6-4-2——4——-
-7-6–4-2-0————–
————————-
etc..
Should be enough to get you started.
copy and past into a your favourite editor for monospaced font for correct alignment oc numbers.
Mr C.
August 3rd, 2007 at 1:55 pm
hmmm, replace the long dashes — with two single dashes -
August 8th, 2007 at 6:24 am
Watch Code Monkey on g4, this song is the theme song, and the theme song rocks!
August 12th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
As a code-monkey who just got his first job…this has automatically become my anthem. I was refered here by a friend to get the song, and I’ve already played it way too gawddamn much.
I would like to get Code Monkey the shirt, Code Monkey the Spitoon, Code Monkey the Breakfast Meat, and Code Monkey the Flamethrower.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:01 am
booby this music is for people that work in jobs like tech and all so if u dont like it dont post stuff in here
August 29th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
[...] Extra special bonus: Code Monkey from Jonathan Coulton [...]
August 30th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
we have a winner.
while(1) {
you.monkey.code();
}
return; //never happens
September 4th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
guys, the song is about a code monkey, its hard not to like it
and btw the show on g4 is called “Code Monkeys”, and yes it is awesome
September 4th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
oh, btw hi mom!!!!!!!
September 4th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
This cracka can write songs!
September 8th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
code monkey song gives me warm fuzzies all over for 3 reasons
1) i love monkeys
2) i wana be a code monkey after school
3) i really really love monkeys and im built like king kong ^_^ ¤_¤ §_§
alt code
¤ is 0164
§ is 0167
enjoy
September 14th, 2007 at 1:51 am
Fountains of Wayne are on Line One…
September 17th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2007 at 3:19 am
[...] a positive outcome. If you approach it like, “Improve your code or you’re fired.” or “Your code isn’t functional or elegant” , you will only put them on the defensive. Defensiveness shuts down [...]
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:03 pm
[...] but unfortunately this one actually does something important so I have spent the last 3 days monkeying with it. So far I am almost done with the first step. Since shooting myself and the server is not [...]
October 5th, 2007 at 3:56 am
[...] Това е официалният site, а soundtrack – a е взет от тук [...]
October 6th, 2007 at 7:13 am
[...] remember stumbling upon Jonathan Coulton’s Code Monkey song sometime last year. Not only is it extremely funny, but its actually quite a well done song. [...]
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Code Monkey rocks, it approaches OFFICE SPACE as a summation of my LIFE !
& love the series, hope Jonathon made some $$ !
..I bought an Atari console when they were NEW hahaaha
October 30th, 2007 at 11:37 am
is jonathan canadian
October 30th, 2007 at 11:38 am
is jonathan canadian like ya
October 30th, 2007 at 11:55 am
no what he is from new york o well =)
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:37 am
[...] credits (except when it was worth gamer points). Frustratingly prolific Jonathan Coulton (he of Code Monkey fame) wrote the song that plays over the final credits. There are videos of the song on YouTube, [...]
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:06 pm
[...] right now but I am planning to become a customer as soon as I start my holiday shopping! I know a Code Monkey or two who could use more hugs, for [...]
November 4th, 2007 at 12:49 am
cool song, i also love brains
November 7th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Prince, sans the Revolution…
Techcrunch follows up on Prince’s rather eccentric recent moves to defend intellectual property that may or may not be his. [Yes, I know how surprising it is to see the words “Price” and “eccentric” in the same sentence, …
November 8th, 2007 at 10:29 am
code monkeys is the best show cause no ever thought that a game would be a show.keep rockin code monkeys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 13th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
code monkeys is the awesomest show ever they make the best problems ever. i think code monkey
November 21st, 2007 at 5:40 am
[...] in iWork ‘08 or OpenOffice), or have simple word processing needs. If you’re a code monkey, the Objective-C source code is available for you to tweak and customize, so you can add new [...]
November 22nd, 2007 at 9:56 pm
I need Code Monkey Chords, oh and by the way i LOVE the song ive memorized all the lyrics.
November 29th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
[...] breakfast, when he impishly approached me to show off the final product. Apparently we listened to “Code Monkey” a few too many [...]
November 30th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
[...] that i have. i also have some creative commons mp3s (for example jonathan coulton’s awesome “code monkey”). yet i’m still being treated like a pirate…arrrgh [...]
December 5th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Between this and portal… I think I’m going to listen to more of your work, Mr. Coulton.
Furthermore, I wish Code Monkey were a song you could rock out in on Rock Band. Harmonix really loves indie artists, and you already had “HUGE SUCCESS” with the last song of yours that was in a video game. Could this be possible?
December 11th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
[...] In an effort to ease myself back in I’m working part time for a while before I kick into full code monkey [...]
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Thanks JC. You’ve started a revolution among the Code Monkeys, so they can overthrow their own Manager Robs. You’ve made life a lot more bearable in the Office.
January 18th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Almost two years after the post, I have a question: I noticed that your guitar riff is quite similar to that in the old MTV theme song (a la “MTV ID – Moon Landing”[*]). Was this intentional or just a coincidence (or is the similarity all in my head)?
[*] http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8364371213479442185
January 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am
No, it wasn’t meant to be a reference. But the riff is actually quite similar to a few different songs, not the most original thing in the world to be sure…
January 18th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Ah. Thanks for clearing that up.
January 20th, 2008 at 7:04 am
[...] Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey (tiene un .mp3 para descargar) [...]
January 20th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
[...] posts Jonathan Coulton’s Code Monkey to writelarge.com. Cover art shows up funny, but you can presumably tweak [...]
January 21st, 2008 at 10:10 am
[...] Played Jonathan Coulton’s Code Monkey [...]
January 21st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
[...] the number 42. Inspired by the songs “You’re Pitiful” by Weird Al Yankovic and “Code Monkey” by Jonathan Coulton, which I was listening to in the car on the way to the grocery store when I got the inspiration for [...]
January 25th, 2008 at 1:38 am
[...] The “Code Monkey” song by Jonathan Coulton – It’s hillarious, it makes me spontaneously headbang and play air guitar, and it’s so true. (download the MP3) [...]
January 25th, 2008 at 7:25 am
[...] consumed by podcasts, with some CC licensed stuff like Jonathan Coulton’s work (I really like Code Monkey for one, but he has written many other good songs), and I am on a all-you-can-eat DVD rental plan [...]
January 26th, 2008 at 9:09 am
[...] February 26, 2007 by technikhil You guys know who you are – hint – if any of this makes sense then you are or were one… Code Monkey The song is the creation of Jonathan Coulton who has blogged about it here. [...]
February 5th, 2008 at 11:20 am
[...] have subsequently battered geek culture like a series of class 5 hurricanes of humor, including an ode to lovelorn IT workers everywhere, the finest song about zombies ever written, and a cover of an 80’s [...]
February 16th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
[...] a Week 29 – Code Monkey, by Jonathan Coulton: Available from his Thing A Week feed. If you’ve been on the internets lately, you’ve probably heard this. His year of [...]
March 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Wow. This is my first exposure to JC and I am instantly charmed.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:24 am
[...] with my employer and I realized how much has changed since I arrived. I came in as an entry-level code monkey and was bumped up to the next level after one year after a few key departures which gave me the [...]
March 6th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
[...] credits: Code Monkey and Tom Cruise Crazy are both by Jonathan Coulton, and released under a Creative Commons [...]
March 15th, 2008 at 3:19 am
March 15th, 2008 at 7:03 am
what the flibib is a monkey
March 16th, 2008 at 10:27 am
[...] Code Monkey! -Owl [...]
March 25th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Heard Jonathon being interviewed on a podcast for the BBC at the SXSW festival. As soon as I heard Code Monkey I fell in love.
Will now spend weeks/months listening to Code Monkey while exploring Jonathon’s blog and other works.
March 26th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Dear JC, I’m just listening to Code Monkey at work and writing it out for a friend (long story) and one chord in the bridge is throwing me. Is that a Cdim7 or a G#7 under “login page”?
April 8th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
[...] design of Blogrize is overall very functional and elegant. Very few tasks take more than a click to perform, yet the interface doesn’t seem [...]
April 11th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
[...] song was written by Jonathan Coulton as a part of his “Thing a Week” musical project, where he would write a new song every week and put it on his website. With [...]
April 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
[...] escrita Jonathan Coulton como parte de un proyecto musical “Thing a Week”, donde escribía una canción nueva cada semana para subir a su sitio [...]
May 1st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
[...] those that don’t know Jonathan Coulton (the man that brought use Code Monkey, Re: Your Brains, and The Portal Song) wrote a quite awesome song by that name. Listen to it here, [...]
May 15th, 2008 at 5:21 am
[...] On the subject of Code Monkeys, I’ve also included the song “Code Monkey” from Jonathan Coulton’s website sent to me by Mike R. Very funny stuff guys. Thanks for [...]
May 20th, 2008 at 11:17 am
[...] in, I just listened to a TWIT episode 133 which featured Jonathan Coulton the musician who released the song “Code Monkey” back in 2006. I happened to have it on my N810 and I was just going to get up for a smoke break. I started [...]
May 21st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Just heard this on the latest Linux Outlaws – awesome song! It’s gonna get scrobbled real soon now when I listen to it in Rhythmbox
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
[...] people are quite happy being code monkeys (there’s even a song written about them), but that’s not who we are looking for. “Nice” words like [...]
May 29th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
sorry but theres this one song called code monkey!{code monkey get up get cofee code money go to job! Code mnkey go to boring meeting with boring maneger bob!}
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:52 am
Hey there! I just got to your site through the tv series code monkeys. I just wanted to say i love your song, it’s sooo awesome!
August 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am
After spending a couple of hours tracking down “Code Monkey” stuff, I hereby declare that many many people have wayyyy too much time on their hands…enjoy!
August 9th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Saw JC on a IFC interview a couple of months ago for some geek convention they were covering. Really kewl to see The Man on TV. You know you’ve made it. Now if we could just find him a barber….
September 25th, 2008 at 3:36 am
Hi!
Love your music!! I love this song, is it available as cell ringer? It would be perfect for my fiance’s ringer.
Thanks for all the music, I hope you can come to the Kansas City area and play soon.
~Chrys~
October 7th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Oh geez. I listened to this for a while. It describes me. Like, PERFECTLY. Which scares me. And it makes me wonder. Jonathan, you wouldn’t happen to be Physic, would you?
Anyway, I’m gonna spit it out. Out of the “thing of the week” this is the best in my opinion. Of course, opinion is opinion.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:20 am
Great song! Been playing it all afternoon after a programmer friend sent me the link.
I’m not a code monkey, but I used to be a “boring manager” with an even more boring manager to report to.
(Why don’t you do the g**-damned financial reports yourself?)
And the song describes me perfectly, aside from the programming part. (and from the comments here, the song describes a thousand other guys too.)
Great rhyme, nice tune, very insightful lyrics. Maybe you can write a song for the abused middle-manager? =p
More power!
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:18 am
I’ve been singing Code Monkey in my head, but I could not understand some of the lyrics (about fritos etc) and I made them up. Here’s my more culture-independent version:
Code Monkey like riddles
Code Monkey like paper aeroplanes
Code Monkey very simple man
…
Cheers from Istanbul, Turkey…
Baris
March 11th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
WOW a lotta people post stuff here!
March 11th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
…… i meant to put a m there….
June 9th, 2009 at 10:33 am
So good, this is my life in a song
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I really identify with this song, but unfortunately only with the character Rob.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Mine is lucky. He got me before he was Code Monkey, and still has me now he’s Software Architect/DB god. Poor love can’t have Mt Dew any more because of medication conflict. The Tab is for me, and I know it won’t make me fat (has no sugar).
I only code monkeyed a few months myself, then got downsized and off-shored. Sigh.
So, love your song, love the Dark Heaven AMV version, love my sweet code monkey.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Very nice. Great song. Great concept. Great marketing strategy (give away for free). The future of music belongs to the masses. I wish you continued success, and look forward to hearing more!
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm
That’s great!!! I’m in planning and we are Planning Chimps!
October 19th, 2009 at 3:51 am
This song about ME!
ha-ha
)
February 16th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
This song is amazing. A friend of mine pulled out his iTouch while I was coding the robot for our FTC team, and started playing this song. It’s become my theme song; they insist on playing it whenever I’m writing code. One of them came back with some food, and said, “Don’t let the code monkey eat his hamburger until the robot moves!”
Awesome song!
May 30th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
I really think there’s only one way to end this song: by shouting “I LOVE YOU WHORES!”
July 4th, 2010 at 2:45 am
Hi code monkey, your song is AWESOME!! Really loved it, keep up the good work
July 8th, 2010 at 8:50 am
The term “Codemonkey” is not about passionless programming
It implies that the coder exists to code, as a performing monkey exists to dance.
It’s mildly self-deprecating but more of a badge of honor.
Being a codemonkey most definetely does not imply that you write bad code. If you’re any kind of programmer you are a codemonkey. Live it and love it.
July 17th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
I come from a group of geeks who generally don’t even try to date non-geeks, so something about the “hang around at front desk” verse made me twitch a bit (and apparently some of the other people in the crowd too). So the inside of my head started writing a patch for that verse. This patch may be applied, with no strings attached, by anyone who does anything with the song, if they choose to use it. A large part of the original verse is preserved (particularly: rhyme intact, scansion intact).
Code Monkey hang around in back room, tell you server look nice.
Code Monkey offer buy you soda, bring you cup bring you ice.
You say no thank you for the soda, soda spill on that;
Anyway you busy with the network card, no time for chat.
July 23rd, 2010 at 10:44 am
Am kind of a Coding Monkey as well… Nice one
Thanks for this.
If you’d add a flattr button I guess monkeys ‘d klick!