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By: 武林外传资料站

武林外传资料站 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:04:04 +0000

By: Fireclamonia

Fireclamonia — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:21:38 +0000

Is there anywhere that you can buy/download the vgcats movie?
I’ve already got the songs (both the GLaDOS and JoCo versions), but I can’t find the movie in iTunes.

By: Vedrit

Vedrit — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:03:50 +0000

ROFL!!! I want the music! THE CAKE IS A LIE! THE CAKE IS A LIE!!! ROFLMAO!!

By: Kobra

Kobra — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:34:12 +0000

Alex: http://www.lyricspy.com/182266/Jonathan_Coulton_lyrics/Still_Alive_lyrics.html

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:26:19 +0000

I’m just wondering….what the heck are the lyrics to it? Also, now i wanna go and buy that game.

By: Kobra

Kobra — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:54:33 +0000

Fan tribute video*

By: Kobra

Kobra — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:54:18 +0000

I didn’t think Portal was so great until that fan tribute song intrigued me. I guess I’ll find out on payday .

By: NeoMikey

NeoMikey — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:54:17 +0000

Hey! I just wanted to say…thanks for making that song! It’s excellent, and though not everyone familiar with the Half Life/Portal universe will get all the references, it’s still really fun! =) Thank you!!

By: Firecat

Firecat — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:30:37 +0000

I love that song ^_^ The song is infact called “Still alive” right? Sorry if it’s a stupid question, but I wanna make sure ^^ A fantastic job indeed.

By: The Magnakhan

The Magnakhan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:10:06 +0000

Great song i must say, but i can’t find it to download anywhere on that site? Is there a place where you can get it?

By: Powerlord

Powerlord — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:44:33 +0000

Anna: The Lyrics are posted in a previous journal entry: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/

On an unrelated note, I love this song.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:50:44 +0000

Hm, maybe you could post the lyrics of the song somewhere, one day? That animation was very funny, but I couldn’t understand everything that it says (my english is not so good…).

By: sam

sam — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:11:08 +0000

i think the song it awesome. it rocks my socks, and i cant stop listening to it!

By: T-Roland

T-Roland — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:24:29 +0000

It’s really good!

By: wannablessedbe

wannablessedbe — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:10:59 +0000

Sadly, that’s a lot of people, Jill D., especially if there’s more than 5 or so. tl ; dr syndrome. By the time I got to the video it already had the credit up on it, so you guys work fast. This is one of my five most favouritest JoCo songs, the other four of which are, in no particular order:
Code Monkey
Mandelbrot Set
Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance
I Feel Fantastic
Skullcrusher Mountain
RE: Your Brains

Ummm… I guess I have more than 5 favouritest JoCo songs. Or I can’t count.

By: Jill D.

Jill D. — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:21:01 +0000

Oh I do love the people who don’t bother to read all the comments.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:39:44 +0000

What do you mean there is no credit?

I only discovered it was Jonathan who wrote the song because at the end of the video there is a credits page that links to this website (and the portal site).

By: keith

keith — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:45:35 +0000

Hey the VG cats guy didn’t know who wrote the song and now that he does know he has put Mr. Coulton name as the creator of the song.

By: Jhonny

Jhonny — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:45:15 +0000

^ To Frank (Didnt know recent posts were on the bottom >>)

By: Jhonny

Jhonny — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:44:00 +0000

He does. Look at the main page of his website.

By: Krinkle

Krinkle — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:29:43 +0000

some of the portal references making the webcomic circuit are really crummy or just lazy. Like people flying out of nowhere to yell “the cake is a lie” and that’s the whole joke. Or this which was basically the ending to portal anyway, except worse.

Portal was great, JC’s song was fantastic, but this particular homage kind of sucked.

By: Paul Miller

Paul Miller — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:12:34 +0000

I’m sort of new to the site, I checked in the mp3 section and look at the CD listings on Amazon, is the Coulton Still Alive available anywhere for download?

By: Chis C.

Chis C. — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:20:19 +0000

That was very cute. though I never actually finished Portal but that song inspires me. You’re on the top of my fav artist now.
I like the robotic voice they used in the song. I liked your original too. Jonathan Coulton For The Win!

By: Jill D.

Jill D. — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:16:10 +0000

Liz: there wasn’t when this was posted, before Scott found out JC wrote it.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:06:05 +0000

There’s a credit at the end of the song, with a link to the site, guys.

By: Curt Siffert

Curt Siffert — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:17:58 +0000

Hey all… well I didn’t get in trouble last time I did this (hi jonathan!) but I have a new song of my own up over at my website, which you link by clicking my name. I’m more a piano guy than a guitar guy. I don’t have an audience of my own yet and don’t know how to get one, so I have to leech. boo hoo. jonathan, please smack me around if I shouldn’t be doing this. It’s called My Favorite Clown.

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:57:19 +0000

Syphro: From the man himself…

“I recorded a version with some scratch vocals and we sent it to the voice actress who did that character in the game, Ellen McLain. We all went into the studio to record her vocals, then did all the fancy computer sound things they do to make her sound like a computer voice.”

So, she was synthesized to some extent.

By: Scott R

Scott R — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:43:09 +0000

Sorry about that I thought the music was in house at Valve. I’ve added you to all credits anywhere I can. Great work!

By: Syphro

Syphro — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:58:03 +0000

The voice in the final version of the song isn’t synthesized, it’s the voice of Glados singing. She’s a trained opera singer who also turns out to be an amazing voice actress.
And yea, too bad Scott didn’t credit Jon for the song. In the end I guess it is Valve’s song so thats the only credit thats really required…

By: M_pony

M_pony — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:42:33 +0000

There is a YouTube video of him performing it live. He performs it in a different key: thus, no straining of vocal chords or using helium is necessary.

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:11:27 +0000

Merr: See JoCo’s blog entry on the song.

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/

By: ninjarat

ninjarat — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:02:30 +0000

Sweetness. I love VG cats! I love this song, too.

By: Merr

Merr — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:01:41 +0000

Apart from the usual “awesome-ness” of your music, the music nerd in me asks: “what cool effects did you do on her voice, or was that a speech synth?”

My guesses are: vocoder, Digitech Vocalist or “speechy” software like Antares Autotune.

I know Ansel Adams used a wooden box and a hunk of glass, but help my nerdiosity!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:37:51 +0000

Not trying to polish your apples or anything, but that song is what turned Portal from a great game to a standout one. When are you going to give us an MP3 of you performing it?

By: Insomnic

Insomnic — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:17:18 +0000

Hopefully others who know you wrote it will link you as well when they blog about the video at VGCats. I know a few people now who found you because they searched for more on the song because of the video – so at least some will come your way. That’s what I worked out anyways from people who hit my site. Added the Portal trailer too for those who aren’t familiar with the game. The best part about including the trailer is that it’s Ellen McLain as the VO so it works perfectly with the music video.
The song is so dang catchy …. and I also want cake…

By: Kaos

Kaos — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:18:34 +0000

Come now, You are a person that needs no introduction, and needs no official credit, as all of us Internet geeks know of your good work. Amusingly enough, you’re on my Christmas wishlist, man.

Thanks for making the music I want to hear. Now off I go to listen to Re:Your Brains for the hundredth time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:10:33 +0000

This reminds me of all the people who managed to kill themselves with their companion cube (or should I say, all the people that claim their cube killed them.)

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:59:18 +0000

That was cute. Too bad he doesn’t give you any credit at the end.