Coulton wrote this while suffering from Olympic Fever, as a tribute to the last sport in the Olympics where REAL amateurs still compete. To explain the chorus, the leader of the team is called the “skip” (incorrectly called the "skipper" in the song), the things they slide around are called “rocks”, the zone of concentric circles that you’re aiming for is called the “house” (thanks Wikipedia).
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Coulton wrote this while suffering from Olympic Fever, as a tribute to the last sport in the Olympics where REAL amateurs still compete. To explain t… read more
Coulton wrote this while suffering from Olympic Fever, as a tribute to the last sport in the Olympics where REAL amateurs still compete. To explain the chorus, the leader of the team is … read more
Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", as well as his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". He is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman's Little Gray Book Lectures. Every week for a year Coulton released a new song for free on his website as part of his Thing a Week podcast, on topics as diverse as vengeful nerds, self-l… read more
Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive&quo… read more
Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", as well as his… read more