Jonathan Coulton/Tear Jerker: Difference between revisions

** In his series of blog posts about the fifth-year anniversary of his Thing a Week project, he noted how a song he'd only given a little bit of thought to had exploded beyond its boundaries. Although he ''wrote'' the song about Pluto and Charon, the ways in which people had been using it--as a song at their weddings, as a lullaby for their children--had made it into so much ''more.'' And he thinks that's awesome. So he's acknowledged its power himself, and just knowing how much the song has struck a chord with people is tear jerker in itself!

* He is better known for awesomely geeky songs, but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ANKT2PMoAQ When You Go] is a very simple song about love and loss. Set to a memorial video for a fan's pet hedgehog, it's so sad and sweet.

* "When You Go" can really affect those who have either lost loved ones, or have loved ones that are on the brink of death.

* "I Crush Everything". "This one's about a self-loathing giant squid." Sounds hilarious, don't it? ''Wrong''.