Jonathan Coulton Sings "Still Alive"

[@GrumblyBear13]

My son is a gamer. He showed me Portal and told me about GLaDOS. It's all very cool but I'm just not interested in gaming and he knows this but we still talk about tons of games. He always played this song and would joke "Come on, Mom what game is it from?...Sing it!" I secretly learned the words at work, listening to this song all day just so I could sing the next time he played it. He was stunned and just smiled. It was great Mother/Son moment :)

[@TheNewFlesh]

+GrumblyBear13 You're a great mom, and your son will learn some self-awareness someday

[@ruinenlust_]

+GrumblyBear13 even though im 14 myself, this is great :)

[@GrumblyBear13]

+TheNewFlesh I am and I have great 23 year successful son who is extremely self aware :)

[@degurkin]

+GrumblyBear13 that is one adorable account name Your son reminds me of my brother and by extension me and by further extension how great my mother was in retrospect You are a great mother

[@GrumblyBear13]

+degurkin thanks! It's not easy for my generation to understand what being "a gamer" means and certainly with all the negativity that surrounds it... trying to raise one :D I'm glad your Mom raised you right. It shows in your comment. Stay awesome!

[@ScootyB525]

Almost 9 years later, I still enjoy this.

[@moritz6662]

Now 11 ^^

[@Griffolicious]

Almost 12 years now haha

[@justnihan6364]

And 15 year later, still enjoy this song

[@breadwine1741]

time flies

[@justt8724]

16 still awsome

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

One of the great mysteries of KZbin, why is this video on this channel.

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

Aperture Science is just Bell Labs from an alternate dimension

[@lno_onel3071]

@@MisterTalkingMachine I disagree.

[@lno_onel3071]

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[@supersonictumbleweed]

@@MisterTalkingMachine Fringe topic

[@mrJansobotka1]

It's the first and still the most popular video on the channel. Maybe the channel was repurposed in the 16 years 🤔

[@acai28]

Awesome song

[@alexevan3885]

gutar hiro

[@michaelilie1629]

You look like my friend Areeb

[@nytheris2848]

Yoooo wtf it's Acai!

[@annalisel.2904]

Ikr.

[@ayn2604]

daddy

[@Audiofalcon7]

Saw this man live with They Might Be Giants. One of the greatest nights of my life. Holy shit was it perfect.

[@mustardpuddle]

I love both JoCo and TMBG, that sounds like heaven

[@face3408]

Thats my dream lineup! I seen TMBG at the Vic in Chicago for paddy's day but they didn't have an opener. They just did 2 legendary sets haha

[@mayank8387]

I was least expecting this video to be in AT&T archives. P.S. Portal is one of the best games ever made.

[@Plexiate]

How did this get into AT&T's hands?

[@lukedoyle1200BC]

Greetings front June 27th, 2021. It's kinda mad to think that this song and Portal 1 are 14 years old now isn' it?

[@Vettros]

I CAME HERE TO LISTEN TO A SONG FROM YEARS AGO BRIAN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE!?!

[@NortelGeek]

They're the phone company. :: snort :: They can do that.

[@AkaHexx]

Brian? bro im just trying to find guitar tabs for my music performance gcse didn't expect you here lol.

[@Plexiate]

@@AkaHexx I raise my statement again. Why is this in AT&T's hands??

[@shoddyproductions9793]

Johnathan, I shed a tear when I killed Glados and then heard that. Even though the cake was a lie, and that robotic vixen had it coming. One of the best credit roles of all time ! And the lyrics mean more today in many ways - Like being a wounded vet ?

[@Impeh]

I love the bit at the end. "Dude that was awesome!" "Thank you very much, thank you." "Anyway, this cake is great." "mm, it's delicious. Moist ....... actually it's a little dry."

[@Hoshimaru57]

Imagine my surprise when I finished watching the Portal 1 and 2 walkthroughs and found out he wrote the songs for both of them. I liked this guy already for The Future Soon and Skullcrusher Mountain.

[@ZeyaMusik]

Sometimes come back to this video to remember the chords. People really still want to hear this in 2018.

[@Scytheslinger]

Words fail to describe how awesome this guy is.

[@soylentgreenb]

"who is this guy though?" He's the guy who composed the song and wrote the lyrics to the portal credits song.

[@facestomp88]

That was hands down the best version of this song from people ive seen music and vocal sense. Kudos to anyone who can sing that well and stay in key while playing a guitar at the same time. Its not as easy as it seems to look.

[@bledsoee_]

Beautiful song! I also made a percussion arrangement for this song, sent it to Jon, and he read it! Pretty cool!

[@kikiam64]

This is the best version of the song I ever heard! Nice performance from the composer of the song!

[@TheIrishEnigma]

Amusingly enough, this was my first time I became aware of who Jonathan Coulton is. My reaction was, "Who's this guy with his cover and why does it have so many views?

[@GreenRavenStudios]

At&T post this video? lol

[@rudyroman5192]

unusual gaming just saw that

[@sweatysocks8214]

Yeah wtf?

[@jordanbridges]

Jeez just saw this... fuck you at&t

[@keith_5584]

I was going to say hater of greater area controlled microwave data backbones. Sounds more sinister, but maybe it fits Skullcrusher Mtn more.

[@dylanhinkel3548]

@Linux User224 ATT is so much more than bell labs m8. The reacquisition of the divided bell corporations into a second unnatural monopoly is why people hate AT&T

[@seans767]

The memories are coming back

[@MrKittyClawz]

He looks soooo nice and coozy like a teddy bear :3

[@DavidErickRamos]

Not my favorite singer, but he's an amazing writer!

[@TheCooderix]

Wowi, 12 year old comment. You should definitely check him out live. He sounds amazing.

[@tomshere8388]

Thank you, AT&T, very cool

[@wheatley5073]

Aperture Science We do what we must because we can ♪

[@Hellraiser717]

Jonathan Coulton is awesome.

[@Vercinger]

she didnt "just happen to be an opera singer".. The valve producers chose her because they were looking for someone for the voice of GLaDOS that could also sing.

[@sweatysocks8214]

Do you remember who you were even talking to all these years later?

[@williampatrick2971]

No one ever responds to my comments if they’re to another comment from over 10 years ago. Sucks.

[@zozo-productions7817]

The music theory behind this song is so amazing. It switches keys....

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Yeah, it's great.

[@kareninalabama]

This is one of the many reasons why JoCo's music is so awesome! I miss hearing him every week on NPR's Ask Me Another.

[@kennarajora6532]

13 years ago, AT&T actually had people working in its office.

[@vyntarus9618]

Jonathan Coulton, the genius that wrote the song...and many other great ones.

[@cbn.17]

531 liked this video so much they turned their monitors upside down and liked it again!

[@Anduron_Lazul]

561

[@alzger]

Oh man this is awesome. I used to listen to Jonathan Coulton so much. I had no idea that he wrote this song.

[@JustinNathanielAdams]

I miss 2007.

[@fantasybabydino]

i wonder why this is on the at&t tech channel

[@pdoc2345]

JoCo rocks! Cant wait to see him again, in london this time!!!!

[@samuelj.1789]

why is this posted on an official AT&T channel, awesome song and a great singer/composer tho!

[@metasprite5648]

+Samuel J. Great question, I don't know the answer but if you go far back enough this was their first video and 2 years later they posted a AT&T video so I'm assuming this wasn't an AT&T channel at start.

[@websurf90]

It's because AT&T will never die.

[@voltazh]

It was! The channel back in 2007 was called "ATTTechChannel".

[@TheOtherBill]

Bell Laboratories (which was part of AT&T) was in negotiation to buy Aperture Science when [REDACTED]. (Something happened)

[@ctcsback1]

Oh this lights a flame back in my heart Oh portal I miss you.

[@Isaax]

Is he still alive?

[@LLawlietJeNemLenEtRin]

Yes he's

[@Isaax]

Ah ok

[@LLawlietJeNemLenEtRin]

CraftorD T'es français ?

[@Isaax]

L Lawliet nope

[@jaredsheehan240]

CraftorD yes he is

[@jodgey4]

the "that was a joke, haha, FAT CHANCE" was priceless, and the n00b eating cake, that was epic!

[@chelinchan24]

2 man 1 cake

[@잼민이때쓰던계정]

I love his song

[@juliocarr-hernandez84]

Why would at&t post this they have good taste

[@ScootyB525]

Yep, still enjoying it!

[@Vercinger]

Eh.. ofc.. dont feel bad for saying that.. The song was "type-casted" for GLaDOS ;)

[@durstwurst]

I love his voice and the tune is still delicious and moist after all.

[@charliebonney3731]

Does anyone have the chords for this???

[@NerdGlassesFTW]

you can find the original (game credit) chords online, but these are in a different key to accommodate his vocal range. if you can figure out what the first chord in this video is, you should be able to transpose it pretty easily from the online chords

[@charliebonney3731]

Spicy Salsa Ok, thanks :D

[@MrAyangan]

Whenever I hear this song I can't help but smile :)

[@xxmlgplayerxxurmum2276]

I'm Making a Comment Here,Huge Success Btw.

[@Papadupulous]

Pure awesomeness indeed...

[@jongabonga636]

Mabye Black Mesa... This is what started many fake rumors.

[@buzzy610]

real rumors... false hopes. "haha, fat chance"

[@sheiksubra]

this song is beautiful

[@kayleenjones5103]

I always thought these guys were part of the team who created the game lol idk why

[@Xermephos]

Kayleen Jones he's the one that wrote the song. So yeah he is part of it.

[@garethbutterworth8962]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned yet but he is the one who wrote the song after all, so he is kinda sorta part of the team after all.

[@deluxeishmael]

You'r welcome, you never see that these days , am I wrong? So thank YOU for being so kind. I wish youtube was always like this.

[@denisveliu2226]

The cake is a lie....

[@krakkinem]

This dude is the ambassador for my generation as far as I'm concerned.

[@yorkyhunt]

This is the best bloody Voice/singing of GlAdos EVER! Good job mate!

[@rockmanmega1]

I love this song.

[@cligjohnstone3524]

It's hard to overstate my satisfaction with this video.

[@JacobGodwin]

This song is awesome!!!!

[@EddieKMusic]

Of course. One of the best games I have ever played.

[@CGCGCG91]

Never realised he sang this song, still love the song no matter who sings it

[@yorkyhunt]

Jeez, this is the BEST voice/singing GlaDos in the Bloody world! Good job, 5/5!

[@moopsfloop3575]

This made me cry for some reason

[@HoboMcjohn]

i love both GLaDOS version and this version they are both great i'm definetly gonna download this

[@ramblack8056]

This brings me some memories

[@Nott5]

I love that line "we do what we must because we can"

[@Engelfluegel]

Nice song and cool ending sequence^^ I want some cake now! *yumm*

[@denzelsantos1940]

Aww he’s such a good singer (and he’s cute too!) hehehe

[@Justdiespawn]

He plays so well!

[@jeanriztrayfore2049]

I love his voice

[@piemastersanta]

i love this song!

[@Shprockets]

Awesome! Great game and song too!

[@ebahtevgaza]

Great singer, great Guitar player you know what.... for me hes a BIG STAR!

[@ammogedon]

i think he is really a gamer at heart because you only remember stuff about video games like that when you have the gamer train of thought! :D

[@LuisVivar]

First rule of youtube. If you like a video and has no dislikes on it, you NEVER, EVER mention it on youtube.

[@nonZensically]

Jonathan Coulton... greatest comedy singer ever

[@OfWolfandMan666]

Amazing version!

[@minder2k]

This was a triumph !

[@GeertHabbenJansen]

I like them both

[@cool4345]

That cake really does look awesome.

[@chandler49]

this guy is my hero

[@sheiksubra]

this game really touched my heart

[@monsterfurby]

It's the song that made me a Coulton fan, not having known his music before. Nuff said.

[@americanemirates8867]

This song was great

[@MooMotions]

Jonathan Coulton perfects this song.

[@04RTH]

It is the guy who made the song. Jonathan Coulton, I cant believe you never heard of him. He made the song "Still Alive" and is kind enough to sing it for us.

[@CalicoLoops]

The Orange Box soundtrack, including his version of the song, is in the Valve store.

[@GITTSDK]

You will hear a buzzer, when you hear the buzzer, stare at the art.

[@AD_Smile]

I love this game. Song rocks!

[@DreamerM]

I f-ing love this man.

[@magistrand]

I love this song!

[@TheWorldOfLob]

Brilliant song! :D well done

[@alternativeglasto]

Well, the start is A major and C#minor. The remainder of the verse goes through the usual hords of A - E, B, F#minor - then for the chorus we shift to via a G7. The chorus is essentially C, F, G, with the odd A minor. Then an E major 7 at the end before we go back to A for the verse.

[@Overstatement]

I beat Portal 1 yesterday. One of the best games I've ever played. Starting Portal 2 soon - can't wait.

[@Chesterton7]

Superb.

[@pieboy6000]

i love still alive. its a great song.

[@HAlo2uad]

BEST SONG CREDITS EVER!!!

[@NathanT87]

This song can turn any bad day completely around!

[@whatshouldyoucallme]

not when you have work to do.

[@kyenicals]

best singer, best song and best game!!

[@marblecake1234]

Colton smiles when people sing this at his concert's. :)

[@sonicrulez]

Best song ever PERIOD

[@Jatc93]

weighted companion cube is a pretty cool guy he is a weighted companion and doesnt afraid of anything