One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton!!!

For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)

I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.

Well, now I’m getting around to it!

My radio show, “Theme Attic,”  is on Wednesdays 1PM-4PM ET.

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.

I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.

Here’s a link to have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”: https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!

But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.

I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.

This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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Do you ever get tired of those homey Christmas letter updates on families you don’t even know, and they just can’t say enough good things about their lives in hopes of making you feel inadequate or lacking?

Well, for a little Friday Music Fun, Jonathan Coulton has a brilliant Sci-Fi Christmas song where he takes that annual tradition to an absudist level!

“Chiron Beta Prime” is an asteroid that The Anderson family have been banished to work in a mine, after running into some unspecified trouble.

Mr. Anderson describes the scene in letter format.

There’s rocks that exude ammonia scented snow, metal Santa Clauses with glowing red eyes and weapons, and a special soylent green pie for Christmas!

Asking anyone to help them out in code so the robot overlords, I’m sorry, I meant protectors, won’t be aware of their plea, The Andersons refuse to have their imprisoners ruin their Christmas spirit, even though part of the letter gets redacted!

Put that all against a super catchy melody and chorus, a sweet synth solo, and some nifty Sci-Fi effects, and I think you have a perfect song!

It wouldn’t be Christmas in my house without hearing this song several times!

It’s warped, but we all love it!

I swear I still laugh when I hear it!

One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded (And video!) is “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton!!!

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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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