2006: This song makes me happy because the guitar is cool! 2020: I am depressed and relate to the monkey on a spiritual level

@necrisro

3 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree with Expand Dong Man

@Cloud-dq1mr

3 жыл бұрын

This comment seems to excist in many ways, shape or forms, with slight variations. I'm not sure who wrote it first but I'll respond to this one: You and me both, brother.

@steveobrien3673

2 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@scottherdliska372

2 жыл бұрын

@@necrisro I just want to be a part of the Expand Dong Man fan club.

@swiftdasher

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, I was literally sitting here feeling sorry for myself after watching this again after 16 years and I see this

"Code Monkey just waiting for now Code Monkey say someday, somehow" Same, Code Monkey. Same.

@necrisro

3 жыл бұрын

It does feel like that doesn't it ? I didn't expect everything to be already owned when I was growing up...

@MidnightFireHuntress

4 ай бұрын

Didcha ever get everything?

2006 me: Lol monkey in love 2019 me: Truly Code Monkey is the most tragic figure of the 21st century

@survivalizer

5 жыл бұрын

Totally borrowing this.

@huuminbloodborn7570

5 жыл бұрын

He'll get it someday.

@terrancejfry497

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he made it

@peshwengi

4 жыл бұрын

2019 code monkey has 15 years experience and a Tesla!

@johnnyjizz15

4 жыл бұрын

RACZIST!!!!!! I'M BLACK AND EVERYTHING IS ABOUT ME!!!! YOU CAN'T SAY MONKEY OR ENJOY A FUN SONG WITHOUT PISSING ME OFF!!!!

I used to watch this all the day back in the day as a kid and after getting my degree as a software engineer and thinking I would make really cool things, I got sat down on a new project today at my job and realized that I'm just copy pasting the same fix to old code across thousands of files. It just took 15 years, but I'm the monkey now.

@Toralero

2 жыл бұрын

amen brother

@fewdz

2 жыл бұрын

This hurts.

@danhelsting6308

2 жыл бұрын

sorry.

@robleytrades

2 жыл бұрын

i remember my dad showing me this when i was a kid when he used to play world of warcraft and i thought it was funny and now i realize that a lot of us are code monkeys

@tadhgburk3618

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing when I was little but by the time I got into college my professor told me all the codes were just lua files and plug in script. I’m minoring in computer now. But still I hold everything done in high regards…We’re not using windows XP anymore😢

Me in 2010: haha funni wow monke Me in 2020: code monkey is me

@matejvlk3787

Ай бұрын

Looks a pic ;)

Sometimes you just revisit the videos you liked 15 years ago, just to see if they still put a smile on your face. (This one does ❤)

@ZerotZallander

Жыл бұрын

I kinda just remembered the song title out of the blue and immediately searched for it here

@puddingpoppalpatine-6070

5 ай бұрын

@@ZerotZallander Same. Still manages to put a smile on my face to boot.

@aukinula

4 ай бұрын

Every time

oh my god its nearly 10 years since this song was created i really miss those times i was so young and naive

@emarine

6 жыл бұрын

me too anon me too

@childonlsd1337hax

6 жыл бұрын

yea man i feel ya there now its 11 years old where did the fuckin time go huh?

@mrbaaltheevilgoat9924

6 жыл бұрын

Tobias Berntsen h

@bubbleslasher

6 жыл бұрын

I remember I was so young and innocent and my dad and i loved these videos and put them on all the time. Fuck I'm crying.

@Sacred1one1

5 жыл бұрын

you still are

Ah Code Monkey, the perfect song to describe life as a programmer. Our office actually brought in Tab and Mountain Dew as a tribute when this song first came out, lol.

@yourlocalfestivefurry354

Жыл бұрын

For 5 years I though he was saying tavern mountain dew

Maybe manager wanna write god damned login page himself.... The feels....

@survivalizer

5 жыл бұрын

Been there. Again and again.

@shelceygusek427

5 жыл бұрын

Even looking at this from my other job experiences... Sometimes you really think this... Maybe manager wanna do my damn job himself....

@kevincloud574

3 жыл бұрын

Code monkey not say it out loud, Code monkey not crazy, just proud

@kevincloud574

3 жыл бұрын

@@shelceygusek427 Exactly, didn't realize I'd feel just like Code Monkey when I became an adult

We all really had the same childhoods just in different places. Love you guys so much. My people.

@fyr3st0rm35

Жыл бұрын

cheers

@Hoss_Delgado977

9 ай бұрын

@RavenVaughan

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@axiom3227

5 ай бұрын

Love you bud.

Now that it's been 16 years... I now relate to Code Monkey on a deep level

Not only was this fantastic 16 years ago, it now has that added nostalgia "chef kiss"

This masterpiece was recommended to me after only 12 years. Absolutely worth the wait.

@romylosvspartan4208

4 жыл бұрын

13 for me 😂

@TheAdminFromHell

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been coming back since it was first released 😂

@Spade230

3 жыл бұрын

14

@DaveF

2 жыл бұрын

15

@jesseperry9602

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you could make it! :D

So since this was basically how my "code monkey" husband and I met and fell in love, and he introduced me to WoW, I always get a bit emotional watching this lol. Can't believe it's been this long!

@verYCreepyDoll

9 ай бұрын

Reminder for you to watch this again 🤭

@Hoss_Delgado977

9 ай бұрын

same 100%

@Hoss_Delgado977

9 ай бұрын

crazy we both came back to this song within a day of each other 0.o @@verYCreepyDoll

@mtgering

3 ай бұрын

Figure it's about time for you to watch it again. 😊

@blackalgae370

15 күн бұрын

That's awesome ❤

This was as beautiful to hear now as it was when I was 14

@YoungSavage

3 жыл бұрын

T R U T H

If you’re here right now, hi, I was 7 when this video came out. I’m 24 now, I remember loving this song because of the show!

Just noticed the "login page" code contains the command "smash_rob_head"

@shelceygusek427

5 жыл бұрын

It's a jpg too.... I wanna see this image. Lol.

@marksmithwas12

4 жыл бұрын

I never noticed that haha

This song is now older than most kids these days. FeelsBadMan

@cybergodkek6618

Жыл бұрын

I remember this being new. God I feel old

How can a song you’ve never heard before make you nostalgic for 2005?

This video is over 7 years old... Im starting to feel a little old now.

@imwemersn

10 жыл бұрын

Haha I was just thinking the same thing. 7 years wow, where my life go

@mouseman490

9 жыл бұрын

I know right! I remember when I came out,and now my kids are like, who's code monkey!

@gabrielcalderon5574

9 жыл бұрын

chris klein How does you coming out have to do with this or is that saying that there is no inheritance to your kids lol?

@martinabrahamsson2356

9 жыл бұрын

Mattias Djärv I know the feeling...

@xboxboy19

9 жыл бұрын

Mattias Djärv Another Year has passed ;)

Fuck I remember when this came out I listened to it like 10 times a day. I'm listening to mayday parade and I think about code monkey. Well time to forget about this for another 9 years.

2022 still love ya Code Monkey stay young forever

This is seriously one of my favorite youtube videos of all time. The perfection of using in game animations and simple video edits make this one of a kind

I loved this song when I was 12 and I love this song now that I am 25. At this point I believe that this song will be with my throughout my whole life. Such a beautiful tune.

What a nice, polite comment. Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy the videos as much as I enjoy making them. :) - Spiff

@carlbrutananadilewski

Жыл бұрын

You were and are still a legend sir.

@ryanstender8316

Жыл бұрын

Actual schizophrenia

Ah, 14 years later, still right where I left it.

my headset died right when i was about to listen to this....... i need my code monkey

@speedygonzales2036

9 жыл бұрын

Doctorfudge62 in one month

@TheSanityX

6 жыл бұрын

It sounds like a hardware failure my dude, code monkey can only help you with software problems.

15 years later - and this song is still my favorite WoW song ever made. Thank you for the nostalgia ❤️

If this song make you tear up at work while writing Perl, it means you're either really really depressed or really really happy. Hopefully I'm the latter..

@JohnMaguire2013

10 жыл бұрын

If you're stuck writing Perl I assume it's the former.

@XoroksComment

5 жыл бұрын

If that's your wife/girlfriend in the photo then I assume you're doing everything right ^^ Cheers

I remember watching this when I was 8. Now I'm 16.

@kookieless

9 жыл бұрын

lol Same

@LexiK

9 жыл бұрын

Me too omg

@Wahaller

9 жыл бұрын

I was 2 when this came out xD

@kookieless

9 жыл бұрын

Wahaller Well that makes me feel Old.

@ZoCow89

9 жыл бұрын

Well.. Screw you! Thx for making me feel even older =(

Always come back to listen to the Classics. CLASSIC FOREVER

So much nostalgia

@duckknight38

8 жыл бұрын

+Fenris Wolf dude i know what you mean... i just logged into this account which i made when i was like 10 or 11 years old.. im now 19 and looking through my old favorited videos... this is crazy

@VVeltanschauung187

7 жыл бұрын

oaoh eat a poo

@fenriswolf5876

7 жыл бұрын

oaoh WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL ME ON THE INTERNET?

@VVeltanschauung187

7 жыл бұрын

Fenris Wolf you are poo god

I love this song! It always makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I listen to it when I'm sad and it always makes me feel better. Thanks Jonathan Coulton!

This is the single greatest treasure from my childhood that I will cherish forever.

Omg...This song/video still pops into my head so many years later...

CODE MONKEY LIKE FRITOS

The worst part about modern MMO's is that we don't get stuff like this anymore.

@ggggg77273

2 жыл бұрын

Somehow though, Linkin Park music videos with WoW characters are still made.

@strai8665

2 жыл бұрын

Not the MMOs' fault. KZread bent over for copyright abusing megacorps.

@yogsoggoth

Жыл бұрын

There's zero fault from MMO's, machinimas, or their authors. Modern KZread shuts down videos like this because of copyright abuse. Because fuck creativity, right?

@punpunpunyama9271

Жыл бұрын

@@yogsoggoth you can still upload videos with copyrighted music, you just can't make money off of them, which you couldn't back when this video was made either

The memories all coming back

We are fast approaching 15 years of Code Monkey.

These songs and animations were a huge part of my childhood, I never used to know what code monkey meant I just loved the song and the story but now after being recommended this song after 15 years I realise I had become code monkey and it made me cry with nostalgia.

@IRgEEK

Жыл бұрын

Same. I had been in the thick of coding for many years when this amazing show and song came out and both nailed so many aspects about the software industry perfectly. Sorry something in my eyes....

Yo so who else is watching this in 2018? So many good memories

@phuebner45

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I just randomly thought of it today and decided to have a good ole Memory Lane trip.... too much fun! :-)

@connergoodrich3678

5 жыл бұрын

sorry man im watching this in 2922 tip dont vote hillary or she kills most of the white people

@user-bj9sr1rk4s

5 жыл бұрын

watching in 2019 bro

@connergoodrich3678

5 жыл бұрын

@Bobqwt who is this

@connergoodrich3678

5 жыл бұрын

@Bobqwt Yea right

The old internet

It's 2020 and I keep crawling back to this video to remember playing wow when I was a kid and jamming out to this. I'm 27 and it's funny how much I relate to this song now.

I'm thinking of following a career on code writing and this song freaks me out

@stevetheserf3621

5 жыл бұрын

Trust me, this song is why I'm not a comp sci major...

@SpencerLemay

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevetheserf3621 I believe you when you say that is true ,but since you don't have first hand experience that means you have no idea what you are talking about.

@XoroksComment

5 жыл бұрын

So, what did you decide on? ;)

@SpencerLemay

5 жыл бұрын

@@XoroksComment If you get a boss who treats you like a human being at a company that seems like it cares about you being a code monkey is pretty chill.

@XoroksComment

5 жыл бұрын

@@SpencerLemay I was actually wondering about OP, but appreciate the input

Interesting how this was used as the theme for the G4 show Code Monkeys. That new streaming service Peacock has Code Monkeys on it and i got to relive the G4 magic again over 10 years later. This is the first time i enjoyed the full song. Reliving the show was cool.

I was 14 when this came out. Just wanna say thanks to the creator for making this since it serves as a nice piece of history for me and a lot of other people. :)

@Pixelkip

6 жыл бұрын

Burke Boydell 👍

@zimriel

6 жыл бұрын

It is timeless.

Added this to my Classic launch playlist. Never forget.

My college book legit linked me to this- they used this as an example for a video citation foewjofi

watched this video back in 2007 as a seven year old i am now 20 and a code monkey in college. i should've listened to the lyrics closer.

@baneblade__

3 жыл бұрын

Listened to this song back in 2012 when I was 9. 17 now in college and relate to this song way too much. I wonder how common this is

This is what I imagine it feels like being hit in the face with a shovel full of nostalgia

Still remember watching this video when it was only a couple weeks old, Dam thyme flys fast.

Wow... I used to listen to this 8 years ago, back when I was 12. So many memories..

@matthillfromcollege4109

8 жыл бұрын

I used to listen to it 10 years ago in 2008 when I was 10

@Nabbadoodle

8 жыл бұрын

Same here xD

@matthillfromcollege4109

8 жыл бұрын

+Cherry Dude now I'm 25

@Cybrludite

8 жыл бұрын

I used to live this song ten years ago. :-/

Manager Rob is pretty much every single "Leader" that has read a book about it recently. Gotta have Jocko's book with the margin facing out right there to show you how much of a leader they are.

10 years later, this song this continues to be prolific

This really takes me back. All of the wasted years since I first watched this are gone, but this great video remains. It's something.

my entire family wse obsessed with WOW videos like this. when I was 5 or 6, my dad would sing this together as i sat on his lap. one of the fondest memories I have of him

Man, this video brings back a lot of great memories and nostalgia. I feel so old now...

This song never gets old. First listened several years ago and I still love it.

LOVE this vid :D so many memories, will always keep coming back time after time to watch it..

My word this is 11 years old now. This was the time when WoW machinimas were the best.

Spiff, I've got to say, your work is incredible. I've seen almost all of your videos, and I can't complain about a single one. John Coulton is an amazing singer and songwriter, and these videos do him justice. Kudos to you, mate.

Man I still love this video so much. Thank you for making thiq. I have so many golden memories of playing wow and watching/listening this.

Still coming back to this vid after 11 years. Brings me back those simple teenage days.

This song, still relevant. .

"We're all Code Monkeys now." - Big Boss

Strolling through my old likes and found this, been years since I heard it. Man I miss these songs.

I miss you old simple WoW, you helped me discover spiffworld which help learn of Jonathan Coulton. I will watch these forever

F for code monkey

I've just discovered this, and it's awesome.

wow, i remember being here 13 years ago (saw in 2007)watching this same video, on this same page . time flies

After 15 or 16 years im back to say this is still a masta piece

7 Years later. Still the best video I've seen.

bro you have made peoples child hood

I watched this the day it came out, while playing world of warcraft

Ooh i remember when i listened to this 10 years ago amazing a video that bring back memories of WoW's glory days

10 fuckin years... wow

@Boa152

7 жыл бұрын

It still feels like yesterday for me

@Silvance5

7 жыл бұрын

This was my first of his songs. So damn long ago.

"He sits down, pretends to work" Damn... too soon

@kevincloud574

3 жыл бұрын

What

I've prob watching this video more times than any other vide on here, I started playing WoW back in 2006 and a friend in game sent me the link to this in early 2007 and I was hooked, it's just that super simple catching punkish guitar riffs and his voice is perfect for the song. Even if I never played WoW before and just heard this song I would still love it, amazing music writing skills.

Should come backto this classic more often

I discovered this song the same time i discovered the game as a kid, and now that im about to turn 21 it just makes me think how long its been and how far everything has come.

I first watched this in 2008.....I feel old and I'm only just in my teens. Well then.

@Poebat

8 жыл бұрын

+Subtleviper Same :/

@jaychung1380

8 жыл бұрын

+Subtleviper You're so young lmao

@bubbleslasher

6 жыл бұрын

SAME! This was the entire reason i looked this up.

I'm back after 17 years

Ah, coming back to this video seems so nostalgic.

Holy fuck... it's been 12 years and I'm JUST now realizing that "Code Monkey" doesn't mean some kind of actual code. It's referring to a "monkey" , i.e. a worker, who mindlessly "codes" at a computer, hence the term code monkey

@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats, you got there in the end

It's been over seven years since this video was uploaded, that's scary.

@scaBAMMM

10 жыл бұрын

tell me about it, nostalgia.

@CanYouResistClick1ng

6 жыл бұрын

11

@nickwright4817

4 жыл бұрын

12

@seronymus

4 жыл бұрын

Now 13!

thank you OP still know this song because of the show and this video!!

First Spiffworld song ive heard... still my favorite :D Gotta love the wow editing of all the music videos.

I miss this omg

My 4 year old walked up as I watched this video and said "That's a game!" I said yes it was a video made with a game. He said "I want to play that game!!!" I think he's a few years off WoW! I've never played WoW but your videos are the ones I turn to when I want to listen to a Jonathan Coulton song.

used to have this on repeat when i played wow....fantastic memories

2006: Poor monkey, i hope things get better for him 2024: Oh boy, this monkey is literally me

So I had a weird experience with this song today. I legitimately haven't thought about it's existence for a good 13 years or so, but for some bizarre reason, it appeared on my random Spotify shuffle of my favorite genre. I was listening to power metal. Anyway this song somehow popped up right after a Symphony X song and was followed by Sabaton and it was like my brain fucking imploded! All the memories of 2006 came rushing back and I remembered almost all the lyrics.

Its been a decade, wow

@DevinSmith1486

6 жыл бұрын

WoW indeed.

sixteen years later, this song still gets me.

Gosh, i used to listen to this on repeat while I ran scarlet monastery as a kid. All the love to joco and spiffworld!

Spiffworld did it for a couple of years but eventually got tired of it. Pretty normal, I think. Glad you like the videos though. :)

@kevincloud574

3 жыл бұрын

Understandable

This song was more fun when I was 16... Feels sad man.

This song and machinima make me so happy.

Coming back to this song after 12 years really hits me in the gut. Makes me want to go on nostalgia trip, next destination "The Guild".

A nostalgic gem for all WoW fans :D