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.
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
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😢
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!
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.
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..
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
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.
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.
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.
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....
@@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 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.
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. :)
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!
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.
+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
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.
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.
Just watched your video. Hearing code monkeys gave me flash backs to a WOW Machinima. And to my surprise, here you are. I tip my hat to you sir, now exsuse me, i've got to go rewatch Azerothian Super Villains. Good day.
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.
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.
There's zero fault from MMO's, machinimas, or their authors. Modern TH-cam shuts down videos like this because of copyright abuse. Because fuck creativity, right?
@@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
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
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.
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.
omg the old days XD loved this. ahh... now i feel like wow is just gotten lame XD or the people i meet on it now a days are boring... or im getting boring >.> I FEEL OLD NOW *crys in corner*
Ha it's probably the nostalgia, you'll never re-experience your old school gaming :P Everything seems better the further away it gets, I remember thinking I would never miss high school or middle school, I was so freaking wrong.
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.
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2006 me: Lol monkey in love
2019 me: Truly Code Monkey is the most tragic figure of the 21st century
Totally borrowing this.
He'll get it someday.
I wonder if he made it
2019 code monkey has 15 years experience and a Tesla!
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.
amen brother
This hurts.
sorry.
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
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😢
"Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow"
Same, Code Monkey. Same.
It does feel like that doesn't it ? I didn't expect everything to be already owned when I was growing up...
Didcha ever get everything?
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 ❤)
I kinda just remembered the song title out of the blue and immediately searched for it here
@@ZerotZallander Same. Still manages to put a smile on my face to boot.
Every time
Me in 2010: haha funni wow monke
Me in 2020: code monkey is me
Looks a pic ;)
We all really had the same childhoods just in different places. Love you guys so much. My people.
cheers
Cheers!
Love you bud.
2 years later and my drink goes out to you man!
oh my god its nearly 10 years since this song was created i really miss those times i was so young and naive
me too anon me too
yea man i feel ya there now its 11 years old where did the fuckin time go huh?
Tobias Berntsen h
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.
you still are
Maybe manager wanna write god damned login page himself....
The feels....
Been there. Again and again.
Even looking at this from my other job experiences...
Sometimes you really think this...
Maybe manager wanna do my damn job himself....
Code monkey not say it out loud,
Code monkey not crazy, just proud
@@shelceygusek427 Exactly, didn't realize I'd feel just like Code Monkey when I became an adult
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!
Reminder for you to watch this again 🤭
same 100%
crazy we both came back to this song within a day of each other 0.o @@verYCreepyDoll
Figure it's about time for you to watch it again. 😊
That's awesome ❤
Just noticed the "login page" code contains the command "smash_rob_head"
It's a jpg too.... I wanna see this image. Lol.
I never noticed that haha
This video is over 7 years old...
Im starting to feel a little old now.
Haha I was just thinking the same thing. 7 years wow, where my life go
I know right! I remember when I came out,and now my kids are like, who's code monkey!
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?
Mattias Djärv I know the feeling...
Mattias Djärv Another Year has passed ;)
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.
For 5 years I though he was saying tavern mountain dew
Now that it's been 16 years... I now relate to Code Monkey on a deep level
This masterpiece was recommended to me after only 12 years. Absolutely worth the wait.
13 for me 😂
I’ve been coming back since it was first released 😂
14
15
Glad you could make it! :D
Not only was this fantastic 16 years ago, it now has that added nostalgia "chef kiss"
This was as beautiful to hear now as it was when I was 14
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!
2006: Poor monkey, i hope things get better for him
2024: Oh boy, this monkey is literally me
I'm back after 17 years
This song is now older than most kids these days. FeelsBadMan
I remember this being new. God I feel old
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..
If you're stuck writing Perl I assume it's the former.
If that's your wife/girlfriend in the photo then I assume you're doing everything right ^^
Cheers
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
my headset died right when i was about to listen to this....... i need my code monkey
Doctorfudge62 in one month
It sounds like a hardware failure my dude, code monkey can only help you with software problems.
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.
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
You were and are still a legend sir.
Actual schizophrenia
How can a song you’ve never heard before make you nostalgic for 2005?
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.
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....
I remember watching this when I was 8. Now I'm 16.
lol Same
Me too omg
I was 2 when this came out xD
Wahaller
Well that makes me feel Old.
Well.. Screw you! Thx for making me feel even older =(
Omg...This song/video still pops into my head so many years later...
2022 still love ya Code Monkey stay young forever
I'm thinking of following a career on code writing and this song freaks me out
Trust me, this song is why I'm not a comp sci major...
@@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.
So, what did you decide on? ;)
@@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.
@@SpencerLemay I was actually wondering about OP, but appreciate the input
I watched this the day it came out, while playing world of warcraft
Always come back to listen to the Classics. CLASSIC FOREVER
Ah, 14 years later, still right where I left it.
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. :)
Burke Boydell 👍
It is timeless.
15 years later - and this song is still my favorite WoW song ever made.
Thank you for the nostalgia ❤️
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.
Still remember watching this video when it was only a couple weeks old, Dam thyme flys fast.
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.
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
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.
So much nostalgia
+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
oaoh eat a poo
oaoh WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL ME ON THE INTERNET?
Fenris Wolf you are poo god
“Code monkey think AI going to take his job”
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.
Wow... I used to listen to this 8 years ago, back when I was 12. So many memories..
I used to listen to it 10 years ago in 2008 when I was 10
Same here xD
+Cherry Dude now I'm 25
I used to live this song ten years ago. :-/
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.
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.
Yo so who else is watching this in 2018? So many good memories
Absolutely! I just randomly thought of it today and decided to have a good ole Memory Lane trip.... too much fun! :-)
sorry man im watching this in 2922
tip dont vote hillary or she kills most of the white people
watching in 2019 bro
@Bobqwt who is this
@Bobqwt Yea right
my wife left me in 03 hit like if you agree
Just watched your video. Hearing code monkeys gave me flash backs to a WOW Machinima. And to my surprise, here you are. I tip my hat to you sir, now exsuse me, i've got to go rewatch Azerothian Super Villains. Good day.
Oh shit rebeltaxi
lmao wtf the most random RebelTaxi appearance hahaha
Added this to my Classic launch playlist. Never forget.
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, 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.
We are fast approaching 15 years of Code Monkey.
The memories all coming back
Spiffworld did it for a couple of years but eventually got tired of it. Pretty normal, I think. Glad you like the videos though. :)
Understandable
10 years later, this song this continues to be prolific
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.
wow, i remember being here 13 years ago (saw in 2007)watching this same video, on this same page . time flies
The worst part about modern MMO's is that we don't get stuff like this anymore.
Somehow though, Linkin Park music videos with WoW characters are still made.
Not the MMOs' fault.
TH-cam bent over for copyright abusing megacorps.
There's zero fault from MMO's, machinimas, or their authors. Modern TH-cam shuts down videos like this because of copyright abuse. Because fuck creativity, right?
@@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
Its been a decade, wow
WoW indeed.
Still coming back to this vid after 11 years. Brings me back those simple teenage days.
I first watched this in 2008.....I feel old and I'm only just in my teens. Well then.
+Subtleviper Same :/
+Subtleviper You're so young lmao
SAME! This was the entire reason i looked this up.
The old internet
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
My college book
legit linked me to this-
they used this as an example for a video citation foewjofi
My word this is 11 years old now. This was the time when WoW machinimas were the best.
I miss you old simple WoW, you helped me discover spiffworld which help learn of Jonathan Coulton. I will watch these forever
This is what I imagine it feels like being hit in the face with a shovel full of nostalgia
Strolling through my old likes and found this, been years since I heard it. Man I miss these songs.
It's been over seven years since this video was uploaded, that's scary.
tell me about it, nostalgia.
11
12
Now 13!
I've just discovered this, and it's awesome.
LOVE this vid :D so many memories, will always keep coming back time after time to watch it..
7 Years later. Still the best video I've seen.
This song, still relevant. .
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.
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.
"We're all Code Monkeys now." - Big Boss
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.
CODE MONKEY LIKE FRITOS
bro you have made peoples child hood
After 15 or 16 years im back to say this is still a masta piece
F for code monkey
omg the old days XD loved this. ahh... now i feel like wow is just gotten lame XD or the people i meet on it now a days are boring... or im getting boring >.> I FEEL OLD NOW *crys in corner*
Ha it's probably the nostalgia, you'll never re-experience your old school gaming :P Everything seems better the further away it gets, I remember thinking I would never miss high school or middle school, I was so freaking wrong.
Ooh i remember when i listened to this 10 years ago amazing a video that bring back memories of WoW's glory days
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.
"He sits down, pretends to work"
Damn... too soon
What
Back in the day man ;D
10 fuckin years... wow
It still feels like yesterday for me
This was my first of his songs. So damn long ago.
A nostalgic gem for all WoW fans :D
TH-cam,during the time
when this released was a different world. A good time, a simpler time
dont know how i stumbled on this but ok
i have a comment on here from 6 years ago! omg lol
the golden era of youtube
Oh man I still know the lyrics after like 8 years.
I miss this omg
Should come backto this classic more often
This song was more fun when I was 16... Feels sad man.
That last verse always hits like a shotgun to the chest :/
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you, Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday somehow