I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Metalheads are geeks. Even the ones who may not seem geeky on the surface, you talk to them for a bit and the geekery will come out. It’s just hiding right beneath the surface.
Okay, well maybe this isn’t true of the violent offenders who are in prison and would just as soon rape you as look at you, but all the rest — geeks. That includes me, mind you, and every other metalhead I know. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, because frankly, every friend I’ve got is a geek in some way. If you don’t agree, then try to convince me otherwise through rational argument (I’m not gonna suggest that you fight me, because . . . duh . . . I’m a fuckin’ geek!).
Thanks to our buddy Phro, I have found a geek anthem. Undoubtedly, there are other geek anthems, but I do like this one. It’s catchy and funny and you can understand the words, and I think understanding the words really is essential for a song to be an anthem, because if you can’t sing along, then it really isn’t an anthem, is it?
The only problem is that it’s not metal. I’ve tried to think of a metal geek anthem, and nothing is coming to mind, maybe because in most of the metal I like, you can’t understand the fuckin’ words. So if you have a metal geek anthem in mind, leave a comment. In the meantime, I’m goin’ with this one. It’s called “I’m the One That’s Cool”.
The song was co-written by Felicia Day and Jed Whedon. Jed Whedon is a screenwriter and musician who happens to be Joss Whedon’s brother. As a geek, you will recognize Joss Whedon’s name. Felicia Day is a new discovery for me — and I admit that, despite the fact that it may undermine my claim to lifetime membership in the Eternal Order of Geekdom.
There’s a video for this song that was directed by Jed Whedon and made for a web TV series called The Guild. Just in case you can’t quite hear all the words, you can find the lyrics in the description of the video here.
BONUS FEATURE!
Well, we’ve gone this far, might as well just stay with it.
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Oh, shit, I should told you about their other song “do you wanna date my avatar”
One was just thinking about that.
One might as well dump a link here.
It’s in the post now . . .
I love coming across these posts after they’ve been edited, and then reading the comments from before it was edited. It feels like having a time machine, but a really really specific and limited time machine.
We have fun with time zones too. That’s kind of like time traveling, when someone comments from tomorrow.
I’m still goggling over “Felicia Day is a new discovery for me” but okay, maybe you’re not a gamer geek.
Ironically Felicia Day did an acting gig for a web series called “MyMusic” where she played the lead singer of a Norwegian black metal band…
I watched that one and thought about including it, but decided to just stay with geekery. Speaking of which, yeah, I’m not a gamer. I have little enough life as it is.
I love the Guild. I don’t really play MMOs (like, at all), but the show (The Guild) is still eminently watchable and hilarious.
You apparently missed the genius that is Bring it On Again as well
(Yeah..I watched it..come at me bro)
It’s actually pretty terrible but I can’t help loving it when two of my little worlds collide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xav-UUWF15c
LOL @ portrayals of metalheads by people who know nothing about metal.
That was indeed terrible… Well, not that terrible; but, it was bland.
Joss Whedon, not Josh.
Mmmm… Felicia Day.
Ummm, that was just a geek test. You passed. 🙂
Not metal but it’s my punk math anthem.
Pythagoras motherfucker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgCpS-nwubE
Hell yes! That was some Prime Cut Grade A geekery right there.
I have been drinking.
Saw girls lifting heavy things over their heads on the TV at the bar.
That was pretty awesome. I feel like that should be in this post some how……
Maybe this?
http://www.themarysue.com/sarah-robles-sponsore/
ok i know i am a geek and im quite proud of it so i present to you the secret of the metelhead geek gods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JiCldbmWUTU
every one of their songs is reference to World of Warcraft so its geek to the nth degree