Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton
“Ikea” lightly pokes fun at the Swedish furniture store chain.
The songwriter describes his experience of going to the giant Ikea superstore located in Paramus, New Jersey, and his unexpected delight with the shopping experience and the prices.
[Verse 1]
Long ago in days of yore
It all began with a god named Thor
There were Vikings and boats
And some plans for a furniture store
It's not a bodega, it's not a mall
And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine
As if there were apartments smaller than mine
[Chorus]
Ikea: Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
[Verse 2]
So rent a car or take the bus
Lay your cash down and put your trust
In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size
Billy the bookcase says hello
And so does a table whose name is Ingo
And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl
[Chorus]
Ikea: Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
[Bridge]
Ikea: Plywood, brushed steel
Ikea: Meatballs, tasty
Ikea: Allen wrenches
All of them for free
All of them for me
[Verse 3]
I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks
I just bought a table for 60 bucks
And a chair and a lamp
And a shelf and some candles for you
I was a doubter just like you
Till I saw the American dream come true
In New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade
[Chorus]
Ikea: Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
IKEA was written by Jonathan Coulton.
IKEA was produced by Jonathan Coulton.
Jonathan Coulton released IKEA on Mon Nov 03 2003.
The genesis of that was, I was driving home from an IKEA, and I’d just bought an Ingo table.
Jinx: So what was it like to sing it at 6:30 in the morning (at the opening of the Red Hook/Brooklyn IKEA on June 18, 2008)?
I mean… it’s terrible to sing anything at 6:30 in the morning.
Yeah, it was.. it w...