Anyone who has beaten Portal can agree that Jonathan Coulton penned one of the best songs in the English language to serve as the finale. Its whimsical and wonderful nature really captured the game's meaning and put it into words. Not only that, but it is kind of a badass song.

He decided to give his lungs go on stage and sing the song that has become an Internet phenomenon. Obviously, not being a female robot, Coulton's version has a different sound to it.



I would divinely like to see a trend from this to sweep the nation. It may be a silly little song with a small shelf life that we may forget about soon, but lets milk the hell out of this baby. I want a metal version, a jazz version, a pop version, and I want them available in Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Boogie, and Singstar. Lets ride this wave as far as it will go, world.

What other video game songs have had the effect of this one? Can you think of any? "Mad World" doesn’t count.