Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Science themed songs!

I just heard the periodic table song actually on BBC Radio 2! Yes that's right - it was broadcast on international radio! I'm thinking we should be able to come up with more chemistry-themed songs - fun AND educational! (I can already hear the abuse I'm gonna get for this). So come on - they'll help us revise :). Here's one for free: "Gold", by Spandau Ballet

31 comments:

Tom Fleming said...

Video killed the radium star?

Tom Fleming said...

Anything by Freddie Mercury?

Tom Fleming said...

Before I'm accused of plagiarism, yes this is inspired by Radcliffe and Machonie's "Periodic Table Tuesday"

Bimbigeek said...

Love is like oxygen (Suite)?

Bimbigeek said...

Oops I spelt Sweet wrong....its not a 3 piece!...what about Hawkwind - Silver Machine? - Andy and Alex might even deign to play that for us...they do use lots of chords! Black Sabbath - Iron man?

Isaac Mendez said...

Physics-Themed songs:

Porcupine Tree - Gravity Eyelids
Primus - Electric Uncle Sam
Primus - Power Mad
Frank Zappa - Excentrifugal Force
Frank Zappa - Cosmic Debris
Einsturzende Neubauten - Gravitaelichkeit (just for a laugh)

And one more which has no scientific reference:
WAR - Low Rider/Low Rider (Remix)

I hope you enjoy my contributions.

lord of physics said...

Surely you have to go for the obvious....Danger Danger HIGH VOLTAGE! by electric 6

Tom Fleming said...

Nice work here! If we're going down the Physics route, I guess the entire AC/DC album "High Voltage" counts aswell.

Isaac Mendez said...

This little blog is really kicking off; maybe Flem may has actually CONTRIBUTED SOMETHING to society through this idea. Good going Flem, and don't go being an idiot like you were, and that means not being vegetarian when you actually aren't!

Tom Fleming said...

:)

Isaac Mendez said...

What did I say about not being an idiot Flem? Turning ginger was NOT a good idea.

Tom Fleming said...

It's not like I planned that! I couldn't help it :(

Isaac Mendez said...

Well, at least you made some controversial comments in your citizenship exam...

Tom Fleming said...

True, true. Nothing to match what I imagine Fitz wrote. or what Andy B wrote. Or what you wrote! good old Citizenship. It's nice to sit in an exam and know that it doesn't really matter.

Isaac Mendez said...

how about superduperamazingidofunkprtonsexcelciorhubbard by Heyfunk?

Isaac Mendez said...

whoops that was meant to be:
superduperamazingidofunkprotonsexcelciorhubbard
by Heyfunk
and let me split it up so no rude words like sex come up:

super/duper/amazing/idofunk/protons/excelcior/hubbard
by Heyfunk

Isaac Mendez said...

I feel bad because I made that up sorry

Isaac Mendez said...

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Isaac Mendez said...

hey! If you stare at all of the unhappy people for ages you can see a monkey face!

Isaac Mendez said...

Flem, here's that video of the song you reccommended earlier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a4gyJsY0mc

I'm not sure what to make of it...

Tom Fleming said...

I didn't recommend it - Mr Snell did! And holy moly is that video weird. I like the song until I saw that creepy man with his flashing crotch :S Possibly the weirdest music video I've seen in a long while!

lord of physics said...

why is it wierd? hahaha. and more importantly where did my morning of planning disappear to? hey hey hey?

Isaac Mendez said...

I'll tell you why it's weird, the woman looks like a blonde Dr. Hunt!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH!

Tom Fleming said...

I GENUINELY just heard on the radio news that a lorry shed a load of paint on the motorway - he really must have been overcome with emulsion!!!!

Sophie said...

AHH! I just watched that electric 6video and am now mentally scarred!!!!

P.s. Flem, no matter how many times you say the emulsion joke it's not going to be funny! I think you should move on and let that one go... it's for the best

Tom Fleming said...

That song was on the Apprentice!

Isaac Mendez said...

Yeah! I heard that some 16 year old kid from Norfolk rode really close to the lorry on his bicycle. He then undid the latches on the doors and away the paint flew! Apparently it was all his special elaborate plan to make his old and wrinkled sense of humour become a living reality. Poor child...

lord of physics said...

poor poor poor joke! i nearly split my sides from laughing so much. in case you cant tell its called sarcasm. and sophie with the class youve been in i doubt that the video could have scarred you anymore than the rest of the group already have done

Tom Fleming said...

:O! Such resentment! First you all criticise my joke-telling, and accuse me of some sort of bizarre, two-wheeled, hijack effort, and then sir levels the accusation that 11 Triple Science 1 are more scarring than that video! These are truly dark times we live in.

lord of physics said...

I watched the video last night and would like to humbly apologise as i now realise how scary it truly is!

Isaac Mendez said...

told you so (YEAH!!!)