Top 10: Science Pop Songs

AC/DC was it? damn. Nanny runs the creche, so I don't stand a chance.

Talking of St W's - did you hear Jeremy Hardy singing the words of Creep to the tune of There's no-one quite like Grandma? It was on this week's ISIHAC

..it was Our House ! ( I thought my wording gave it away )

I don't do Radio that much (it sends me even more ga-ga , Geddit , geddit ? ). I did find a horrible frog creeping though ! It gets good half way through . LMAO . Now , where is my blender............

That has got to be the strangest sporran I've ever seen. Does it talk?

Besides the many songs that were already meantioned in previous replies; I would nominate "Dirty Robot" by Arling & Cameron. Sadly, I wasn't able to find a link to the whole song.

What about Rush?

"The Spirit of Radio", "Chemistry", "2112", "The Twilight Zone", "Something for Nothing" (for all you perpetual motionists), "Cygnus X-1"

And so on - I think that Rush would be in the "Top 10 Science Bands"

Mike

How could I not of thought of Rush! Well done Mikerho

Tom Sawyer is perfect - for a sound engineer to use to make the lighting engineers fall off their ladders/truss...LOL

Tom Sawyer is my fave Rush tune of all time. Simply awesome, especially for a live recording.

This is not a really science-y song, but it was inspired by a science experiment with rats - something about triggering the pleasure centers in their brains. Can't recall the details, but if you have good bass, this is a thumpin' good tune. (Even though it was used to hawk cell phones on TV.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VktozqkSc

(Sorry, my browser hangs up when I try to embed a link!)

CGI music videos from AniMusic.

Hint - click on the lower-right YouTube zoom button to view full-screen:

The Incredible Machine

Heavy Light

Drum Machine

Beyond The Walls

Resonant Chamber

Cathedral Pictures

Acoustic Curves

Aqua Harp

Harmonic Voltage

Future Retro

Starship Groove

Hey 63,

Have you checked out "Pipe Dream" on the same site? I thought it was - well, awesome. The timing and programming seems that it would have to be quite complex. However, there may be a specialized program that facilitates this kind of thing. I'll bet Neil Peart would appreciate that one!

Mike

Pipe Dreams is the actual name of The Incredible Machine. My mistake.

Also check out Fiber Bundles by the same outfit.

Passages in Pogo Sticks sound inspired by The Who's Eminence Front.

How in the world could we forget... Styx! - "Come Sail Away" & "Mr. Roboto"

Mike

Mr Roboto is an android (or cyborg) (my heart is human, my blood is boiling - my brain, IBM).

I nominate "Mr Roboto" for #1 Science pop song!!!

#2 Would be "Point of Know Return" (or "Just Beyond the Event Horizon" - my words ) by Kansas

Mike

Dude, you beat me to it, I was about to recommend Mr Roboto..

Eureka!!

If you want to hear the Singing Scientists, look here: http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science/

These songs may not be "Pop" in the larger sense, but those of us who heard them as children will always hold them in high regard. And sing them aloud at the slightest provocation.

By Asia:

Bad Asteroid

Only Time will Tell

Who will stop the rain (very apt in the UK right now!)

Heat of the Moment

Lay down your Arms

The Heat Goes On

Sole Survivor (tenuous, I was thinking after the nuclear winter a la Z for Zechariah)

Video Killed the Radio Star (Seems they covered it on a live album!!)

Different Worlds

Day before the War

Two Sides of the Moon

Sateillie Blues

Moon Under Water

Love Like the Video

Don't Cut the Wire (Brother)

Midnight Sun

Daylight

Countdown to Zero

The Locomotion by Little Eva

And from those Men At Work, a song about the good ol' Local Area Networks in Australia-

A LAN down under.

boom tish, I thank you!