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Tuesday Coffee Break: Science!

Posted at 8:57 AM on October 27, 2009 by Steve Seel (18 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Get our your test tubes, beakers, and quadratic formula today - we're taking your requests for songs touching on science for the 9:30 Coffee Break. The song title can have "science" in it, or the theme of the song can be scientific in nature. Give us what ya got ...

Comments (18)

I guess an obvious choice is She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby

Mr. Roboto would work too

Chemistry by Semisonic

Posted by Beth | October 27, 2009 9:05 AM

Weird Science by Oingo Boingo

(I just submitted this somewhere else, too, because I couldn't find this thread!)

I immediately thought of Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science" as well, but that seems too obvious. My dad taught high school chemistry from 1978-2008 and would often play "She Blinded Me..." in the early 80s for his classes! But I'd prefer to hear Oingo Boingo...I think that's who sang it. I used to steal my brother's Oingo Boingo tape and listen to them in elementary school!

Posted by Kristen | October 27, 2009 9:06 AM

The Dandy Warhols — Scientist

Posted by Noel | October 27, 2009 9:06 AM

I know it's science in general, but since you're running the topic because of NASA:

Monty Python - Galaxy Song
They Might Be Giants - Why Does the Sun Shine?
Elton John - Rocket Man

Posted by Cetius | October 27, 2009 9:08 AM

"A Spoonful Weighs A Ton" - The Flaming Lips

"Center Of Gravity" - Yo La Tengo

"The Sounds Of Science" - Beastie Boys

Posted by Kevin | October 27, 2009 9:10 AM

Blackalicious - Chemical Calisthenics

Men at Work - Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive


Posted by Ryan | October 27, 2009 9:11 AM

I can't believe I left this one off the short-list...

"I Am A Scientist" - Guided By Voices

Posted by kevin | October 27, 2009 9:13 AM


Blackalicious - Chemical Calisthenics


a must for any science lab

Posted by David Gunther | October 27, 2009 9:15 AM

Tools Lateralus for they use of the Fibonacci sequence in its composition.

Posted by Will | October 27, 2009 9:16 AM

"What Makes the Sun Shine" - They Might Be Giants

Posted by Mike | October 27, 2009 9:16 AM

Also....

Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science

Posted by David Gunther | October 27, 2009 9:16 AM

Anything Chemical Brothers?

Posted by David Gunther | October 27, 2009 9:21 AM

intelligent design - todd snider
particle man - They might be giants
dance like a monkey - ny dolls

Posted by dave | October 27, 2009 9:28 AM

"Robots" - Kraftwerk
OR
"Not a robot, but a ghost" by Andrew Bird

Posted by Tracy Evans | October 27, 2009 9:29 AM

Science Fiction - Rufio

Posted by Shane | October 27, 2009 9:29 AM

the microorganism-boiled in lead

Posted by becks | October 27, 2009 9:31 AM

Oingo Boingo - Weird Science

Posted by David Gunther | October 27, 2009 9:56 AM

Science - Paul Weller
Feeling Gravitys Pull - REM
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse (a few of theirs work)
Chemistry Class - Elvis Costello and The Attractions

Posted by Ed Randles | October 27, 2009 10:01 AM

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