Continuing on with my promise to play around with this science songwriting thing (1, 2), here is the third song in my World's Fair repertoire. This one on the awesome mitochondrion!
Here is the demo mp3 for your listening pleasure (might be best with headphones), and the lyrics reprinted for all to see below:
MITOCHONDRIA!(verses)
Floating round in a cell,
making A T P
In your own kind of hell
in the cytoplasmic seaYou got own DNA
Came maternally
Never sure how you stayed
Endosymbiotically(Chorus)
Mitochondria, Mitochondria, Mitochondria, Mitochondria
Mitochondria, Mitochondria, Mitochondria, Mitochondria(Bridge)
Inner membrane, oxidation, many cristae, metabolism
Electron transportation chain!REPEAT VERSES
My vocals have much to be desired, and I'm a little unpracticed with the electric, but hey, didn't that describe Dylan at some point in his career (not that I'm even remotely comparing myself to Dylan, although if Dylan ever wrote a song about mitochondria, then that would be something else). Favourite lyric this time around is getting the word "endosymbiotically" to rhyme with "maternally."
Alright then... What should the next song be about?
Life Science
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Comments
That chorus is kind of addicting. Your other post on the thermodynamics song, said something about TMBG covering this kind of stuff, and my two cents is to say that that would be cool.
Posted by: Kato | May 8, 2009 11:20 AM
Write a song about the quadratic equation. I dare you.
Posted by: Brandon | May 8, 2009 11:24 AM
Krebs cycle! I want to hear a rhyme for tricarboxylic acid
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | May 8, 2009 11:25 AM
If you enjoy science songs, please enjoy the motherload over at Singing Science Records. From jet propulsion to gravity and friction, it's a whole lot of old skool awesome. http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science/
Posted by: Luigi Cooper | May 8, 2009 11:35 AM
Loving this. Sounds like you need a bass track and a grounded guitar amp. What are you mixing this on? If you like I'd be happy to drop some bass on it :)
Honestly, I'd like to collaborate with someone who can right a good rap song about a microbiology-related topic so I can go head on against these other science gangstas LOL
Enjoy - http://is.gd/xNHS Regulatin' Genes, Y'all
Posted by: Chris Condayan | May 8, 2009 11:39 AM
Pigface has a song entitled "Methylated". It even mentions evolution.
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Methylated/4582644
Posted by: Adnan | May 8, 2009 11:39 AM
How about a song about tagmosis or even cephalization?
Regionalized endothermy?
Ostracoderms? Nah, Ray Troll has got the fossil fish genre all locked up.
So many wonderful things, so many wonderful words. Write a love song to allele, just because it sounds so pretty.
Posted by: Ellen | May 8, 2009 11:47 AM
Yes, like the chorus, and the cytoplasmic sea!
I came across this a few weeks ago which I really liked: Am I a wave or a particle at geekpops.
http://geekpop.podbean.com/2009/tetrahedron/spiritofplay
Posted by: Clare D | May 8, 2009 12:06 PM
Sweet!
Neurons, please... astrocytes, maybe? Or better yet: glial cells!
Posted by: Martin S | May 8, 2009 12:38 PM
Buckyballs are begging for a song.
Posted by: diona | May 8, 2009 12:48 PM
Not the only song about mitos, although my favorite (a few years old, at least) does not actually mention them by name: www.science-groove.org/Now/Oxidative.html
Posted by: Tom | May 8, 2009 1:19 PM
@Chris Condayan:
I happen to be one such scientific gangsta. I've got many tracks of beats waiting for lyrics to be xenografted on top. If you wish to collaborate, I can be reached at Toaster(DOT)Sunshine(AT)gmail(DOT)com.
And I agree that it needs more bass. If I had a direct line in for my bass I'd offer, but as it is I haven't yet figured out how to reliably get the buzz out of my mic.
Posted by: Toaster | May 8, 2009 3:26 PM
Hey, fun song!
Looks like we have a very unusual common interest. I also have a song about mitochondria!
Mine's over at:
http://cherrypeel.com/#p=/comments/53406
Cheers, fellow nerd!
David
Posted by: David Morrison | May 8, 2009 4:25 PM
As a teacher, all I can say is THANK-YOU!! This is probably about all most of my students will ever remember about the cell.
Posted by: Freya Fitzpatrick | May 8, 2009 7:25 PM
linked to my blog.
Posted by: Boinkie | May 8, 2009 8:13 PM
And don't forget the Biochemist's Songbook! Dr. Baum allowed all the songs to be made available as mp3s here:
http://www.csulb.edu/~cohlberg/songbook.html
Posted by: Pteryxx | May 8, 2009 8:30 PM
In my freshman biology class, the professor showed a movie with a modern dance routine. It illustrated DNA transcription. The choreography and dance were done by students at one of those hippie colleges in California. Made quite an impression.
Posted by: Joseph j7uy5 | May 8, 2009 10:59 PM
Hey! Don't forget the fabulous "PCR Song" --"When you want to know who your Daddy is…"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5yPkxCLads
Cheers.
Posted by: Reed | May 9, 2009 12:18 AM
Hey! My four year old caught onto the chorus and was singing right along.
Posted by: Suzanna | May 9, 2009 12:50 AM
Loving your work.
Posted by: punkscience | May 9, 2009 8:44 AM
Not really the same at all, but there's Boiled in Lead's The Microorganism:
In April when your barge sailed through
I fell in love with you
Alas my paramour alack
A stranger to me 'til the test comes back
Chorus:
Oh the micro-organism
Oh the micro-organism
Dive in the gene pool down you swim
Down to where the light grows thin
Flail little fishies flail if you can
But avoid the micro-organism man
[Chorus]
Caffeine sugar and THC
Is all that the doctors are gonna find in me
When they do the autopsy
The micro-organism won't get me
[Chorus]
God is good and God is great
God's a big invertebrate
God made the river change its route
But he won't pull the micro-organism out
[Chorus]
The cowslips bloom and the bluebells too
Here's advice I'll give to you
Rattle your sword before you strike
And never kiss anyone you like
[Chorus]
Posted by: blf | May 9, 2009 3:29 PM
Might that chorus owe a touch to The Kinks' "Victoria"? Easier for me to do baritone harmonies w/yours; it's slower... now Don't be insipid, sing me a lipid.
Posted by: twiga | May 9, 2009 7:34 PM
Amoeba song! http://tinyurl.com/amoeba-hegley
Posted by: Clare | May 12, 2009 12:15 PM
I think this is awesome! Do you take requests for upcoming science songs? My graduate supervisor's birthday is coming up and it's a big one this year...
Posted by: TerribleNews | May 12, 2009 4:34 PM
This is seriously the most excellent song ever! Great work!!!
Posted by: Felix | May 16, 2009 12:41 AM
I've got the bluegrass & Unplugged versions down. Just have to find time to record it...
Posted by: Jim H | May 20, 2009 2:32 PM
my anatomy techer sings this song best! i love the sciences!! 8-D
Posted by: baba black sheep | September 3, 2009 1:08 PM
**teacher
Posted by: baba white sheep | September 3, 2009 1:11 PM
I think this is awesome..yea
Posted by: mirc indir | September 4, 2009 3:20 AM
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Posted by: king of spam | October 7, 2009 1:48 PM
Wow I was just getting notes off the internet and I saw the caption. It sure was catchy. Who knew there was a song about mitochondria.
Posted by: Student | November 4, 2009 4:37 PM