# Share Your Favorite Geek-related Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 22, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388 "2023-07-22T16:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/21 "2023-07-23T04:43:30Z")
Star Wars interpreted by a Bad Lip Reader, playlist: https://www.youtube.com/embed/RySHDUU2juM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLRT_JV-d6oqskmiQZeQJ7PGyMnQP1BnuG ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/22 "2023-07-23T10:41:49Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QLwEG3cdeRw/hqdefault.jpg "Kraftwerk - Ohm Sweet Ohm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLwEG3cdeRw) ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/23 "2023-07-23T14:44:02Z")
No mention of Tom Lehrer yet? (E.G. the Elements song). Also,a bit older, maybe not quite geek but certainly intelligent parody: Flanders and Swann. Of course they are rather, er, British… ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/24 "2023-07-23T15:05:04Z")
Another one from Weird Al: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tqDBB0no6dQ/maxresdefault.jpg ""Weird Al" Yankovic - Pancreas (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqDBB0no6dQ) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/25 "2023-07-23T15:07:47Z")
Speaking of Star Wars, can I assume that everyone who might care is aware of _Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans_? > [@Princess Leia's Stolen Death Star Plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-leias-stolen-death-star-plans/785744): > > Someone has set Star Wars to the music of the Beatle’s Sgt Pepper album. And did a damn fine job of it. I discovered this just in time to share for May the Fourth. (And also Weird Al’s “Yoda” and “The Saga Begins”?) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/26 "2023-07-23T15:11:17Z")
If Star Wars inspired songs count, I offer two LOTR inspired ones: “Ramble On” and “No Quarter” by Led Zeppelin. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/27 "2023-07-23T15:25:44Z")
You forgot the best one - “The Battle of Evermore.” ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/28 "2023-07-23T15:32:01Z")
I see we have one Jonathan Coulter already, but my favorite is “You’re My Moon” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e3cDdGKqp8E/hqdefault.jpg "I'm Your Moon by Jonathan Coulton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3cDdGKqp8E) And I’ll add Lemon Demon’s “Fine” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AsKaioxDkIw/maxresdefault.jpg "Fine - Lemon Demon/Neil Cicierega | Lyric Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsKaioxDkIw) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/29 "2023-07-23T15:33:46Z")
The whole Filk community has its origins in this. One of my favorites is Steve Macdonald’s _B Movies_: [https://stevemacdonald.org/music/crossroads/track/i-just-love-those-old-b-movies/](https://stevemacdonald.org/music/crossroads/track/i-just-love-those-old-b-movies/) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/30 "2023-07-23T15:37:22Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GebILWV2d2A/hqdefault.jpg "The Two Ronnies - Space Wars") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GebILWV2d2A) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/31 "2023-07-23T16:15:42Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Phk6ocnKTLk/maxresdefault.jpg "Level 42 - Micro Kid (Live in London, 2003)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phk6ocnKTLk) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/32 "2023-07-23T16:26:48Z")
Would a song for grammar geeks count? > **["Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes (Official 4K Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc%2F)** > > "Weird Al" Yankovic's new album "Mandatory Fun" out now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFunAmazon: http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFunAMZGoogle Play: http... ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/33 "2023-07-23T19:01:57Z")
If so… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FVekfpXJGBc/maxresdefault.jpg "One Hippopotami") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVekfpXJGBc) ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/34 "2023-07-23T19:19:43Z")
I’m loving this, y’all! I’m going to make a special Doper Geek Songs playlist and add more songs as they come in. I’ll post the link if anyone is interested. While I’m gearing up to make the list, let me just share one more favorite: [Dan Bull’s “Gamers Without Borders”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxzwGl8S9hM) (Since, apparently, the board doesn’t want me to add videos into my posts. So links it is! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/35 "2023-07-23T19:25:21Z")
It wasn’t just that one song – Dolby’s entire first album was geeky science rock. ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/36 "2023-07-23T19:53:51Z")
Assorted Intricacies - Roll a D6 (parody of “Like a G6”) > **[Roll a D6 (Parody Music Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=54VJWHL2K3I%2F)** > > Buy the song on iTunes!http://tinyurl.com/o88u2fjFollow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/#!/ConnorWAndersonBecome a fan on Facebook! ht... Bardic Mystery Tour - You Wanna Play Some D&D? > **[You Wanna Play Some D & D?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLH5A8naBvM%2F)** > > Provided to YouTube by DistroKidYou Wanna Play Some D & D? · Bardic Mystery TourFrom Chelsea℗ 1436216 Records DKReleased on: 2019-08-27Auto-generated by YouT... ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/37 "2023-07-23T19:54:17Z")
Yeah, I didn’t know the term until I started listening to more of the Nerd core. A cypher is basically when a group of rappers come together to make music. In these two cases, it’s a bunch of the nerd core rappers coming together about a specific topic. The first one is a different rapper taking on a different Nic Cage movie and rapping for a bit before it’s turned over to the next one and so on and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/38 "2023-07-23T19:58:49Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Hmm hard to pick just one, so here’s a playlist, which I’m still adding to. Started out with an awesome cover of '39 by Queen. Aside: Assuming that the song is referring to relativistic time dilation, and assuming that the ship is maintaining a constant acceleration, it needs to be pulling approximately 800 gs for 100 years Earth time to correspond to 1 year ship time. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/39 "2023-07-23T20:10:24Z")
When my kids were younger, I’d go pick up their friends that they would play D&D with. As soon as everyone was in the car, I would put on “Roll a d6” They would all start singing and get into the mood to play. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388/40 "2023-07-24T02:08:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > it needs to be pulling approximately 800 gs for 100 years Earth time to correspond to 1 year ship time. Well spotted. 😃 That small issue with the song has been known about for ages. Still love the song, though. Perhaps they’re using something like McAndrew’s Balanced Drive, from Charles Sheffield’s books. > **story excerpt, no spoilers** > > > [@Charles Sheffield](#): > > > > The disk was a hundred meters across, made of compressed matter and stabilized electromagnetically. It was not much more than a meter thick, but with a density of fifteen hundred tons per cubic centimeter the gravitational pull on nearby objects was formidable. A person sitting at the middle of the disk when the ship was at rest would feel a force of more than a hundred gees, enough to flatten any human. However, gravity as a force falls off rapidly with distance. A few hundred meters away, along the axis of the disk, the pull of the disk would be only one gee – a comfortable environment for the crew, sitting in the cramped sphere that constitutes the living quarters. > > > > Now start the drives. The drive units are all situated around the perimeter of the disk, and they accelerate everything in the direction _away_ from the central column. Provided that you slide the sphere of the living quarters along the shaft toward the disk at the appropriate rate as the drive acceleration increases, the total force for anyone sitting within that capsule will remain at one gee. That’s true whether the ship is accelerating at two gees, ten gees, or one hundred gees. > > > > The only physics involved is the equivalence principle, which states that a gravitational force cannot be locally distinguished from an acceleration. The idea is simple and even self-evident – provided that you happen to be McAndrew, who designed it. So ever since my first post to this thread, I’ve been listening to my playlists and adding new entries to that playlist whenever a song or video comes up I consider both very good and also geeky or nerdy enough, or if I’m reminded of its existence in some way. Has anybody else looked at that list to play other items in it besides the first one, '39? Youtube doesn’t think so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388.md?page=3)