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I also like the straightforward factuality of the Gian's song, which
is now our family's unofficial birthday song, "Older" The gist of
the song, set to an appropriately somber and thudlike rhythm, is:
"You're older than you ever were,
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you ever were,
And now you're even older...
And now you're older still"
Admirable exhibition label, don't you think?
Eric Siegel
Executive VP
Programs and Planning
NY Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
www.nyscience.org
On May 19, 2005, at 9:06 AM, Amanda Chesworth wrote:
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> I once heard a radio interview with the band members of "They Might Be
> Giants" for the album they did "standing on the shoulders of
> giants" and the
> interviewer asked where they came up with such a great title.
> Sadly, the
> band members said it just came to them in a moment of genius.
> Considering
> their songs of science, I would expect they knew very well that the
> line
> originates with Newton (and less likely to know it actually originates
> further back in history.) They missed a great opportunity to advocate
> science in that interview, I think.
>
> More on topic, when we started to put together a list of Darwin/
> Evolution
> inspired art and artists for the Darwin Day Program, we came across
> these
> musicians: (I'm not sure if the contact info for Milner is still
> right.)
>
> Stephen Baird and The Opossums of Truth: http://
> www.scientificgospel.com/
> Scientific Gospel is a unique musical genre created by Dr. Stephen
> Baird to impart scientific knowledge, discuss social and political
> issues, and argue for rational inquiry and thought. Dr. Baird's
> aim is to combine Man's intelligence with the majesty of the
> universe
> as he champions science and rational thought infused with
> humanistic
> essence. Scientific Gospel can be considered part of what is now
> called 'roots music' - it stems from our beginnings and conveys
> it in a gospel/bluegrass sound. However, the best way to explain
> it is to hear it. Click on the title link above for more
> information.
>
> Richard Milner:
> Anthropologist Richard Milner of the American Museum of Natural
> History in New York is also a songwriter and performer of a witty
> one-man musical called "Charles Darwin: Live & In Concert." To
> learn more about Milner's fabulous performance and to find out
> how to book him for your next event, click on the title link
> above.
> CHARLES DARWIN: LIVE & IN CONCERT includes all the songs from
> Richard's
> "Darwin" show, including two new ones about Stephen Jay Gould and
> Jimmy
> Durante (you heard right!) that were specially commissioned by the
> Skeptic
> Society 's Gould Festschrift last year. The high-quality, digitally
> mastered
> CD album features 21 cuts, with 11 songs and runs a full 34
> minutes. Milner
> is author of "The Encyclopedia of Evolution" and is a Senior Editor at
> Natural History Magazine at the American Museum of Natural History.
> Among
> his fans are Stephen Jay Gould, lyricist Sheldon ("Fiddler on the
> Roof")
> Harnick, Sir David Attenborough, Tony Randall, and members of the
> Darwin
> family. Order from Richard Milner, 2067 Broadway, Suite 49, New
> York, New
> York, 10023, or e-mail him at [log in to unmask]
>
> Sonny Meadows: http://www.sonnymeadows.com/
> "Mr. Meadows displays an inventive sense of rhythm and melody
> that runs the sonic gamut from Kurt Weil to Southern chain gangs,
> ....along with hooky choruses featuring female vocals that seep
> deep into the psyche..." Robbie Woliver, N.Y. Times, November
> 2000
>
> Amanda Chesworth
> Educational Director, CSICOP
> www.csicop.org
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rae Alexander" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Science Songs
>
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> They Might Be Giants have several science based songs, in fact much of
> their music references science terms and concepts. One of my
> favorites is, "Why does the sun shine?" (The sun is a mass of
> incadescent gas), other interesting selections include "Mammal" and
> "Spider".
>
> Rae Alexander
> North Coast Nature Center
> www.northcoastnaturecenter.org
> 707.464.3633
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