What songs incorporate physics concepts?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers on songs that incorporate physics concepts within their lyrics. Participants share examples of songs that reference various physics ideas, exploring the intersection of music and scientific themes.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions the song "Bound By Time," highlighting lyrics that express a desire to manipulate time and gravity.
  • Another participant references the song "Little Neutrino" by Klaatu, which includes themes of motion and time, as well as the concept of neutrinos.
  • A participant notes the BNL song "When I Fall," which contains the line "9.8 straight down," suggesting a reference to gravitational acceleration.
  • Discussion includes a mention of the rap song "Chemical Calisthenics" by Blackalicious, which features numerous scientific terms and concepts related to chemistry and physics, such as protons, electrons, and atomic energy.
  • Some participants express that there are quite a few songs that incorporate physics ideas, particularly referencing a link shared by another user.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that there are multiple songs that incorporate physics concepts, but there is no consensus on a definitive list or the extent of such references in music.

Contextual Notes

Some contributions include extensive lyrics that may not fully capture the context of the physics concepts discussed. The discussion does not resolve the interpretations of these lyrics or their scientific accuracy.

stedobs
Saw the following song (Bound By Time) doing well on a radio contest chart and made me wonder what other physics ideas had been attempted in lyrics:

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=2633

Part of lyrics sample:

"I want to slow time but I do not have the speed.
Or gravity - I can barely pull my needs"

Can anyone remember any other songs which incorporate any physics ideas or is that considered too taboo for musos?
 
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Little Neutrino - Klaatu

Across your open mind
I trace erratic lines
In motion and in time

I fought a battle won
To the surface of the sun
Through fires on and on

It's only you
It can't be me
For I myself refuse to be

I am someone you'll never know
I am the little neutrino

Solus is not far away
It's face is brighter than a day
So don't turn me away

It's only you
It can't be me
For I myself refuse to be

I am someone you'll never know
I am the little neutrino

And now I'm passing through
The one who is known as you
And yet, you'll never know I do

I really do
 
The BNL song "When I Fall" has the line "9.8 straight down" in it. I always liked that.
 
Quite a few it seems - especially in the link by j77
 
Anyone listen to rap here?

There is an artist by the name of blackalicious and he does a song called "Chemical Calisthentics" and I think its brilliant.

[MEDIA=youtube]TJWxs83GLP8[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=blackalicious[/URL]

[QUOTE]I can do anything

Neutron, proton, mass effect, lyrical oxidation, yo irrelevant
Mass spectrograph, your electron volt, atomic energy erupting
As I get all open on betacron, gamma rays thermo cracking
Cyclotron and any and every mic
You're on trans iridium, if you're always uranium
Molecules, spontaneous combustion, pow

Law of de-fi-nite pro-por-tion, gain-ing weight
I'm every element of brown

Lead, gold, tin, iron, platinum, zinc, when I rap you think
Iodine nitrate activate
Red geranium, the only difference is I transmit sound
Balance was unbalanced then you add a little talent and

Careful, careful with those ingredients
They could explode and blow up if you drop then
And they hit the ground

Let it flow, yo, just let it go, get back

C-O-H-O-2 wine water solution of calcium hydroxide
Slobbin it, C-A-O lime will make bleach powder
Galvanic metal beats stomp out louder
Dried ice, C-0 squared refrigerant
N-O-2 makes you laugh, it's laughing gas used by the dentists
I nearly added acid glue, I'm like oil of a toil, the king of chemicals
And the G heat gas waved all your mats
Chemical change, ice point, melt all your raps
Atomic weight, hold shocks, when you call
Refillable gas keep going way beyond
Biotch I'm only ill with buzzin, feel the ambiance
A diabetic process outta calm your ass
After I warm your ass, I'll give sodium, silicate N-O-2-S-1-O-3, a water glass
Borax flexure full of brimstone sulfur
Boraxic acid, hip-hop preserver
C-O-2 could never put away the fire
Style aroma is scientific; the lyrical fuse would be connected
To teach you chemical calisthenics

The Theory is that all matter is composed of at least three fundamental particles
Protons, electrons, neutrons, Protons charge is positive
By now you've guessed electrons are probably negatively charged
Neutrons don't follow either, neutral, in the middle, only no apologies
Centered, unmoved by yin and yang ideology
Neutron, bomb songs, electron fury
Cosmic musical radio-activity
Different points in joints within infinity
Oxygen and hydrogen alive within all types of energy
Within all types of energy
Within all types of energy
Within all types of energy
Within all types of energy, inside a world, inside a world
Inside a universe, inside of me existing although I can't see it

Hydrocarbon, nitrogen cycle, ionization
Heavier than electric motor metals that weigh over a ton
This has been a chemist, Blackalicious creation
Clean out your desk, put your papers away cause class in almost done

This is chemistry plus calisthenics
I'm calcium plus potassium, magnesium, newspaper of sodium, sulfate
Your solvent, chloroform, remedy from the norm
glycerin, purest form Titanium
there is no way out, when this newfy is out
of all arms vibration, forming in a nigga
some bleachin' to teach you religious is equal to pieces of meteor
Eager to be here or is it, can see here I know all of all
I'ma pickin' up pretty little Cindy
I'm more, I'm thinkin of more,
I'm cookin a potion![/QUOTE]
 
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