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Jazzy Science Songs
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:04 pm
by thangalin
Hello, fellow Swing DJs...
What good science-related Swing songs are out there?
Thank you!
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:07 pm
by trev
These are kind of weak choices, but here goes...
Atomic Cocktail - Slim Gaillard Quartet
Fly Me To The Moon - many artists
Readin', Ritin', Rhythm - Clyde McCoy & His Orchestra
The Music Goes 'Round and Around - Wingy Manone & His Orchestra or Louis Prima
Weather Man - Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang
Beep! Beep! - Louis Prima
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:15 pm
by dogpossum
I'd ditch the jazz options and go straight to They Might Be Giants.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:56 pm
by thangalin
They Might Be Giants have some good stuff; it's actually what had me thinking about science songs that could be used for Lindy Hop and Swing dancing.
Any others?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:44 am
by straycat
Dry Bones - Fats Waller (or any number of other versions)
Although the anatomical accuracy is questionable.
And maybe Communications - Slim Gaillard
Both are a bit of a stretch though.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:46 am
by penguin
One of the Melbourne dancers and musicians wrote a song called Black Hole (he also wrote a theme song for the Melbourne Lindy Exchange 2007 I think).
Listen to it here:
http://www.myspace.com/bernarddlc
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:50 pm
by Gong-Oh
Christopher Columbus - Fats Waller
Lorenzo
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:23 pm
by thangalin
Nice!
The full production version of Black Hole is along the lines of what I was looking for.
Thank you!
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:34 am
by trev
Probably too late, but you can't go past Mose Allison's "Your Molecular Structure" for jazz science nerdery. Difficult for dancing, but it wins hipster points for being so darn groovy.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:09 pm
by dogpossum