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thangalin
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by thangalin » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:04 pm
Hello, fellow Swing DJs...
What good science-related Swing songs are out there?
Thank you!
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trev
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by trev » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:07 pm
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
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dogpossum
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by dogpossum » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:15 pm
I'd ditch the jazz options and go straight to They Might Be Giants.
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thangalin
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by thangalin » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:56 pm
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?
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straycat
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by straycat » Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:44 am
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.
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penguin
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by penguin » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:46 am
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
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Gong-Oh
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by Gong-Oh » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:50 pm
Christopher Columbus - Fats Waller
Lorenzo
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thangalin
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by thangalin » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:23 pm
Nice!
The full production version of Black Hole is along the lines of what I was looking for.
Thank you!
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trev
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by trev » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:34 am
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.
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dogpossum
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by dogpossum » Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:09 pm