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Jazzy Science Songs

#1 Post 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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#2 Post 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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#3 Post 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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#4 Post 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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#5 Post 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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#6 Post 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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#7 Post by Gong-Oh » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:50 pm

Christopher Columbus - Fats Waller

Lorenzo

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#8 Post 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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#9 Post 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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