The 10 Rock Songs Inspired By Science

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While we view science and music as two different subjects to learn on, it is not such a drastic thing to merge these two entities. After all, one cannot explain the theories surrounding music without using science. Meanwhile, bands and artists have also made their share of scientific knowledge to express something so vast; below, are the 10 songs inspired by science. Have fun listening!

 

Beastie Boys: โ€œSounds of Scienceโ€

Science and satire were the two ingredients inside Beastie Boysโ€™ โ€œSounds of Science.โ€ Apart from that, it also boasts the groupโ€™s unique fusion of punk, jazz, and hip-hop.

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Gustav Holst: โ€œThe Planetsโ€

A collection of classic tracks and is barely a song, Holstโ€™s โ€œThe Planetsโ€ becomes an admired masterpiece of cosmic music that leaves a listener impressed and blown away.

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John D. Boswell with Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking: โ€œA Glorious Dawnโ€

Composer John D. Boswell mightโ€™ve implied that Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking were the โ€œJohn Lennon & Paul McCartneyโ€ of science, which then inspired him to create โ€œA Glorious Dawn.โ€ With his arrangement of rhythm, he got samples of Hawking and Saganโ€™s voice in autotune and formed this epic gem.

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Bjรถrk: โ€œCosmogonyโ€

Icelandic indie superstar Bjรถrk often experimented on her little way; this time, landing on her version of explaining the creation of the universe. With โ€œCosmogony,โ€ she takes us on a ride of surreal imagery with myths; a real cosmic experience.

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David Bowie: โ€œSpace Oddityโ€

While we could credit David Bowieโ€™s stardom with his single โ€œStarman,โ€ however, his first taste of success could be given to his first hit song โ€œSpace Oddity.โ€ In a mere coincidental pursuit, the song was released 9 days ahead of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon.

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They Might Be Giants: โ€œWhy Does the Sun Shineโ€

They Might Be Giants created a song with the most frequently asked question in the world of science, โ€œWhy Does the Sun Shine.โ€ For their part, theyโ€™ve established its definite answer in the lyrics such as โ€œthe sun is hot and โ€œthe sun is large.โ€

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Thomas Dolby: โ€œShe Blinded Me With Scienceโ€

The TV show Breaking Badโ€™s fans can be familiar with this one as Todd Alquistโ€™s phone ringtone, and apart from that, this science song is also one of the 80s well-beloved hits. Thomas Dolby sings about his smitten feelings toward his teacher Miss Sakamoto, who failed the narrator on the subject.

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Big Audio Dynamite: โ€œE=MC2โ€

Following his departure from The Clash, Mick Jones created Big Audio Dynamite which became successful thanks to their song โ€œE=MC2,โ€ Albert Einsteinโ€™s most prominent formula. The song takes us on a showdown of pop culture, with several famous lines and figures mentioned in the song.

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Rush: โ€œNatural Scienceโ€

Rush was the biggest nerds of rock, so itโ€™s not a surprise to find out that theyโ€™ve also created a song to geek out their interests in both science and music. โ€œNatural Science,โ€ a prog-rock song cut out to different parts, is an epic ride on scientific concepts that youโ€™d never thought you need.

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Pink Floyd: โ€œAstronomy Domineโ€

In the Syd Barrett-led era could see Pink Floyd inside their psychedelic and cosmic zenith. Inside their Piper at the Gates of Dawn debut album is the space-oriented โ€œAstronomy Domine,โ€ which could send you to space when you listen to it.

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