I thought it'd be fun to do a thread consisting of:
a) songs about or involving science
b) videos involving or about science

For this thread, ponies are optional.

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--arcum42

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I was going to be very, very disappointed if Mr. Dolby's work hadn't been represented in that first post.

That said, enjoy:

And keeping in the spirit of one of the sub-themes of this group, here's a love song (sort of) with a healthy dose of Mad Science:

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It's not like that tends to be one of Jonathan Coulton's themes or anything...

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There aren't nearly enough songs about either science or mad science, though. Dr. Moreau seems to be a theme, too...

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--arcum42

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Don't you dare mentioning Jonathan Coulton without this:

~Twi

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Elric mentioned him first.

Besides, I mentioned Oingo Boingo without this song:

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(Okay, it may have been because "Weird Science" isn't really that sciency if you think about it.)

--arcum42

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Aaaaaaaaaaand you win.

But how about the universe singing you a song?:

Like all of Portishead's songs, it sounds less like a human perspective and more like anthropomorphised Cosmic Forces, in this case of the existential condition of the universe as a whole:
"Divine upper reaches / Still holding on / This ocean will not be grasped..." and "Did you really 'want?" etc.

But more prosaically:

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Oh, here's one I really ought to add. Who can forget ELO, "Yours Truly, 2095"?

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"I met someone who looks a lot like you, she does the things you do, but she is an IBM..."

--arcum42

Here's a lesser-known (but truly beautiful) Queen tune, one that happens to be about space exploration -- complete with the relativistic effects of high-speed travel. The brave explorers are gone for a century but only age a year...

This isn't technically a song, but still, there's music and... daaaaaaaamn

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I did say videos about science, too, which doesn't limit it to songs. And Richard Feynman's awesome.

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--arcum42

I'm going to see if I can wake this thread up again by sliding in on a technicality. Despite the title "Journey of the Sorceror", this song is a classic of science fiction. Why? Because in every incarnation of the story that had theme music -- radio show, TV show, movie -- part of this song has been used in the opening of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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Given that I love Journey of the Sorcerer, no issues there.

How about some Jefferson Airplane?

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--arcum42