Here Comes Science

They Might Be Giants - Here Comes Science

Here Comes Science
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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: CD+DVD
CD Release Date: 2009-09-08
Music Label: Disney Sound
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Science Is Real
  2. Meet the Elements
  3. I Am a Paleontologist w/Danny Weinkauf
  4. The Bloodmobile
  5. Electric Car w/Robin Goldwasser
  6. My Brother the Ape
  7. What Is a Shooting Star?
  8. How Many Planets?
  9. Why Does the Sun Shine?
  10. Why Does the Sun Really Shine?
  11. Roy G. Biv
  12. Put It to the Test
  13. Photosynthesis
  14. Cells
  15. Speed and Velocity w/Marty Beller
  16. Computer Assisted Design
  17. Solid Liquid Gas
  18. Here Comes Science Bonus Track
  19. The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space)
Music CD 2
  1. Science Is Real [video content]
  2. Meet the Elements [video content]
  3. I Am a Paleontologist w/Danny Weinkauf [video content]
  4. The Bloodmobile [video content]
  5. Electric Car w/Robin Goldwasser [video content]
  6. My Brother the Ape [video content]
  7. What Is a Shooting Star? [video content]
  8. How Many Planets? [video content]
  9. Why Does the Sun Shine? [video content]
  10. Why Does the Sun Really Shine? [video content]
  11. Roy G. Biv [video content]
  12. Put It to the Test [video content]
  13. Photosynthesis [video content]
  14. Cells [video content]
  15. Speed and Velocity w/Marty Beller [video content]
  16. Computer Assisted Design [video content]
  17. Solid Liquid Gas [video content]
  18. Here Comes Science [video content] Bonus Track
  19. The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space) [video content]

Free Music Notes for Here Comes Science

Free Music Review: One of the best CDs of the year, in any genre.
Hit: 5 Stars

There's been a lot of discussion and not a little hand-wringing lately about "communicating science," with books with titles like "Unscientific America" and "Don't be SUCH a Scientist" recommending ways to make science more appealing and attractive to non-scientist citizens. And then along comes They Might Be Giants with THE answer: a shovelful of masterful pop artistry helps the medicine go down.

Did I say "medicine"? That's not fair because it makes the science on this CD sound like something good for you, but bitter and hard to swallow. On the contrary, TMBG demonstrates just how fun knowing stuff can be, with wonderful wordplay, irresistible fun facts, and marvelous imagery. Even as a collection of poems this work would be outstanding.

But the lyrics are wed to some of the best music I've heard in some time. U2s latest CD disappointed me considerably, Green Day's latest was good but not great, and the novelty of Fleet Foxes and Vampire Weekend has largely worn off by now. But the fresh sounds and infectious hooks on "Here Comes Science" are something special. I'll play this one a lot. Oh...and my kids are both in college. This is a great kids' CD, of course, but it's for all ages, thanks to quirky and accomplished musicianship.

While there are a variety of sounds on "Here Comes," many of the songs reminded me a great deal of the old "School House Rock" collection. And far from damning with faint praise, I mean that as the highest compliment...the songs from "School House Rock" were invariably interesting, skilled, and memorable.

Perhaps my favorite feature from the CD is the fact that it follows one crucial element within the scientific method: correction with better information. Song 9 is "Why Does the Sun Shine?" It's a great song, but features some lyrics describing the sun as being a mass of gas. And then in song 10, "Why Does the Sun Really Shine?" that "earlier information" is corrected--the sun is actually plasma, a fourth state of matter. We are urged to forget the misinformation in the previous song. EXACTLY! That is how science itself progresses, one "song" at a time! And to make that implicit point completely clear, song 12, "Put It to the Test," explains the experimental method for improving our knowledge.

If you have kids of any age, this unbelievably fun introduction to science is essential. And if you don't have kids but can still access a childlike sense of jumping-on-the-bed whimsy and wonder...this unbelievably fun introduction to science is essential.
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This 2 disc CD+DVD set from GRAMMY® winners, They Might Be Giants creates a new creative way for kids to learn. Here Comes Science, follows up their successful past two children's albums Here Come the ABCs and GRAMMY® winner Here Come the 123s. With songs like Electric Car, Photosynthesis and Solid Liquid Gas (among others) kids will learn about science while having fun. The album features 19 songs and 19 entertaining videos.

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