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General Geology Songs
General Geology Songs
Whether about rocks, minerals, the rock cycle, or geologists, songs about geology are all gneiss
The Geologist Song
By Lesley Littlefield
Sweet Geology (Aka the Mineral Song)
by The Akkademiks
Amy
Jaspar Lepak
Rock Song
Plate Tectonic King
by The Dna Vibrators
Universally despised not long ago.
Naysayers' ideas withered and died,
But your ideas made worlds collide.
By comparative analysis of fossil flora and fauna;
Pangea, subsequently, Laurasia and Gondwana;
Continental drift, and polar wandering,
Makes you the plate tectonic king.
The plate tectonic king
Some of Wegener's ideas were wrong---
Like ocean floors which continents plowed along.
He couldn't explain how the continents moved
And so his theories were ignored or disproved.
But new evidence provided by paleomagnetism
Rock matches on each side of the Atlantic schism
Along with new theories, like seafloor spreading
Makes you the plate tectonic king.
The plate tectonic king
Ridge push, slab pull, convection in the lithosphere
Magnetic reversals and anomalies,
Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
Ocean drilling and satellite photos seem pretty clear
That convection currents in the mantle rock
Brings the hot mantle up to the top.
Mid-oceanic ridges are caused by rising flow
Ocean trenches plunge the cold rock below
The distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes explained
Mantle plumes and hot spots raising islands in long chains
The theory of plate tectonics remains especially appealing
Which makes you the plate tectonic king
The plate tectonic king
Alfred Wegener, what do you know?
The plate tectonic king
Alfred Wegener, what do you know?
The plate tectonic king
Alfred Wegener, what do you know?
Rocking Around the Silicates
By Dr. Richard Alley
Rocking Around the Silicates
Rocking Around the Silicates - SIlicates are the most common minerals found on earth. This Rockin' parody is part of Dr. Richard Alley's Geology of the National Parks class offered at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) . This course is part of PSU’s Dutton E-education Institute’s open courseware initiative. The entire course may be viewed at https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10_web/ .
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Geology Rocks
Looking down upon this earth.
All the treasures lying there.
I wonder what they're worth
People put a price on all the elements within.
All I know-
(chorus)
Geology rocks
Geology rocks
Geology rocks, rocks, rocks,
Geology rocks.
(bridge)
The mantle of the planet is replete
With minerals and elements so deep.
Geologists are digging underneath our very feet.
For diamonds and gold
And silver, I'm told
(verse)
We get things for burning like coal and petroleum.
Metals made of iron, copper and uranium.
Precious gems are sitting there like quartz and onyx stone.
Sing it again-
(chorus)
(bridge)
Sulfur, helium, chlorine,
Phosphates, zeolites and clay.
The list is just so long that we could go all day
With rubies and pyrite.
Some jasper and chrysolite
(solo)
(verse)
So before you head out to go hiking down a trail
Don't forget to bring along a shovel and a pail.
Dig up just a little of a sampling of dirt.
It can't hurt-
(chorus)
Geology Rocks
by Jasongs
Geology Dance
by Steve Kusaba
Rocks Rock Harder
By Bill Nye the Science Guy
Earthquake Songs
Earthquake Songs
There's lots of songs out there featuring faults and earthquakes. Surprisingly, Shake, Rattle, and Roll is not one of them. Any songwriters in the house want to put out some new music? :)
Life on the Fault Line
LIFE ON THE FAULTLINE-parody-Eagles' Life In the Fast Lane
LIFE ON THE FAULTLINE -parody video of the Eagles' Life In the Fast Lane -by Loose Bruce Kerr, an irregular feature on the Dr. Demento and Jim Bohannon syndicated national radio shows. This one's about California and the ever-looming possibility of an earthquake, The Big One. Loose Bruce Kerr records and performs his videos and audio tracks in his garage, singing and playing the instruments one at a time. Bruce took 20 years off from his legal career to write and perform music as Loose Bruce Kerr. After resuming his career in law, Bruce has become Assistant General Counsel of high tech company, Sun Microsystems in Northern California's Silicon Valley. The part of "Surfer Dude" is played by David von Gunten. High res video & stereo mp3 of this and other Loose Bruce Kerr songs at: http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com email Bruce at: BKerrLaw@aol.com
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The California Earthquake Song
by Danney Ball & The Hollywood Song Wranglers
Hold 'er Newt she's rarin' do you hear that rumblin' sound
Mother earth, for what it's worth, is knockin' on the ground
move back from that fault line, to save your rattled soul
they say if it's the big one, we won't ever fill the hole
Please tell Mr Richter we can't take it anymore
stop the shake, slow down the quake, let us off the floor
his silly seismic rumblings, has us all scared to death
until the ground stops movin', we're gonna hold our breath
CHORUS:
In California ... The Powers that be are shakin' in their boots
cause they might lose their tax base, the veggies and the fruit
the vineyards and the studios, might fall into the sea
don't get scared just get prepared, then put your mind at ease
SECOND VERSE
Call the Governors office, our town has just been hit
This jolting is revolting, terra firma don't exist
gotta stop this agitation, of our houses and our lands
we're livin' at the beach now, since the shiftin' of the sands
Well it measured over eight point three, as shock waves ricocheted
a power that moved the likes of me, who wouldn't be afraid
what triggered this lambasting, we may never understand
a call to wake the universe, who shook us with His hand
CHORUS:
In California ... the powers that be are shakin' in their boots
cause they might lose their tax base, the veggies and the fruit
the vineyards and the studios, might fall into the sea
don't get scared just get prepared, then put your mind at ease
THIRD VERSE:
Well is was of such great magnitude, the yard rolled like a tide
I grabbed the china cabinet, and hung on for the ride
I can't forget that temblor, tearin' fissures through our town
the world is just a splittin' crust, when the big one's going down
I felt the San Andreas move, began to roll then rock
will this be cataclysmic, or just an aftershock
the laughing eyes of nature, proceed to drive you blind
don't let this madness crack, the epicenter of your mind
CHORUS:
In California ... the powers that be are shakin' in their boots
cause they might lose their tax base, the veggies and the fruit
the vineyards and the studios, might fall into the sea
don't get scared just get prepared, then put your mind at ease
TAG:
I said ... don't get scared just get prepared, then put your mind at ease ...
... GET READY!!! ...
California Earthquake (A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)
By Grateful Dead, Rodney Crowell
It shook the living daylights out of the Owens County Seat
There weren't a building still left standing when the dust had cleared away
Just a rumble in the distance all the way to San Andrea
Sherman Buck was driving his old mule into town
When a big one came and shook so hard that it knocked him to the ground
Lord there opened up a hole so big he thought his time was up
Lord it swallowed up that poor old mule and it just missed Sherman Buck
California earthquake you just don't know what you've done
We may fall off in the ocean Lord you'll never make us run
You're a partner of the devil Lord we ain't afraid of him
We'll build ourselves another town so you can tear it down again
[ dobro ]
Then came the quake of '99 that levelled Mission Creek
The earth was like an ocean churning with waves of twenty feet
Lord it sounded like a thousand trains were screaming underground
Clean across to San Joachim they heard that mournful sound
California earthquake you just don't know what you've done...
Then came one day the holocaust Lord on rocks of Franciso Bay
Miles of walls came down like old Jericho that day
Might near everything the earthquake missed a holy fire consumed
Just left 'em smoke and the ashes of the dreams that can't be ruined
California earthquake you just don't know what you've done...
Lord we'll build ourselves another town you can tear it down again
The San Andreas Fault
by Top of the Fair
I know he's hurting you but it's alright. it'll work out, because it always does, it always does
It kills me to know that, that's what you call love
There were roses that he gave that he gave and they'll wither soon
And now you know
The only time you gave a chance, we were kids back then
Since then you've been a pretty face i keep under the bed
Driving home thinking of time better spent with you in the passenger seat
It kills me to know that
There were roses that he gave that he gave and they'll wither soon
And now you know
The san andreas fault, its breaking me its breaking me away from you oh
The san andreas fault is breaking me, breaking me into pieces
Someday i'll be a sad story and you'll be a wife and a girl who consistently ruined my life
I'll be a nervous wreck and this whole town can see the mess you've made of me
The Earthquake of Your Love
by Al Kooper
And opened up my eyes and turned the right to wrong
And my heart came to a halt
Honey it was all your fault
Walls started shaking and falling from above
And I got caught in the earthquake of your love
When ya smiled at me I knew I was on the right trail
Your body ran the needle right off the Richter Scale
And I had to have ya right then and there
As for consequences I didn't care
The earth started moving with a shudder and a shove
And I got caught in the earthquake of your love
It sounded like thunder and I fell under
the earthquake of your love
The ground opened wide and I fell inside of
the earthquake of your love
I knew you weren't like the others
When I felt the first shudders of
the earthquake of your love
Seismology
by 10 Minutes Down
California Earthquake
by Norman Greenbaum
California Earthquake
Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot - California Earthquake
Cass is amazing as she sings a song on the Smothers Brothers show (in the late 60's) that's even more relevant today than it was then. PLEASE VISIT MY BLOG: http://toooldtoorock.blogspot.com/ PLEASE NOTE: This is posted as a tribute to the artist. If there is a copyright issue, please notify me and it will be promptly deleted
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Fault of San Andreas
Earthquake Song (1983)
By The Little Girls
THE LITTLE GIRLS Perform EARTHQUAKE SONG (1983)
FLASH: NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES & AMAZON MP3!! A new 2009 CHRISTMAS SONG entitled "(I WANNA GO) SURFIN' WITH SANTA", featuring lead vox by CARON & MICHELE of Little Girls! Listen to the song free at http://www.jango.com/music/The+Hollyberries. This here clip is of another rare live performance of EARTHQUAKE SONG by L.A.-based band, LITTLE GIRLS, this time taped at the Rumbleseat Garage (4700 E. Pacific Coast Highway) in Long Beach, California on April 11, 1983. Band members include (left-right) STEVE SICULAR (black Les Paul guitar), JEFF FAIR (bass), MICHELE MASO (vocals), JON GERLACH (drums), CARON MASO (vocals), and KIP BROWN (blonde Les Paul guitar). http://www.myspace.com/thehollyberriesband http://www.myspace.com/kipbrown http://www.facebook.com/kipbrown
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New Madrid (Album Version)
by Uncle Tupelo
She's the one I think I love
Rivers burn and then run backwards
For her, that's enough
They all come from New York City
And they woke me up at dawn
She walked with me to the fountain
And she held onto my arm
Come on, do what you did
Roll me under New Madrid
Shake my baby and please bring her back
'Cause death won't even be still
Caroms over the landfill
Buries us all in its broken back
There's a man of conviction
And although he's getting old
Mr. Browning has a prediction
And we've all been told
So come on back from New York City
Roll your trucks in at dawn
Walk with me to the fountain
And hold onto my arm
Come on, do what you did
Roll me under New Madrid
Shake my baby and please bring her back
'Cause death won't even be still
Caroms over the landfill
Buries us all in its broken back
We Watch the Line
By Dr. Richard Alley
Watch the LIne
We Watch the Line - Join Dr. Richard Alley (who is NOT Johnny Cash, but is the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU)), as he takes a musical look at why seismologists are important in our world. This parody is part of The Geology of the National Parks class, now available free online as part of PSU’s Dutton E-education Institute’s open courseware initiative. The entire course may be viewed at https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10_web/ .
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Earthquake Rumble
By Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy - "Earthquake Rumble"
Another classic. There aren't many songs about earthquakes, but any song about earthquakes should be like this. (Incidentally, I didn't crop the video - I left the buildup to the song from the previous scene, as well as the reprise under the end credits, intact.) Got a Nye song request? Tell me!
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Cool Clothing for Geologists
Eat Sleep Geology Black T-Shirt
Price: 24.99 
Lousy Chert Jr. Raglan
Price: 22.99
Cap
Price: 19.99
Hugged a Geologist Yellow T-Shirt
Price: 18.99
Volcano Songs
Volcano Songs
Magma, lava, and volcanologists all make for hot songs!
Chef Aid - Hot Lava
South Park - D.V.D.A - Hot Lava
All Artists - D.V.D.A., Perry Farrell Album - Chef Aid: The South Park Album Track #9 Lyrics: Baby, every time we kiss, Hot Lava And every time that we make love, that's Lava, Hot Lava It's lava so hot, it makes me sweat And lava so warm, it's red and wet Mountain is rumbling, We must find a safer place Soon half of Pele, Will fall upon your face Great Nectar of the Gods spews far from Pinatabo Mixed with a Women's Sweat, it makes the Lava we know Baby, every time we kiss, Hot Lava And every time that we make love, that's Lava, Hot Lava It's lava so hot, it makes me sweat And lava so warm, it's red and wet Burnin' through the forest, Where Red hot lava flows Rolls down the islands body, and into the ocean below When it meets the cool, cool water, there's a big flow of the living Rich magma flowing into a sobiquious environment, Produces Pillow Lava And starts a pressure of sea water Tends to inhabit the vesical size of the basalt Baby, every time we kiss, Hot Lava And every time that we make love, that's Lava, Hot Lava It's lava so hot, it makes me sweat And lava so warm, it's red and wet And after the eruption, you lay dormant for a while Let's just hold each other and talk, For now, Pele sleeps Baby, every time we kiss, Hot Lava And every time that we make love, that's Lava, Hot Lava It's lava so hot, it makes me sweat And lava so warm, it's red and wet Baby, every time we kiss, Hot Lava And every time that we make love, that's Lava, Hot Lava It's lava so hot, it's red and wet And lava so warm it makes me sweat.
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Hot Lava
By D.V.D.A. and Perry Farrell
Ring of Fire
By Dr. Richard Alley
Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire – Join Dr. Richard Alley (who is NOT Johnny Cash, but is the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU)), as he takes you on a musical review of subduction and the Pacific Ring of Fire. This parody is part of The Geology of the National Parks class, now available free online as part of PSU’s Dutton E-education Institute’s open courseware initiative. The entire course may be viewed at https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10_web/ .
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Volcano
By Jimmy Buffet
Volcano Songs
Lavaflows
By Bill Nye the Science Guy
Other Songs
Other Songs
More songs generally related to geology or other earth sciences. Not enough of them for their own sections, I will add their own categories if I find more on each subject.
Peaceful Easy Obduction
By Dr. Richard Alley
Peaceful Easy Obduction
Peaceful Easy Obduction - Obduction is the process of creating mountain ranges when two continental plates run into each other. This Rockin' parody is part of Dr. Richard Alley's Geology of the National Parks class offered at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) . This course is part of PSU’s Dutton E-education Institute’s open courseware initiative. The entire course may be viewed at https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10_web/ .
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Dinosaurs Will Die
Geothermal Betty
By Grass
Geothermal Betty
by Grass
Submarine Beaches
By Dr. Richard Alley
Submarine Beaches
Submarine Beaches – What happens if we interfere with the natural cycle of sand? Eventually we may have no beaches. Join Dr. Richard Alley and friends as they musically discuss this very real issue in a fun way. This production is part of The Geology of the National Parks class, now available free online as part of PSU’s Dutton E-education Institute’s open courseware initiative. The entire course may be viewed at https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10_web/ .
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Blog Mentioning Geology Songs
- Music, Animation and...Paleontology!
- In the 1989 song "No Control" Bad Religion quoted James Hutton, one of the founders of modern geology: "We find no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end". Check the live below or watch here the lyrics: ...
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- ... BLDGBLOG: One Million Years of Isolation: An Interview with Abraham Van Luik; Geology Songs / MP3s ? The KidsKnowIt Network ? Educational Websites For Kids; Hapgood's Theory of Earth Crust Displacement; Pineo Ridge Glacial Advance ...
- 49. The Geology
- She liked singing theme songs and mouthing the words to commercials. It was serious, her viewing, a task that seemed to require concentration and intelligence. I sat beside her, watching her profile more than whatever was on and feeling ...
Hard Science
by The DNA Vibrators
As hard to crack and fragile like an ancient bone
Your granite smile tries to hide the faults of your rocky facade crumbling inside
I can't chisel through the layers deposited by you
To protect the delicate impression of the feelings you've fossilized
I didn't expect that my degree in paleontology would come in so handily
I like your Geology
I would like to graph the equation that would map the curve of your spine
Your hips, your lips, your fingertips trace a perfect ellipse
Which contradicts the tangents in my mind.
You know my angle, I'm deriving your cosign, and my solution is your change over time.
I like your Geometry, I like your Geometry, Pythagoras, he would agree
You spin the world, not gravity
And then it happened, I won, and she was mine, and that special place in my mind that she occupied really did change over time, so that she was no longer who I loved, but what I defined.
I don't need you to analyze, or synthesize, or criticize, the thousands of ways the things I say or think or feel is wrong.
My house of cards rests precariously upon the shards Of the glass one that I built and shattered, and scattered through the pieces of my life,
To the winds of the world, which have battered them, for so very long.
I don't need psychology, Astronomy, or Biology, to give you what I see you need,
So I'll leave with my apology.
Other Geology Related Songs
- Glacial Songs
- Glaciers, cold, cool, and fantastic, who knew they were also great song fodder.
- Heptune Geology Songs
- Geology and paleontology related lyrics set to old tunes.
- Singing Science Records
- Old kids songs about science. Most aren't geology related but there are a few gems.
- Song of a Geologist
- Only one song here, but it's a rather interesting one.
- Songs About the Physical and Earth Sciences
- Lots of songs about different areas of science. Weather songs, geology, and other categories.
- Earthquake Songs
- Mel Zucker, a geology professor at Skyline College in San Francisco, has written a cartload of songs to commemorate the centennial of the Great 1906 Quake.
Crust
By Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy - "Crust"
The music video from the second episode, which was about the Earth's crust. I've forgotten what this is a parody of - I'm thinking "Vogue" by Madonna? (Can I also point out that the lady in this vid has the biggest forehead EVER?!) More to come... not many!!
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Causing The Erosion
By Bill Nye the Science Guy
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous (from Birdsong of the Mesozoic EP)
by Birdsong of the Mesozoic
Wonderful World
Fossil Man
By Bill Nye the Science Guy
Make up Your Own Geology Song
Geology
by Blair Tefkin
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- geothermalminnie geothermalminnie Aug 6, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
- I wihs my physical geology teacher sang my class the rock song! Fun lens, thanks!
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- wordstock wordstock Mar 19, 2009 @ 9:15 am
- Alisha,
Who would have thought there would be this many songs? Great lens.
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