The 15 Best Songs About Geek and Nerd Culture

On By somegeektoldme@gmail.comIn Music, Science

I want to talk about music. Why? This is because of all of the ludicrous topics that I have covered, since starting on this insane quest, music has not been one of them. That changes today.

I often have different earworms playing in my head, featuring geek/nerd culture songs. So in my finite wisdom, I’ve decided to list 15 of the best songs that I can think of, that showcase or highlight geek or nerd culture.

There are some catches to the list though; every song on my precious list, actually has lyrics, so no orchestra pieces. Sorry. Also, theme songs from movies or television shows are not counted. Those entries deserve their own blog, which I will get to one rainy day.

The songs that have missed the cut, will be because they would only mention a word or a line, featuring geek culture; which is not enough to make the list. Though there is one exception, and I will explain. Scout’s honour.

I also feel the need to explain, that for the purposes of this list, the words, geek and nerd, can and will be interchangeable.

There are some artists that appear more than once on the list, and that’s just unavoidable. Sorry. You might know some of these songs on the list, or maybe you could recommend some others? Please let me know.

Without further grandstanding, may I present to you, 15 of the best songs that highlight geek/nerd culture. Also the list is in no particular order, because I wanted to see if my OCD would allow it. Go me!

Image by Jean-Paul Jandrain from Pixabay

Superman (It’s Not Easy): Five for Fighting (2000)

Talk Nerdy To Me: KFace TV (2014)

The Universe is Weird: Hank Green (2012)

A Song About an Anglerfish: Hank Green (2009)

Doctorin’ the Tardis: Timelords aka The KLF (1988)

Star Trekkin’: The Firm (1987)

Word Crimes:  “Weird Al” Yankovic (2014)

The Saga Begins: “Weird Al” Yankovic (1999)

Yoda: “Weird Al” Yankovic (1985)

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth: Leonard Nimoy (1967)

Nerd vs Geek Rap Battle: Rhett & Link (2013)

Data & Picard: Pogo (2016)

Intergalactic: Beastie Boys (1998). This is the exception I was talking about. It’s here because of the amazing video. Kaiju anyone?

Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle: Henry Reich, Zach Weinersmith & Chris Jones (2014)

The Science Love Song: AsapScience (2014)

And finally for a bonus entry, this song is the greatest version of geek/nerd culture ever recorded.

The Ballard of Bilbo Baggins: Leonard Nimoy (1968)

So do you agree with the entries? Do you think I’ve missed your favourite geek/nerd song off the list? Please let me know your thoughts.

Alright, that’s it for today. From the bottom of my four chambered heart, thank you for reading and following Some Geek Told Me. It’s a side project that keeps me off the dark and cold streets.

I’m doing another special blog for Wednesday, because of some sad news that has hit the comics industry, within the last few weeks.

Thanks for reading, wash your hands, and I’ll see you on Wednesday.