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Home   |   Meetings & Events   |   March Meeting   |   Events & Activities   |   Rock 'n Roll Physics Sing Along

March Meeting 2013  •  March 18 - March 22  •  Baltimore, Maryland

Rock 'n Roll Physics Sing Along

Listening-Along Encouraged

singalong

Wednesday, March 20
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m
.
Hilton Baltimore
Peale Room

Like to learn new favorites? Wish you had some snappy songs that teach physics? Just want to sing and laugh or listen and laugh? This year, for the first time, we'll have a live rock band, featuring Prof. Victor Yakovenko on drums! We'll sing songs set to familiar rock, blues, and swing tunes. We'll have a special performance by Prof. Laura Greene, leading the sing-along of several songs she's written.

Anticipated Songs to be Sung this Year

  • Fusion Girl to the tune of Da Doo Ron Ron, by the Crystals (lyrics/chords)   
  • Nano Nano to the tune of Louie, Louie, made famous by the Kingsmen (lyrics/chords)
  • Graphene to the tune of Cocaine, by Eric Clapton (lyrics/chords) (video of Graphene) 
  • Ground Loop Blues to an original tune by Marian McKenziie (lyrics/chords) (melody sheet music)
  • I Got Funding to the tune of I Got Rhythm, by George & Ira Gershwin (lyrics/chords)
  • Turn the Page to the tune of Turn the Page, by Bob Seger (lyrics/chords)
  • Speed of light to the tune of Lemon Tree, by Peter, Paul, and Mary (lyrics/chords)   
  • With My Contacts Shorted Out to the tune of I Saw Her Standin' There, by the Beatles (lyrics/chords)
  • Complex Z to the tune of Let It Be, by the Beatles (lyrics/chords)  
  • Data Dips and Peaks to the tune of Dancing Cheek to Cheek, by Irving Berlin (lyrics/chords)
  • St. Loomis Laboratory Blues to the tune of St. James Infirmary, by Louis Armstrong (lyrics/chords)  
  • The Theorist to the tune of The Joker, by Steve Miller Band (lyrics/chords)  
  • N-A-N-O Nano to the tune of Lola, by the Kinks (lyrics/chords)  
  • The Three Nesses to the tune of Material Girl, by Madonna (lyrics/chords)  

Proof of Fun

2010 Sing-A-Long in Portland, Oregon

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