Geek Rock!

[squeequeg]

So I'm thinking about putting together a Geek Rock cd sometime, and I'd like some suggestions.

At the moment, I'm defining geek rock as:
- songs that in themselves are inherently geeky ("Homecomputer," "Mandelbrot Set," Always the First to Die")
- songs that refer to or are tied to geeky media ("The Pants Song," "Obey the Fist!", theme from The Tick)
- songs that confer a geeky mood ("Birdhouse in Your Soul," "Turntable TV")

I'm having the most trouble with the last category, as it's a very vague one.

Any ideas as to what should go on this? Anyone interested in a copy?

Comments

[coraline]

i want a copy!

a list i came up with a while back:

kraftwerk               pocket calculator
kate bush               experiment IV
ron laskey              molecular chapergroans
                        little phosphates
animaniacs              the planets
                        parts of the brain
TMBG                    the sun is a mass
                        dinner bell
                        triangle man
                        mammals
moxy fruvous            entropy
                        mitosis waltz
tribe                   supercollider
broadside electric      ampere's law
tom lehrer              new math
schoolhouse rock        little 12 toes
david bowie             space oddity
thomas dolby            she blinded me with science
honest bob              organism
boiled in lead          microorganism
warren zevon            run straight down
oingo boingo            weird science
timbuk3                 the future's so bright, i gotta wear shades

specifically space-related

moxy fruvous            you will go to the moon
                        laika
david bowie             space oddity
elton john              rocket man
queen                   time dilation song
monty python            the galaxy song
REM                     man on the moon
smashing pumpkins       spaceboy

pick and choose as you will :)
(and if you need to hear any of these...)

[ellinor.livejournal.com]

great list!
:)