This month, the Geek Pop Sessions presents a re-working of a sci-pop "classic", if you can call it that.
We'll leave Simon from the rather wonderful Woe Betides to explain all. Also, check out their debut album 'Never Sleep'. We couldn't help noticing that it features songs called 'This Head, This Heart' and 'Bone on Bone'. Let's just hope they're anatomically accurate.
THE SONG: Biology by The Woe Betides
(Ahem, originally by Girls Aloud)
Session downloads available here.
Lyrics:
Why don't you fool me, feed me say, you need me without wicked games Come on and hold me, hug me, say you love me, and not my dirty brain Why don't you fool me, feed me, say you need me without wicked games Come on and hold me, love me, say you love me, and not my dirty brain
I got one Alabama return, that'll take me far away from you
Cause when you take me in your arms I turn to slave but I cant be saved
So I got my cappuccino to go and I’m heading for the hills again
Cause if we party anymore we'll start a fire of pure desire
Closer, your minds firing blind, With your head in your face getting red in your heart beats, closer
You fall on your knees and the geek at your feet says your neat, and the beat gets closer
You dive for the thrill at the kill and your heart’s had its fill, But it still creeps closer
You wanted to freeze but your weak in too deep and the beat and the beat gets closer
Closer Closer Closer Closer Closer Closer Closer
We give it up and then they take it away A girl’s got to zip it up, And get her head in the shade
Baby we give it up, It's just a matter of time Throw all the heavy stuff, Comes back to bite your behind
You can’t mistake my Biology
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, It's there in our thoughts
The magic number is in front of me
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, So easily caught
You can’t mistake my Biology
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, It's there in our thoughts
We’re gonna cause a controversy
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, So easily caught
Why don't you fool me, feed me say, you need me without wicked games Come on and hold me, hug me, say you love me, and not my dirty brain Why don't you fool me, feed me, say you need me without wicked games Come on and hold me, love me, say you love me, and not my dirty brain
You can’t mistake my Biology
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, It's there in our thoughts
The magic number is in front of me
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, So easily caught
You can’t mistake my Biology
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, It's there in our thoughts
We’re gonna cause a controversy
The way that we talk, The way that we walk, So easily caught
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How do we do it? It all starts off very philosophical and high-minded, with talk of determinism and Islamic polymaths... and descends directly into sex robots and swearing. Sorry guys. The picture opposite is a design for Al Jazari's drink-serving automatons, which Hayley mentions before Jim brings the tone down considerably.
Listen out for Jim's Geek Poll for the results from last month's Star Wars Star Trek-based poll and cast your vote in this month's ... *sigh* ... sex robot-related ponderer below.
This is our February Spotify list but for all the songs we've ever played on the podcast, you want this one. And here are your download links:
DNA - Farrah
Coin Operated Boy - Dresden Dolls
Girl from Mars - Ash
There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
What is Gravity? - Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans
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For several years now, members of the Geek Pop crew have been great admirers of the WeAreAllBadgers.com website. It really is a thing of pure joy and you'll have to investigate it yourselves to truly appreciate it... but in any case, it's the inspiration for this month's Geek Pop Sessions pod. Yes, we've hunted down the man responsible for WeAreAllBadgers' official song, 'Undergound', and persuaded him to talk to us. Jimothy Bell has also extracted some spurious facts from the WeAreAllBadgers website and used them to quiz Hayley with. As you will find out, Hayley is not as easily fooled as she looks. (She has, however, just cried with laughter until her stomach hurt whilst taking WeAreAllBadgers' good or evil test.)
Thanks to Big Cheese Badger for making all this possible. And to Daniel Beswick and others for the listener-sourced badger artwork accompanying this post.
THE SONG: Underground by Andy Brown
Live session downloads available here.
I remember I took her underground, it's the best place I have found
There's a mystery deep underground, where we keep warm and sleep sound
Come with me, come with me, it's a kind of heaven and it's not in the sky
So use your best endeavours, try
Have you seen the setting sun? It's the best time to play and run
Come with me, come with me, it's a kind of heaven and it's not in the sky
So use your best endeavours, try
When I took you across the road, we took care because of what we've been told
Didn't stray from the beaten track and know our way back
Come with me, come with me, it's a kind of heaven and it's not in the sky
So use your best endeavours, try... (repeat)
More badger art what we promised we would publish. Thanks Sophie (left), Martin (top right) and Beki (bottom right). Do send us other badger art via the comments section - we're quite enjoying it.
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This month, we asked you for the weirdest songs you could think of, and here they are. Somehow, whilst striving for "weird", everything got a bit sexy and/or rude, so brace yourselves, listeners.
Here is our extra-weirdo Spotify list for January and here's the one with *everything ever* on it. Download links below.
Computer in Love - Bonaparte
"10" - Buck 65
Walking on the Moon - William Shatner
Quantum Physics (from Quantum Physics/Remarkable medley) - Onion Flavored Rings
FULL PLAY: The Cervival Smear Song (Get on the Bed and Don't Run Away) - Zeph Churchill (YouTube link)
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