She Blinded Me with Science

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Name = She Blinded Me with Science


Artist = Thomas Dolby
from Album = The Golden Age of Wireless
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Released = 1982
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Recorded = 1981
Genre = Synthpop
New Wave
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Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Thomas Dolby, Joe Kerr
Producer = Thomas Dolby
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"She Blinded Me With Science" is a New Wave song by British musician Thomas Dolby, released in 1982. It first appeared on the album "The Golden Age of Wireless". It is a quirky, playful synth-pop number built around bouncy synthesizer hooks.

Although a top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at #5, the song failed to make the Top 40 in Dolby's native United Kingdom.

In 2002, VH1 named "She Blinded Me with Science" #20 on its list of the "100 Greatest One-hit Wonders." [http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/the_greatest/one_hit_wonders/list_20-1.jhtml Greatest One Hit Wonders List (#20-1)] from the VH1 website] While it's his only top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Dolby has had other songs chart, although none notable, so the distinction of being a "one-hit wonder" may not actually be merited.

In 2006, VH1 placed it at #76 on their list of "Greatest Songs of the '80s." [ [http://www.vh1.com/press/press_releases/2006_release/100greatestsongs80s_10302006.jhtml?print=true VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The '80s"] an October 2006 press release from the VH1 website]

ong structure

The song's chorus, "She blinded me with science," plays upon the colloquial British expression "to blind [someone] with science," meaning to deliberately confuse someone by giving the impression of highly complex knowledge (See also mathout). In the song, however, the phrase is interpreted as a straightforward reference to the natural sciences.

The song features interjections from the British scientist and TV presenter Magnus Pyke, who repeatedly shouts "Science!" and delivers other lines in a deliberately over-the-top "mad scientist" voice, the most famous line of which was, "Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! You're "beautiful"!"

The song was showcased as part of Dolby's appearance at the South by Southwest 2007 music festival. [ [http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/46084.html Thomas Dolby] at SXSW 2007 website, with a free MP3 download of a live version of "She Blinded Me with Science"]

Chart performance

Cover versions

* Singer Melissa Lefton covered the song (with a pronoun change to "He") on the soundtrack for the 2001 animated film "Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius".
* A cover of the song was recorded by American alternative band The Click Five, which was played in the trailer for the 2008 animated movie "Igor".
* A cappella group Toxic Audio covered the song in their album Chemistry.

ampling

*In 2004, Mobb Deep sampled the song for their hit single "Got it Twisted".
*Sampled in "America's Most Hated" by Kevin Federline.

Appearances in other media

* This song was played over the opening credits of the pilot episode for the short-lived science fiction series "Misfits of Science".
* It was used in some ad spots for "MythBusters" on the Discovery Channel.
* In an episode of "Star Stories", a clip from the song would play when Simon Cowell had an idea.
* It was featured in the 1997 film "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion".
* The Georgia Institute of Technology's pep band plays it to entertain the crowd at basketball games.Fact|date=November 2007
* Was featured in an Episode 104 of Muppets Tonight (episode guest star John Goodman) in a skit featuring Dr. Phil van Neuter singing the song.
*In 2000 it was used on Dharma & Greg Episode #66 "The Best Laid Plans"
* Some frames of the music video briefly passed by in an ultra rapid scene of the movie Koyaanisqatsi.
* It was the initial theme song for the skeptical podcast, The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
* The song appears in King of the Hill, sung by Kahn during a medley of eighties songs.

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