The Sounds of Science
| Title | The Sounds of Science |
|---|---|
| Artist | Beastie Boys |
| Album | Paul’s Boutique |
| Release Date | 1989-07-25 |
| Description | This is Track #6 on Paul’s Boutique, released July 25, 1989 on Capitol Records. Beastie Boys & Dust Brothers share writing and production credits. Engineered by Mario Caldato, Jr. and assisted by Allen Abrahamson, “The Sounds of Science” was recorded at Mario G’s and mixed at Record Plant. Samples include: “Back in the U.S.S.R.“ by The Beatles, from the White Album (1968) “Walk from Regio’s“ by Isaac Hayes, from the Shaft soundtrack (1971) “My Philosophy“ by Boogie Down Productions, from the album, By Any Means Necessary (1988) “When I’m Sixty-Four“ by The Beatles, from the album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band“ by The Beatles, from the album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” by The Beatles, from the album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) “The End“ by The Beatles from the album Abbey Road (1969) “Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved“ by James Brown, from the album, In the Jungle Groove (1986) “Don’t Sniff Coke“ by Pato Banton, from the album, Never Give In (1987) From Beastiemania, we can be confident in knowing that “The Sounds of Science” has been performed in 52 known concerts. 1st known performance: 5.17.1992 — Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNcdRt-yteI&feature=player_detailpage#t=137s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8HycFWSIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pAxdXlbXKs Last known Performance: 6.8.1997 — Downing Stadium, Randall’s Island, US — aka 2nd Tibetan Freedom Concert |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] Now here we go dropping science, dropping it all over Like bumping around the town like when you're driving a Range Rover Expanding the horizon and expanding the parameters Expanding the rhymes of sucka MC amateurs Naugles, Isaac Newton, a scientific EZ Ben Franklin with the kite, gettin’ ova with the key Now rock, shocker the mike of the many times, times the times tables Rock well to tell, dispel, all of the old fables Cuz I be dropping the new science and I be kicking the new k-nowledge An emcee to a degree that you can't get in college Now the dregs of the Earth and the eggs that I eat I've got pegs through my hands and one through my feet Shea Stadium, the radium, E.M.D. squared Kicked out of the Palladium, 'dja think that I cared? It's the sounds of science, the sounds of science Science [Climb: (Ad Rock)] Rope-a-Dope! The newest in new, "Right up to your face and diss you" Waxin' and milkin' All of y'all square heads [Verse 2] Time and money for girls covered with honey You lie and aspire to be as cunning Reelin' and rockin' and rollin' B-sized D-cup Order the Quarter Deluxe, why don'tcha wake up? My mind is kinda flowing like an oil projector Had to get up and get the Jimmy protector Went berserk and worked, and exploded She woke up in the morning, and her face was coated Buddy, you study the man on the mic D, do whatcha like (Huh) Drunk as a skunk am I from celebration To peep that freak unique penetration Well, I figured out who makes the crack, it's The suckas with the badges and the blue jackets Professor of science cuz I keep droppin' it I smell weak cuz y'all keep poppin' it People always ask me what's the phenomenon Yo, what's up? Yo, what's goin' on? No one really knows what I'm talkin' about And yeah, that's right, my name's Yauch... [DJ scratching] You might also like[Verse 3] Ponce De Leon, constantly on The fountain of youth, not Robotron Peace is a word I've heard before So move and move and move up on the dance floor Cuz I'm gonna die, gonna die one day Cuz I'm goin' and goin' and goin' this way Not like a roach or a piece of toast I'm goin' out first class, ain't goin' out coach Rock my Adidas, never rock Filas I do not sniff the coke, I only smoke the sinsemilla Well, with my nose I knows, and with my scope I scopes What I live I write, and that's strictly rope I got science for any occasion Postulating theorems, formulating equations Well, Cheech Wizard in a snow blizzard Eat a chicken gizzard with a girl named Lizzy [Outro] Dropping science like Galileo dropped the orange |