SONGS TO GET YOU THROUGH SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR HELL: SELECTIONS FROM THE "SINGING SCIENCE" LPS (1961)

(March) Never leave things to the last minute, I said.

(April) Really, it's best to just get on your tasks right away.

(end of April) Hey, what's going on with the Science Fair project?

(NOW) OH. I SEE. IT'S DUE MONDAY. I SEE. HOW SURPRISING THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN STARTED FOR IT YET!

Parents, it's Science Fair time! Many of you are now covered in glue, eggs, vinegar, dirt, Sharpie, and copious bitter tears, trying to assist your child in cobbling up an experiment to display an understanding of the scientific method. Quite a few of you will use this opportunity to revisit your youth and get the stellar grade you believe YOU YOURSELF DESERVE through your child. Some of you will sit on your TV couch and watch "Real Housewives of Akron"while trying to convince your child that doing the laundry counts as science. Most of us do more than we should, in order to avoid the failure our child will reap for handing in a posterboard with one angry black line scribbled on it and a chicken on a leash.

Anyway, I extend my sympathies to my struggling parental brethren, and suggest a nice vodka soda along with the songs of "Space Science" --  part of the early '60s "Singing Science" children's musical series written by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer (and a few were also covered years later by They Might Be Giants, FYI). I hope these inspire a cool mid-century Mad Men-meets-Romper Room home vibe for you...and maybe think about two vodka sodas. Please to enjoy.

"Zoom A Little Zoom"



"How Many Colors Are In The Rainbow?"



"Electricity"



"Why Is It Hot In The Summer?"



"Friction"



"The Balance of Nature"



"It's A Scientific Fact"