Songs Of Science And Technology Quiz

Answer: Foreigner

Foreigner questions where science and technology are taking us. They question what the future holds for our changing world. They wonder what the future holds, which is a common theme in many songs about science and technology. Many of these songs are fatalistic.

Answer: Megadeth

According to lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, the album "Super Collider" was inspired by the Higgs boson at CERN. It also deals with the proverbial end of the world which will occur when the world explodes like a Super Collider. Lyrics dealing with swirling dust and atoms hint at this relationship.

Answer: Duran Duran

The 2010 hit "Blame the Machines" by Duran Duran is said to have been inspired by a news report the band heard about a German driver who was killed when his GPS sent him in the wrong direction into oncoming traffic on a freeway off-ramp. It echoes the fear many people have over technology moving so fast that it will surpass and even take over its creators.

Answer: Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk was known for their many songs about computers and other types of electronics. One of their biggest hits was the song "Pocket Calculator". The simple lyrics hint at the power of machines even this simple handheld device considered to common by most of the world.

Answer: M.I.A.

M.I.A. told "Rolling Stone" magazine that this song was inspired by a phone call to her phone provider. The aggravating three hour phone call was an experience that he thought most people could identify with. It took another nine phone calls before the issue was fixed.

The lyrics basically compare life to an internet connection which can crash, or have a bad connection to the rest of the world.

Answer: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan song "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" is about nuclear warfare and the awful repercussions that use of this technology could cause. It just one of the protest songs written by Dylan in the 1960s. Its dark lyrics talk about nuclear fallout and life after nuclear destruction.

Answer: Tom Lehrer

In 1959, mathematician Tom Lehrer released the song "The Elements". The song recites the names of all of the 102 chemical elements known at the time of the writing. It was written using the melody of "The Major-General's Song" from the famous musical "The Pirates of Penzance".

Answer: Gary Numan

"Metal" is a very unusual song that is told from the perspective of a newly born robot. It tells of his realization that although man created him, and that he is superior in some ways, he can never be a man, no matter how much he wants to be. It comes to understand that, although it was created to be an image of man it will always be a machine.

Answer: Green Day

"Desensitized" is a song about the internet phenomena known as cyber bullying. It was a 2002 song by Green Day that struck a chord with teenagers around the world. While bullying has been around for centuries, the internet and its use by adolescents has raised the problem to a whole new level.

Answer: Zager & Evans

Although popularly known as "In The Year 2525" the correct title for this hit is "Exordium & Terminus". This pop-rock song was recorded by the duo Zager & Evans. It was their only hit and they are the perfect example of a "one-hit wonder". This song warns of human dependency on technology and how this dependence may lead to the end of the world.