What’s the sound of POP (other than the most unfortunate of insects underfoot)? None other than the Queen of Teen, Miley Cyrus! Although the screams of adoring preteen fans may confuse passing cicadas, this week we’re sharing a song with the most noble of insects in a position that many of those preteens would love to be: Fly On The Wall.
Who wouldn’t want to have the ability to latch onto a wall with their tarsal claws and empodia like a fly? Who needs a seat at the rock show when you can attach to the stage itself, providing a unique vantage point right in the midst of the show? Of course many flies wouldn’t be able to actually hear the music (lacking a timpanic organ and all), but that’s beside the point! While I’d personally prefer not to be a fly on the wall of a Miley Cyrus concert, I salute her for bringing some Diptera love to the next generation of entomologists!
Thanks for tuning in, and if you’ve got a favourite ento-song, drop a request in the comments! Fleacrest, out!
This song is available for download from iTunes – Fly On the Wall – Breakout
Pop music? Xtina in her Fighter vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstrAfoMKlc
I don’t think BioQuip carries insect pins the size of walking sticks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEh52f22GfQ
Bill Bailey – Insect Nation
Probably well-known to most of you; if not you should check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWpz2OYf1QU
The Who – Boris the Spider
You said entomology-themed, not insect-themed, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2FzowjguBY
Øystein Sunde – Barkebille boogie [bark beetle boogie]
Norwegian guitar hero/comedian Øystein Sunde sold to gold in Norway with this song about scolytine bark beetles. Not his best work, but fun for the coleopterists. The same can also be said of his “I husbukkens tegn” (a satire over astrology featuring Hylotrupes bajulus).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg44qKSbsdQ
Goran Bregovic – Bubamara
Traditional gypsy folk from the Balkans concerning Coccinellid beetles; here performed by the serbian artist Goran Bregovic and his orchestra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJILjfJykZQ
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the bumble bee (as performed by Øystein Sunde on banjo)
Wow, thanks to both of you for all the suggestions! I’ll definitely work them into the playlist for upcoming Tuesdays. It’s great to see insects being the muse for so many artists!