Walk Up Songs

I love baseball. I love the pomp of opening day and the sounds of the crowd. And I love listening to the song that a player has chosen as his walk up song. In the 1989 movie “Major League,” Ricky Vaughn walked onto the field to “Wild Thing.” Braves Chipper Jones walked in to “Crazy Train.” Yankees closer Mariano Rivera walked out of the bullpen to “Enter Sandman.” Closer Trevor Hoffman chose “Hells Bells” for his song. David “Big Papi” Ortiz walked out to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa.” Mets ace Noah Syndergaard walked in to “Thunderstruck.” The right song does many things. It sets the stage and gets the players – and the crowd – excited for the next act.

A sound track sets the scene for the audience. I know you can hear this song in your head….

And this one is my all time favorite for test days.

So why can’t science teachers have walk up songs?

Play these songs to let your students know you’re ready to bring the science:

• She Blinded Me with Science, Thomas Dolby
• Science Wars – a parody of Taylor Swift’s “Style”
• Weird Science, Oingo Boingo
• The Scientist, Coldplay
• Natural Science, Rush
• Teachers’ Day Song, Jimmy Fallon

Teaching about soil? How about…

• Talk Dirty to Me, Poison
• Dirt, Florida Georgia Line
• Buy Dirt, Jordan Davis

Rocks and minerals? Here are some…

• Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & His Comets
• Rock Lobster, The B52s
• Old Time Rock n Roll, Bob Seger
• The Heart of Rock & Roll, Huey Lewis and the News
• We Will Rock You, Queen
• It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me, Billy Joel
• Rock the Casbah, The Clash
• Rock this Town, The Stray Cats

Studying astronomy? How about…

• Walking on the Moon, The Police
• Space Oddity, David Bowie
• Rocket Man, Elton John
• Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
• Keeper of the Stars, Tracy Byrd
• Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Blue Moon, Chris Isaak
• Counting Stars, One Republic

Studying geologic time?….

• The History of Everything, Bare Naked Ladies

Songs for your chemistry unit…

• Radioactive, Imagine Dragons
• Chemistry, Rush

Songs for your motion and forces unit…

• Life is a Highway, Tom Cochrane
• Time Stand Still, Rush
• Gravity, Sara Bareilles
• Gravity, Leo Stannard
• Skyfall, Adele
• Free Fallin’, Tom Petty

Teaching about waves? How about….

• Leave a Light on, Belinda Carlisle
• Ray of Light, Madonna
• Blinded by the Light, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
• Blinded by the Light, Bruce Springsteen
• The Sound of Silence, Disturbed
• Everything is Sound, Jason Mraz

For your weather unit…

• Greased Lightning, Grease
• Have you ever Seen the Rain, Rod Stewart
• November Rain, Guns N’ Roses
• I love a Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbit
• Thunder, Imagine Dragons
• Thunder in the Rain, Kane Brown
• Hurricane, Luke Combs
• Thunderstruck, AC/DC
• Blown Away, Carrie Underwood

 

What is your superhero teacher walk up song?