{"id":1630,"date":"2016-03-31T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2016-03-31T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T19:03:16","slug":"blinded-me-with-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1630","title":{"rendered":"Blinded Me With Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"IMG_9580\"Thomas Dolby wrote and sang a song called “She Blinded Me With Science” which was released in 1982. \u00a0I have always liked the song and am currently waiting at The Joslin Diabetes Center donating all sorts of parts of myself (a lot of blood in the photo above and DNA stuff) and having all sorts of tests for a clinical trial. \u00a0I am now waiting for the 2.5 hour eye exam (actually waiting for my eyes to dilate) and the Thomas Dolby’s hit is totally stuck in my head (ear worm) and making me smile like a lunatic banging away on my laptop.<\/p>\n

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Little known facts about the song (Thanks Wikipedia):<\/p>\n

The song features interjections from the British scientist and TV presenter\u00a0Magnus Pyke\u00a0who repeatedly shouts “Science!” (thanks Google). \u00a0Thomas Dolby wrote the song because he had an idea for a music video and needed a song to go along with it. \u00a0There are a lot of interesting parallels here today.<\/p>\n

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The lyrics:<\/p>\n

It’s poetry in motion
\nShe turned her tender eyes to me
\nAs deep as any ocean
\nAs sweet as any harmony
\nMmm – but she blinded me with science
\nShe blinded me with science
\nAnd failed me in biology<\/p>\n

When I’m dancing close to her
\nBlinding me with science – science
\nI can smell the chemicals
\nScience
\nScience<\/p>\n

Mmm – but it’s poetry in motion
\nAnd when she turned her eyes to me
\nAs deep as any ocean
\nAs sweet as any harmony
\nMmm – but she blinded me with science
\nShe blinded me with science
\nAnd failed me in geometry<\/p>\n

When she’s dancing next to me
\nBlinding me with science – science
\nScience
\nI can hear machinery
\n‘Blinding me with science – science
\nScience<\/p>\n

It’s poetry in motion
\nAnd now she’s making love to me
\nThe spheres are in commotion
\nThe elements in harmony
\nShe blinded me with science
\nShe blinded me with science
\nAnd hit me with technology<\/p>\n

‘Good heavens Miss Sakamoto – you’re beautiful
\nI don’t believe it
\nThere she goes again
\nShe’s tidied up and I can’t find anything
\nAll my tubes and wires
\nAnd careful notes
\nAnd antiquated notions<\/p>\n

But – it’s poetry in motion
\nAnd when she turned her tender eyes to me
\nAs deep as any ocean
\nAs sweet as any harmony
\nMmm – but she blinded me with science
\nShe blinded me with science
\nAnd failed me in geometry<\/p>\n

She blinded me – with science
\nShe blinded me with<\/p>\n

For more information on clinical trials in the US I encourage you to visit www.clincaltrials.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

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