Kevin Ahern's Wildly Popular Metabolic Melodies

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I wrote the songs below for the BB 350, BB 450/550 and BB 451/551 classes I teach at Oregon State University. Songs were also contributed by Tony Rianprakaisang (3), Tari Tan (3), and Indira Rajagopal (4). At the end of the quarter, I sing the songs to the class as a study aid. Try them out on your classes and let me know how they work for you.

6/18/09 - Two new recordings - "Photosynthesis is Divine" and "The Mellow Woes of Testing".

6/6/09 - New recording - "Fermentation!". We are making progress on a new CD (cleverly titled "Volume 3) and hope to release it for purchase in the next month or so.
All of the song recordings below are full versions and available for free downloads. If you wish to support the Metabolic Melodies, you can do so by purchasing the CDs and calendar at the URLs below.
Volume 1 - http://www.lulu.com/content/1307905 / Volume 2 - http://www.lulu.com/content/5039349
Greatest Hits - http://www.lulu.com/content/5044787 / Calendar for 2009 - http://www.lulu.com/content/5159383
PDF of all the Lyrics HERE / PDF of Lyrics on the first CD HERE (thanks, Andy!)

The Songs
Brand New Recordings (6/18/09)
A. Photosynthesis is Divine (by Indira Rajagopal and Kevin Ahern - to the tune of "Scarborough Fair") Download HERE
B. The Mellow Woes of Testing (to the tune of "Yellow Rose of Texas") Download HERE
C. Fermentation! (by Tony Rianprakaisang - to the tune of "Oh Susannah!") Download HERE

(Rankings below in order of download popularity March 1 - May 31, 2009)

1. Enzymes (to the tune of "Downtown") Download HERE

2. Central Dogma Zen (by Indira Rajagopal and Kevin Ahern- to the tune of "Those Were the Days, My Friend") Download HERE

3. Gluconeogenesis (to the tune of to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious") Download HERE / See YouTube video HERE

4. We All Need Just a Little ATP (to the tune of "Yellow Submarine") Download HERE

5. Biochemistry Pie (to the tune of "American Pie") Download HERE

6. En-er-gy (to the tune of "Let It Be") Download HERE

7. The Sound of Glucose (to the tune of "A Few of My Favorite Things") Download HERE

8. B-DNA (to the tune of "YMCA") - Download HERE

9. Test Gently on Glycolysis (by Tari Tan - to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")   Download HERE

10. The Citrate Sonata (by Tari Tan - to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen") Download HERE

11. PCR Woes (by Tony Rianprakaisang - to the tune of "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes") Download HERE

12. The Ribosome (to the tune of "America the Beautiful") Download HERE See YouTube video HERE

13. The Codon Song (to the tune of "When I'm 64") Download HERE

14. The Tao of Hormones (to the tune of "The Sound of Silence") Download HERE

15. The E. coli Song (to the tune of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") Download HERE

16. I'm a Little Mitochondrion (to the tune of "I'm A Lumberjack") Download HERE

17. Glucagon is Coming Around (to the tune of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town") Download HERE

18. Translation (to the tune of "Maria" from West Side Story) Download HERE

19. When Acids Get Oxidized (to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") Download HERE / See YouTube video HERE

20. N-A-D (to the tune of "Penny Lane") Download HERE

21. The Immune Tune (by Tony Rianprakaisang - to the tune of "Yankee Doodle") Download HERE

22. Hark the Sucrose (to the tune of "Hark the Herald") Download HERE / See YouTube video HERE

23. The Cell's Lament (to the tune of "Yesterday") Download HERE

24. Oh Delta Gee (to the tune of "Oh Danny Boy") Download HERE

25. Brain Farts Just Happen In My Head (to the tune of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head") Download HERE

26. When Acids are Synthesized (to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") Download HERE

27. Biochemistry, Biochemistry (to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree") Download HERE

28. Fatty Acids in Our Cells (to the tune of "Halls of Montezuma") Download HERE

29. My 'A' (to the tune of "My Way") Download HERE

30. Hemoglobin's Movin' Around (to the tune of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town") Download HERE / See YouTube video HERE

31. If You're Molecular and Know It, Clap Your Hands (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands") Download HERE

32. March of the Proteins (by Tari Tan - to the tune of "The Ants Go Marching One by One") Download HERE

33. Oh Little Protein Molecule (to the tune of "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem") Download HERE

34. Prostaglandins (to the tune of "Oklahoma!") Download HERE

35. God Rest Ye Merry Lipoproteins (to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen") Download HERE

36. The Vegetarian Song (to the tune of "Blowin' in the Wind") Download HERE

37. Major Groovy (to the tune of "Feelin' Groovy") Download HERE

38. This Song's For BB Three Five Oh (to the tune of "This Land is Your Land") Download HERE

39. Thank God There's a Video (to the tune of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy") Download HERE

40. Fermentation! (by Tony Rianprakaisang - to the tune of "Oh Susannah!") Download HERE

41. The Mellow Woes of Testing (to the tune of "Yellow Rose of Texas") Download HERE

42. Photosynthesis is Divine (to the tune of "Scarborough Fair") Download HERE

The Songs Below Have Not Yet Been Recorded

Your Poor Veins (by Kevin Ahern and Indira Rajagopal - to the tune of "You're So Vain") (recording in progress)

Students Rejoice (to the tune of "Joy to the World")

Oh Daddy Dear (for Dad's Weekend - to the tune of "Oh Danny Boy")

This Biochemistry (to the tune of "My Country 'Tis of Thee")

The Battle Hymn of Biochemistry (to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")

By the way, if you enjoy the songs, you might also be interested in my new book HERE