The Elements - Sung by Tom Lehrer

[MsXXMARTINAXX]

I'm gonna learn this song off by heart now...just because Daniel Radcliffe did!!!!!! 50 points to Gryffindor!!!! :D

[Deathdust1985]

I know all of this now. Shame I get confused at argon radon neon etc.

[jingerduggarfan]

My science teacher put this on during Periodic Table Day and he made us try and sing.... Again, I FREAKIN LOVE THIS SONG

[NinjaBunni13]

Daniel radcliffe (probly spelled his name wrong) brought me here teehee :3

[TheSuperPCgamer]

I love this.

[RedStrawberriez]

Extra 20points, here I come!

[ToxicSpill321]

I love this I was singing this in class my science teacher was quite amused by me

[cooldudexxx458]

Sounds like Harry potter spells :D

[miniconsrus]

Kinda sounds like Kermit the Frog is singing this :L

[crazydanel13]

I was like dafaq

[JoesFreakingNews]

First heard this song on NCIS

[hptwiheart34]

*sang

[kittykatz428]

Memorizing: CHECK!

[Harrypotterandpreggo]

I'm obsessed with the elements too!

[earthy828]

Thank you for posting this and I really enjoyed the animation :)

[Harrypotterandpreggo]

Your animation is awesome.

[iNinja85]

Lol, I can sing this song with no lyrics easy! I'm working on singing backwards now...haha!

[TheDevilWarrior2]

sorry 1:07 for superman :P

[TheDevilWarrior2]

the best element is at 1:08

is it a bird, is it a plane NO its superman

[TheKaileyTV]

Oh, gods.... We have to sing this for extra credit for the periodic table test... No way.

[Thomaslawlet]

@rockar70 just cause u can't sing it

[champions2468]

I managed to memorize and sing it faster too...

[michael19978004]

You must spend a lot time on those pictures.....but why don't you use the Theodore Gray's pictures?

[fernyred24]

I rember my teacher say we hade to sing this song for extra credit when I was in 5th grade

[mdluby10]

my science teacher played this during class and me and a few other friends started singing along and started doin the sprinkler and doin the moon walk

[DetectiveConan150]

How does chlorium associated with chlorine?

[idateawesomeninjas]

my science teacher said whoever memorizes this gets extra credit...... i am SOOOOOOO doing this assignment!!!!

[DoctorWhoovian]

Am I the only one who can sing this song faster than this without it going? I memorized it and I can sing it faster. Am I alone in this?

[9torrance9]

@DoctorWhoovian u r alone in that! I can't even remeber the 1st one and I have listened to it forever!!

[DoctorWhoovian]

@9torrance9 Haha! Good to know :)

[milleyloveRPatts]

I learnt the whole song in 3 days no joke, just keep listening to it. You'll pick it up!

[Link74850]

i cant sing that fast

[BigLeprichaun]

Is there a place where I can download this? The other sites where I could download it I either didn't trust or I had to pay to sign up.

[paulecohen]

@BigLeprichaun Hi. I usually use keepvid.com a really simple piece of software and you don't have to sign up - simply choose the file format that you desire. Hope that this helps. Paul

[BigLeprichaun]

@paulecohen Wow thanks, that is really cool. I will use this a lot.

[traveler23100]

i memorized it in 4 days! :)

[paulecohen]

@traveler23100 Well done to you... Congratulations!

[LizzieAB9]

lmfao- stop! ( then go like hell...) lolololol

[necrobutcher]

haha kyrptonium is superman haha

[h1234292]

0:55  Potassium is Banana

[zaitar1]

Did anyone notice that Fluorine is spelt incorrectly?

[97Rosebud]

krypton:)

[MissMusic2416]

In science, you get extra credit if you can sing this song correctly at this pace.... I hope i can do it! xD

[rockar70]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

[hurleygirl27]

@rockar70 Well yeah it is kind of a happy and educational song I agree ^_^ Or you thinking this song was homosexual then your wrong I'm afraid because songs don't have sexualities

[spogebabe12]

hey where can i find JUST the music of this song. because i need it for a sceince project and i cant find the song without Tom singing.

[paulecohen]

@spogebabe12 Hi, check out my other video 'The Elements Song - Karaoke Backing Track & Animation (Tom Lehrer)' for an audio only version. You could then use a website like Dirpy to convert the clip to an MP3 track. I hope that this helps. Paul

[Mafoobashth]

I love this!!!! I am memorizing 45 of the elements for my science test in two days and this REALLY helps!!! Thanks :-)

[StigsIrishNiece]

I'm trying to teach this to myself (For no aparent reason). I keep stumbling neodynium..... ARGH! I'll finish it some day!

[DoctorWhoovian]

I know this whole song by heart. I just finished learning it.

[Bryn143music]

watched this over 50 times,almost got it :) just a few more

[subiwan]

Hi Paul--yours is the best animation for this song by far, but I teach middle school! Do you have a version that doesn't use the word "hell" on the stop sign?

[paulecohen]

@subiwan Hi. I have used it in school and I guess that it is so quick, nobody has ever had an issue with it. I don't have any other versions, but you could download with (keepvid) and then edit the frame out with any video editing software package. Seems like a lot of work but best of luck. Cheers. Paul

[derajrm]

I'm trying

[incredibale11]

Best Video Ever!

[SpaceTime4D]

0:27 Thallium is not radioactive. Try holding it to a Geiger counter. You'll only get decay from particles in the air, not from the thallium. A better image for thallium would have a skull-and-crossbones instead of a radioactive trefoil.

(I love being an attorney for the elements.)

And Radium said he was sorry for that mass poisoning in the 30's! I think he dropped the labor lawbook in the sink and got it wet or something while dancing.

[spotlightman1234]

i have this song memorized with n trouble i just had to keep reading the text over and over

[Tharosa1942]

Man!

He s a machine!

[JohnLuckPickard141]

Hey, they forgot lawrencium!

[DoctorWhoovian]

@JohnLuckPickard141

No, it was discovered 2 years after this song was made. The song was made in 1959 and Lawrencium, was discovered in 1961.  But nice thinking. P.S. I didn't actually know that Lawrencium was discovered in 1961 at all, I googled it. Lol

[cav4gt]

how did he do that

[AuburnAttack21]

The audio caption takes uranium as iranian

Coincidence?

[Killwizz61]

the last element (sodium) was table salt which is sodium chloride

[onyx2537746]

our science teacher promised to put us in family fest singing this if we screwed up singing it in class today is Wednesday we have till Monday

im screwed!!!!!!

[VannahWilson]

Haha! I love this animation! Our chem teacher showed it to us, and we laughed really hard! Our teacher said that she'd give an extra percent to the final grade of anyone who could sing this song So, yeah, thanks for the backing version! Although I'm not sure my friend and I will use it. XD! We're gonna learn it and sing it together, and get that extra percent!

[paulecohen]

Good luck - I hope you can learn it. If it is any encouragement, an eleven year old kid performed this at our schools showcase last year perfectly! thanks for the feedback. Paul

[DoctorWhoovian]

@VannahWilson

I just finished learning it and I'm twelve, it took a while but I didn't have to work very hard, I suppose if I worked it wouldn't have taken so long, but I wasn't in a hurry. Wanna know how I did it?

[VannahWilson]

@DoctorWhoovian Um, not really, actually. XD

[DoctorWhoovian]

@VannahWilson

Okay, just thought you might wanna do it the same way.

[VannahWilson]

@DoctorWhoovian Thanks, but that semester is long over. XD

[DoctorWhoovian]

@VannahWilson

Okay.

[ColombiaCOLOMBIA100]

it's zirconium not zArconium

[Fireicee1]

Ha, but salt is not sodium, it is sodium chloride. Haha, loved the vid though.  If you're a teacher, try also "New Math" by Tom Lehrer also.

[paulecohen]

OK, but cut me some slack! I love 'New Math' and have already made an animation (see my other videos!) Thanks for the feedback. Paul

[haileybauer1996]

i have to perform this song in front of my whole science class. it looks hard but i'll get it :D

[paulecohen]

I'm a primary school teacher, and had an eleven year old perform it perfectly at a recent showcase. Make sure that you download my backing track version (on YouTube) to perform for the science class - best of luck!

[haileybauer1996]

well im going to do it acapella actually. it messes me up with the lyrics :) its only taken me a few days to learn it and im performing it tomorow moring. im rly nervous

[alexbobalex111]

It is very good.

[galena417]

I quite like this take on the Element song!

[paulecohen]

Thanks - took a while for me to figure out exactly what each element was used for!