TMBG with the cold hard facts

We just received our DVD/CD of They Might Be Giant's new kids album, Here Comes Science. $10 on Amazon, which is pretty great.

I had the inaugural listen in the car this morning and was struck by the near-immediate slam on angels.

Here's a portion of the lyrics to "Science is Real."

Science is real
From the Big Bang to DNA
Science is real
From evolution to the Milky Way
I like the stories
About angels, unicorns and elves
Now I like the stories
As much as anybody else
But when I'm seeking knowledge
Either simple or abstract
The facts are with science
The facts are with science

There's also a track called "My Brother the Ape", which is about a person (presumably a young person) struggling to accept that he shares a closer kinship to apes than to, say, the snowy egret. And "I am a Paleontologist" has the line "It's so fun to think about how a species has evolved."

Now, it's not like the Johns fielded a track called "God is Total Bullshit And Here's Why," and I know that certain religious stripes have found ways to fold in the science of evolution and dinosaurs and etc. But it's always cool to think that somebody you have long enjoyed and respected seems to hold a similar opinion.

Quoth the Flans: "Although it wasn't designed to create controversy, it's still a big relief to me that the opening track, Science Is Real, didn't raise any red flags with the label. The song freely acknowledges the Big Bang and evolution, and casually conflates angels with unicorns and elves-all of which might bug some anti-science, pro-angel folk."

Although I bet They could do a hell of a job on "God is Total Bullshit And Here's Why."