Music in Natural History
Music
The same way humans have deep ties to nature, we also have an emotional connection with music. Many of us have enjoyed hearing the guitar being played around a campfire, listening to friends create music, or play instruments ourselves. As a talented musician Ryan Carle has created a unique connection between nature and music by writing fun songs about the natural world. Most of these songs are written while he is out on field quarter teaching students about nature. Fun (and educational) having a connection with music and the outdoors is priceless.
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“Desert Iguana” by Ryan Carle, Mojave NHFQ Trip 2019 Chords: C, Em, C7, F Slow and steady pace Chorus: C Em C7 F De-sert I-gua-na Enunciation goes something like above for the chorus Desert Iguana Desert Iguana Desert Iguana Will you be my friend I’m a desert Iguana at Amboy Crater I live in a basalt hole Sometimes in the morning Desert Iguana is cold I put my head out in the sun Its warmth it touches me As I heat up my body Thermoregulation is free Chorus I come out a little farther Find my favorite piece of basalt Because I am an ectotherm I sit around a lot Now I’m warm I’m climbing up To the top of a creosote shrub Feel the wind rushing through my toes Thermoregulatory love Chorus Creosote flowers taste so good But I don’t eat a lot I’m not really that hungry Cause I don’t keep my body hot When nighttime comes and it cools down I crawl back to my home My body cools down To the temperature of the stone Ectothermy’s not for everyone But to this iguana in the sand Sitting around and eating creosote I think is mighty grand Chorus |
Say My Latin Name NHFQ 2018 by Ryan Carle To the tune of, and based on, “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child Chords: Am F Dm E Say my name say my name When no one is around you Say baby I love you Say my latin name Say my name say my name Your keyins kinda shady Flippin pages crazy Why the sudden change Any other day The Jepson would say Stamens 4 to 6 But today it aint the same Every other word Is lil-iaceae Could it be that you are in the Jep with another fam-ilay If you took it there First of all, let me say I don’t want to hear about someone else’s taxonomay So prove yourself to me In the next couplet you say Why don’t you say ten prime Like you said yesterday? [bridge, words are sung at double the speed of normal verses] I know you gonna say I’m assuming things Something’s going down that’s the way it seems Shouldn’t be the reason why you’re keying strange Is your new plant more fresh and green? Cause I know how you usually do When you get to couplet two Why can’t you just tell the truth If you gotta another species then tell me who Chorus What is up with this Inflorescence, looks like trash How would you like it if My spikelet kicked its ass Don’t try to change it now Oh you gotta bounce/ for cook crew When two seconds ago Heard you say I’m gonna key something new It’s hard to believe that you Gotta check the glossary When I just heard you coo Over that 3 chambered ovary Chorus |
