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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Low hanging fruit, but White and Nerdy by the great one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw

  • Earl Grey Tea
  • Klingon language
  • Kirk vs Picard
  • More?
[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At what timestamp does the reference show up?

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gonna show my age here but Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys ends talking about the Vulcan nerve pinch.

[–] zout@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Not as old as Star Trekkin'.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The obvious winner must be Benjamin Sisqó and “Thong Song”.

Admittedly a little out of character and morally dubious, but a certified banger all the same.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Benjamin Sisqó

It had to be done. I apologize for nothing.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

We are not qualified to be your judges. We have no law to fit your crime.

[–] ClipperDefiance@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
  • Nena - 99 Luftballons
99 Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein großer Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Es gab ein großes Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons

Captain Kirk is mentioned in both the original German and the English version. The reference is actually moved to a different verse in the English version so that it still works.

  • The B-52s - Song for a Future Generation
Wanna be the Captain of the Enterprise
Wanna be the King of the Zulus
Let's meet and have a baby now!

This one might could also be a reference to any one of the many Navy ships with the name, but I choose to believe someone in the band is one of us.

I choose to believe someone in the band is one of us.

We should be so lucky as to associate with those genius weirdos.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago

I love that B52s song! Love that you mentioned it.

[–] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think we're supposed to come up with the songs. I'll start.

https://youtu.be/Nm7m59l-3sE

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Oh man I forgot all about this dude. I saw him at so many cons over the years.

[–] TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Will always upvote a Voltaire ref. Love this song.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Up next

Big Ben Klingon

After him

There's no one else

They could afford

To bring on

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

T'Pau is literally named after the trek character.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Beastie Boys "Intergalactic".

Like a pinch on the neck of Mr Spock

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 6 points 1 month ago

I love that the Beastie Boys are canon because of "Sabotage" in Beyond and that the line you mentioned exists.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In 1998, Rod Stewart recorded a cover of the Star Trek: Enterprise theme three years before the series premiere.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You had to mention that song didn't you?

[–] Cascio@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

How no one mentioned the Information Society song "What's On Your Mind" (Pure Energy) yet is beyond me. A song with multiple clips from Star Trek along with Spock saying "Pure Energy" over and over.

[–] Mighty_Appititey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Great song (Banditos) by a great band (The Refreshments).

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

I was going to say this one.

I caught this video in the middle of the night on MTV and was sad because I could not remeber who sang it. I tried repeatedly and finally caught it again and bought the CD.

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Banned From Argo by Leslie Fish

Starships were meant to fly

My wife (and probably many others) disagrees, but I'm firmly of the opinion that Starships by Nicki Minaj is an uncertified trek banger 🙌

[–] microcapybara@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Jacuzzi by Radio Radio, an Acadian rap group bragging about the size of their massage pool

Tu peux voir mon jacuzzi de la Deep Space Nine

You can see my jacuzzi from Deep Space Nine

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

99 Luft Balloons

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Something may have failed to federate properly, but OP did make a list.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

I thought it was a weird subject line but I love that everyone ran with it anyway

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This slaps, I'm getting Hasil Adkins vibes. This is you?

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, I had a lot of free time a while back and I made a ska punk album in my living room!

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago

Heck yeah brother🤘🖖

[–] autonomous@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OL1kk-vEOo

S. P. O. C. K - Never trust a Klingon

[–] Lyrac@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

The Mighty Underdogs - Science Fiction

Has almost an entire paragraph about Star Trek.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

Joe Satriani's Crowd Chant was originally going to be called Party on the Enterprise and would have included Trek sound effect samples, but he couldn't get the licensing to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCRX-EXR3_U