Chemistry Songs

Project Overview

These songs were written and performed by students in Dr. Otto Phanstiel's Organic Chemistry I and II Classes, starting in 1999, and still singing.

"Alkene Girls"

Myra Segarra, Felicia Banks

Song: "Hollaback Girl"

Artist: Gwen Stefani

Alkene Girls
Uh huh this my ?ish
All the students stomp their feet like this

A few times I?ve been to this class
Cause it?s not just gonna come easy like that
Cause we are the alkene girls
We are the alkene girls
[2x]

Oooh, alkenes are my ?ish, they?re my ?ish [4x]

Alkenes are a group of hydrocarbons having c-c double bonds
People don?t worry about it because there is a formula
So you ready to attack, gonna get that problem
Gonna practice it, gonna work it out
You can work out the formula using: CnH2n

A few times I?ve been to this class
Cause it?s not just gonna come easy like that
Cause we are the alkene girls
We are the alkene girls
[2x]

Oooh, alkenes are my ?ish, they?re my ?ish [4x]

So that?s right dude, gotta name those ?kenes
Could be cis or trans, could be Z or E
They all want to be the winner but there can only be one

So I?m also gonna tell you about their shape
When it comes to bond angles they are 1-20
Except when there is steric strain

A few times I?ve been to this class
Cause it?s not just gonna come easy like that
Cause we are the alkene girls
We are the alkene girls
[2x]

Oooh, alkenes are my ?ish, they?re my ?ish [4x]

Let me hear you say, the subject is alkenes
A-L-K-E-N-E-S
The subject is
A-L-K-E-N-E-S
The subject is alkenes
A-L-K-E-N-E-S
The subject is alkenes
A-L-K-E-N-E-S

A few times I?ve been to this class
Cause it?s not just gonna come easy like that
Cause we are the alkene girls
We are the alkene girls
[2x]

Oooh, alkenes are my ?ish, they?re my ?ish [4x]