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.

"Organic Love"

Dennise Martinez, Phillip De Noble, Ashley Jozwiak, Melissa Main

Song: "Summer Love"

Artist: Justin Timberlake

My minds gone cold, I'm wondering why I
Took organic at all UH
The naming game clouds up my brain
And I can't really think at all UH
Even if I knew the formula
I'd still wanna go insane UH
So tell me how you got that substituent on that pretty little chain
But let me show you 'round, let me take you out
Bet you we could have some fun UH
We could do it di or tri whichever way you want it done UH
But let me show you how, lets count them out
Give the lowest number to UH
The substituents near the end carbon I

U-P-A-C is the way to go
If you didn't well then now you know
This just can't be orgo love, you'll see
This just can't be orgo love, (O-R-G-O)

Come on and lemme show you how, let me take you out
Make sure that you know your groups UH
'Cause we can dress it up, we can dress it down
Methyl, Ethyl, propyl, butyl
Or we can rearrange, make a change
Add a sec-, or tert- or iso-
Do what you gotta do, just gotta show that it's alphabetical
Well imma name you right, each and every night
I know how to play the game UH
I know how to branch, cis or trans
Show you how to make the name UH
Come on try it please, cause I'm on my knees
Can't get it off my brain UH
Who would have thought that this could be so easy, I

U-P-A-C is the way to go

If you didn't well then now you know
This just can't be orgo love, you'll see
This just can't be orgo love, (O-R-G-O)