The Molecular Shape of You (Ed Sheeran Parody) | A Capella Science

I'm in love with your bonding orbitals.
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LYRICS:

A dot isn't the best way to try to sum up how electrons come and go
They are the states of a matter field that follows and equation that Dirac wrote
The Schrodinger part of the whole equation will just lead
In sub-c when it expands
Now get that Coulomb and add it in with a proton
And watch them start to dance
As hydrogen it's like

"Oh proton I feel your tug
Central potential dip down pulling on me
But I'm not falling in deep
No that would break uncertainty"

"Say oh
Electrons move too much
Slow down your pace and put that orbit on me
Come on now follow my lead
Come come on now follow my lead

Orbitals take the shape they do
As stable states of the quantum rules
And when a one approaches two
They combine and they're bonding
Thus hydrogen as a rule
Is found in nature as H2
Energy configuring a molecule
Diatomically bonding

Low high low high low high low high
Diatomically bonding (x3)

Energy cofiguring a molecule
When orbitals take the shape they do

1/2 spin'll give a lepton a twin
One up one down in the ground state
With S and P in quadruple degeneracy
The second shell can be filled up with eight
The higher angular powers spread out like beautiful flowers
In middle families they come into play
Well here's a carbon with 6e
This ain't nothing tricksy
But we're gonna make some methane today
With hydrogen it's like

"Oh atoms I feel your tug
Got my electrons bugged out pulling on me
Come on now settle round me
I'll hybridize to sp3"

"Say oh
Carbon here's touch
Spread out 109.47 degrees
Come on now follow our lead
Come come on now follow our lead"

Molecules take the shape they do
Combining states of the quantum rules
Like when a shell goes sp2
For sigma pi double bonding
And as widely as their purview
They spread out in the molecule
Look at benzene in a ring they hold it true
Aromatically bonding

Low high low high low high low high
Aromatically bonding (x3)

Look at benzene in a ring they hold it true
When orbitals take the shape they do

Come bond with me baby, come bond (x8)

Polymers take the shape they do
Combining base-level residues
Like RNA's ACGU
Look they're hydrogen bonding!
Peptides make a chain and group
In beta pleat sheets and corkscrews
With these secondary links they fold and move
They're all over your body

Come bond with me baby, come bond (x6)

You're a chemical machine
It's best you knew
That molecules take the shape of you.

Copyright 2017 Tim Blais and A Capella Science
Original music by Ed Sheeran

[acapellascience]

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[spenzr]

Learning chemistry to get a degree: ❌
Learning chemistry to understand this song: ✅✅✅✅✅

[ryancurtis]

most professors: state this one thing in your own words.
This dude: summarize all of chemistry leading into biochemistry while restricted to one Ed Sheeran song

[journeyluspencer]

There was a very slight emotional moment when I realised that after years of listening to this song I’ve finally learned enough to understand it. I’m so glad this exists.

[phasein]

The low - high bit referring to energy states is genius, and ties the whole system together. I love this so so much.

[naraferalina]

This is more romantic than the original...

[MelonDoge]

Teacher: So how much did you study yesterday?
Me: *4 minutes and 45 seconds*

[v_once]

2:50 This is actually genius. There's a total of 24 claps in this part, 6 claps for building the ring, 6 claps for creating the outsides, and 12 claps for adding hydrogens. Each section is perfectly timed with the lyric "Come bond with me baby, come bond" (= 6 claps).

[fiiredark]

It’s been scientifically proven that this is better than the original.

[mritunjay]

the dislikes came from the noble gases

[mebamme]

It's genius how each verse basically goes up a layer of abstraction.

[ThestGamer]

I like to come back to this whenever I learn more about chemistry to see if I understand anything new.

[sheldoncooper]

He's genuinely one of the few people with the ability to fuse both the lobes of his brain
Mad respect

[rahulhemdev]

Them: You can't be a singer and a chemist at the same time.
This guy: Hold my ethanol.
😂

[raghav_yadav]

This guy starts with mathematical equations then moves on to forces ie physics which he uses to explain bonding ie chemistry and then ends with human body ie biology. Awesome

[pandakso]

The great thing about this is that Ed Sheeran can't claim copyright because it's just four common chords!

[emanuellindstrom]

I don't comment often, but I just have to say that this is absolutely phenomenal. Apart from the amazing background music, the lyrics were so perfectly fine-chosen to fit the original song melody. You made everything just fall into place like you haven't been doing anything else for your whole life. Great twist at the end there as well. This whole thing is stunning! You sing really well too!

[davelouis]

It's even funnier when you know what he is talking about lol

[adriangarcia]

I am having a serius nerdgasm right now

[jansolo]

I know I'm a bit late but I still cannot believe you managed to make "one oh nine point four seven degrees" as a well-delivered and rhythmic lyric. Is it weird that that's specifically my favorite line in this song?