Ya hay himno para paleontólogos

Pues sí, en internet me tropecé con esto (tengo que decir que ha tenido una buenísima acogida entre los circulos paleontológicos porque me lo he encontrado en muchas partes) y creo que realmente merece la pena verlo y oirlo.

Bueno, pues parece ser que ya tenemos un himno para caracterizar a los paleontólogos... y creo que, dentro de las posibilidades, está bastante bien... No es muy épico... pero por lo menos es divertido...

Se trata del single de lanzamiento del último disco de "They Might Be Giants", que fue puesto a la venta ayer en todo el mundo, "Here Comes Science". Las 19 canciones del mismo tratan las temáticas más variadas dentro de diversos campos científicos, desde la Paleontología y la Evolución, pasando por la Biología y la Química, hasta la Física, la Astronomía o la Informática.

Los TMBG son considerados un grupo de rock alternativo (algunos dicen que ska) y han sido premiados en varias ocasiones por su capacidad de realizar música experimental de calidad.

Para los curiosos, aquí tenéis la letra de la canción:

I am a Paleontologist

I love diggin' in the dirt
With just a pick and brush
Finding fossils is my aim
So I'm never in a rush
'Cause the treasures that I seek
Are rare and ancient things
Like Velociraptor's jaw
Or Archaeopteryx's wings

Now all the kids
Who wanna see 'em
Are lining up
At our museum

I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am

Could it be an herbivore
Crushing plants with rounded teeth
Or ferocious carnivore
Who moves so quickly on its feet
It's like pieces of a puzzle
That I love to try and solve
It's so fun to think about
How a species has evolved

And all the kids
Who wanna see 'em
Can check 'em out
At our museum

I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am

Is it a T-rex? (I keep digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
Maybe a Triceratops? (Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
Or a Carnotaur? (Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging, diggin')
Pachycephalosaurus?

I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am