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jalanhenning startrek.website jalanhenning@startrek.website
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Big Baby Thor sopuli.xyz thorhop@sopuli.xyz
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TheAlbatross lemmy.blahaj.zone TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I think we're supposed to come up with the songs. I'll start.

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

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MalikMuaddibSoong startrek.website MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website
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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 🙌

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Noel_Skum sh.itjust.works Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
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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.

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wjrii lemmy.world wjrii@lemmy.world
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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?
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MyBrainHurts piefed.ca MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca
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Gonna show my age here but Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys ends talking about the Vulcan nerve pinch.

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Mighty_Appititey lemmy.world Mighty_Appititey@lemmy.world
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https://youtu.be/IfZbFh7qlCQ

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NaibofTabr infosec.pub NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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Star Trekkin' - The Firm

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GrabtharsHammer lemmy.world GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world
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Banned From Argo by Leslie Fish

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adarza lemmy.ca adarza@lemmy.ca
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T'Pau is literally named after the trek character.

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Iced Raktajino startrek.website IcedRaktajino@startrek.website
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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.

Benjamin Sisqó

It had to be done. I apologize for nothing.

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

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Cascio lemmy.world Cascio@lemmy.world
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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.

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

Not as old as Star Trekkin'.

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wjrii lemmy.world wjrii@lemmy.world
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https://youtu.be/IfZbFh7qlCQ

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

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TheRagingGeek lemmy.world TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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I think we're supposed to come up with the songs. I'll start. https://youtu.be/Nm7m59l-3sE

Will always upvote a Voltaire ref. Love this song.

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ValueSubtracted startrek.website ValueSubtracted@startrek.website
Joined: 2023-06-11
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Nerf Herder - "Mr. Spock"

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RamenJunkie midwest.social RamenJunkie@midwest.social
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https://youtu.be/IfZbFh7qlCQ

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.

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Blue_Morpho lemmy.world Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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99 Luft Balloons

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Melllvar startrek.website charonn0@startrek.website
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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

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microcapybara sopuli.xyz microcapybara@sopuli.xyz
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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

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ClipperDefiance piefed.social ClipperDefiance@piefed.social
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  • 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.

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ValueSubtracted startrek.website ValueSubtracted@startrek.website
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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 s...

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

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

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BradleyUffner lemmy.world BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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Beastie Boys "Intergalactic".

Like a pinch on the neck of Mr Spock

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Autonomous lemmy.world autonomous@lemmy.world
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OL1kk-vEOo

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

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

You had to mention that song didn't you?

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ProfThadBach lemmy.world ProfThadBach@lemmy.world
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I think we're supposed to come up with the songs. I'll start. https://youtu.be/Nm7m59l-3sE

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

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Lyrac programming.dev Lyrac@programming.dev
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Protest the Hero - Clarity

https://youtu.be/5U_niK_3nFc

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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Beastie Boys "Intergalactic". Like a pinch on the neck of Mr Spock

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

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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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 s...

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

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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Star Trekkin' - The Firm

At what timestamp does the reference show up?

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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Benjamin Sisqó It had to be done. I apologize for nothing.

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

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Honytawk discuss.tchncs.de Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2026-02-20
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The Mighty Underdogs - Science Fiction

Has almost an entire paragraph about Star Trek.

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NaibofTabr infosec.pub NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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At what timestamp does the reference show up?

Yes.

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ValueSubtracted startrek.website ValueSubtracted@startrek.website
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#36 · Quote Reply

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

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swab148 lemmy.dbzer0.com swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I made one!

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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I made one!

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

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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Something may have failed to federate properly, but OP did make a list.

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

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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Mentioned elsewhere, but it looks like OP did make a list and it got lost in some federation weirdness.

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Big Baby Thor sopuli.xyz thorhop@sopuli.xyz
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Mentioned elsewhere, but it looks like OP did make a list and it got lost in some federation weirdness.

Up next

Big Ben Klingon

After him

There's no one else

They could afford

To bring on

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swab148 lemmy.dbzer0.com swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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This slaps, I'm getting Hasil Adkins vibes. This is you?

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

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
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Yeah, I had a lot of free time a while back and I made a ska punk album in my living room!

Heck yeah brother🤘🖖

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