for the mathematically and chemically inclined this is from 1955 "the elements" sung very rapidly by Tom Lehrer a maths professor and comedian. listen how fast he can sing these difficult words! http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html click on the dial up
It's a metal. Either a Lanthanide or an Actanide (too lazy to look it up). Most of the elements with cool names like that (with the notable exception of Curium) are in those series. Now, the nations of the world song, done by Yakko Warner (of the Animaniacs) is pretty damn good. Too lazy to look that up too... Type O Negative -- October Rust -- Be My Druidess /* random quote */ I know it handles like a stallion with half a hundredweight of wasabi up its backside. -Top Gear, on BBC World