Periodic table showing the newest chemical elements. In 1959, comedian Tom Lehrer set the periodic table of the elements to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “I Am the Very Model of a Modern ...

One of my favorite tunes growing up was Tom Lehrer's song The Elements, which was merely the periodic table sung to the tune of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Major General's Song." (The version above, from ...

If you think back to middle school chemistry, you’ll probably remember trying to memorize the Periodic Table of the Elements. Perhaps the Tom Lehrer song is still ingrained in your head: I wish my ...