A scene from Electricity, Electricity.
This song is a part of Science Rock!
It goes over how electricity works, and how it was discovered. The music and lyrics are both by Bob Dorough. It is performed by Zachary Sanders on lead (with supposedly the Pointer Sisters singing in the background), and first aired May 19, 1979. It can also cause epilepsy and seizures, due to the flashing letters every few seconds.
Science Rock[]
This song teaches about the use of electricity and the concepts (such as voltage, static electricity, watts and current) behind it.
Lyrics[]
When you're in the dark and you want to see,You need uh... Electricity, Electricity
Flip that switch and what do you get?
You get uh... Electricity, Electricity
Every room can now be lit
With just uh... Electricity, Electricity
Where do you think it all comes from This powerful... Electricity, Electricity
Through high wires to here it comes, They're bringing uh... Electricity, Electricity
Every building must be wired to use it, Uh... Electricity, Electricity
Power plants most all use fire to make it, Uh... Electricity, Electricity
Burnin' fuel and usin' steam, They generate... Electricity, Electricity
Turn that generator by any means, You're making uh... Electricity, Electricity!
A generator is a machine that contains a powerful magnet that creates a magnetic field. When wires are rotated rapidly through this field, then a current of electricity is produced.
Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand here and turn the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to burn so much fuel to make... electricity.
Benjamin Franklin flying his kite was searchin' for... Electricity, Electricity
He knew that it had somethin' to do with lightnin', It's all uh... Electricity, Electricity
Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur will give you a charge of Electricity (static) Electricity
Strokin' a cat to make it purr, you're buildin' up static Electricity, Electricity
Electricity at rest is called static electricity. Like in the winter, wearing a heavy coat, you get a shock off the doorknob. Or you scrape across a carpet and sneak up on your very best friend, and zap 'im on the ear with a shock of- Electricity, Electricity
Current flowing to and fro, makes a circuit of Electricity, Electricity
Voltage is the pressure that makes it go. It's pushin' uh... Electricity, Electricity...
Watts will tell you just how much you'll be usin' Uh... Electricity, Electricity
Powerful stuff, so watch that plug! It's potent Electricity, Electricity
Electricity, Electricity
"Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks" Version[]
On the album "Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks", the song was performed by Goodness on track 5 in 1996. The music video for it is the only video to have any live-action clips, particularly of the group. When clips from the episode are not shown, the band is shown performing in a room with high voltage. It is shown at the end of the Multiplication Rock tape.
GOOF: In shots where bassist Fiia McGann is not up-close, she is wearing a fluorescent pink jacket, but up-close, she isn't.
Although Fiia is a bassist, she is not shown on any kind of bass instrument, or any instrument at all.
Additionally, Pearl Jam's guitarist Mike McCready took part in the song, but he doesn't appear in the video.
Trivia[]
- On the Disney+ version of this song, the flashing lights on the word "Electricity" are toned down to reduce the risk of seizures. In the same version, the word “electricity” doesn’t come out of the generator all the way.
- Although it's not entirely proven, one can assume that the Pointer Sisters are the backup singers every 5 seconds.