Music Week: Music Awards Results Announced!

Thank you to all of our readers who voted in the GeekMom Music Awards. As the week comes to a close and the hardcore fans have spoken, it’s time to announce our winners!

Best geeky song of all time: Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton.

Also nominated were:

• The Man They Call Jayne (Adam Baldwin)
• The Captain’s Wife’s Lament (Paul and Storm)
• The Saga Begins (Weird Al)
• The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (Leonard Nimoy)
• Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (Lemon Demon)
• Pi (Hard and Phirm)
• There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Carousel of Progress)
• Star Trekkin’ (The Firm)
• Conventional Lover (Speck)
• The Scully Song (Eric Snider)
• Tomorrow’s Child (Spaceship Earth)

Best use of a non-geeky song in a geeky movie: Put On Your Sunday Shoes (From Hello Dolly)/Wall-E.

Also nominated were:

• The Power of Love (Huey Lewis and the News)/Back to the Future
• It’s the End of the World as We Know it (REM)/Independence Day
• Sabotage (Beasty Boys)/Star Trek (2010)
• Back in Black (AC/DC)/Iron Man
• Iron Man (Black Sabboth)/Iron Man
• Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears)/Real Genius
• Daisy Bell (Harry Dacre)/2001: A Space Odyssey
• Put on your Sunday Shoes (From Hello Dolly)/Wall-e
• Puttin’ on the Ritz (Irving Berlin)/Young Frankenstein

Best kids album by an adult group: Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty33v7UYYbw 

Also nominated were:

• For the Kids (various artists)
• Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for the Film Curious George (Jack Johnson & Friends)
• No! (They Might Be Giants)
• Snack Time (Barenaked Ladies)
• Here Come the 1,2,3’s (They Might Be Giants)

Best theme song: Doctor Who.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPB_KLQ7Cmo&feature=fvst

Also nominated were:

• Twin Peaks
• Star Trek (Any)
• The X-Files
• Red Dwarf
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Phineas & Ferb (It’s Gonna Be a Great Day)
• Big Bang Theory
• Firefly

Best music group or band: The Guild.

Also nominated were:

• Rock Chick and Science Geek
• The Eben Brooks Band

Best male geek music act: Hank Green.

Also nominated were:

• Jonathan Coulton
• Paul and Storm
• Weird Al
• John Anealio
• Hard & Phirm
• Drown Radio

Best female geek music act: Molly Lewis.

Also nominated were:

• Shakespears Sister
• Helen Arney
• Marian Call
• The Doubleclicks