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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Songs for geeks: the winner

Monday's competition to find the best songs for geeks was a rip-roaring success - thanks to all who came up with suggestions.

Honourable mentions must go to Jeremy, for his slew of answers, and to Tom , who picked my personal favourite: In The Garage by Weezer. Dermot came agonisingly close with his suggestion of Kate Bush's Deeper Understanding (opening lines: "As the people here grow colder/I turn to my computer/ And spend my evenings with it/ Like a friend".

But victorious it was not. Instead, winning by a whisker, we have Bucko - who pointed out Hawkwind's Quark, Strangness and Charm. It had all the most important elements: subject matter (it's about geniuses who are unlucky in love), science references (black holes, anti-matter and, of course, quarks) and to top it all, it's played by a bunch of hairy old prog/space rockers.

Congratulations, Bucko: you're now the proud owner of a furry phone wallet. It'll drive your admirers wild. Or give them fleas.

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