Educational

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Some songs are somewhat educational, whether or not they intend to be.

A Shooting Star Is Not A Star - Round, educational fun from Hy Zaret And Lou Singer
Alphabet of Nations - The countries of the world in alphabetical order (some of them, anyway)
The Bloodmobile - Written for Franklin Institute Science Museum, how the body works
C Is For Conifers - About coniferous trees
Cells
James K. Polk - The United States' 11th president
Mammal - Learn about our own class, Mammalia
Meet The Elements - All about chemical elements and compounds
Meet James Ensor - Belgium's famous painter
Put It To The Test - A scientific philosophy for proving scientific theory
Share A Story - Written for a PBS promo
Why Does The Sun Shine? - Learn about stellar astronomy
Why Does The Sun Really Shine? - Learn the truth about stellar astronomy
Zeroes - Gives a textbook definition of the mathematical value 0

Canada Haunts Me - Upon examining the lyrics, you realize that it's about James K. Polk
Cut The Strings - Physics and Isaac Newton
Dinner Bell - Learn about Pavlov's dog, and the interconnectedness of your arm
The Edison Museum - It's about a real place
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - The naming history of Istanbul
King Weed - Some facts are in there
My Man - A metaphor for paralysis
New York City - Lists real places some people may not have heard of
Speed And Velocity
Tippecanoe And Tyler Too - Vital American history
Where Do They Make Balloons? - "Marmalade's from Scotland," etc.