Celebrity songs: Charles Darwin to Lightnin’ Hopkins

She’ll come back as fire, and burn all the liars …

“Charlie Darwin,” The Low Anthem
“Bette Davis Eyes,” Brad Roberts
“Apocalypservice (Or Jacob Dylan’s 115th Nightmare),” Don McCloskey
“Einstein on the Beach,” Counting Crows
“Eisenhower Blues,” Elvis Costello
“Sir Duke,” Stevie Wonder
“Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle,” Nirvana
“Jose Feliciano,” Terry Taylor
“Aretha, Sing One for Me,” Cat Power
“Woody Guthrie’s Ghost,” Mandy Troxel
“Mark’s Song,” Randy Stonehill
“Jesse Helms,” MC Hawking
“Buddy Holly,” Weezer
“Lightnin’ Hopkins,” R.E.M.

For those keeping score at home, that’s two scientists, two politicians, two actresses, and eight musicians.

MC Hawking got his wish.