Top 25 Songs with Star Trek References

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Low hanging fruit, but White and Nerdy by the great one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw

  • Earl Grey Tea
  • Klingon language
  • Kirk vs Picard
  • More?


Gonna show my age here but Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys ends talking about the Vulcan nerve pinch.

Not as old as Star Trekkin’.



The obvious winner must be Benjamin Sisqó and “Thong Song”.

Admittedly a little out of character and morally dubious, but a certified banger all the same.

Benjamin Sisqó

It had to be done. I apologize for nothing.

We are not qualified to be your judges. We have no law to fit your crime.




  • Nena - 99 Luftballons
99 Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein großer Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Es gab ein großes Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons

Captain Kirk is mentioned in both the original German and the English version. The reference is actually moved to a different verse in the English version so that it still works.

  • The B-52s - Song for a Future Generation
Wanna be the Captain of the Enterprise
Wanna be the King of the Zulus
Let's meet and have a baby now!

This one might could also be a reference to any one of the many Navy ships with the name, but I choose to believe someone in the band is one of us.

I choose to believe someone in the band is one of us.

We should be so lucky as to associate with those genius weirdos.


I love that B52s song! Love that you mentioned it.



T’Pau is literally named after the trek character.


I think we’re supposed to come up with the songs. I’ll start.

https://youtu.be/Nm7m59l-3sE

Oh man I forgot all about this dude. I saw him at so many cons over the years.


Will always upvote a Voltaire ref. Love this song.



Up next

Big Ben Klingon

After him

There’s no one else

They could afford

To bring on




Beastie Boys “Intergalactic”.

Like a pinch on the neck of Mr Spock

I love that the Beastie Boys are canon because of “Sabotage” in Beyond and that the line you mentioned exists.



In 1998, Rod Stewart recorded a cover of the Star Trek: Enterprise theme three years before the series premiere.

You had to mention that song didn’t you?



How no one mentioned the Information Society song “What’s On Your Mind” (Pure Energy) yet is beyond me. A song with multiple clips from Star Trek along with Spock saying “Pure Energy” over and over.


Great song (Banditos) by a great band (The Refreshments).


I was going to say this one.

I caught this video in the middle of the night on MTV and was sad because I could not remeber who sang it. I tried repeatedly and finally caught it again and bought the CD.



Banned From Argo by Leslie Fish


Jacuzzi by Radio Radio, an Acadian rap group bragging about the size of their massage pool

Tu peux voir mon jacuzzi de la Deep Space Nine

You can see my jacuzzi from Deep Space Nine


Starships were meant to fly

My wife (and probably many others) disagrees, but I’m firmly of the opinion that Starships by Nicki Minaj is an uncertified trek banger 🙌




This slaps, I’m getting Hasil Adkins vibes. This is you?

Yeah, I had a lot of free time a while back and I made a ska punk album in my living room!

Heck yeah brother🤘🖖





Something may have failed to federate properly, but OP did make a list.

I thought it was a weird subject line but I love that everyone ran with it anyway



The Mighty Underdogs - Science Fiction

Has almost an entire paragraph about Star Trek.




Joe Satriani’s Crowd Chant was originally going to be called Party on the Enterprise and would have included Trek sound effect samples, but he couldn’t get the licensing to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCRX-EXR3_U


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