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They Might Be Giants, "How Many Planets?" from Here Comes Science (The Last Angry Spaceman)

Captain's Log: I was debating 'twixt two songs about asteroids when modern astronomical parlance knocked on the door of my mind, reminding me that Ceres, being in hydrostatic balance—that is, rounded by its own gravity— is no longer classified as an asteroid, but as a dwarf planet. I knew "How Many Planets?" would work its way into the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.'s celebration of outer space through the lens of the "Visions of the Future" poster series, but I wasn't sure where 'til I considered the strange case of Ceres, "Queen of the Asteroid Belt."

"Mercury,
Venus,
Earth,
Mars,
Asteroid Belt: Ceres, Pallas, Vesta,
And a bunch of other stuff,
Jupiter,
Saturn,
Uranus,
Neptune,
Don't forget about Pluto,
Eris, and a bunch of other stuff.

"Mercury,
Venus,
Earth,
Mars,
Jupiter,
Saturn,
Uranus,
Neptune,
And a bunch of other stuff,
(And a bunch of other stuff,)
And a bunch of other stuff,
(And a bunch of other stuff,)
And a bunch of other stuff!"