{"id":2296,"date":"2010-08-20T10:54:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T16:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2010-08-20T10:54:25","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T16:54:25","slug":"nasa-asks-public-for-final-shuttle-missions-wakeup-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=2296","title":{"rendered":"NASA asks public for final shuttle missions’ wakeup songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA just announced that… “for the first time, the public can help choose songs to wake up the astronauts during the last two scheduled space shuttle missions.”<\/p>\n

Dammit. I forgot there’s only two space shuttle launches left.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, the press release goes on to say that.. “traditionally, the songs played to wake up the astronauts are selected by friends and family of the crews. For the last two scheduled missions, NASA is inviting the public to visit the “Wakeup Song Contest” website to select songs from a list of the top 40 previous wakeup calls or to submit original tunes for consideration. To vote or submit a song, visit: <\/p>\n

https:\/\/songcontest.nasa.gov <\/a><\/p>\n

The two songs with the most votes from the top 40 list will be played as crew wakeup calls on the final scheduled flight of space shuttle Discovery. Discovery’s STS-133 mission is targeted to launch on Nov. 1.”<\/p>\n

Right now, here’s what’s on the top 40 list on NASA’s voting site.<\/a><\/p>\n

Beautiful Day – U2
\nBig Boy Toys – Aaron Tippin
\nBlue Sky – Big Head Todd
\nBright Side of the Road – Van Morrison
\nCountdown – Rush
\nDrops of Jupiter – Train
\nEnter Sandman\t– Metallica
\nFly Away – Lenny Kravitz
\nFly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
\nFree Fallin\t– Tom Petty
\nGet Ready\t– The Temptations
\nGood Day Sunshine – The Beatles
\nHere Comes the Sun\t– The Beatles
\nHigher Ground\t– Stevie Wonder
\nHomeward Bound – Simon & Garfunkel
\nI Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
\nImagine – John Lennon
\nKryptonite\t – 3 Doors Down
\nLearn to Fly – Foo Fighters
\nLearning to Fly – Tom Petty
\nMagic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
\nMoon River – Audrey Hepburn
\nMr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
\nOn the Road Again – Willie Nelson
\nOver the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
\nRendezvous – Bruce Springsteen
\nRocket Man – Elton John
\nRoll With It – Steve Winwood
\nShe Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby
\nShould I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
\nSo Far Away – Dire Straits
\nStar Trek Theme Song – Alexander Courage
\nStart Me Up – Rolling Stones
\nThe Distance – Cake
\nTheme from the Stars Wars Trilogy – John Williams
\nThese are the Days – 10,000 Maniacs
\nTime for Me to Fly – REO Speedwagon
\nWhat a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
\nWhere I Come From – Alan Jackson
\nWindow on the World – Jimmy Buffett<\/p>\n

Meh. There’s a few in that list that are OK, but this is the<\/em> space shuttle, dammit!<\/p>\n

Something like this would be my personal song of choice to wake up to…<\/p>\n

ZZ Top – La Grange<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yeah. I can see myself flying the space shuttle with that playing in the background. <\/p>\n

AHHAW! HAW! HAW! HAW!<\/p>\n

But I have a bad feeling this next song is going to make it into the finals. You watch!

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Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

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