MUSIC NEWS - NASA has launched a contest for you to pick two songs which the space agency will use to wake up astronauts on an upcoming space shuttle Discovery mission, #STS-133, which is due to start on November 1, 2010.
On the short list of 40 tunes for to pick from are songs by Jimmy Buffett, the Foo Fighters, Audrey Hepburn, the Clash, REO Speedwagon, and The Beatles, which were selected from a collection of previously used tracks.
More information and vote @ SongContest.NASA.Gov.
Top 40 songs on NASA's shortlist are -
'Beautiful Day' (U2)
'Big Boy Toys' (Aaron Tippin)
'Blue Sky' (Big Head Todd)
'Bright Side Of The Road' (Van Morrison)
'Countdown' (Rush)
'Drops Of Jupiter' (Train)
'Enter Sandman' (Metallica)
'Fly Away' (Lenny Kravitz)
'Fly Me To The Moon' (Frank Sinatra)
'Free Fallin' (Tom Petty)
'Get Ready' (The Temptations)
'Good Day Sunshine' (The Beatles)
'Here Comes The Sun' (The Beatles)
'Higher Ground' (Stevie Wonder)
'Homeward Bound' (Simon & Garfunkel)
'I Got You (I Feel Good)' (James Brown)
'Imagine' (John Lennon)
'Kryptonite' (3 Doors Down)
'Learn To Fly' (Foo Fighters)
'Learning To Fly' (Tom Petty)
'Magic Carpet Ride' (Steppenwolf)
'Moon River' (Audrey Hepburn)
'Mr. Blue Sky' (Electric Light Orchestra)
'On The Road Again' (Willie Nelson)
'Over The Rainbow' (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)
'Rendezvous' (Bruce Springsteen)
'Rocket Man' (Elton John)
'Roll With It' (Steve Winwood)
'She Blinded Me With Science' (Thomas Dolby)
'Should I Stay Or Should I Go?' (The Clash)
'So Far Away' (Dire Straits)
'Star Trek Theme Song' (Alexander Courage)
'Start Me Up' (Rolling Stones)
'The Distance' (Cake)
'Theme From The Star Wars Trilogy' (John Williams)
'These Are The Days' (10,000 Maniacs)
'Time For Me To Fly' (REO Speedwagon)
'What A Wonderful World' (Louis Armstrong)
'Where I Come From ' (Alan Jackson)
'Window On The World' (Jimmy Buffett)
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