Stephen Hawking 'Sings' On Pop Tribute To Carl Sagan (VIDEO)

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Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is featured 'singing' with scientist Carl Sagan on a pop tribute to the astronomer that has been released as a single by Third Man Records, the label founded by the White Stripes' lead singer Jack White.

The remix, created by composer John Boswell and uploaded to YouTube, mashes up Stephen Hawking's voice (and a guest appearance by the professor) with dialogue from Sagan's 1980s TV show, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Auto-tune also features prominently.

The remix, titled A Glorious Dawn, includes lyrics "sung" by Sagan such as,

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch

You must first invent the universe

How lucky we are to live in this time

The first moment in human history

When we are in fact visiting other worlds

The video has gotten over 1.5 million views on YouTube and Boswell's A Glorious Dawn is now being released as a seven-inch single by Third Man Records, which will be making 150 copies of a special "Cosmos Colored Vinyl." (Order it here or download the song here!)

Third Man Records says of the Hawkings/Sagan song,

"A Glorious Dawn" is a moving arrangement of Carl Sagan's sagacious words culled from his magnificent "Cosmos" series. The piece initially gained recognition when composer John Boswell uploaded to YouTube his remixed Sagan dialogue edited, Auto-Tuned and put to a beat and coupled with a guest appearance by Stephen Hawking. At well over one million views, this is a project that goes far-beyond the buzz of "Internet phenomenon."

The release of the vinyl was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Sagan's birth. See it below!

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[twisted-european]

Further info is available here (plus downloads and lyrics):
http://www.symphonyofscience.com/

[ATLANTIS]

That was awesome. I hope the final track is a little cleaner.

At times Carl sounds like Kermit. Haha

But still awesome.

[RepugsOut08]

That was truly wonderfully done. Also a little coincidental, as last night I watched again the great film "Contact" based on Carl Sagan's novel.
Dr. Sagan reawakened my child's sense of wonder about the cosmos, with his great, and easy for the layman to understand, books on the subject in the 1970's. The "Cosmos" series is a classic.
I think about him every day when I go to the Cassini spacecraft website to view the latest information from Saturn, and also the Mars rover's site. How he would have loved to have been a part of these explorations. But then, of course, he is. A huge part.

[somsoc]

The movie had too much emphasis on the myth of god and having a religious adviser to the President was offensive. The book was better.

[RepugsOut08]

The book was better, I agree, but I thought the movie did a good job of dealing with the issue of religion versus science in a very realistic way. Do you really doubt that religious groups would be a political part of such a situation?
Also, presidents have always had some sort of religious advisor on hand (Billy Graham was one to multiple Presidents) however much that might offend you. I'm not religious myself, but I realize not everyone agrees with me.
Ultimately, science was the real winner in this film, while still preserving the mystery that leads some to a spiritual conclusion. It was also approved by Sagan's widow, Ann Druyan. She called it a real gift, coming so close after the death of her beloved Carl. That's good enough endorsement for me.

[RoyPiper]

This is awesome!!! Sagan is one of my biggest influences.

[alienator]

I sooo miss Carl. He had the perfect voice for the Cosmos

[MojoWorking]

Sagan would have reveled in using the technology we now have to spread knowledge about not just science but the reality of our life in the universe.

What is sad to me is that so many people cannot see any beauty in the universe or practicality in knowing just a little bit about it.

We are star dust and we are all connected like it or not.

[YorickBrown]

I love Sagan and Hawkings.

[kwinter]

For anyone who missed seeing the Cosmos series ... or those who want to revisit it ... here's a link to the entire series ... enjoy!

http://www.hulu.com/search?query=Cosmos&st=1

[twisted-european]

If Hulu doesn't work for you, feel free to try these:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22carl+sagan%22&dur=3&num=20#

[Brandon Crisler]

Best video ever.

But may I also recommend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk

[twisted-european]

To me, "We Are All Connected" is more touching. Just look at Carl Sagan walking into the light at the end ...

[eShirl]

It's one hell of a followup to "A Glorious Dawn." (I like it better, too)

[hollyhund]

Quick! Sagan and Hawkins in the same article! Hide it! Some wingnut will ask that it be scrubbed! That science thang you know- they can't deal with it!!!
You know they said that if Dr. Hawkins was born in the UK(which he was) and had to rely on that healthcare system(which he does), he would have to go before the death panels. This was last summer's Fox exclusive!!! ROFLMAO

[sayrock]

I am so happy that this amazing project by John Boswell was finally mentioned on Huffpo. And here's something else. This video was submitted for consideration in the 2010 Webby Awards. If it makes the cut, we can all vote online for the People's Voice Award. Watch for details at http://www.webbyawards.com/

The nominations will be announced sometime in the spring with the awards ceremony in June.

Give John a boost and vote for him if you get the chance. And check out his symphonyofscience website and click on the link a the bottom for his bio. Look at that face!! How did such a tender young guy develop the spirt and soul to create this work? There's more videos in the works.

[lntelliGENT]

This is classic. Anything that brings that beautiful man back into social consciousness deserves props. I too have watched Cosmos for the first time since I was a child after seeing this video. It's on Discovery Science and Hulu.

[Saganslegacy]

Beyond all his achievements in astronomy, bringing science near to the public, his 1997 book ' The Demon-Haunted World' is for me his essential legacy.. As he decries the age of unreason:

"We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.....
I worry that, especially as the Millenium edges nearer, pseudoscience and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive. Where have we heard it before? Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self-esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanatiscm is bubbling up around us- then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls.

The candle flame gutters, the little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir. "

I can only recommend this book.

[somsoc]

I must agree, "The Demon-Haunted World" is a great read and a direct answer to the creationist anti-science illiterates that seem to be flooding this nation.

[CNYObamaFan]

Everyone should read Sagan's A Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark in high school. It's the most important book for mankind i've ever read, and I'm including the Bible in that (yes, I read the bible).

[Bitsko]

For this old atheist, the bible is the greatest work of fiction ever written. Taken as folk stories and allegories, it's really quite fascinating.

[cluedweasel]

Where's MC Hawking when you need him?