The Flaming Lips' 6-Hour Song, 'I Found A Star On The Ground,' Is Here (AUDIO)

Well, that was fast. The Flaming Lips announced they were doing a six-hour song last month, and now it's here! We're only about one-sixth of the way through "I Found a Star On the Ground," but so far it's sounding as experimental as you would expect from a six-hour song. We can tell you that the words "I Found a Star on the Ground' are indeed in the song, and they are first spoken around the 3:15 point, when someone who sounds suspiciously like Deerhoof's Satomi Matsuzaki starts to sing.

The Flaming Lips previously stated that anyone could enjoy one second of fame if they paid $100 to have their name included in the song. The money would then be donated to the Central Oklahoma Humane Society and the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma. If you're one of those people, you might be feeling a little cheated right now, as a lot of the words -- at least at its one-hour point -- are mumbled and incomprehensible. But hey, at least you gave to a good cause, and Wayne Coyne or some unidentifiable voice will be speaking your name.

You may begin here:

The Flaming Lips - I Found a Star On the Ground [Part One of Three] by Slow•Nerve•Action 3 The Flaming Lips - I Found a Star On the Ground [Part Two of Three] by Slow•Nerve•Action 2 The Flaming Lips - I Found a Star On the Ground [Part Three of Three] by Slow•Nerve•Action

Comments

[zbox98]

02:27 PM on 11/03/2011

I think it's interesting that the huffington users all hate on this while the soundcloud users seem to love it. Personally I thought it was hit or miss. I thought the last hour of it was the best.

[GaryNOVA]

08:29 PM on 09/24/2011

encore?

[p8q2b8ng]

04:03 PM on 09/24/2011

I can't be the only person who opened up 3 separate web browsers in order to play all 3 parts at the same time in synch, can I?

[Jim Wiggin]

08:55 AM on 09/26/2011

What was the result?

[AbstractionAction]

12:55 AM on 09/24/2011

YES, these guys ain't. At least Steve Howe's insane guitar playing had talent backing it up.

[headstrong]

05:24 PM on 09/23/2011

I've tried for years to like The Flaming Lips, coz they're so deliciously weird. The problem is that they're really just not that good, unfortunately.

[Jim Wiggin]

09:05 AM on 09/26/2011

The Lips have always termed their success improbable and admit themselves to have limited musical skills (although they praise Steve Drodz for his musicality, he does not seem to be a virtuoso on any instrument). What they do have is endless creative impulse, a lot of energy and honest good will. Early Lips LPs were basically a weird garage band coming into its own. It's hard to fault The Soft Bulletin, which many reviewers consider a masterpiece. It may not be to everybody's taste, but can you really listen to it and conclude, "these guys are just not that good?" Later releases have some weak moments, but still full of catchy tunes, joy, heartbreak and musical inventiveness. I would rather listen to the Lips than most bands out there.

[Jim Wiggin]

05:02 PM on 09/23/2011

Entertaining background music for 6 hours of deskwork, but I'll probably not listen to it again. Maybe time for another shot at layering Zaireeka for the headphones.

[colah]

09:30 AM on 09/23/2011

If, after dying & going to musical hell, there is not enough Pia Zadora & Warrant to listen to maybe they will be torturing me with this garbage.

[Challlie]

06:49 PM on 09/22/2011

i like the flaming lips so much that i endured the migraine from the ringing just to get through the song.

[bjourdan]

06:55 PM on 09/22/2011

What's next? Performances to provoke epileptic seizures? That would be really wild, man!

[rah138]

05:55 PM on 09/22/2011

So far I've made it 102 mins and you can definitely hear the names.

[airmikee99]

05:34 PM on 09/22/2011

It sounds like they should have made a six minute song and spent the rest of the day fishing instead.

[toocoolfoschool1234]

05:28 PM on 09/22/2011

Flaming Lips love to be creative and fun. This band is amazing. This song is awesome.

[Debbie Pries]

04:45 PM on 09/22/2011

Hey Jess, is this the band from Oklahoma?

[Zootallures]

04:42 PM on 09/22/2011

What's the b-side?

[Wheelo]

08:02 PM on 09/22/2011

the B-Side is: Ground the On Star a Found I

[american-dolt]

04:35 PM on 09/22/2011

I just recorded a 7 hour song. Pretentious.

[toocoolfoschool1234]

05:20 PM on 09/22/2011

No, they are just having fun, they like being experimental and they have the studio support to do what they want because there fans love them.

[pauljwlr]

04:20 PM on 09/22/2011

I would rather stick a sharp pencil in both ears and puncture my eardrums than listen to more than 15 seconds of the flaming lips. this or any other "song"