To mark 50 years of NASA, together with the first US satellite and coincidentally, the 40th anniversary of the day the Beatles recorded 'Across the Universe', the song is to be beamed directly into space. Many years from now, alien researchers scanning space for the evidence of intelligent life, will decode the lines: 'nothing's going to change my world'.
To make an even bigger bang, fans around the world are invited to simultaneously play a recording of 'Across the Universe' at midnight GMT on Monday 4 February, 2008.
There is a nice video including archival pictures of the Beatles, with an early,
pre-recording arrangement of the song, posted on YouTube by Anourag.
Labels: 2008, Across the Universe, anniversary, Beatles, music, NASA
