This Video is Really Far!

By Nancy Atkinson - February 12, 2009 at 3:39 PM UTC | Extragalactic

[/caption] Every day, I love bopping and jiving to the theme song for the

365 Days of Astronomy podcast.

The song was written and recorded by

George Hrab

of

Geologic Records.

George also wrote a full-length version of the theme song, "Far," as opposed to the 30-second condensed version we use for the daily podcast. Now, George has completely outdone himself by creating a music video, which is loads of fun to watch!

By the way, if you're not listening the the

365 Days of Astronomy podcast

every day, you are missing out on a very entertaining and informational podcast, created by people from all around the world! It's an official

International Year of Astronomy

event, and its free, too, so what more could you ask for?

Thanks to George Hrab for sharing his talents with the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast! If you want to know the words to the song "Far," they are posted below.

"Far" by George Hrab

You ponder the universe and a look comes 'cross your face You try to fathom distances of all the stuff in space But you can't wrap the bacon of your mind around the fig Of all the terms required to describe how big is big

So let me get specific, and use words scientific Go whip out your thesaurus, for this exacting chorus

This stuff is far, [it's really far] this stuff is far far far away We're talkin' far, [like über far] you can't get there by car in a day It's super duper crazy far but not just pulsars quasars and stars I mean it's far, far, far, if there's some doubt listen to us shout [THIS STUFF IS FAR]

I sense all the explosions going off inside your brain As your mind gets blown by what I just did explain Sorry if my words might drive you all insane But that's what happens when precision is your middle name

So with an exacting factor, like some sextant or protractor Using details quite semantic, I'll show how huge is this gigantic

CHORUS

...far too big to explain in any concise ways, it might just have to take 365 days

I hope that I have offered up some technical assistance And haven't caused your ticker too much ventrical resistance But you have got to listen and trust my insistence That I am very accurately describing the distance

CHORUS