We don’t usually think of Stephen Hawking as a singer, but if he’s going to sing any song, it might as well be Monty Python’s “Galaxy Song.” The British comedy troupe released Hawking’s version of the song as a single and an accompanying video.
The video gives the noted theoretical physicist a chance to explore outer space and run someone over with his wheelchair. In between galactic images, there’s also clips from the Pythons’ final shows in July 2014, which were released on DVD.
As The Guardian points out, the single is being released on a 7” single on April 18, otherwise known as Record Store Day around the world. The song itself was written by Python member Eric Idle with John Du Prez for Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.
There are only going to be 1,000 copies of the single, but it is also available digitally today.
The Pythons and Hawking also set up a “Galaxy Song” version of Asteroids.
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