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Recently, the Perseverance rover touched down on Mars. It was very exciting and inspiring. You can read about it HERE.
The rover also sent back the first sounds from another planet, the sounds of the Martian wind. It was really cool to hear the low-frequency noises recorded in the lower pressure atmosphere. These noises sounded like the beat of a drum to the great composer Eluard Shrei. This gave Shrei an idea. Eluard decided to compose a song about Perseverance’s arrival on Mars, from the perspective of Martians. Eluard incorporated these wind noises into the song.
This piece is titled Perseverance: You Came All This Way
The audio recorded by the Mars Rover Perseverance was sampled to create the kick/bass drum throughout this entire song. A longer clip of the audio recording of wind on Mars is used at the following times in the song:
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For the best listening experience, play this song on the speaker with the biggest bass you can find. The audio from Mars is at a very low frequency, and you won’t be able to hear it as well on a smaller speaker.
Click on the video below to hear the Mars music:
Here is the song in pure audio form, in case you cannot play the video:
Lyrics
Perseverance: You Came All This Way Eluard Shrei Verse 1: Welcome You’re not quite what we expected Come here so we can look at you Arriving is a miracle to you more than to anyone You’ve seen the dangers on the way Chorus: Now you can become a martian It’s more fun than you have ever had before Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way Verse 2: Come here Come and see what we’ve prepared for you We’ve waited many years to speak to you Your presence is a needed change for us more than for anyone We’ve been here for a million years Chorus: Now you can become a martian It’s more fun than you have ever had before Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way Bridge/Instrumental: Now you can become a Martian Verse 3: Stay here! We’ll take care of you forever We’ve learned that this is what we need to do The future is a mystery for us as much as it is for you Let’s keep enjoying every day. Chorus: Now you can become a martian It’s more fun than you have ever had before Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way Now you can become a martian You came all this way; you came all this way
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