Peter Gabriel hears his song played from the International Space Station

British singer Peter Gabriel got a brief serenade from a member of the International Space Station crew on Wednesday during a visit to Mission Control in Houston.

Canadian Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34's flight engineer, strummed a few chords of Gabriel's hit "In Your Eyes" during a nearly 12-minute chat with Gabriel and his family.

Hadfield told Gabriel that he recorded two songs in space. The first, co-written with his brother, is a "space Christmas carol" called "Jewel in the Night." The second, a space-to-Earth collaboration with Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, is called "I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)."

Click on the video above to hear Hadfield's performance.

Post by: CNN's Stephen Walsh
Filed under: In Space • People in Orbit

soundoff (14 Responses)

dotheflippin'math

If I were on the ISS, I'd be happy he didn't play a song off the "Intruder" album, like "No Self Control." LOL. Scientists like Gabriel. I think that's cool. I bet the neoteapartycons hate it (they probably think Nugent is a great songwriter/lyricist – the ignorant boobs!). That makes it all the more cool. # of TP supporters on the ISS: ZERO! After all, according to Republicans, people don't need college degrees, or science, or brains (lest they use them and vote Democratic). GOP + TP = "Dumb and Dumber."

February 25, 2013 at 3:28 am |
- j0eschm0e
  
  hate much? shut up D B ignoramus
  
  February 28, 2013 at 3:05 am |
donna

dñt worry b happy

February 24, 2013 at 6:25 pm |
Jonquil

Cool :)!

February 24, 2013 at 3:08 pm |
helenka costas

up to I looked at the draft four $4395, I didnt believe that...my... sister was like they say really bringing in money part-time on their laptop.. there mums best friend has been doing this for only about 8 months and as of now repaid the loans on there condo and got Acura. this is where I went....... BIT40.ℂOℳ

February 23, 2013 at 7:58 am |
USA

WOW! Cool 🙂

February 23, 2013 at 1:44 am |
Wolfschwarzmond

This is it...Really...NASA has nothing better to do? I mean we've beamed the Mona Lisa to the Moon. We've broadcasted some guys song from Mars. And now we get a amateur rock concert? What happened to having a REAL Mission for NASA? Oh yeah I forgot an American public that frankly can't understand space, and politicians......

February 23, 2013 at 12:51 am |
- Bob
  
  A little light entertainment Wolf, come on lighten up!
  
  February 23, 2013 at 6:05 am |
- Kyle
  
  These people are on the ISS for long periods of time. They don't get to see humans aside from each other or a video monitor. I don't see a problem with taking 10 minutes out of their time to relax, do you?
  
  February 24, 2013 at 12:11 pm |
empresstrudy

Wow. Let's give him the Interstellar Uber Grammy.

February 22, 2013 at 6:04 pm |
cnnlicksit

Fake. There is no sound in space...

...kidding.

February 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm |