Video: Kittens in Space, by Jonathan "Song A Day" Mann

[Video Link]. I'm recovering from yesterday's chemo infusion (my fifth!), and feeling kind of lousy. Jonathan Mann asked me this morning if he could write a song for me as his daily song project, and if so, if I had any theme requests. I was like, duh! Kittens, and space. And like a beautiful internet miracle, bam! Just hours later, he created the wonderful video above: "Kittens in Space."

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Lyrics follow.

Lyrics:

Maybel and Jeremy
They put their space helmets on
Many months of training are about to pay off
They are feeling excited
And proud to be representing all the Kitten race
Maybel and Jeremy are going to space

Fuel gauge!
CHECK!
Banana!
Double CHECK!
Laser pointer!
Ahhhh CHECK!

Kitties in space!

We're getting close to Mars
Send a message back to base
One small step for kittens
One giant leap for kittens in space!

• [Bodhipaksa]

  “And the papers want to know whose collars you wear.”

  This is lovely. What a great gift. And I hope you’re feeling better soon, Xeni!

• [Julie Dole]

  wow!  Nice job!  That’s a lot of work to pull something off that good, every day!

• [lorq]

  That is so sweet!  Just delightful.

• [Donald Petersen]

  Now that’s love.

• [djcarlito]

  awwwww…. i love this!   <3
  such a triumphant kitty-tune! 

• [millie fink]

  dang, that’s so very sweet!!

  great fun too.

  take care, xeni.

• [pjcamp]

  Ground control to Major Tom indeed.

  • [MrsBug]

     Major Tomcat.

• [tmccartney66]

  Yeah, I love the subtle Space Oddity chording in the chorus.  Awesome.  We should all have such good and talented friends.

• [ryuchi]

  :):):)

• [frozenintime]

  Astrocats, nice job Jonathan.  Get well Xeni.

• [juepucta]

  Aguante Xeni!

• [Rob Field]

  Hope you’re felling better soon!

• [dlove]

  What a great song and present! Hope you’re feeling better soon.

• [chickied]

  Good luck with the chemo. The video is wonderful!

• [niktemadur]

  Speaking of “Space Oddity”, take a gander at this, Xeni, a cover version by the Spanish duo Calatrava Brothers.
  First heard this played by Marion Hodges in KCRW.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GicrfDDfolI

• [Robert]

  Those kittens! They get everywhere!

• [MrsBug]

  Chemo can’t  stand against the power of Teh Cyoot!!

  Feel better soon!

• [Chicago_SC]

  God Speed Maybel and Jeremy, God Speed.

  Back in my day we didn’t have bananas and laser pointers, just a ration of catnip, a flask of milk, and a ball of damn yarn.

  • [niktemadur]

    Hell yeah!  Looks like Story Musgrave took a hair-growth treatment!