Queen’s classic song #BohemianRhapsody mentions Galileo — five times. Gotta love Galileo, unless you still think the Universe revolves around Earth.

"Sing with me, sing for the year / Sing for the laughter & sing for the tear.” Turning 70 today — #HappyBdayStevenTyler b. 26 March 1948. One-of-a-kind in this Universe. Rock on.

An opera soprano whose voice was so ethereal, at times it was too perfect for this world, and perhaps any other in the Universe.

He was the jazz announcer and I said, “Give me a list of albums that the jazz aficionados would praise, just so I can start where I need to start if I’m going to gain an appreciation for this.” On there was Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. So I first played it and it was okay, alright kind of a lot of slow trumpet in there, alright. So I didn’t think much of it. I said, “Well, I wonder if there’s anything more exciting on these other albums.”

For me, when I smile everyday embracing the world I don’t know that I could convey that as beautifully and as poetically and as compellingly as Louis Armstrong does in "What a Wonderful World."

It hit the charts and I think it was a well-loved song, but I think I liked it for perhaps reasons different from others. I like the fact that the open sea is an analogue to the yet uncharted trajectories of any person’s life. When we think of embarking on a voyage in the open seas, this is what I think of as we explore space.

No list for me is complete without Aretha Franklin. I am a fan of her entire catalog, but one that rises up above the rest for me is from her Amazing Grace album, which I think is a masterpiece. It’s a common favorite gospel tune is called “Old Landmark.” The song is very upbeat and it is the kind of song, especially when sung by Aretha Franklin, that I want to feel the way she feels as she sings this song. I want to feel that way about everything I do in life.

One of them is a blues song by Koko Taylor. Blues is, I guess, my single favorite genre. If I had to pick one to go to Mars with I think they’d all be Blues. Koko Taylor has a song called “I'm A Woman.”

Queen’s classic song #BohemianRhapsody mentions Galileo — five times. Gotta love Galileo, unless you still think the Universe revolves around Earth. I first heard Queen’s song #BohemianRhapsody on the radio while half asleep, after completing some difficult math homework. Left me wondering if some neurons had snapped in my head.

Van Morrison’s song “Moondance” begins with: Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up above in your eyes. A sentiment that not enough of us embrace in these angry and divisive times.