As of when I'm posting this, the Curiosity Rover is 10 years and 342 days into its 2 year mission, and probably feels it's time it was allowed to go home. Fortunately, it had a baritone ukulele in its payload so was able to write something about its plight.

Lyrics …

A song about the golden discs on the Voyager spacecraft, currently heading towards anywhere but here, bringing their messages of love and peace and light entertainment to alien civilisations.

Lyrics and Chords:

[D][G][A][D]
[Bm][G][A][D]

[D]Planets [G]visited, [A]moons ob[D]served
[Bm …

In 1972, we (by which I mean humankind) launched the Pioneer probes, to Jupiter and beyond. There was a plaque attached to them, with a message to any alien who might find them, giving details about who we are and where we live. I wonder what they'll make of them …

This song mentions lots of places I remember going on holiday, and one place I've never been. But wouldn't it be fun to go there? Maybe...

Lyrics and Chords:

[D][G]
[D][A]

[D]Some years we'd travel to [G]Scarborough
[A]Some years to Holland or [D]France
[G …

When I was small, there were nine planets. Now, there's only eight. But there's a lot of dwarf planets out there, so here's a song about Pluto's new found status among the Trans Neptunian Objects. It's really just an excuse to sing lots of dwarf planet names.

(recording to come …