The Rentals - GREAT BIG BLUE (Official Lyric Video)

A Tribute to the Astronauts of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Song: Great Big Blue Band: The Rentals Album: Q36 Featuring: Matt Sharp, Nick Zinner, Ronnie Vannucci, Dave Fridmann and The Gentle Assassins Choir In Memory Francis R. Scobee Michael J. Smith Ronald McNair Ellison Onizuka Judith Resnik Gregory Jarvis Christa McAuliffe January 28, 1986 . Lyrics: GREAT BIG BLUE (Lyrics: Matt Sharp) Frigid Tuesday morning, waiting for the winds to die Shake the Magic 8 Ball; ask if everything’s all right Outside the thermometer reads 31 degrees Our families in the bleachers, bundled up so they don’t freeze Filled with pride to watch their children fly Eleven Thirty, Eastern Standard Time (We want to take you) Into the great big blue Into the great big blue, we want to take you Into the great big blue (we want to take you) Into the great big blue We skate across the launch-pad, anxious sled dogs on the ice Tidal wave of darkness waits above the morning sky Strapped onto the rocket, aft