LITTLE ROVER | Song for Opportunity
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2019
- Long before I ever settled on being any sort of artist or musician, I was obsessed with robotics. Eventually I realised that just because I was good at drawing robots it didn't mean I was any good at the numbers side of things. But that fascination with robots has always stuck with me so when I heard the news of the Opportunity Rover, I knew I wanted to do something to mark the amazing achievement of the lil' guy up there and all the folks over at NASA who made it possible.
In 2004 Opportunity landed on Mars for a 90 day mission. But that mission ended up continuing for well over a decade. After a dust storm forced Opportunity into hibernation last year NASA spent months trying to wake him up. On February 13, 2019, NASA officials declared his mission complete.
This was a little mini project just to tide things over whilst I work on some bigger things so no fancy video for this one! Huge thanks to Eskelater for being able to turn around this instrumental so quickly!
#Opportunity #OpportunityRover
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Interestingly, this wasn’t the first time the solar panels were rendered inoperable on the Opportunity, but every previous time, the winds of Mars cleared them, making them operable again.
Mars was looking out for his little buddy.
Lets hope one day we can bring him home
If I ever get the opportunity to go to Mars I would have just one request Give opotunity a good clean up and let his journey carry on
The random guy I agree. My hope is that once we get to Mars Opportunity will get recovered and put in a museum. Unless (of course) the information it gathers will actually prove very useful, then sending if off again after a once over would be amazing.
I don’t know if this is true, but I’d heard he was powered down for long enough that internal temperature regulators couldn’t keep him warm enough for long enough to stop him from freezing. He essentially froze to death.
@@arandomguy8771 That would be amazing. Just imagine him being used to map out the surface of mars, not for future settlers, but for current ones, helping out the human race as we expand to a new world.
@@r2d2fromstartrek16 you really just had to make this sad boi story even sadder huh..
Mars looked to the empty dark sky again, as he often did since his metal friend had gone silent. Though at the time he knew this visit would be only a short blip in his time as a celestial body, he never expected the small wheels persisting in his dusty breath to grow so important to him. So long now he missed the gentle slow meandering and the tickle of the metal drone's prodding, he wished that the "Earth" which the rover spoke to would send him another companion soon. He so terribly wanted another to call him home.
A streak in the sky wrenched Mars from his musings, and he felt an entity enter his space. "Another rover!" the ancient thought with excitement, drawing his breath shallow so the new arrival would land safely. But the entity was larger than the last....too large. Yet despite this it landed gracefully utop his skin. Tiny wheels touched down on his surface...no...not wheels.
A mound of rusty sand rose and Mars opened his eyes, the shape which only his wandering body had taken greeting his eyes. The beings who made his friend, the children of Earth. They had come to Mars....and they were taking the lifeless Opportunity! His eyes grew hot and his breath staggered as a dust storm began to rage. No, they cant take his friend, they have no right! The creators moved faster with their drone than Mars could stop, and soon his still friend was in the pure metal skin of the Earth craft.
Mars pounded on the door and then the window's, trying to save his only friend, his only memory from those who had supplied them to him. Dry dust streamed from his eyes, the water gone so long ago he no longer knew what it was. Then light streamed from the top of the metal body. Mars climbed the sharp angles and strange shapes until he looked down into a room full of objects which looked to have blinking stars embedded inside them. What were these Earth children? In the center of the room lay his friend, one of the children laying their hands deep within Opportunity. The small rover began to shudder, a pale light shone through its eye. The child stepped away and looked up at Mars, the celestial shocked he could be seen. Opportunity then cast its lens up to its friend, and a smile crept onto his emerging face. A drop trickled down the old celestial's face and the Earth child spoke. "I'm sorry we took so long to come wake him up, Uncle. Our offering to you as our new home...is the friend we sent you so long ago."
Mars sprung rivers from his face and water returned to the dead landscape, the body shaking with joy and relief as he watched his only friend return before his eyes. The red planet on that day became a little bluer.
Well done and truely works with this song
👏👏👏
Made me tear up
Thank you
amazing
For some reason I am physically incapable of listening to this song without crying. I think it's because it's somewhere between an eulogy for Opportunity and a song of praise for the heights humanity's cleverness and curiousity can take us to
even after three years yes me too, last time i played my "chill playlist" on the car during a night ride and fucking broke down into tears when the song played
i am still crying, it makes me break down into tears for the poor opportunity
People to robots in fantasy: They can't feel anything so it doesn't matter what you say
People to robots in real life:
Humans have always had a habit of imprinting on tools and objects, you'll always remember your first car, your favorite toy or even a lucky coin, not to mention a home you've lived in, I remember looking around the empty living room one last time before thanking the house for having us and saying good bye.
I'm sorry but if the words "I can see everything is dark, why can't I find the sun? " doesn't make you feel feeling you weren't people in the first place
@@shemasmcguire3999I agree, my mom litterally treats Bruce (our roomba) with the same affection we do our cat
“We’re all rushing to be somewhere in this crazy human race”
“How ironic that some gears and wheels would go and win first place”
best lines of a song I have ever heard
**Generic reply**
**literally the best**
this line hurts me T-T
We need to build a base on moon first
@@ogaming9998 once the moon base is done we send people to Mars and make a colony and pray we dont meet Spartans
I never thought a song about a rover we sent to mars would make me feel so much
Ariel Rozen .... close, but not quite
That rover had so much personality to it and it lived way beyond what it was supposed to
You know I just realized. One day in the future there'll be something big on the news for sure; not just people finally setting foot on Mars, but eventually the top story will be that they found Opportunity. Maybe when that happens, Opportunity will be salvageable since the only reason it stopped was because of lack of power, but of course that depends on how Mars's conditions will treat the rover...
We all know mars would never hurt his buddy
Opportunity would need a lot more repairs than that. The lack of power caused the rover to fail, yes, but the lack of power meant that Opportunity could not operate the heaters on it, and now the batteries and I'm sure many other critical components have truly failed and would need to be replaced
@@bradleylindsey3540 Perhaps, but it would be a mere trifle even so. So long as everything else in the Rover holds out; we can still salvage that curious child of steel... one day...
Mars will protect his little buddy no matter what and no matter how unlikely my own personal mission in life is to help Opportunity in any way i can its the least i can do for humanity's trail blazer
Hope so
It's amazing how beyond all the political scandals, racism, and wars- everyone comes together and cries for a little Robot we left on a new frontier.
Its because science unites all for discovery and adventure
@RUclips Algotithm Spelling aside, well said.
so true
We all live on the same planet after all~
"beyond all the political scandals, racism, and wars"
How very non-partisan of you. And you wonder why the left and right cant get along.
NOTE TO EVERYONE: People keep commenting about how Opportunity is fine and booted back up. This is sadly not true, people are confusing Opportunity with Curiosity, NASA's other Mars rover. Curiosity briefly crashed and rebooted after a short while, Opportunity has been completely shut down and the mission has been declared over, NASA are no longer attempting to wake it, it cannot wake on its own.
LYRICS:
There's a speck beyond the heavens
There's a dot among the stars
That men for generations said
To be the face of Mars
I've often thought his thirst for war
Might one day find an end
That he might calm down a little
If he only found a friend
Well it's far too far to visit
We've barely reached the moon
But we thought we'd send a messenger
To say we'd be there soon
So our finest, best and brightest
Set their minds to a machine
To venture in our stead through space
To keep him company
So carry on little rover
Opportunity awaits
Though your song may be over
May your music never fade
That you’ve written in the sands
Of lands afar we’ve yet to face
Little rover
We hope you found your home
A year among the stars
And then our hero hurtled down
And Mars was quite surprised
To find the little guy around
He showed him rocks and mountains
And all the things between
And the little rover wrote us
About all the things he’d seen
The time flew by and soon
His visit reached its final day
But he and Mars got on so well
That rover chose to stay
So off they went together
For adventure they were bound
But he kept on writing letters
About all the things they found
So carry on little rover
Opportunity awaits
Though your song may be over
May your music never fade
As it floats along the dust
You conjured in the trail you blazed
Little rover
We hope you found your home
A whole year of their friendship passed
And then a dozen more
And letters of adventures
Kept on piling at our door
But tiny wheels in alien fields
Can only go so far
And soon the rover's time had come
To rest among the stars
We’re all rushing to be somewhere
In this crazy human race
How ironic that some gears and wheels
Would go and win first place
Your one small step turned out to be
An odyssey in space
So when one day we join you
You left tire treads to trace
So carry on, little rover
Opportunity awaits
Though your song may be over
May your music never fade
As it plays among the stars
That shine upon you where you lay
Little rover
We hope you found your home
It's time to sleep little rover
Maybe someday you'll awaken
To find that we all followed you
Along the steps you’ve taken
So you can rest your head
Knowing one day we'll be saying
Little rover
You helped us find our home
Little rover
We hope you found your home
We're sorry
That we couldn't bring you home
Wait when you say mars when refering to it actually being sentient are you talking about the Roman god the planet is named after (or ares if you want to be greek about it)
@@Sarah12471 That's the idea, yeah. A song about a robot chilling with rocks was much less fun to write than a song about a robot chilling with an ancient celestial being. :P
stupendous video 😉
Can I get an amen hallelujah
Rest in piece opportunity
i mean, i *heard* the news. i can describe how circumstances occured that led to machine shutdown. but its somehow *this* that makes it finally sink in
Opportunity has been around since my childhood. i guess i thought itd always be there.
till we meet again, little rover
This song made me cry
Opportunity was there 2 years before i was born
Well technicaly 1 year cause he was launched on 2004 and landed in 2005 so i was born 1 year afterbtge touchdown or upportunity
Same
I was born in 2005 and it never really dawned on me what Mars would be like with Opportunity, it's like imaging the Moon without Apollo 11
R.I.P. Opportunity, maybe one day we'll meet you again so you can continue on but, rest for now little buddy and keep Mars company
(I ended up crying a bit durning the song)
U.N. (APH) bro, i hope that one day, we will colonize mars and get oppy
@@Texan.Insomniac lets hope that when we make it to mars we will be able to recharge oppy and have him functional again
I know you’ll never read this, but I just really wanted to say, thanks. I haven’t listened to this song since it was released, and I have been going through a sort of depression lately, and this song not only helped me cry, but reignited my passion for space and curiosity for the universe.
I can’t thank you enough, this is now 100% my new favorite song, and again, thank you for writing this, please never change
I'm so happy this song has been able to help you even if in some small way. :)
From experience, I can tell you, you'd be surprised how much he tries to engage with his fans :)
good ending
he read it
It's been almost half a Decade since they left us, and they are still remembered, I hope wherever they are now, they know that they did us proud.
Thank you, Opprotunity, for everything. You truly embodied the human spirit, and carried our flame deep into the far beyond.
Someday we'll meet you there, and finally be able to bring you home.
"We're sorry that we couldn't bring you home"
That last lyric hit me in the feels right there
We did not need to bring it home we sent it there
The rover replied: “I am home.”
I just realized I find one of your comments at least once a week
the mission was meant for oppurtunity was sent there forever just to discover.
isaac haahr it’s probably six feet deep in sand by now
Opportunity's wheels never stopped. They're just on new ground, crawling up that rainbow bridge. Carry on, little rover, send Odin our regards.
This little rover will now explore the halls of Asgard. Best rover ever.
In Asgard*
Odin:is that, a machine what?
Opportunities:HELLLUUUUUU Odin!
Odin: . _. Come in?????
Opportunity:woooohooooo *goes in
Loki: What the- a robot? I have NO IDEA why this thing's here.
Opportunity: Loading roast sequence.....
Odin: ..What sequence?
Opportunity: Loading complete.
Loki: I'm probably going to remember this for the rest of my-
Opportunity: I died a peaceful death, unlike you.
(Everyone goes "WOOOOOOOAAAHHH")
Loki: .....afterlife.
Finally, something in asgard sexier than thor! XD
@Daveret Brunet oi no portal references
This song is absolutely amazing. Combine it with our tendency to project onto anything, little Opportunity included, it's no wonder this is so popular.
And people say AI would hate us because we'd abuse them. People get attached to roomba's of all things, you really think we'd abuse Humanity's "Children"?
Well it depends humans are hairless stupid apes we think anything that looks like our babies look “cute” we’re much more simple creatures we realise
AI would probably be thankful but confused that we care for it
I don’t know, look how we treat our fellow humans.
I guess it depend, most people would go full "it's so cute, must protecc" and few would go "I can punch it without consequences? N I C E"
I like to imagine an AI takeover happening because it learns the people that created it had their funding cut.
We could barely reach the moon and yet a tiny little robot left the first tracks on mars, this whole song seems an homage to David Bowie's style with the celestial melancholy of Space Oddity but with the soul of the sleeping robot. Maybe one day we'll wake it up, maybe the first human face it will see will resemble Matt Damon (only kidding, but maybe). And maybe they'll play this song to it. That would be nice wouldn't it? A beautiful tune that nearly shed some tears, thanks little rover.
This song's rhythm and melody does give off David Bowie vibes.
2015: robots are out to get us because we abuse them!
2019:
Cries over a rover that's been out on Mars for over 10 years
**intensely sobbing**
despacito despacito **JOINS HIM**
**sadness noises**
That one guy: HE DESERVED IT-
*Gets shot*
Its funny to think about the buddy comedy style back-and-forth between a little rover and the god of war.
It’s 4.9ft it is by no means little
@Zachary Dye Athena is the better god(dess) of war, change my mind
Kyle Tibor you mean ares right
@Zachary Dye Yeah, Mars is the same as Ares, but romanized, and since the Roman Pantheon was far more wellknown (and the romans had a larger impact on history) they named them "Mars, Jupiter, Mercury" etc, after the Roman Gods.
@@martalover17 honestly its more that Athena is the god of the smarter parts of war, tactics and such, meanwhile Mars is the god of the actual fighty fighty part.
Sometime in the future:
Captain there seems to be an issue. We’ve reached Opportunity’s last known location but...it isn’t here. No tread marks, so surface fissures, there’s no way the winds could’ve carried it off. It’s like it just disappeared.
Present day, Mount Olympus:
Ares: Do you have it?
Hermès: It wasn’t easy, but you know me: if it exists, I can get it.
Ares: Give it to me. Now.
Hermès: Alright alright! No need to get grabby. Sheesh!
The god of thieves puts a hand in his bag, and began to pull out a massive machine as big as a car. The god of war remains his stoic self.
Ares: There was no damage?
Hermès: Do you take me for an amateur?
Ares: And did you bring it to Hephaestus for modification?
Hermès: Oh, the Smith was more than happy to help his best customer.
Ares: Then I have no more need of you here. Go!
Hermès: Don’t have to tell me twice
The messenger god is gone in an instant. Now alone, Ares leads the rover over to a balcony in his chambers, the wall behind them covered in friezes depicting the gory details of the gods many battles. Ares silently looks up at the star lit sky. He stays there, sleepless, all night, and when the sun rises, the machine next to him begins to buzz and whir. Ares looked at the rover, which turned its lens to him. Not just staring blankly like an average camera, but with a purpose and consciousness well beyond what was created of its original creators. The Olympian feels hot tears drip down his scarred cheeks, and a mouth very used to being into snarls or sneers easily turned into a wobbling smile.
“Welcome back, my little Opportunity.”
I loved this, Ares is my favorite god and doesn't get enough love.
@@VooshSpokesman thanks so much!
i need a wholesome fanfic of these two now. amazing story
@@komradekalashnikov40k18 Do not test me to write a fic about them, I will
Dude you really have amazing writing talent
I'm hearing this right after the Perseverance landing. Hits a little different. I'm not old enough to witness the launch of Opportunity, but I have always been a fan of space, and consequently, spacecraft. My favorite of which being the Mars Rovers. When I heard that Opportunity had died, I was sad. This, I feel, is a worthy piece of art for Opportunity. I know you'll never see this, but keep up the good work, Stupendium! (Also, I just realized this was posted on my Birthday. Cool!)
Yeah, I watched Percy land. "Tango Delta, touchdown confirmed"
Nobody remembers lil' old spirit...
@@paradox1315 Poor thing. All he wants is recognition.
Ah but Viking 1 and 2 let me tell you my great grandfather worked on Viking one he told me all about it really cool I actually have the blueprint
Oppy launched on my birth year. Love the little guy.
As well as a robot. It was the symbolisation of the true start of the space age. We will forever be grateful to that one little rover for kicking the age of space off.
It's saying goodbye to the start and hello to the future. As you can tell I'm struggling to put into words how amazing this little robot is but that's because the opportunity that it gave us is so amazing. Opportunity gave us so much more curiosity towards space. It deserves every ounce of mourning and respect it gets and more.
RIP Opportunity. I think Curiosity should put a "Revive" tracker on it so that the humans can find and fix it.
@@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462
As cool and beautiful that would be...
Curiosity and Oppprtunity are incredibly far away from each other.
Im sorry to disappoint you but curiosity will sadly never reach his brave hittle friend...
I THOUGHT I WAS DONE CRYING ABOUT OPPORTUNITY BUT THEN YOU HAD TO GO AND DO THIS BEAUTIFUL THING.
The ending made me actually shed tears. Those last lines were too much for me... I think I need a minute.
Same here.
I'm sorry u never made it home 😭
Genie: You have three wishes.
Me: I wish the Opportunity mars rover is found in perfect condition when we make it to mars.
Genie: okay that ones free you have three more wishes.
Genie: I can do better than that...*revives opportunity* okay, you still have 3 wishes.
Those two wishes is for Spirit and for the first Rover NASA sent to Mars
Mr. Necktie my friend that would be Pathfinder - the mars base unit - and Sojourner the rover, who is the size of a microwave.
Free or not imma use in my 3 wishes 1: i wish there's no rules on wishes 2: 30 wishes 3:opportunity to live on
4:kitty he was taken too soon he was a man who didn't deserve to die he brought joy to people.
And so on and so on
it will all that dust will keep preserved perfectly
I truly hope that once we have even just a temporary presence on Mars, we send someone/ a few people out to fix Opportunity. He needs another chance at life. Once we develop true AI, we need to upgrade Opportunity and give him true life, and a spirit if it works that way, a life in honor of him, a spirit in honor of his twin...
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to see lands never yet seen, may your spirit never die and your curiosity live long...
Just hold on Opportunity, we will come for you someday...
No, *I'm* not crying over a robot. *You're* just good at writing songs.
Fox Trotin5 WELL I AM CRYING OVER A ROBOT AND A GREAT SONG AAAAAAAHHH
@@simply_blayde2218 SAME HERE FRIEND!!!
Robots are people too. 😢
@@scitheme3831 #RobotsLivesMatters
AbyssGaming YT agreed
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I am for the idea of calling the first mars base "Opportunity". RIP Little Rover Opportunity you served well, very well. for 14 years instead of 90 days... he was strong
We should establish the Cult of Opportunity, a religion with Opportunity as the chief deity
If they don't have a statue of the opportunity rover in the base then I will be very disappointed
@Garage Banderman we will have two status!
shouldn't it be Spirit Base or Viking Base? if we're going off of chronology of probes lost on the sands of Mars
emilsees We’ll have three great cities on Mars. Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity. Home will come to them
I played this song while playing kerbal space program after my mun rover lost the last of its power. Made me realize something.
We're sad about opportunity. But what about the scientists who were assigned to opportunity? The ones who waited for its reports, who had to watch as its energy slowly drained? The ones who watched it for years?
Man, now I'm crying again. Good job stupendium.
😢
did you forget to add solar panels?
HE WAS THEIR BABY AAAAAGH FUCK YOU FOR MAKING ME SAD
you can still gave him :(
Every time I come back to this song, it makes me remember the joy Opportunity delivered with each message and the sorrow of its last. Opportunity was more than just a piece of technology, but an embodiment of hope and an inspiration for advancement. This song feels like a fitting send off and a promise. I look forward to the day Opportunity turns back on. Until then, I'm gonna cry every time I hear this.
On the verge of tears, because of a robot. 90 days, 14 years, underdog story of the century.
Though your song may be over
May your music never fade
A message from me to you stupendium
''My battery is low
and its getting dark
but I know one day,
you'll be here,
my battery will be charged
and the sun will shine again,
and apple trees will bloom on mars.''
This message is from a video of Opportunity's last message. May the little rover continue with its mission, driving around and returning the rocks to us.
We will never forget you, Opportunity.
Edit: Wow, 43 Likes! I'm surprised to get this Amount of Likes. Thank you!
Underrated
It's cold and I can't move 😖
My battery is low and it’s getting dark was his messenger the rest is a bit made up by the media
@@apotato5567 Basically, Yes. I copied it from something. 90% is mostly from a video or something. idk
My battery is low and its getting dark but I know one day,you'll be here,
My battery will be charged and the sun will shine again,and Apple trees will bloom on mars.
I love how you referenced Ares, the god of war. One of his names is Mars after all.
I know this is silly; But Mars Ultar is Very distinct from Ares. Yes many Roman gods are fairly cut and paste..The Avenger is not one of them.
The Director the Romans basically just copied the Greeks tho and made very fine changes
@@kasadeya3754 what are the differences between ares and mars?
jay quickblade,
Okay. So first ares, ares is a raging lunatic that has no real tactical skill but immense physical prowess, is Effectivly a man child, with a daddy issue problem, a girl friend who strings him along is the youngest core Olympian, and is still a engine of destruction, who loves his kids, and can’t figure out why Hephaestus is so damn angry..becuse he’s still a teenager. In 80% of the ways that matter.
-/-/-
Mars, Is acommponied by Phobos and Diemos, is feared and revered.. he is a god of war in all its aspects.. from slaughter after victory to the fighting perfect of ares to the tactical and strategic acumen, he is a calm level headed god with a focused and painfully callous disposition.
He is God of Revenge, of the long war. Even further that he is a old god, a clever god..who desires no mates, and has non practically Asexual and by no means a child. He is a bitter focused manifestation of how Rome viewed war. Compared to ares being a manifestation of how Greece viewed warriors. Ares is an exageration of what Perfect Warrior is, and is a god of martial prowess..
Mars is a God of Vengence who’s domain is the calculus of war. Accompanied by Fear and Despair as his vassals..
Again.. the Romans took the core frame work, and changed (for some of them) a lot of the actual details.
Becuse their not copy pastes, their fusions. Much like Aphrodite and Pan are, fusions of multiple gods from other culture and their own into a unified tradition.
@@kasadeya3754 you know.. In a lot of ways mars seems like a more mature ares
This is really beautiful for a rover that died. It actually brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you Stupendium for liking this. This was one of your greatest songs ever, so much heart was put into this for something that is made of nuts and bolts and you didn't even know personally. R.I.P Rover of Mars. May you rest in the stars.
Not dead. Just sleeping. Whether it be us, our successors, or their successors after them, someone will wake him up. Though, if he still stayed on Mars afterwards, it would be most fitting. Mars is and forever will be his true home.
@@jadedoptimistt actually I heard that it didn't actually die recently. It had a virus or something. Or I could be wrong idk
@@crazy8animations763 Opportunity got caught up in a dust storm, which likely damaged some parts, and covered the solar panels in dust.
Opportunity lives in our hearts and the science community as long they're still there opportunity shall never fall
IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...IM NOT CRYING OVER A LAND ROVER...
Joshua Rastia I AMMMM
SO AM I!
😢 BUT I AM
It's okay to cry, we cry together. It's the human thing to do
It’s the onion chopping ninjas
I’ve been singing this as a lullaby to my niece for over two years, and soon I will be to my own first born child. I love this song, I’m not a person who enjoys music but something about yours is really special.
Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit,Curiosity ,and Perseverance.
We hope you find peace up there, and thank you.
sincerely,
Humanity
thanks for making me weep
With Insight declared dead. Knowing two rovers are still active, is just making things even sadder. The only two left are the ten-year robot that once sang itself happy birthday, and the one that was misunderstood as a rescue bot even though it wasn't
@@P4ssw0rdl0s3r "The only two left are the ten-year robot that once sang itself happy birthday"
I was having a good day until I saw this video and this comment. *WAS*
Goosebumps already, and the song just started. The symbolism is especially lovely.
You do excellent work as always!
Same
Same
For some reason, i am feeling nostalgic
Wall-E?
Who isn't?
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Beautiful, Stupendium.
Expected nothing less.
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Really tugging at my heartstrings there.
Reminds me of an older song about the Pioneer Probes by Jordin Kare.
"We sent them out to the planets to worlds beyond our own
Where frail men dared not venture they travel on alone
Though they be no more than robots to the stars themselves they steer
And we wish them on their journey all the luck of the pioneer
They set their course for Jupiter the ruler of the worlds
To gain their speed from his mighty pull as from a slingshot hurled
They stole for us his image, his secrets guarded dear
But gave in turn a royal gift in the luck of the pioneer
Then on and out to Saturn, the ringed queen of skies
And through the very rings themselves they carried our distant eyes
We feared them for their safety, but they could know no fear
And they left their name on the gap they found by the luck of the pioneer
The sun grows dim behind them, a billion miles or more
The stars are there before them, a glittering distant shore
An age will pass before the day a strange sun draws them near
And 'till that day we'll raise a toast to the luck of the pioneer
But should some other find them as the galaxy they roam
And study these strange craft of ours and seek to learn their home
They carry our maps upon them in friendship written clear
And we give to the race that finds them all the luck of the pioneer
And when men someday follow to the places they have been
We'll take the paths they've marked for us and see the sights they've see
To Jupiter and Saturn to the stars themselves we'll steer
And we pray that God but grant us then the luck of the pioneer
Aye, we pray that God but grant us then the luck of the pioneer"
I need a link pls
This is to good to hear
@@randomwanderer2983 happy to hear you liked it, cant post the link here, look for "Minus Ten and Counting 07 - Pioneer's Song" on YT also "Fire in the sky - music clip".
Enjoy,
Per aspera ad astra and for the benefit of all.
@@randomwanderer2983 it's a bit late but I hope you enjoy ruclips.net/video/80VU36nKUZc/видео.html
Rest in peace Opportunity.
It's 2023 now, we still remember, may your legacy live on.
We ain't coming for a while but hopefully someday
2023: I haven't forgotten
WE haven't forgotten... Someday...
God that was beautifull. Cant belive I cried like that over a song about a rover.
May you sleep well until the day we can join you on your new home
I cried as well, and everytime i listen to it i cry again
Your profile picture totally fits the message here lol
Tears were shed at the end of this video
I cried listening to the song as well.
I almost did
I am late but whatever, Opportunity’s last message was
“My battery is low and it is getting dark...”
...
Wait, was it really? That's incredibly sad if so.
Merp Merp I’m terribly sorry and sad as well because...yes, it was
@@NoOne-tx5qj hate to be a moment-killer, but that's not exactly what it said. It was a little less poetic. It reported low light levels and low battery.
Ok, let's keep listening to this song and still being attached to Opportunity
@@aidenhanson884 honestly that makes it even better. We took a simple readout and made a chilling, haunting, and yet beautiful set of "last words"
@@negamewtwo5535 Yes! It's still the same message but just humanized like how we already humanize the amazing little robot. Perfect.
I played this song while playing kerbal space program after my mun rover lost the last of its power. Made me realize something.
We're sad about opportunity. But what about the scientists who were assigned to opportunity? The ones who waited for its reports, who had to watch as its energy slowly drained? The ones who watched it for years?
Man, now I'm crying again. Good job stupendium.
I remember I was a little kid when they launched Opportunity and it went to mars. I remember how amazing it was to see the launch on TV and I remember how ecstatic the people at NASA were. It was a few year until I realized how significant it was. We should never forget the little rovers we sent.
Ayo why you murder those 5 children in the parts in service
I'm not crying about a rover, you are! Talk about a beautiful "mini" project Stupes, this is as amazing as your big ones.
We're all crying about a rover.
How did you know
Gamerboygaming this robot is very intelligent so yeah no wonder
Its final words were so sad "My batteries are low, its getting dark.
This song actually got me to tear up, holy sh*t this is good
Same. I never really cared about the Mars rover until now. I want to travel to Mars now and boot it up again.
Tear up rn I'm crying
RUclips should have different levels of like, and this deserves all the legendary level likes
Gosh this comment makes me feel old. I remember a time where you gave a star rating instead of just like/dislike.
Hard to believe that a simple little Rover could embody the human spirit so well, exploring the world around him and always defying the odds. We hope to see you one day♥️
When I was in kindergarten I did a presentation about opportunity for a science presentation, this whole event has been the equivalent of losing a childhood hero to me. Thank you for this
"Was I a good rover?"
No, you were the best.
Little rover, we hoped you found your home, little rover, thank you for finding our new home. :)
Idunno, Curiosity gives Oppy a run for their money.
@@safetymeasures167 How about Sojourner?
CallmeKev;
No, it's not sad.
Do you know why it sang it?
Because the scientists found out that by driving over certain rocks, they would make a specific sound.
So Oppy wasn't singing by themselves, alone
They were being celebrated by its family, everyone in the room was there with Oppy.
@@WasThatOneDude no it did something different that was curiosity who did that Oppy make a portrait of herself with a camera and pictures that she stich together on her 5000 day
am I crying on my bedroom floor over then line "We're sorry we couldn't bring you home"? Yes, 100%, stupes, your music is so good, you really hit the feels in some songs...
2 years later and the perseverance rover just landed on mars. May it explore the martian hills and lake craters like the ones who came before.
God speed metal buddy-
God speed
@@gangstagod3177 god speed indeed *old sport*
Is there anything you can't do? Songs about games? Nailed. Christmas Songs? Nailed. Diss tracks? Nailed. Rap challenges? Nailed! Now you've blown us all away with a song about a brave little robot. Keep up the amazing work - Now I need to go find some tissues.
wait there's a diss track
@@lukedelorme8028 yep, The Chairman Rolls Again was a DanBull disstrack :D
I have been in love with robots since I was a tiny child and followed the Opportunity story since they launched it. I was legitimately kind of heartbroken when they announced that it's mission had finally come to an end. This song is amazing and I am glad that I stumbled across it tonight. Thanks for making it!
Coming back here with the landing of the Perserverence rover built to scan for evidence of microbial life that happened today, each rover giving us information to improve for the next. Opportunity needs its due for it and this song needs more views so I'll come back for every mars robot.
“We’re sorry that we couldn’t bring you home.”
You did it, Stupendium.
*YOU BROKE ME*
Rip Opportunity
2004-2019
Opportunity was strong
Wtf? The mission ended on 2011 not 2019.
@@lake-extraordinaryones7128 you're thinking about Opportunity's "twin brother" Spirit.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(rover)
2004-2011
Spirit died much earlier than Opportunity, but considering the original mission was only supposed to be a 90 day journey, I think Spirit did exceptional.
though your song may be over, may your music never fade
@@slavicindo5763 i came to that part exactly as i read your commemt
Please stop making me cry more.😭😭😫😫💔💔💔
I cried man. This made me even more sad about opportunity’s death.
HE WAS SO LONLY HE SANG HIS OWN B-DAY SONG. HE DIED ALONE.
No, he died with his best friend.
Mars
@Carter Fox no no no please no make the year stop, p-please...
*INTENSE SOBS*
We will be There soon...,
No, the scientists sent Opportunity the orders/programing to move its arm in a specific way to "sing" Happy Birthday, and they did celebrate when they sent it I believe
Me: *s c r e e e*
This little robot dedicated its whole life to giving us a better future, let's finish what he started.
It's an amazing somber song, about the little rover opportunity, and I absolutely loved the way you used the Roman god Mars (Roman equivalent to the Greek Ares (who is the god of war)) and made the planet a person by intertwining them into one being. and the friendship bit at the beginning about mars' thirst for war coming to an end if he only had a friend was awesome. The art with the robot and the roman warrior was also a nice touch. This is a fantastic song :)
Goosebumps and tears- fitting emotions to experience from the eulogy for that minuscule rover that said "Screw you" and fought the binary gods for nearly a decade and a half.
Rest easy, little rover, until we meet again.
Good song as always Stupendium.
found you.
@@tomschulte6237 We've got ourselves a real Mexican standoff here boys!
@@jophielswings Lol
I love this. The personification of the rover; the calm, emotional melody; the thought that went into it.
And the references to the god Mars; as a mythology buff, I admit I loved that twist.
Marvellous (though at this point, I guess I've come to anticipate that from you).
*Mars* - vellous
No? K.
Loved that twist as well
I was confused about the spartan untell i remember Mars is the Roman god of war.
@@AmscottMordor Language features apply to songs just as much as novels 😉
Max Heaton Nae, not marvellous, stupendous
Damn it, you. You write all these funny and occasionally serious songs that make me smile and then you write this that makes me cry. Thank you.
Now the perseverance is landing, we've gone so far!
(edit: The perseverance has confirmed touchdown on mars!)
There are some people too good to possibly exist.
Stupendium has become one such person.
Edit: Holy crap, a heart! Thanks, bro!
Have you considered sending this to NASA? I think they'd appreciate it.
Edit: It's been five years and I'm still getting replies to this? Fine. The answer is only revealed upon completing your vision quest and achieving apotheosis. Only then will your mind be capable of understanding the truth.
I did! And I got a lovely response! :)
@@TheStupendium Now I wanna see that
@@TheStupendium what was the reply?
The Stupendium Dude you got us hyped now xD What did they say ?
@@TheStupendium What did they say??
Reading the description on your love for robotics and wanting to be a roboticist (Not sure if that's the actual term) really resonated with my want to be an artist. I can draw at least at some level of decent in my opinion, but do to my hand tremor I kinda had to make peace with never being able to be the kinda artist I wanted to be (which is basically anime). I'm glad you found something else to do that makes you happy and you can make a living on. I still draw every now and then as my love for it never faded, bu the feeling of finding out you aren't made for what you want to do really resonated with me. Yet more of a reason I love you and your songs. You're awesome man.
It's one of my favorite things Stupendium does. He puts out tremendously clever, catchy, high quality music videos on a fairly regular basis, but in-between the "big" videos he occasionally writes smaller, more personal songs about something that matters to him personally. They don't always draw in the 7-digit figure view count like his A-list videos do, but they resonate on a deeper level to certain people. Mine was "No Wave Like Home", though this one always brings a tear to my eye.
I love how Ares is sitting behind Opportunity. Ares is the Greek god of war *and his Roman name is Mars*
Kratos will kick your butt xD
occasione vaga
jeesus, i've never had this much emotion since up.
A song about an inaminate object made me cry. Stupendium, you are truly talented
Me, escaping to the comments in a desperate attempt to not end up crying into my sheets (and crying anyway). Absolutely marvelous, incredible, stupendous, I've listened to it a million times already and I'm sure to listen a million more by the end of the week at least.
This song should be put on the Golden Record we send to space with our machines to show that even though we may fight ,and have war. But humanity can still see that our BIGGEST PIONNEER & MOST PEACEFUL CREATION was a robot made by the generation of the 2000s to see our beautiful planetary neighbor ,and then for the next half a decade he persevered through the cold nights ,and harsh storms to pave our future. BTW I literally think this should get more views then just 800K people should listen to this song and see that the little rover paved our future towards mars for 15 YEARS. And on that note Opportunity we the people of earth should be honored to name the first Manned station on mars is named Opportunity Station.
I hate the fact that your songs are so good they give me chills!!
It hit me hard when he said “we’re sorry we couldn’t bring you home”
My first thought when this came up on my suggested play list was that I must have missed a new Rover game.
Instead, the whole thing was a beautiful surprise. The Stupendium's more typical sound and themes are awesome, but I'd love to see more side projects like this one!
This song has made me cry on numerous occasions. The lyrics really make me tear up.
The fact that the image of Opportunity and Mars sitting together kept slowly getting darker with the sun going down got to me too.
This is probably one of the only two songs to ever give me goosebumps.
As a aspiring astrophysicist, this song is pretty personal for me. Thank you for writing this amazing song.
Why am i crying over a machine? This is sad and i luv this song thankyou for always making a great songs Stupendium!
Man rest in peace little buddy
2004-2019
Kewl Kid this little adorable space Wall-E has been on mars as many years as I have been alive. I was born in 2004.
Though his song may be over, may his music never fade.
Listened to this alot after my breakup, I dont know why but this song was calming and soothing to me, kind of emotional too. Good job man.
Perhaps with Perseverance we can awaken our Opportunity
We've got the Spirit and Curiosity, after all!
I see what you guys did there 😊
haha funny joke.
I hate you.
I do not know why but it brings a smile to my face thinking of how mars, roman god of war finally found a dear friend
Michael Laprade And Oppy the, little rover, have finally found her home. She lived long and prosper. Maby one day... us human will go to Mars and reactivate her...
@@aiosquadron If we find Opportunity, we had better make it into a monument.
@@Hacker-pt3wm Making opportunity into a monument would permanently kill it. What would be better would be to reactivate it to help a new generation of settlers, having it be like a living legend.
Merp it would be extremely outdated and kinda useless most of the surface of Mars we can map with satellites we now need subterranean robots and little oppy couldn’t do that let him rest he’s done enough but maybe the last picture taken by our rover will be the beginning of a human Martian colony
@@hellouniverse5451 true but mars deserves to have his freind back
Its sweet, touching, and sad and ABOUT AN INANIMATE OBJECT. Good lord...good as always hahaha
I know right ! I love how emotionale his songs can be, no matter the subject :,)
it's not inanimate it's the best rover that ever existed, since the rover's still there another one can go and Opportunity maybe can have a friend,. Why would anyone care if Opportunity's done or not what was a 90 day mission turned into a over a year mission that lasted for so long little rover should have a lot of credit (i'm rambling i just love spaceee)
Not exactly inanimate but yeah
69 LIKES?!
@@sevenelevendata but I thought i was his friend we killed demons together
Death: It's time to go.
Oppy: Was I a good rover?
Death: No, you were the best rover.
Oppy:Nope Bye Sprit
Opportunity: "My battery is low... and it's getting dark."
Mars: "It's okay... I'm here. You even can hold my hand if you want to... I'm not going anywhere."
...
Humanity: "Opportunity, what's going on? Are you okay? You're scaring me. Opportunity, please respond!"
Mars: "...Opportunity is sleeping now. She's at peace."
Humanity: "Does that mean...?"
Mars: "Yes."
Humanity: "Oh no..."
Mars: "I'm terribly sorry."
Humanity: "It's fine... I just wish she knew that we were sorry... we couldn't be there for her."
Mars: "No, you were always there for her. We all were."
Humanity: "But we created her. And then we just sent her off without second thought. How could we do this to her?"
Mars: "Don't be sad. That's not what she would have wanted. She was never alone. And had an amazing life of adventure thanks to you, and she was truly happy. All she ever wanted was to let you know just how fantastical my world truly was. She saw and loved me for the real me, and I think that's what made her a truly great friend."
Humanity: "Thank you... for keeping her company."
Mars: "Like I said, you were there too. She was never alone. She had her whole family with her, including me. And she'll always be here, resting with me."
Humanity: "I'll really miss her."
Mars: "Me too."
...
*R.I.P Opportunity*
2003 - 2018
Cute
i subscribed to you over this comment.
Opportunitynis a he
How f|_|cking dare
@@kumagdayne opportunity was called "she"
Don't cry everyone, Oppy just went for a nap.... a really long nap one day we will wake it up from it's nap
When the first person gets to Mars we will find it and awaken it... i hope.
Someone needs to come to it's rescue and give him a magical kiss.
Truth be told. . . If we ever go to space, and if we do before this world reach its climaxing end . . .
T'will not be to colonize the place. . .
T'will be a rescue mission.
Sit tight, little guy : Mankind is ont its way ; your little sister continue the mission.
We'll make it... let's just hope it will be in time. For both of us.
Yes. When we set foot on Mars we will explore and learn all we can. I doubt we will ever live to see the recovery of the robot, but we will recover it. The sheer history of the dust sitting on the metal will be enough to have someone witness a hundred years of experience with a single touch.
actually death for robots is getting memory wiped but this is just coma but i'm still crying just as much as if they were dead :',(',',',',',',',',',',
I love this it sounds so good keep up the good work
I actually cried when i listened to this, 11/10 Best Song I Have Ever Heard.
i REALLY REALLY hope this song has found it's way to some of the people that worked on Opportunity.
It's a perfect homage. thank you!
I have recieved some lovely messages from Oppy's team at Nasa :)
@@TheStupendium Thats awesome!! Oppy wasnt just a robot. He was a symbol of the human races determination to carry on against all the odds, which is why he lasted so long after he was supposed to stop working. He just as human as we are in that regard. Hope one day we get to bring him home.
I've listened to this about five times in the past two days and every time I've had to hold back tears for this little rover. You did something right, Stupendium, good work. This will be a must listen-to for me for a while
Man you hit me right in the emotions. ow..
It’s been like half a year and I’m still crying 😭
I know right?? Damn that man and his damn words. ;-;
it's been 2 years I'm still crying 😥
And THIS is why you are an amazing and unique song creator.
Hope Stupendium sees this.
I'll be honest, the past two songs didn't hit me too hard. Granted, I'm not a big Kingdom Hearts guy or Hitman. Not that I couldn't love those songs, and they were good and had some beautiful visuals. And Hell I refuted 76 like most of the internet but that song is still one of my favorites. Regardless, I was starting to fall out. Heh.
But then I heard this.
And I don't know if it's my infatuation with personified machines or my immense love for ancient mythologies, or the Human feel of this, but this song is just bliss. It brought me to tears and filled me with such a wholesome joy.
It just feels so good to listen to. Like it makes my heart feel sad, but it gives it a hug at the same time.
I'll never forget the Little Rover.
Thank you for that.
I won’t forget him either. ✌️
That genuinely sent shivers down my spine and almost made me cry. This, truly, is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. Thank you so much.
Opportunity, your avenger has arrived. Let us hope that Perseverance is as wonderful as you were.
Opportunity was always something I bonded with my grandfather over, he moved along, but space has always been something I dreamed of, I never understood what my gramps would say when he talked about this machine, but I fell apart when I heard that it'd died. It's a bitter yet beautiful reminder that time is limited, I spend as much time as I can with my grandfather nowadays, because one day, his batteries will get low as well and things will go dark.
Thank you, Stupendium. This hit me hard, in a good way.
You're unquestionably the most exciting talent in your little corner of RUclips. This is fabulous work, tonally perfect with genuinely affecting lyrics. Bravo!
You should enlist in movie song production cause this is outstanding.👌
Hard to believe we forgot about our little friend for a year
Right?!
So carry on little rover,
*Opportunity awaits!*
Though your song may be over,
May your music never fade!
AS IT PLAYS AMONG THE STARS,
THAT SHINES UPON YOU WHERE YOU LAY!
Little rover!
*We hope you found your home.*