Music
Lips's 'Realise' made official state song
Published Tuesday, Mar 3 2009, 16:38 GMT | By Mayer Nissim
WENN
Over 450 songs were originally nominated, with the lead single from Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots beating off competition from Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' among others.
The state legislature chose the track after a voting process which saw the longlist reduced to ten finalists.
On the band's official website, frontman Wayne Coyne explained the idea behind the song.
He said: "Whenever I analyse the scientific realities of what it means to be living here on Earth - in this galaxy - spinning around the sun - flying through space - a terror shock seizes me!!!
"I'm reminded once again of how precarious our whole existence is..."
The Flaming Lips were recently added to the lineup of this year's Rock Ness festival and London's Lovebox Weekender.
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