Voyager Record Lost Beatles Song

When American astronomer Carl Sagan and his team assembled the Voyager Golden Record in 1977, they wanted to include the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" among the recordings representing the diversity of human life and culture for any potential extraterrestrial discoverers. However, the Beatles' record company, EMI, demanded $100,000 for the rights to use the song. The fee far exceeded the project's budget, so the track was omitted from the Golden Record.

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