Ready, Fire, Aim: Fly Me to the Moon
The song "Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", was written in 1954 by Bart Howard.
Fly me to the moon, Let me play among the stars, Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars. In other words, baby, kiss me…
Howard's publisher asked him to simplify his lyrics, resulting in a song with a simple message: Hold my hand.
The song's lyrics are slightly silly, as there's no "spring" on Jupiter and Mars, but hand-holding and kissing are real.
15 years later, the Apollo space program made flying to the moon a reality, but at a much higher cost than hand-holding and kissing.
Author's summary: Song inspires with simple message.