Brad Paisley has been leaking songs from his new album, Moonshine in the Trunk, via Twitter for the past couple of weeks and he took it to a new level as he made a trip to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday to launch a new song from a historic launch pad.
Paisley stood on the surface of Launch Pad 39B, where a Saturn V rocket once launched three American astronauts to the moon, as he sent out a tweet to leak, “American Flag on the Moon.” In the background was historic Launch Pad 39A, where the first men who landed on the moon left Earth. Paisley exchanged social media posts about the song with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a current resident of the International Space Station.
“I’m at @NASA‘s Apollo launch pad in FL! Leaking my new song, American Flag on the Moon. Take a listen @Astro_Reid https://t.co/gTTh8HNxC6
— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) August 16, 2014
A quick response from Wiseman followed,
Hold on @BradPaisley, we don’t usually like leaks at the launch pad 😉 Here is Florida from the space station. pic.twitter.com/KGI7xWruiu
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 16, 2014
Thanks for the amazing view @astro_reid Hope you love the song! #leakingmoonshine
— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) August 16, 2014
And here is Florida from the ground @astro_reid – blocked by a very very large building pic.twitter.com/3vPMCHxPOW
— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) August 16, 2014
@BradPaisley Great selfie. Enjoy the humid ocean air and rich history at the Cape. BTW, just listened to your song on the #ISS – thanks!!
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 16, 2014
Check out video footage from the event below:
In “American Flag on the Moon,” Paisley dares Americans to dream again and “believe in impossible things.” “I mean, after all, there’s an American flag on the moon,” he sings.
Moonshine in the Trunk will be available Monday, August 25. Pre-order it now HERE via Amazon and iTunes.
About The Author
