Flaming Lips record six-hour song to benefit animals, Oklahoma City music academy

 
BY GENE TRIPLETT etriplett@opubco.com
Published: October 4, 2011

The Flaming Lips have gone to a great length to raise money for the Central Oklahoma Humane Society and the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma .

Six hours, to be exact.

The Oklahoma City -based band has recorded a new psychedelic pop song titled “Found a Star on the Ground,” which is likely to be the longest single piece of continuous music ever recorded.

The pr...


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