Here’s a big terrestrial groan hot off the presses: Will.I.Am’s “Reach for the Stars” is set to beam down from the Curiosity Rover to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, effectively becoming the first slab of human-made recorded music to pump out over the barren Red Planet. And that’s really, really sad.

OK sure, the publicity shlock (this is the premiere of “Reach for the Stars,” of course!) is running in tandem with Will heading up an educational event for starry-eyed youngsters. And that’s cool. More power to him and NASA on that end. But, still. Will.I.Am? Really? I mean, c’mon. Who made that call? Because if we’re talking ideal Mars jamz, the sky quite literally smashes through the proverbial limit.

And so after some late afternoon crowd-sourcing, with a little help from Motherboarders near and far, I bring you, Earthling, this alternate playlist to playing human music on other planets. Enjoy, prosper, and do feel free to hit the replies and troll us on what we’re missing.

Misfits, “Teenagers From Mars”

Kurious, “I’m Kurious”

T. Rex, “Ballrooms of Mars”

De La Soul, “Transmitting Live From Mars”

The Pixies, “Planet of Sound”

New World Symphony, “4th Movement” (as composed by Dvorak)

The Fall, Overture From “I Am Kurious, Orange”

Fake Blood, “Mars” (Original Mix)

Stereolab, “Prisoner of Mars”

Daft Punk, “Human After All”

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Connections:

• What It Was Like to Celebrate Curiosity With NASA’s MSL Team
• Obama to NASA: Sorry About the Funding, but Cool Mohawks!
• Here in My Music Video Car