( CNN ) Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking has proved his comedy chops on shows like `` The Big Bang Theory , '' and now he 's trying his hand at musicals . Hawking has partnered with the silly lads of Monty Python to recreate the signature `` Galaxy Song '' from their 1983 film `` The Meaning of Life . '' The collabo is in honor of Saturday 's Record Store Day , when the 7-inch single will be available for sale . The accompanying video is guaranteed to be the most awesome thing you see today . In it , fellow scientist Brian Cox rails against the inaccuracies in `` Galaxy Song '' when a fed-up Hawking , who has ALS , zooms up in his wheelchair and knocks over Cox . Hawking continues singing the song in his signature computerized voice . Hawking then launches into the stratosphere for a trippy ride and lesson on the cosmos . The scene is derived from a filmed bit that Monty Python uses during its live shows . 40 years of 'Holy Grail ' : The best of Monty Python . `` Galaxy Song '' song was written by Python member Eric Idle , along with John Du Prez , and is `` an intricate and informative lecture on the enor-mity of the Universe fashioned into a bewitching and , above all , highly amusing pop song , '' according to the comedy troupe 's site . Hawking 's version is available for download . It 's not Hawking 's first music gig ; he 's also featured on the Pink Floyd song `` Talkin ' Hawkin . ' '' The original version of `` Galaxy Song '' is below . A sampling of the lyrics : `` Just remember that you 're standing on a planet that 's evolving and revolving at 900 miles an hour . That 's orbiting at 19 miles a second so it 's reckoned . A sun that 's the source of all our power . The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see are moving at 1 million miles a day . In an outer spiral arm at 40,000 miles an hour of the galaxy we call the Milky Way . ''
Stephen Hawking is a famed cosmologist and mathematician . He sings Monty Python 's ``` The Meaning of Life in a hilarious new video .