Jonathan Coulton - Space Doggity

Video I tossed together for Space Doggity using this video: • Video
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Lyrics:
The cage is very small
A tiny silver ball
That makes you a hero
The moment you step inside
The world is watching you
What youre about to do
Will live on forever
Even though youll be dead
And gone
Buckle up
Were about to turn the engines on.
Boyoyoing
Hello from Sputnik 2
I am receiving you
Thanks for the dog food
Im somewhere above you now
Guess what Malashenkov?
I took the collar off
Im holding my own leash
And walking myself outside
This door
I dont think
I want to be a good dog anymore.
Now Im floating free
And the moons with me
And its bright enough
To light the dark
And its so high up here
And the stars so clear -
Are they close enough?
Will they hear me bark from here?
Moscow to Sputnik 2
I think were losing you
Your life signs are fading
We cant really say that were
Surprised
Its a shame
There is always something that gets compromised
Now Im floating free
And the moons with me
And its bright enough
To light the dark
And its so high up here
And the stars so clear -
Are they close enough?
Will they hear me bark from here?

[@DoveCalderwood]

The line "I don't think I want to be a good dog anymore" gets me every time

[@deepbluefyre777]

Me too. 💔

[@RobMacKendrick]

Also love "Guess what, Malashinkov? I took the collar off."

[@darthanakin3334]

"Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, and *Laika had always been intended to die*" -Wikipedia on laika. Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot....

[@rachelfranklin3469]

WHAAT!

[@nikker1985]

Listen to song. Cry like a bitch.

[@jackdets7450]

+darthanakin3334 I don't think I wanna be a good dog anymore....

[@salzulli6290]

The thing is, she was intended to die in a humane fashion. She was too be put down by her dog food. Quick, easy, and painless. But she was sent into space in a rocket they knew was malfunctioning, and died on her way up from heat exhaustion.

[@applegate3201]

Also from the wikipedia page... "One of the technicians preparing the capsule before final liftoff stated that 'after placing Laika in the container and before closing the hatch, we kissed her nose and wished her bon voyage, knowing that she would not survive the flight.'"

[@rachelfranklin3469]

''I wonder if they can hear me bark from here,'' *sobbing*

[@patriciagarcia6546]

😢

[@hikolicious]

14 years ago, I adopted the sweetest girl. They called her Oreo, and I immediately called her Laika. She was my first dog, in a way. The first in my adult life, and certainly the first to attach to me. She was utterly devoted to me, and I was hers the moment I met her. With her, I made it through losing my mother. With her, I made it through college. Through every surgery (hers and mine) we were together. Through every loss and gain, every hurt, every tear. She was a good dog. The best dog. Little Dummy. Baby girl. Lai. My little astronaut. I said goodbye last night. She's in the stars, and I'm still earthbound. Float free, babydog, the moon's with you now.

[@Ozymandyus]

So sad, echoes the sentiments of cosmonaut Oleg Gazenko who said, "Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I’m sorry about it. We shouldn’t have done it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog."

[@SabreBash]

That, too, is unforgivable. Laika, to me, stands as a symbol for many animals whom have been betrayed by the species that took them as friends.

[@vercingetorix3839]

I agree *chomps on double cheese bacon burger* It's truly sickening *pets dog without testicles*

[@SabreBash]

@@vercingetorix3839 i'm not a vegetarian and I'm not against spaying and neutering, so I'm not sure what you're going for here. Comment's from a decade ago anyways.

[@vercingetorix3839]

@@SabreBash I wasn't going for a deeper point, there's just a degree of hypocrisy in when the public chooses to anthropomorphize animals. Laika's death was valuable, it wasn't random and she wasn't abused, but it raised ethical concerns, meanwhile we euthanize strays. And don't you know the things you put on the internet last a long time

[@SabreBash]

@@vercingetorix3839 yeah, I know. It just seems weird to add a reply so far in the future idk I understand that there’s a degree of hypocrisy, but I don’t think it’s that weird to be upset that a stray dog got cooked to death in space. Even as I say that, Laika is more than one dog now, she’s a symbol. All those strays who do get abused, or don’t get adopted, or in this case, get taken in, only to be put to death in an experiment they don’t understand… there’s a fable here that resonates with a lot of people.

[@forestcreatureyt]

​​@@vercingetorix3839 I grew up and am completely comfortable with meat farming, and I still think there's a difference between killing animals for food vs. unethical animal experiments. Did we really learn much from animals in space?

[@RobertBahnAnimation]

Makes it even sadder when you realize it's about Laika, a dog practically stuck in a death trap, with no way out. A real tearjerker.

[@michaelainaire3460]

"Your life signs are fading...we can't really say that we're surprised It's a shame, there is always something that gets compromised." Oh god, those lines make me cry every time

[@SaritaWolf]

When I was young, my mom told me the story about this dog and how it took the amazing first journey into space. The first thing I asked was, "Did it have food?" She said yes. The second thing I asked was "Did she ever come back?" My mom didn't know how to answer that one. Since then, it's broken my heart that an animal so loyal and dependent on family and relationships died a lonely death miles from anyone who could give her a simple pat on the head.

[@mlgguythemlgest]

Jesus christ a comment 12 years ago managed to make me tear up

[@trharrington22]

@@mlgguythemlgest it's a dog

[@Porook]

@@trharrington22 Your comment tells us that you're less than a dog.

[@underwaterelectric]

@@trharrington22and you evidently never learnt that animals also have feelings

[@clockworkNate]

@trharrington22 Spoken like a true sociopath

[@SepradistPhantom]

"Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog." - Oleg Gazenko

[@theideotswithacamera]

"For the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead."

[@boyinalabcoatboyinalabcoat393]

Portal endsong took this line

[@michaelramsey82]

@@boyinalabcoatboyinalabcoat393 Jonathan Coulton wrote the Portal ending song.

[@migitri]

"They sealed your steel sarcophagus; they made no plans to bring you home. (Perhaps they thought you Anubis.) They sealed your steel sarcophagus and let you burn-like Sirius, the other dogstar in the dome. They sealed your steel sarcophagus. They made no plans to bring you home." -Triolet for Laika

[@Schlacky9]

i will never understand how anybody could do such a cruel thing to a helpless dog.she didnt even know wht was going on she trusted those people. RIP Laika

[@jamesbowen2258]

The 20th century was incredibly brutal by today's standards. May we all move past it.

[@Hadra568]

RIP Laika. You didn't have to die, and I am so sorry for what they put you through. You chase those stars now!! Good Girl. Good Dog.

[@ohmss069]

Laika - The first earthling ever in space RIP to man's best friend, and the tragedy/betrayal from man...

[@TotalPirateLuvva]

me: :) jonathan coulton: i dont think i wanna be a good dog anymore me: :'(

[@haleymowry9479]

Found this song 11 years ago when I did a report on Laika in 8th grade. I found it painfully sad, but SOMEHOW forgot how DEVASTATING it is. Just ugly sobbed through the whole song.

[@DustinCampbell]

60 years since you broke two world records. The first animal to ever live in orbital space. And the first animal to ever die in orbital space. I'm sorry about your forced sacrifice.

[@heythereadventurer9190]

@tanukihat lol no

[@Bif33]

Holy shit I was not expecting this. I burst into tears 3 seconds in and cant stop crying. Having a couple dogs myself, and knowing how happy they are when they greet me after having been left alone after only a few hours during the day, I can only imagine how lonely that poor dog was, unable to comprehend why it can't be with the people she loved.

[@jahipalmer8782]

I don't even like dogs and this song still makes me cry.

[@TeddiFish]

Same.

[@JoeytheJoeyX3]

You can see the stars, girl. You're in a better place. You can play fetch with all of the other astronauts and cosmonauts we've since lost. You're all out there... in the ether. Good on ya.

[@laika7651]

Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot.

[@JoeytheJoeyX3]

Laika It's okay to cry, girl. Even some of the scientists who sent you up there admitted that the data retrieved wasn't worth the loss of your life. Too little, too late.

[@darkstarprime]

+JoeytheJoeyX3 I am sure she was there waiting to help Yuri, John and the others find their way...

[@JoeytheJoeyX3]

darkstarprime And now Spock is there to guide them. ... I need a minute to myself.

[@JMoore4020]

+JoeytheJoeyX3 I hate you for that..now I need a minute.

[@VNdoug]

I literally cry every time.

[@gordtowns5333]

I always think 'Okay I won't cry this time.' I haven't been right yet.

[@protoborg]

No animal should ever be treated like this. They are living things that deserve love, not being treated like some piece of lab equipment.

[@rikk319]

I remember watching this video with my son when he was six...within the first six seconds he was bawling. He figured out in that short amount of time what the whole song was about. My (now ex) wife got mad at me for showing the whole thing to him. I tried to tell her there's nothing wrong with feeling sad when there's a reason for it. I think it's a good thing to feel empathy.

[@heythereadventurer9190]

..."her cage is very small, a tiny silver ball" brought your six year old son to bawling?

[@alexk.1523]

@@heythereadventurer9190 if u have nothing to answer. So-shut up.

[@ophelialenorevods5428]

@@heythereadventurer9190 I'm 24 and it had me bawling immediately. As soon as I saw the title and heard those words, I knew

[@Poodfof]

_or like the eyes of Laika,_ _Soviet space dog,_ _in an old drawing_ _I remember, the stunned,_ _not yet distrusting but_ _no longer trusting look_ _from within the comical_ _glass bubble of the gawky_ _helmet tilted atop_ _the comical white spacesuit,_ _as the spaceship hurtles_ _out toward the stars, the earth_ _a star behind it, the earnest_ _dog eyes fixed on black_ _space like a door_ _the masters have walked through_ _and will return from, surely._ _Surely they'll come to get me._ _Surely they didn't love me_ _all that time for this._ -Alan Shapiro, "Space Dog"

[@madeleineusher7851]

Oh my god why would you post this, holy fuck this is even sadder than the song.

[@immortal7794]

Don't cry, Don't cry, Don't cry, DON'T CRY!😭😭

[@andreaskaarevik2600]

Have been studying abroad for this entire year and so every time my family calls me they usually tell lots of information at once, sometimes good, often times bad... Throughout the year there has been lots of sad moments sprinkled in between all the good ones. Right before christmas there was one really bad one, but the one that by far got to me the most was hearing about my dog dying. It was just two weeks after my 15 year old cat had been put to rest as well, needless to say it came as a shock... Her name was Laika. By now you might see why I'm here, in the youtube comment section of an almost 10 year old song. She was the most intelligent dog I have ever met. We got her from an old married couple no longer able to take care of her and so she was already 7 years when she came into my life. However, with the health she was in and all the joy in her, there's no doubt in my mind she could have lived seven more years. Earlier this week, 23/05, I called my mother to ask about any news and to say that I love her, when she told me Laika was gone I sat down and went silent for a minute. When she asked me "are you still there" all I could think of was interrogating her. Surely it must have been a bad joke. An April's fool two months to late... She told me that Laika had bit someone, our dog, the most loving, innocent creature, had bit someone. For two years I had been playing with her, sometimes even quite aggressively, and as I knew her she would never have bitten any living being. Neither was Laika the type of canine who barked - like - at all. She only barked when people sneezed or when the phone rang. Normally when confronted with an other dog she would go silent and sometimes even cower behind my back. She meant a lot to me. It was because of Laika that I found out that I'm a dog person, which sucks because I'm allergic. In spite of that I would stay and cuddle with her for hours. At night I sneaked out into the corridor and called on her so that we could lay in the bed together till the next morning. I even spent hours of my life teaching her commands like "sit", "lay down" and even the infamous "roll over". She was hands down the smartest dog I know or have ever known. I guess that's the keyword "was"... Laika was my favorite pet ever, even though I only had her for two years. Laika was the most intelligent pet I know, despite the fact she didn't realize the consequences of biting someone... Sadly, I don't think I'll ever be able to sing this song again, without tearing up. At least that means I'll never forget her and what she meant to me. whenever I feel like shedding a tear in her memory, I'll be sure to come here Thank you Jonathan Coulton, for every song you've made and I truly hope someone will hear you bark Laika

[@kathyquinn605]

An chuid eile i mban síochána .. An chuid eile i síocháin ... ...... :(

[@bepis9512]

i know it’s been 8 months but i really am sorry for your loss. she sounded amazing

[@alexk.1523]

Соболезную... Я ,тоже, схоронил и котов и собак. Аж слёзы еаворачиваются как вспомню. Совет - возьми с приюта любого дворняжку. В память о собачке.

[@ZeldaEd123]

You can't call yourself a dog owner if you listen to this song without tearing up.

[@whompronnie]

I can't call myself a dog owner because I don't own a dog

[@Pyrilewski]

For some reason this is the first song to get me to cry in years.

[@guitarmax99]

Coulton is one of the most intelligent songwriters of our generation. This is so brilliant. I knew he had the capacity to make me laugh, but I didn't know he could make me cry. I'm grateful to KZbin that we have access to his music. Lord knows, nothing on the radio is even CLOSE to this good.

[@nathanegan5977]

Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot.

[@BrandySantellen]

*cries forever*

[@Moonshooter1]

I just found this song by accident while looking for another JoCo vid. "Oh cool," I said. "It's about a dog!" Now I've watched it ten times, sobbing hysterically, and I just can't stop. My little dog died two weeks ago after a sudden, short illness, and the idea that they sent her out there knowing what would happen is just unbearable.

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

Well, they knew she would die, but they didn't know how it would happen. She was intended to live to orbit and then be euthanized via being put to sleep with her food. Instead, she died of heat exhaustion on her way to orbit due to an equipment malfunction :(

[@historicmystery691]

You know the stars, Kurdyvaka, we will be with again soon. I'm sorry for what we did. Please live a good afterlife, soar with the moon and the stars. Rest well, Kurdyvaka, Laika or Lemochik. What ever you were known as, I'll miss you. Thank you.

[@TheStrangeGround]

RIP Laika. May the stars lead you to everlasting peace.

[@pancakegaming9747]

RIP Laika, Friend Pet and most of all, our sister God bless her. P.S All dogs go to heaven so don't feel bad shes in a better place now.

[@HamCubes]

Heartbreaking. Laika died alone and scared. 😢

[@Juniper_Rose]

She was a scientists rescue dog. Supposedly she was not healthy. So think of it as rather than let her die and be forgotten, he let her be a hero and move forever.

[@FranciscoRubianes]

Classtoise For scientific reasons, they couldn't have used a sick dog. Laika was in perfect shape. They wanted to see the effects of zero gravity and exposure to radiation, a disease would have biased the whole experiment, rendering it useless. Laika is a hero indeed. Laika did not die like the millions of stray dogs that die every year on the streets. She will live forever somehow... but that doesn't make it less sad. Specially because she didn't chose that. She died indeed alone and scared. Now... in the other hand, we all are so sad for her, and hate humans for what they did to her, but then again, as I mentioned, there are billions of stray animals dieing every day, equally sad and alone (and probably after a long period of suffering way worse than what Laika had to endure)... Are we sad for them too? or not so much since they are not famous as Laika is...

[@UncagedCar]

+Francisco Rubianes L. Laika was believed to have a owner, and didn't really belong to the SSP

[@923rememberme6]

+Francisco Rubianes L. I care deeply about both

[@UncagedCar]

***** anyone trying to do some party crashing?

[@jen4k2]

Dog lover here. Totally cried. I've always been rather saddened whenever I read about Laika, who was a casualty of the Soviets wanting to put her up before the safe return mechanisms were put into place. @Mingaggins and others... The NASA chimps died fat, old and happy (except for Enos, who died of an unrelated illness). The poor monkeys weren't supposed to die, but did as a result of accidents. But Laika was deliberately sacrificed. I'm going to hug my dog now.

[@felix56p]

one of my favorite things about jonathan coulton is how he can turn any situation into a general topic. for example, this is specifically about Laika, but it could also be about any dog that passes. it doesn’t help that my dog looks like Laika.

[@Curieyes]

Who could've thought someone could live up to Bowie's Space Oddity? Jonathan Coulton fucking could.

[@codemonkeybrains]

I can't belive Laika was the first dog in space, AND had time to write this song. Amazing!

[@scottmatheson3346]

she had seven hours with nothing to do while being slowly baked to death.

[@im52xmax]

I've seen this like a thousand times and it always makes me cry. I mean, the song is emotional enough by itself, but that montage adds a lot to it, and it brings me to tears every single time. Laika, you are a hero.

[@acaughey1125]

57 years ago today here's to you Laika

[@mblom819]

"I don't think I wanna be a good dog anymore..." well said little Curley.

[@cal2686]

I always cried at this song, but it wasn't until recently when I got a dog of my own, (who happens to look similiar to the dog in the video) that I bawl my eyes out when I listen to this song.

[@TheSecondVersion]

It's amazing how the chorus means two different things based on the preceding verse :(

[@salzulli6290]

Vito C I've always felt a chorus cheapens the lyrics. This is one of my favorite songs for this reason along. Instead of cheapening the lyrics, it makes them stronger.

[@laika7651]

Good night, moon. :(

[@Yume2oo5]

😭😭😭😭

[@cc.ne0]

Still hits hard

[@Cannibal713]

OMG! As if this song isnt enough of a downer. I looked up Sputnik 2 & Laika, the Sovs/Rus lied about the whole thing. They claimed that the dog lived six days and collected six days of data (the whole point of launching an animal) But in 2002 it was reveled that the poor critter died of overheating a couple hours after launch.

[@stickshiftstarship]

At least she didn't suffer very long. There are far worse things she could have died from.

[@FlCl3000]

watch space dandy

[@nikker1985]

Lady M Only 7 hours.

[@JMoore4020]

+Flicle and cry even more .... damn

[@rpresser]

Food was included on board -- the original plan was to euthanize her with poison food. However the temperature control system was very inadequate and it cooked her.

[@naomilee7188]

Wow.. Gotta change the sign to "0 Days since ugly crying at my computer"

[@MegF142857]

What a touching song. Got me crying. Thanks for reminding us of their contribution.

[@im52xmax]

I never get tired of watching this. It's so sad, and yet so beautiful. The imagery fits perfectly with the song.

[@RobMacKendrick]

I come back every year. This just keeps getting better. Both the song and the video.

[@SakaNaomi]

I didn't know Laika's story until I heard this song. The first time I listened to it, Moscow's message ("I think we're losing you") got me all choked up. I looked into Sputnik 2, read about Laika, and the next time I listened to the song I cried. It's heartbreaking. I can't decide whether it's inspirational or crushing.

[@randyshipp]

One of the saddest, most beautiful things on the Internet.

[@Pondview126]

You really did do a great job on this video capturing the curly tail. The winter scenes at 1.56 look like Russia and it kind of how I imagine her playing with the scientist the night before her mission when she went home to meet his family. It must have hurt so to know this was her last day on earth. I still think of Laika when I look to the sky. She is in heaven - dear dog.

[@orhanekici8604]

this song always breaks my heart. poor laika she was such a sweet pup

[@jurisindans5172]

Poor Laika.. She never got to live the rest of her life.. She got taken from the streets just for a suicide mission. SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE AN OWNER!

[@TeddiFish]

A JoCo cruise is the only cruise I've ever been tempted to go on, but I swear I would not go unless there was a guarantee this song would not be played. It is too real. Too sad. This song breaks me.

[@dolfsvlog]

November 3rd, 1957 It was a day for history and discovery. Sputnik II was launched into Earth's orbit, with very precious cargo, a three year old dog, by the name of Laika. She was sent into space to study the many effects of space travel on a living being. She survived three days. On launch, her heartbeat tripled, and her breathing was five times faster than normal. A technicality with the vessel separating from its rocket would cause the vehicle to reach temperatures over 100 degrees

[@UncagedCar]

+EricToolmaster Ackerman She died in a matter of hours, the craft overheated

[@TheEdenRayn]

+miguel luna Yup 5 to 7 hours (3rd/4th orbit).

[@kokujin2404]

How much is a dogs life worth? is it worth fading, giving humanity answers? is it worth taking , saving the Planet ? peoples opinions will defer. What I want to know is the opinion of the creator of all life.

[@UncagedCar]

Sportacus LazyTownNigga ? The data they gained wasn't that useful, who knew creatures would cook up in the atmosphere without the right equipment. As for the creator of life, who even knows if there is one, for all we know we're just some cosmological coincidence, are maybe we are the products of intelligent design, either way, a life is a life, is itreally worth it to waste it just for basic data that seems like common senes?

[@UnfunnyJ0CK]

+miguel luna Just a random question but have you watched Red vs Blue?

[@opheliabobelia]

i wish she could have known how many people would love her someday

[@pantdevil]

Such dog Many feels

[@daviddelaney2407]

So far away now. --Dave, bow-wow

[@lady2607]

That little puppy which was just three years old never deserved to die...Maybe he was running around happily before he was chosen for this murder.He had a happy life ahead...He or she was too little for such a duty. To me, the spaceman who wants to go to the space very much and plan this murder should've gone there himself and sacrifice himself as a human. But, he chose to be a murderer.I' ll never forget the innocent look in the eyes of Laika.

[@Masterkavi]

Oh my... I think we feel so depressed at the suffering of the dog because we understand that it knew nothing. It didn't know that it was being sent into space to suffer. It didn't know it was never coming back, or that it would never be loved again. And we all know that every dog wants a scratch behind the ears. For it to become isolated is torture, where as most people could deal with it a dog cannot.

[@ObeyBunny]

You know, I’m taking a biology lab this semester and I always feel kind of bad whenever the in-class activity has us casually ending the lives of animals like yeasts (now classified as a fungus) and sea urchins or whatever to demonstrate common sense knowledge (like the dangers of ingesting poison). So, yeah… This video made me weep.

[@kiwiboy1999]

I'm inclined to agree, yet nature doesn't exactly care for any one being's life. It's the concept of a collective that seems to matter.

[@hkyoko]

This dog was the only dog to see the world that no dog has before. It must be magnificent up there to a dog's eyes. The first dog to feel like it's floating. Rest in peace and you will be remembered for centuries.

[@chirka795]

JoCo's Space Doggity is enough to moisten the eyes all by itself. Paired with this video, it's a tear jerker. Nice final image at the end.

[@randyshipp]

Didn’t cry? Turn in your human card.

[@diegodrms1]

I hava a really low sympathy for humans in general. But show me a song about a dead dog and i'll cry like a five year old

[@wescorkum7211]

same here

[@1millionangels]

Bro same

[@YouaNumbahOneRacist]

Yeah, a lot of people have things wrong with their brains.

[@agent.-_-5846]

Ahh, another example of a failed human being.

[@CJ-dc8dy]

@@tegxi Animal testing should be banned

[@matthewazstorkson1815]

Love your play on the space oddity title.

[@epiphonium]

Space doggie ( Leica ) is the greatest doggie ever. Thank you space doggie! RIP

[@epiphonium]

spelling...

[@WildWaver]

Listening Space Oddity and several other David Bowie songs. I'm baffled how David Bowie's been such a crucial element to all of my favourite music and artists, and I only knew one song by him. I feel awful that I didn't appreciate what was there when it was still there.

[@WildWaver]

I'm well aware. However, this song is based largely on the song Space Oddity by David Bowie. The point was that I had not realized how much David Bowie influenced people like Jonathan Coulton.

[@salzulli6290]

Skylar Webb This song was created because of a song writing challenge. The challenge was between him and Paul and Storm, to create a song based off of a classic rock song. JoCo chose Space Oddity, I forgot what P&S did...

[@Evilguf]

Every time I hear this song I'm about to cry. Jonathan really makes me feel sorry for the dog that got sent up in space :'(

[@DogsCatsrule1]

The ending just broke my heart completely.

[@glassineheart]

this song is so sad. poor laika. something i read about her: Before the launch, one of the scientists took Laika home to play with his children. In a book chronicling the story of Soviet space medicine, Dr. Vladimir Yazdovsky wrote, "I wanted to do something nice for her: She had so little time left to live." so sad.

[@KarenRei]

Of course, those who made the video clips took some serious liberties with how they presented the mission. Laika had enough movement to stand up, lay down, stretch, and so forth, but not enough to even turn around. The whole mission was a real rush job -- four weeks from spacecraft inception to launch. They're lucky that Laika even survived a few hours.

[@400hands]

Astronauts in Heaven: *i wish we had a dog* Russians: _sacrifice time_

[@wolvesofminecraft]

That dog, is so cute and does not deserve to die D: so Cute puppy and we will never forget her

[@alexshi8583]

We also lost cosmonauts up there too. I wait for the day where there will be more people born in space than died from space.

[@bullseye911]

It's third November and again I'm reminded of this sad song. I hope she didn't suffer too much.

[@swagsloth4037]

Me: aw cool, “space dogity” this is going to be so much fun, I can already tell Me 1 minute later: wow um, *sniffle*, that’s rough

[@remingtonjanssen817]

makes me cry every time

[@Lucy360.]

same

[@coppersunshine]

srsly I don't think there will ever be a point where I don''t cry at this video.

[@Zoronii]

Only song to ever make me cry, literally.

[@yenangphi7118]

I did cry when first hearing this song.

[@lydiabaez8127]

Me to I cryed constantly it broke my heart sending this Beautiful dog to space.

[@darthanakin3334]

When i saw the name of the song, i thought this was a gunna be a funny song...

[@BlackWolf18C]

Yeah, no.

[@armortoad1192]

same

[@HiveAtlas]

Perhaps to a creature that doesn't understand what it is experiencing, for a creature that loves warmth and company, this is the saddest fate of all. For someone like me, it would be such a brilliant, beautiful thing, at the same time.

[@Birdiebird1313]

Poor thing I'm sure she just wanted to go home I'm sure every animal that went to space wanted to go home 😭

[@NickClinkscales]

Manly tears were shed.

[@CupcakeObsession123]

I started to cry so hard :( it just broke my heart.

[@fixmynitrogen]

This song consistently makes me cry more than any other song does.

[@BSCTDrayden]

"It's a shame there always something that gets compromised." That's the kicker for me and where I get most upset...

[@BarkingCrowe]

Why do I come back to this song. WHY?!

[@monsneaks5594]

This is so beautiful omg why did I do this to myself

[@upyoursize]

Before I heard this, only 1 other song could make me cry. This one is so powerful that only a single tear drops down. That's all that needs to drop.

[@Idiolectic]

i love this song its one of my favorite songs ever next to still alive

[@syktv45]

Dezik,Laika ,Bars and Lisichka ,Pchyolka and Mushka Never forget and never forgive

[@chinnygan]

I didn't understand the 'Guess what Malashenkov? I took the collar off' line until recently, and now that I do, it makes me love this even more.

[@beemio]

I never cry I'm usually pretty unshakeable, but this song and thinking of little Laika ad me in tears, thanks Jonathan.

[@EverlastingCoda]

Sacrifice is a way of life. Without the selfless sacrifices of so many, where would we be?

[@kathyquinn605]

11 - 10 - 1957 A russian star was born.

[@Mimiootto]

If anyones interested, i think the clips are from Trentemøller's song Moan were dedicated the music video to Laika! Just be warned, the song is kinda weird and so is some parts of the video, and they kinda made up a little extra story. I just thought if people were interested in watching the videos the clips are from

[@geofbrit59]

What a song ! & the video too. I've been haunted by thoughts of Laika for years (since seeing 'My Life as a Dog") and this brings it all back.

[@kyuura4324]

Wait, Jon Coulton made this? The funny songs man is responsible for one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard