Space-Related Songs

[Starfury]

On my Ipod I have a playlist called Space: The Final Frontier, which contains mainly rock music with space-related titles and/or themes. Here's my list:

A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
Arch Enemy - Starbreaker
B-52's - Hallucinating Pluto, Planet Claire, There's A Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Billy Thorpe - Children of the Sun
The Cramps - Rock on the Moon
David Bowie - Space Oddity, Ziggy Stardust (Bauhaus did a cover of this song that's almost spot on)
Dead Kennedys - One Way Ticket to Pluto
Def Leppard - Rocket
Derek Sherinian - Alien Hip Hop, Crab Nebulae, Space Foam
Devo - Space Girl Blues, Space Junk
DragonForce - Evening Star
Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon
Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella, Planet Earth
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Elton John - Rocket Man
Gamma Ray - Anywhere in the Galaxy, Beyond the Black Hole, Men Martians & Machines, Somewhere Out in Space, Space Eater
The Gathering - Liberty Bell
Gojira - To Sirius
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
Liquid Tension Experiment - Chewbacca
Megadeth - Hangar 18
Metallica - Orion
Moby - We Are All Made of Stars
Monty Python - The Galaxy Song
Nightwish - Planet Hell
Pantera - Planet Caravan
Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home) (A recent cover of this song by Shiny Toy Guns is really good)
Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
The Police - Walking on the Moon
Rush - Between Sun and Moon, Countdown, Cygnus X-1, Earthshine
The Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Tarja Turunen - Lost Northern Star
Thomas Dolby - Moonbase, Weightless
White Zombie - Welcome to Planet Mother******/Psychoholic Slag
Yes - Starship Trooper
ZZ Top - Planet of Women

Any others I might have missed?

[mahesh]

Starfury....
if you had it alphabetically listed by singer name or song title...whatever...
it would have made things easier....
However, on my quick scan, I detect a serious and sad lack of Karen Carpenter's Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft...one of my most favourite singers...and a lovely song....
so anything else I say, is immaterial and irrelevant.

you could correct me. i could have missed.

[schlaugh]

And how can you leave out Sinatra's version of Fly Me To The Moon? (Ok, I'm carbon-dating myself).

[Nowhere Man]

If you don't have any filk music, you're missing a lot. Filkers are mostly amateur musicians, both in the sense of being non-professional and of loving what they do, and plenty good space-related music has come from that area.

I tried to dig up a web site for Bill and Gretchen Roper's Dodeka Records but I can't find it. They sell a huge variety of filk CDs and tapes at SF cons.

Fred

[Krel]

I always liked ABBA's song about the Apollo Astronauts, and other explorers, "What About Livingstone": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dTX-Cr3oe4

David.

[Paul Beardsley]

Devo's "Space Foam" but not "Space Junk"? Sally, the fictional girl who was killed by space junk (in the Devo song) was even namechecked in New Scientist ("Did Sally die in vain?").

Rush's "Cygnus X-1" was spread over at least two albums, as I recall.

Lots of ELO could be included from the lovely Time album, such as "Ticket To The Moon".

Various Genesis songs (true Genesis, when they had Peter Gabriel) including "Silent Sun", "Watcher of the Skies".

Blur have strong astronomy connections, including a song about celestial bodies ("Far Out") and bass player Alex James' role in the Beagle 2 project, among other things.

A Flock of Seagulls also did a song about Yuri Gagarin, IIRC.

[Selenite]

Planet P's "Why Me?" A song about an astronaut suddenly not too keen about being one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_P_Project

[Buttercup]

The Rolling Stones: 2000 Light Years From Home (their best song too, imo).

[KaiYeves]

The songs here (http://www.prometheus-music.com/space.html) should all be on any space-related playlist.

Not strictly space songs, but the following can be interpreted as being about space and are very good anyway:

Wicked- Defying Gravity
Starship- Build This Dream Together
John Parr- Man in Motion (St. Elmo's Fire)

[speedfreek]

Muse: Supermassive Black Hole

[howardbemyname]

The Byrds: "Mr. Spaceman" ,"CTA 102", "Space Odyessey"

Game Theory: "Nine Lives To Rigel Five"

[Nicolas]

Are instrumentals also allowed as "songs"?

If so (these are album titles):

Mike Oldfield - The Songs Of Distant Earth. Full album inspired by the book.
Mike Oldfield - Incantations. Used as soundtrack for BBC's "The Space Movie".
Ad Visser - Sobrietas
Wayne, Wakeman & Peak: Beyond the planets
Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 (don't like a lot from this album, but anyway)

I can also add all tracks from the collector "Script: Electronic and Spatial" (star wars theme, space-magic fly, that stuff).

[grant hutchison]

The justly legendary I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper, by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip. Everything that was right about the 70s, and everything that was wrong, all in one song. :lol:

Grant Hutchison

[AndrewJ]

Ian Brown: My Star.

[AndrewJ]

Blur have strong astronomy connections, including a song about celestial bodies ("Far Out") and bass player Alex James' role in the Beagle 2 project, among other things.


Also, "Strange News from Another Star" on "Blur" (1997).

[AndrewJ]

David Bowie - Space Oddity, Ziggy Stardust (Bauhaus did a cover of this song that's almost spot on)

He also sang "Starman" (with his arm around Mick Ronson).

[Selenite]

A lot of the pieces from Jeff Wayne's famous Musical Version of the War of the Worlds concept album would fit the bill.

I was also thinking "Stars" from Le Misérables would also sorta qualify. ;)

Some Alan Parsons Project tracks...Sirius, Children of the Moon, Gemini.

[Donnie B.]

howardbemyname missed one by the Byrds: their Apollo 11 tribute song Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.

If that doesn't make your space-related song list, well... maybe it really was all a hoax!

[Phamph]

Klaatu - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

[Tensor]

Queen's '39. Although, that may be considered more time travel than space travel.

[Eta C]

Frankly, you're all missing the boat. One the classic SF, space related songs is Benson, Arizona the final theme song of the classic SF movie parody Dark Star. As the lyrics go...

Benson, Arizona, cool blue breeze through my hair,
My body roams the Galaxy, my heart longs to be there.
Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky.
But they were so much brighter when we watched them, You and I.

Benson is actually a small, "don't blink or you'll miss it" town just off I-10 southeast of Tucson. I've been there, (and posed for a photo under the exit sign). The landscape is typical desert. I have to imagine the stars at night are a sight, being away from cities and their light pollution.

[Fendercaster]

Telstar - The Tornados

[darkhunter]

Did I miss Monty Python's Galaxy Song?

[Gemini]

How High the Moon
It's Only a Paper Moon

[redshifter]

Deep Purple: Space Truckin'

Black Sabbath: Into the Void

Blue Oyster Cult: ETI (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) Maybe not a 'space' song per se

[LaurelHS]

"Walk On The Moon" (http://www.lyrics007.com/Great%20Big%20Sea%20Lyrics/Walk%20On%20The%20Moon%20Lyrics.html) by Great Big Sea
"Somewhere Out There" (http://www.lyrics007.com/Our%20Lady%20Peace%20Lyrics/Somewhere%20Out%20There%20Lyrics.html) by Our Lady Peace
"You And I" (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=10152622&blogId=446991762) by Kyler England

[KaiYeves]

Telstar - The Tornados
YES. Awesome song.

[ShadowSot]

Hm...
Not entirely relevant, but Drops of Jupiter by Train and Galaxy by Blind Melon or semi-relevant.
Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship by Jimmy Buffet's a little more related, I think.

[howardbemyname]

howardbemyname missed one by the Byrds: their Apollo 11 tribute song Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.

If that doesn't make your space-related song list, well... maybe it really was all a hoax!

Yeah, how did I forget that one?

A perfect candidate for the final song on your playlist (assuming you're not a "shuffler").

[ngc3314]

There are surprising number of big-band era standards that could work in a stretch, at least by title:

Stars Fell on Alabama
Stardust
How High the Moon
Moon River
Fly Me to the Moon
Only a Paper Moon (or should that be listed in CT?)

Then going a bit later,
Blue Moon


I occasionally play in a small ballroom-dance band, and the leader finds it amusing to hand me solo verses on most of these.

[AndrewJ]

Nobody gonna mention Star Trekkin' (The Firm) or The Final Countdown (Europe).

M|A|R|R|S changed music with Pump Up the Volume ("put the needle to the record...")

A personal favourite: Star by Primal Scream.

[Gharlane]

Muse: Supermassive Black Hole

Also 'Starlight' by the same.

The Only Ones: Another Girl Another Planet.

[Gharlane]

Oops. Forgot "Space Dementia" also by Muse and of course Holst's Planet Suite.:)

[AndrewJ]

Holst's Planet Suite.:)

Other spacey classicals: The Sky at Night theme (Sibelius), 2001 theme (Richard Strauss).

[novaderrik]

Did I miss Monty Python's Galaxy Song?

what about the Animaniancs song about the universe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_J5rBxeTIk

and here's my favorite David Bowie tribute:
Ground control to Major tom (http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c3921127cd9a011128103b3600bc)

[peteshimmon]

All downhill since Telstar!


That Koyannaskatsy had good rocket video.
(spelling probably quite wrong:))

[Fendercaster]

Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater

[danscope]

"Shine on Harvest Moon" by Leon Redbone . :)

[gethen]

Dvorak's "Ode to the Moon" from Rusalka.

This board has certainly matured since I joined. No one has yet posted a link to "We Like the Moon," for which I am very grateful.

[Gemini]

The Moon Song from the Mighty Boosh?

[Gandalf223]

Any others I might have missed?

Well, duh.

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

[HenrikOlsen]

This board has certainly matured since I joined. No one has yet posted a link to "We Like the Moon," for which I am very grateful.
You mean this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9MZNEXrElw)? You did know it would be posted when you mentioned it, right?

[SeanF]

Enya, "Aldebaran" (dedicated to Ridley Scott).

[Gharlane]

Babylon Zoo: Spaceman

[LaurelHS]

Hm...
Not entirely relevant, but Drops of Jupiter by Train and Galaxy by Blind Melon or semi-relevant.

Drops of Jupiter also has the distinction of being used as a wake-up call on STS-123 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-123#Wake-up_calls).

Another space-themed song is One More Astronaut (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/imotherearth/onemoreastronaut.html) by I Mother Earth.

[Parrothead]

Starry Sky Cycle by Urmas Sisask
Skylab by The Monks
Beach House On The Moon, Desdemona's Building a Rocketship by Jimmy Buffett
E.T. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence), Astronomy by BOC

[LaurelHS]

Northern Lights by Bruce Cockburn
I Wish I Was The Moon by Neko Case

[Rue]

"Somewhere Out There" (http://www.lyrics007.com/Our%20Lady%20Peace%20Lyrics/Somewhere%20Out%20There%20Lyrics.html) by Our Lady Peace


And OLP's "The Wonderful Future"

Sum41 "Astronaut" (http://www.lyrics007.com/Sum%2041%20Lyrics/Astronaut%20Lyrics.html")

Bif Naked "Spaceman" (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bifnaked/spaceman.html)

[CDavidNeely]

Greetings and Felicitations,

Your missing Werner von Braun by Tom Lehrer.

Werner von Braun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTKn1aSOyOs)

Sincerely Yours,
C. David Neely

[Donnie B.]

Crosby, Stills, and Nash: Southern Cross

Not really about space, but it does mention the constellation.

Hmm, I can't remember... did anyone mention Jonathan King's one hit, Everyone's Gone To The Moon?

[ShadowSot]

Moon Shadow by Cat Stevens, to. I have to browse through my music collection a bit.

[DonM435]

I remember a planitarium show using vaguely related titles, like Up, Up and Away and Moon River.

[Spock Jenkins]

Jimmy Buffett - Stardust
Saint - Star Pilot (only one I recalled, then I looked up the band to get the song name and saw titles such as Space Cruiser and Phantom of the Galaxy). It's a Christain Hair Metal band from the 1980's. Points for obscurity?
Monster Magnet - Space Lord

They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18 (album) - might have some space songs in it. Per Wiki - the band was named Musical Ambassadors for International Space Year. I looked up the band trying to find the title to their song about the Sun. Speaking of which:

Why does the Sun shine? - They Might Be Giants

[aastrotech]

Norman Greenbaum; Spirit In The Sky.

Moody Blues);The Best Way To Travel, Gemini Dream, Legend Of A Mind, Voices In The Sky,

Beatles; Across The Universe, Here Comes The Sun

[hawaii50girl]

Does Melanie C's song Northern Star count? The Spice Girls song Outer Space Girls.

[Middenrat]

Steely Dan's Sign In, Stranger from The Royal Scam album, a paean to an off-world boomtown in a distant system.

[mugaliens]

Afternoon Delight's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afternoon_Delight_(song))"Skyrockets in flight", AND it was sung by the Starland Vocal Band.

and

Deep Purple's Space Truckin' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Truckin%27)