# Moon Songs (and other spaced out songs) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366 "2019-07-20T20:42:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/81 "2019-07-21T16:51:03Z")
Shivaree - [Goodnight Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzMUM3buhk) (No relation to the children’s book) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/82 "2019-07-21T19:05:09Z")
David Bowie - [Life On Mars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKcl4-tcuo) Van Morrison -[Moondance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/83 "2019-07-21T19:48:34Z")
“[Mister Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS32xxMyOYs)” (children’s song) ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/84 "2019-07-21T20:20:51Z")
Buddy Clark, [Dreamer’s Holiday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3cugQQOoL8). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/85 "2019-07-21T20:46:14Z")
I guess NRBQ’s “RC Cola and a Moonpie” doesn’t count. I was gonna go with King Crimson’s [Moonchild](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgsJXYc_iWg) and then noticed that Iron Maiden, Rory Gallagher, and Keith Jarrett play completely different songs with the same title. I regret to inform I was unable to locate any songs about hanging a moon. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/86 "2019-07-21T22:10:18Z")
**[Dark Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlrI0-VJrZ4)**, Gale Storm ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/87 "2019-07-21T22:35:12Z")
Moonlight Drive - The Doors [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uCX8VJIYgM8/hqdefault.jpg "The Doors - Moonlight Drive") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCX8VJIYgM8) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/88 "2019-07-21T23:30:25Z")
Thanks everyone for your contributions! Can’t believe I got this one. **Rocket Man - Elton John** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/r_QZe8Z66x8/maxresdefault.jpg "Elton John - Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, London 1972)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_QZe8Z66x8) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/89 "2019-07-22T00:04:28Z")
[quote=“saucywench, post:88, topic:837366”] Thanks everyone for your contributions! Can’t believe I got this one. **Rocket Man - Elton John** [/QUOTE] I much prefer \*\*this version: \*\* [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8wI4jMxveyI/maxresdefault.jpg "(AUDIO RESTORED) William Shatner "Sings" 'Rocket Man' 1978") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wI4jMxveyI) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/90 "2019-07-22T00:12:09Z")
Older one: Dean Martin - That’s Amore \*When the \*\*Moon \*\*hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. \* ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/91 "2019-07-22T00:18:32Z")
[quote=“terentii, post:89, topic:837366”] I much prefer \*\*this version: \*\* [/QUOTE] I almost posted that version:D, but I decided to go with Elton’s live version from when the song was new. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/92 "2019-07-22T02:34:02Z")
Moonlight Sonata. [Horowitz plays Moonlight Sonata - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6YCSeeMN4I) ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/93 "2019-07-22T02:34:47Z")
The obvious song was missed. Klaatu, [Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URM_5R-vWk). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/94 "2019-07-22T04:03:49Z")
[Dancing on the Moon.](https://youtu.be/ziduptFwzm8) ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/95 "2019-07-22T04:05:55Z")
[I Don’t Know a Thing About Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYcuQrRhDaU) by Conway Twitty (Moon isn’t in the title, but it’s a conversation between the singer and the Man in the Moon about, heh, women and what the hell do they want anyway?) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/96 "2019-07-22T19:22:58Z")
Man in the Moon - Daniel Amos (although it’s about Rev. Sun Myung Moon) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-GCEfEy9Em4/hqdefault.jpg "Daniel Amos - Horrendous Disc - Man in the Moon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GCEfEy9Em4) ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/97 "2019-07-22T20:33:51Z")
[Yellow Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDzraECGfUY) - Neville Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/98 "2019-07-22T21:01:42Z")
Smog Moon - Matthew Sweet [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iyGM13yYc3Q/hqdefault.jpg "Matthew Sweet - Smog Moon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyGM13yYc3Q) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/99 "2019-07-22T21:32:48Z")
Boom FM had a program where they mixed Apollo 11 radio chatter withsongs from the 70s/80s. Eg. “This is the last sleep period for the astronauts”= “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” “Eagle is in orbit” = “Fly Like An Eagle” “Reducing pressure in the airlock” = “Under Pressure” “Ready to open airlock” = “I’m Coming Out” Culminating with “Dark Side Of The Moon” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/100 "2019-07-22T21:52:21Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Boom FM had a program where they mixed Apollo 11 radio chatter withsongs from the 70s/80s. Eg. > > “This is the last sleep period for the astronauts”= “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” > “Eagle is in orbit” = “Fly Like An Eagle” > “Reducing pressure in the airlock” = “Under Pressure” > “Ready to open airlock” = “I’m Coming Out” > > Culminating with “Dark Side Of The Moon” This sounds great! Sorry I’ve missed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366.md?page=6)