# Moon Songs (and other spaced out songs)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366>\
**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\
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**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 22, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/101 "2019-07-22T22:49:40Z")

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> [@Enginerd](#):
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> [Yellow Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDzraECGfUY) - Neville Brothers

Art Neville just died today.

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/102 "2019-07-23T00:24:44Z")

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Just saw your other thread. That’s a hard one to take.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/103 "2019-07-24T00:40:11Z")

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Badass trippy song, slightly different version than I recall, with pictures from the Hubble telescope that are absolutely spectacular.

Now I’m going back to listen to everyone’s contributions (thank you all:)),…I may be a while.

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**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 24, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/104 "2019-07-24T02:11:03Z")

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[Moonlight In Vermont](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwyZyDD6Yqw), an old crooner tune.

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**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/105 "2019-07-24T20:00:54Z")

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Please allow me to introduce you to \*Bright Moon Hear / 明月心 [/I by Sally Yeh Ciien Wen (Yip Sian Man/葉蒨文) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wgn-PKbSfE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wgn-PKbSfE)

…  
You are like the bright moon  
I (am) like the ocean  
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When the moon sinks into the ocean  
(I) feel like (I’m) embraced by you

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**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/106 "2019-07-24T20:12:22Z")

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Also, \*The Moon Represents My Heart / 月亮代表我的心 \* by Teresa Teng (鄧麗君) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5gAczFJps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5gAczFJps). Guaranteed to bring a tear to any Taiwanese person over 30.

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**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 24, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/107 "2019-07-24T20:21:43Z")

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A fine ensemble - The Fugs - offer this nifty snippet of poetry from _Morning Morning_:

“Moon shine drugs the hills with grace.”

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**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 24, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/108 "2019-07-24T22:09:09Z")

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[Blue Moon of Kentucky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAVFpThoeb4)

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**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/109 "2019-07-25T15:28:28Z")

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[The Solar System Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19d4T8LMBEo) by the Animaniacs

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**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/110 "2019-07-25T15:29:32Z")

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[Drops of Jupiter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc) - Train

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/111 "2019-07-25T17:08:31Z")

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**Across The Universe - Beatles**

The _Let It Be…Naked_ version

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NLddD6Xf-8g/maxresdefault.jpg "Across The Universe (Naked Version / Remastered 2013)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLddD6Xf-8g)

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**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 25, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/112 "2019-07-25T17:17:25Z")

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Teenage Fanclub - [Planets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRmMeE8HtA)

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**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 25, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/113 "2019-07-25T18:38:28Z")

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Hendrix’s [Third Stone From The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYEEovuhsgY), Stevie Ray live version.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/114 "2019-07-25T20:11:19Z")

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_ **It’s Only A Paper Moon** _

Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys (1945)

Anyone recognize this next voice?

Hint: He played Virgil to Pinocchio's Dante.

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**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 25, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/115 "2019-07-25T21:18:57Z")

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Two more David Bowie songs:

Ashes to Ashes  
Starman

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**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/116 "2019-07-26T00:05:01Z")

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_Song to The Moon_ - from Dvorzak’s ‘Russalka’.

[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=song+to+the+moon+russalka&view=detail&mid=76C7B6C7E297CE1DB33476C7B6C7E297CE1DB334&FORM=VIRE](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=song+to+the+moon+russalka&view=detail&mid=76C7B6C7E297CE1DB33476C7B6C7E297CE1DB334&FORM=VIRE)

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/117 "2019-07-26T03:00:10Z")

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Moon Over Bourbon Street - Sting

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5i_0PkOqLKA/hqdefault.jpg "Moon over Bourbon street-Sting") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i_0PkOqLKA)

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**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/118 "2019-07-26T03:20:42Z")

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**Sleeping Satellite** by Tasmin Archer (classic early 90s earworm)

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UteFP2TTe0g/hqdefault.jpg "Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite. [with lyrics]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UteFP2TTe0g)

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/119 "2019-07-26T03:29:42Z")

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Ticket To The Moon - Electric Light Orchestra

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wmZQW67Y4gI/maxresdefault.jpg "ELO - Electric Light Orchestra - Ticket To The Moon - HQ - Lyrics on screen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmZQW67Y4gI)

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/120 "2019-07-27T18:11:48Z")

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Mel Torme had a whole ‘moon’ album - every song had the word moon in it.

Blue Moon.

The Moon Is Yellow.

How High the Moon. and others!

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