# 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:** 17\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/121 "2019-07-27T18:18:54Z")
Memory from CATS ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/122 "2019-10-07T13:15:24Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1WMsftmKU6s/hqdefault.jpg "Al Stewart - Sirens of Titan") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WMsftmKU6s) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/123 "2019-10-07T14:12:17Z")
Shame on the Moon - Bob Seger ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/124 "2019-10-07T14:22:00Z")
It’s kind of about space, and it’s got “moon” in the title, so I’ll just go with it… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1YFuu512Fjo/maxresdefault.jpg "Beck - Blue Moon (Live on SNL)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YFuu512Fjo) ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/125 "2019-10-07T14:33:28Z")
How could we get this far and not mention _ **An American Werewolf in London** _, where every song used in the soundtrack is about the moon? (Most of them have been mentioned already in the thread.) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/126 "2019-10-07T15:51:14Z")
[Mr. Moonlight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQ8nWZJrhA)–The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/127 "2019-10-07T16:04:43Z")
Who Built The Moon - Shinyribs [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sj4aO9_ixrA/maxresdefault.jpg "Shinyribs "Who Built the Moon"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj4aO9_ixrA) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/128 "2019-10-07T19:36:03Z")
The Paul Weller original is on the Astronomy thread, so here’s the Paul Weller/Corinne Bailey Rae version. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fcDntH1rvME/hqdefault.jpg "Paul Weller and Corinne Bailey Rae Andromeda") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcDntH1rvME) ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/129 "2019-10-07T20:46:50Z")
Jonathan Coulton: “[I’m Your Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQCUK1OeZGI)”, a love letter from Charon to Pluto. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/130 "2019-10-07T20:57:19Z")
“Telstar” - The Tornados ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/131 "2019-10-08T05:18:25Z")
This one is outtasight! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kALChzJSuTI/maxresdefault.jpg "Space Race") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kALChzJSuTI) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/132 "2019-10-08T12:46:51Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [Lunar Sea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLncD0ta2jQ) – Camel Which, by the way, was on the album “Moonmadness”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/133 "2019-10-09T00:03:57Z")
Is this the cheesiest video ever? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKtJobLOVYQ) She wants to feel that galactic thrill. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/134 "2019-10-09T03:41:14Z")
Venus and Mars, [Venus And Mars (1993 Digital Remaster) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmJktHe_XQ&list=OLAK5uy_kuP5Xwfal2thfGsVVp4_kZhQJKWxd521c) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/135 "2019-10-14T13:28:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Se-PK5eIz_A/maxresdefault.jpg "The Firm - Midnight Moonlight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se-PK5eIz_A) ---
**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/136 "2019-10-14T21:10:04Z")
\*\*Rocket Ship - Daniel Johnston \*\* [Kathy McCarty cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jr8LY8CceI) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366/137 "2019-10-17T14:43:21Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yyHhPTfT2rI/hqdefault.jpg "Janis Joplin - Half Moon (HQ) ♯4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyHhPTfT2rI) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366.md?page=6)