The situation is this. I am working in an observatory this summer, and will be putting in some very late nights observing. Clearly, I am going to need music. And what better music for this situation but songs that mention outer space, the planets, aliens, and things of that sort.
So I ask you all to recommend to me your favorite songs that have astronomical or science-fictional subject matter.
Some songs I have already that fit the bill:
Mars by Gustav Holst
Space Oddity (and others) by David Bowie
Supermassive Black Hole by Muse
Who’s There by Smash Mouth
Stars by Switchfoot
Back From Mars by Aqua
Anything goes, but the song has to mention something space-related
All of the Hope album by Klaatu. Actually, Klaatu did some space-themed stuff on their 3:47 EST album too: “Anus of Uranus,” and “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft,” though the latter was covered, perhaps better, by the Carpenters.
What, and forget their “Phasers on Stun”?
We’re veering into science-fiction here, but I hope that’s OK with the OP.
Although not specifically about the stars or space, Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra achieved popularity as the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
