# Songs About SPAAAACE! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780 "2009-06-15T00:12:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/21 "2009-06-15T01:55:03Z")
> [@Scotty Mo](#): > > Randy described eternity - Built to spill Awesome choice! I’ll add: Frank Black - _Places Named After Numbers_ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/22 "2009-06-15T02:02:40Z")
[Beep Beep](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IAZsprQzoI) - Louis Prima [Fly Me to the Moon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3pv_GKDEec) - Frank Sinatra ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/23 "2009-06-15T02:21:31Z")
One more I forgot: [The Reverse Engineers - Mercury in Retrograde](http://ilike.com/artist/The+Reverse+Engineers) ---
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/24 "2009-06-15T02:25:09Z")
**53 Miles West Of Venus** - The B-52’s **Phone Call From The Moon** - Adrian Belew **Moon Rocks** - Talking Heads **UFO’s, Big Rigs & BBQ** - Mojo Nixon ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/25 "2009-06-15T02:26:23Z")
**Mr. Spaceman** by The Byrds ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/26 "2009-06-15T02:29:34Z")
[A Space Boy Dream](http://www.poemhunter.com/song/a-space-boy-dream/) by Belle & Sebastian. It’s spoken word - but spoken in a Scottish accent. _kewl_ ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/27 "2009-06-15T02:33:01Z")
“Beautiful Zelda” by the Bonzo Dog Band [Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.](http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2008/05/jeff-wayne-musical-version-of-war-of.html) “Spaceman” by Harry Nilsson “The Martian Hop” by the Randells ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/28 "2009-06-15T02:34:24Z")
**Outta’ Space** (Instrumental) by Billy Preston ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/29 "2009-06-15T02:42:01Z")
**Missing** (Amplified Heart CD) by Everything But The Girl “Now you’ve disappeared somewhere, like outer space, you’ve found some better place…” ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/30 "2009-06-15T02:47:36Z")
Moon River Andy Williams Space Cowboy Jamiroquai Space Cowboy Steve Miller Band Man on the Moon R.E.M. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/31 "2009-06-15T02:52:22Z")
[Jonathan Coulton](http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads/)’s “Space Doggity” ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/32 "2009-06-15T02:53:33Z")
'39 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnpGXPYAIQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnpGXPYAIQ) Queen ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/33 "2009-06-15T02:59:39Z")
**13 Questions** by Seatrain ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/34 "2009-06-15T03:02:51Z")
**We’re On Our Way** by Chris Hodge ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/35 "2009-06-15T03:03:03Z")
**Pluto** Bjork **Pluto Drive** The Creatures **Moonraker** Shirley Bassey **Venus** Shocking Blue Any song by Freddie Mercury? The Neptunes? **Neptune’s Call** The Duke Spirit **Uranus, the Magician** Gustav Holst amongst others (classical) **Uranus Rock** Jimi Hendrix **Milky Way** Cosmic Gate **Aquarius, Let the Sunshine In** The 5th Dimension ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/36 "2009-06-15T03:05:27Z")
Fuck dis shit! You want [filk!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk) F’rinstance, [“Fire in the Sky,”](http://www.prometheus-music.com/audio/fireinthesky.mp3) by Jordin Kare. > [@](#): > > Prometheus, they say > Brought God’s fire down to man > And we’ve caught it, tamed it, trained it > Since our history began > Now we’re going back to Heaven just to look Him in the eye > And there’s a thunder 'cross the land and a fire in the sky! Or [“Fly, Columbia!”](http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/rec-music-filk/msg00214.html) by Dana Gallagher. > [@](#): > > Fly, Columbia! > Thunder toward tomorrow on an oxygen stream. > Thunder toward tomorrow; fire flame and rocket song > Mark a new time of man. > Booster candles light the dawn. > Fly Columbia! > Foundation of the future, courier of dreams > Thunder on… > > Sunshine brightens the horizon. Tension rings the morning haze. > The shuttle’s standing proud against the wind… > Nose to distant stars her delta wing will never grace. > Countdown pulses race. The launch begins. That one has such poignancy, now . . . ☹ Or, on a lighter note, for ST-TOS fans, Leslie Fish’s classic [“Banned from Argo.”](http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/banned-from-argo.html) > [@](#): > > When we pulled into Argo Port in need of R&R, > The crew set out investigating every joint and bar. > We had high expectations of their hospitality, > But found too late it wasn’t geared for spacers such as we. > Chorus: And we’re banned from Argo, everyone. > Banned from Argo, just for having a little fun. > We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four, > But Argo doesn’t want us any more. > > The Captain’s tastes were simple, but his methods were complex. > We found him with five partners, each of a different world and sex. > The Shore Police were on the way-we had no second chance. > We beamed him up in the nick of time-and the remnants of his pants. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/37 "2009-06-15T03:05:57Z")
“Planet Claire,” “There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon),” and “Hallucinating Pluto” – The B-52’s “Bike Ride to the Moon” – The Dukes of Stratosphear (XTC in psychedelic drag) “Another Satellite” – XTC “Interstellar Overdrive” – The Vibrators. A mashup cover of Pink Floyd’s “I.O.” that segues into The Beatles’ “Daytripper”. “The Third Sun” – Trey Gunn “Lazy Old Sun” – The Kinks “Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons” and “Planet of Sound” – Pixies “Voyage Into Infinity” – Bad Brains. (Okay, that one’s more metaphysical than astronomical, but in a way space = time, right?) And from Muse: “Shrinking Universe,” “Dead Star,” “Space Dementia,” “Knights of Cydonia,” “Starlight,” and doubtless others. Their fifth LP (The Resistance, due this Sept.) may have a 15-minute space rock song on it. Hey, they don’t call frontman and songwriter Matt Bellamy “Barmy Bellamy” and “Barking Mad Bellamy” for nothing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/38 "2009-06-15T03:06:49Z")
FTR. you can find any of the song I listed at http://listen.grooveshark.com/# ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/39 "2009-06-15T03:07:43Z")
**Space Cowboy** Steve Miller Band ---
**Author:** ![Goblin\_Queen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Goblin\_Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goblin_Queen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/40 "2009-06-15T03:10:58Z")
Wow, thanks everybody! You guys make up for an improperly aligned telescope! I can’t wait to check all these songs out–though I have to say, I do already have all the Bowie that’s been mentioned. What can I say, at least it’s an understandable obsession. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780.md?page=3)