# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![cordylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@cordylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cordylus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/61 "2009-06-15T12:57:41Z")
Man or Astroman? They don’t just do songs about space. They are actually from space. [The Miracle of Genuine Pyrex](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijUCUV6VX8Q&feature=related) [Spferic Waves](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps32wFxDY94&feature=related) [Spectrograph Reading](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZ2z1WwUD8&feature=related) - Featuring burning theramin [rocketship xl-3](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLaqnf3SIL4&feature=related) Not a lot available on you tube but their entire catalog fits your theme. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/62 "2009-06-15T13:12:49Z")
[Pioneers Over c](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1bxDFh-hhE) by **Van Der Graaf Generator** And [Childlike Faith In Childhood’s End](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9BY9sQfkzI) by them is based on the book by **Arthur C. Clarke** … The first link is to the studio version from 1970, the 2nd is from a fairly recent live show although it dates from 1976 And this is a solo performance of [The Comet, the Course, the Tail](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2ss-2UTOY) by their singer/songwriter **Peter Hammill** , from last year, although, again, it’s an old one from 1974 and originally performed by much more than just a guitar! I’ve not played this version, so I can’t vouch for the listenability! ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/63 "2009-06-15T15:39:56Z")
**Beyond Antares** [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6YOQMfiCKI) ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/64 "2009-06-15T15:48:53Z")
> [@Hunter\_Hawk](#): > > Oh, and if you want a song specifically about astronomers, there’s “[Quark, Strangeness, and Charm](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu7Qqmqp3dg)”. Yeah, [Hawkwind](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkwind) wrote the book on space songs: Uncle Sam’s on Mars PXR5 Master of the Universe Space is Deep to name but a few. ---
**Author:** ![Umbriel2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4af34b/32.png) [@Umbriel2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbriel2)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/65 "2009-06-15T15:56:16Z")
[Blue Öyster Cult - _Heavy Metal - The Black and The Silver_](http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/B/blueoystercultlyrics/blueoystercultheavymetaltheblackandsilverlyrics.htm) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/66 "2009-06-15T16:17:16Z")
“Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue” - Allan Sherman Can’t find a video of the original but [here’s a good cover](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfSHZ9NA8Fg&feature=related). ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/67 "2009-06-15T16:22:09Z")
Flash - Queen 99 Luftballoons - Nena ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/68 "2009-06-15T16:44:11Z")
I saw a planetarium show years ago that used the instrumental bit of [this **Golden Earring** song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRy1XMdsP9Y) (from abround the 3:40 mark) and it was perfect. Song is “Are You Receiving Me”, if you don’t want to click the link. The album _Solar Fire_ by **Manfred Mann’s Earth Band** contains a lot of “space music” as well. **Hawkwind** has been mentioned, but you could probably find a lot of usable songs by **Ozric Tentacles** as well. Did anyone mention “Walking On The Moon” by the **Police**? ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/69 "2009-06-15T16:49:02Z")
Donvan-‘Intergalactic Laxative’ Black Sabbath-‘Into the Void’ ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/70 "2009-06-15T17:34:03Z")
[Trava u doma](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2seJEwKPx7s) by Zemlyane. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/71 "2009-06-15T17:37:54Z")
Astronaut by Duran Duran Sleeping with Satellites by Tasmin Archer ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/72 "2009-06-15T17:42:03Z")
“Yakko’s Universe” by the Animaniacs The similar “Universe Song” by Monty Python “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra “How High the Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/73 "2009-06-15T17:51:55Z")
If you’re looking for more ideas, go to [Aural Innovations](http://www.aural-innovations.com/) (bitchin’ artwork, no?) and look at the “Alphabetical listing of all bands” section. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/74 "2009-06-15T17:57:43Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > _Earthrise_ and _Lunar Sea_ by Camel Awright! Another **Camel** fan on the boards! These are the two that I came in here to post. ---
**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, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/75 "2009-06-15T18:33:37Z")
**Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft)** by The Carpenters ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/76 "2009-06-15T19:14:04Z")
Final Countdown by Europe And someone already mentioned this one (sort of) but I have to get nitpicky and mention it again with this title: Space Oddity by David Bowie ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/77 "2009-06-15T19:37:31Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Awright! Another **Camel** fan on the boards! > > These are the two that I came in here to post. Another fan here. I must have missed seeing these posted earlier. They have a lot posted on youtube. Here is [Lunar Sea](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03kmoGQBisw) and here is [Earthrise](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sBSapYm5Q0). ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/78 "2009-06-15T21:51:13Z")
[Rocket](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sClPf34vKpA)- Def Leppard [Saturn Girl](http://www.rhapsody.com/paula-cole/harbinger/saturn-girl/lyrics.html) - Paula Cole ---
**Author:** ![tds1273](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@tds1273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tds1273)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/79 "2009-06-15T21:53:48Z")
I know it has become cliché to say, but I really can’t believe that on this message board no one has yet posted **Eric Idle** ’s [Galaxy Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk). I’ll dig up some more when I get home and can dig through youtube, but I felt that one just couldn’t wait. ---
**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, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780/80 "2009-06-15T21:58:03Z")
> [@tds1273](#): > > I know it has become cliché to say, but I really can’t believe that on this message board no one has yet posted **Eric Idle** ’s [Galaxy Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk). > > I’ll dig up some more when I get home and can dig through youtube, but I felt that one just couldn’t wait. That’s the best one of all! [Link.](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Eric+Idle+Galaxy+Song) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-spaaaace/499780.md?page=5)