Man or Astroman?
They don’t just do songs about space. They are actually from space.
Spectrograph Reading - Featuring burning theramin
Not a lot available on you tube but their entire catalog fits your theme.
Pioneers Over c by Van Der Graaf Generator
And Childlike Faith In Childhood’s End 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 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!
Beyond Antares
Yeah, 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.
“Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue” - Allan Sherman
Can’t find a video of the original but here’s a good cover.
Flash - Queen
99 Luftballoons - Nena
I saw a planetarium show years ago that used the instrumental bit of this Golden Earring song (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?
Donvan-‘Intergalactic Laxative’
Black Sabbath-‘Into the Void’
Trava u doma by Zemlyane.
Astronaut by Duran Duran
Sleeping with Satellites by Tasmin Archer
“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
If you’re looking for more ideas, go to Aural Innovations (bitchin’ artwork, no?) and look at the “Alphabetical listing of all bands” section.
Awright! Another Camel fan on the boards!
These are the two that I came in here to post.
Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft)
by The Carpenters
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
Another fan here. I must have missed seeing these posted earlier.
They have a lot posted on youtube.
Here is Lunar Sea
and here is Earthrise.
Rocket- Def Leppard
Saturn Girl - Paula Cole
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.
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.