Years ago I heard this song, figured out the name of it, looked it up on YouTube, found that it was from a whole album of similar music, and have since forgotten about it.
The album was called “Space Cadets” or “Space Case” or something like that (and believe me, I’ve looked up variations ad nauseam to no effect), and the songs within are meant to evoke a far-out feeling that somehow reminds the listener of the ongoing Space Race or the dawn of the Space Age, if you will. The harpsichord figures prominently, like it does in 60’s and 50’s instrumental music. I’m almost positive it was compiled/released by Rhino Records, but a search of their website gives me bubkus.
The song is instrumental and is … humorous (if an instrumental song could be humorous). Imagine Spike Jones or if Weird Al composed instrumentals. It’s called “Lonesome Road” or “Lonesome Highway” (and again, I’ve searched various combinations of keywords over and over again), and it includes coughs, phone rings, car doors shutting, etc. as “instruments.” The only spoken word is a woman angrily saying “Fresh!” at the end.
Is this ringing a bell for anyone?