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Monday, January 24, 2011

Top Ten Scifi Songs

Hey Mr. SpacemanAlex Cavanaugh is hosting the Top Ten Songs Blogfest.  I will be doing the top ten Science Fiction Songs.

10. Mr. Moon- LJ Booth
9.  Humans From Earth- T-Bone Barnett
8.  Rocketship- Kathy McCarty
7.  Rocketman- Elton John
6.  Mr. Spaceman-The Byrds
5.  Particle Man- They Might Be Giants
4.  Skullcrusher Mountain- Jonathan Coultan
3.  Life on Mars- David Bowie
2.  Purple People Eater- Sheb Wooley
1.  Spaceman- 4 Non Blondes-  This gets top billing as it is the song that was running through my mind continuously as I typed this list.  Here it is for your enjoyment:


Honorable Mentions-  David Bowie -Space Oddity (ground control to Major Tom), Weezer-In the Garage, No Doubt- Tragic Kingdom, Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer- Ella Fitzgerald, almost everything by Jonathan Coultan, and Anything off of They Might Be Giants' Here Comes the Science.

This list was heavily influenced by the awesome album "Hey Mr. Spaceman."  It is a great album, escpecially if you have kids. 


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37 comments:

  1. Jeremy [Retro]24 January, 2011 07:46

    life on mars, i only recently discovered...
    what a great selection of music
    thanks for the melody's,
    jeremy
    [iZombie]

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  2. Unknown24 January, 2011 09:12

    Cool theme. Love it!

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  3. Tara24 January, 2011 09:52

    Love the theme idea. And, of course, Bowie would be all over a sci-fi music list!

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  4. Alex J. Cavanaugh24 January, 2011 10:15

    Cool! I knew you'd put a science fiction twist on the fest. Thanks for participating.

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  5. CA Heaven24 January, 2011 10:39

    That's like a hit list from outer space. I used to study particle physics, but never heard Particle Man. Have to check out that one >:D

    Cold As Heaven

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  6. M Pax24 January, 2011 11:43

    Love this list! :) Do you know 'The Humans are Dead'? Flight of the Conchords.

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  7. vic caswell 24 January, 2011 11:50

    oooh! love rocketman!!! and i'm with m pax on the humans are dead!!! check it out! totally awesome!!! very nearly made my top ten list! :)

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  8. Pat Tillett24 January, 2011 12:03

    Mr. Spaceman! One of my alltime favorites! I like your take on the list...

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  9. Budd24 January, 2011 12:15

    thanks everyone!- I will have to check out the Flight of the Conchords song. I really like there song Most Beautiful girl in the whole room.

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  10. Chris Phillips24 January, 2011 12:42

    great list, rocketman should be higher though.

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  11. Wendy Tyler Ryan24 January, 2011 13:28

    I give you props for even knowing who Sheb Wooley is!

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  12. Arlee Bird24 January, 2011 13:52

    Unique approach with a few songs I've actually heard of.

    Lee
    Make sure you check my Wednesday post!
    Tossing It Out

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  13. Jennie Bailey24 January, 2011 15:48

    Rocketman!! Completely forgot that one. Some great songs on here and a few I've never heard. I'll have to go check them out!

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  14. Ellie Garratt24 January, 2011 16:10

    Whoop. Whoop! A sci-fi list. So inspired. And of course, the one anly David Bowie. Sigh.

    My Top Ten Songs

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  15. Gregg Metcalf24 January, 2011 17:26

    Wow, I thought I was the only one who knew who Sheb Wooley was anymore. Great song. Only one I knew. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Unknown24 January, 2011 17:27

    A Sci-fi list? Outa-this-world! :)
    Loving the Bowie shout-out.

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  17. L. Diane Wolfe24 January, 2011 17:47

    Had to be a David Bowie song or two in the mix!

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  18. Lydia Kang24 January, 2011 17:54

    I'm glad Rocketman made it! And Bowie too.
    :)

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  19. Luna24 January, 2011 18:21

    Nice twist! I had forgotten about 4Non Blondes. Thanks for the video!

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  20. Vicki Rocho24 January, 2011 19:36

    They Might Be Giants! Why didn't I think of them???

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  21. VR Barkowski24 January, 2011 20:16

    A themed list - what a great idea! Great tracks too. Hard to fault a list with both David Bowie and Sheb Wooley!

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  22. alexia24 January, 2011 20:36

    Love David Bowie and 4 Non-Blondes!

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  23. Budd24 January, 2011 21:44

    there is a lot of David Bowie love in this thread. I couldn't leave him out Ziggy Stardust.

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  24. Jolene Perry24 January, 2011 21:48

    They Might Be Giants!! Awesome!
    Love that song, particle man, particle man, doing the things a particle can...

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  25. Jemi Fraser24 January, 2011 22:56

    So much fun! Love Rocketman and Purple People Eaters!!! :)

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  26. ali cross24 January, 2011 23:51

    Rocketman. Classic. Great list here. And Purple Peater Eater? That took guts - but I love it too! always good for a laugh :)

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  27. Karen M. Peterson25 January, 2011 01:16

    I know Rocketman and Purple People Eater. That's it. Apparently I need to get out more.

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  28. dolorah25 January, 2011 02:43

    That's a cool and relevant list. I liked it. I'll have to check out some of those songs that caught my eye.

    Space Oddity has got to be my absolute favorite David Bowie song.

    I have to go listen to it . .

    .........dhole

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  29. Kal25 January, 2011 03:14

    I had to limit myself to a theme too with this one. Too hard to pick out favorite ten otherwise.

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  30. Alicia Gregoire25 January, 2011 11:56

    I loved Purple People Eater as a kid. Also, I love how you did this by theme.

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  31. SteveB25 January, 2011 13:23

    Wait wait wait --- you CAN'T have this list without PLANET CLAIRE from The B-52's!

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  32. RosieC25 January, 2011 16:01

    I like the theme. Nice choices with David Bowie and Elton John! :)

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  33. Deniz Bevan29 January, 2011 14:04

    Life on Mars is a great song! I also like the cover by The Divine Comedy. And hey, there's also D'You Wanna Be A Spaceman by Oasis. And Shater's version of Rocketman [bg]

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