Enjoy Stuff: A Space Odyssey

It's time to space out with an episode featuring songs about space! Jay and Shua list some of their favorites on a cosmic episode of Enjoy Stuff.

 

Humans have always been fascinated by the cosmos. And when popular artists were recording in the space race era, they jumped on the bandrocket and a new era began. Do your favorites make our list? Let’s find out. 

 

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After the premiere of Agatha All Along on Disney+, Jay jumped headfirst into another Witches’ Road. He watched The Wizard of Oz for the first time in years. Turns out it’s still a good movie and really quite creepy. It’s easy to find and a definite classic you should revisit (or check out for the first time) Shua and his wife ventured out to a movie night at the Alamo. Without many expectations, they were pleasantly surprised by the newest animated interpretation of a classic toy, Transformers One. With a good story, an all-star cast, and great animation, it really put everything together in an entertaining way. 

 

 

Enjoy Music! 

We love our space songs. Not soundtracks from sci-fi (although those are great too) but songs that artists have written specifically about space. This week we examine some of our favorites throughout history. From Lounge to Classic Rock, there is no shortage of cosmic music that you can use to imagine you are peacefully (or dramatically) floating through the starscape. Songs we include are:

The Planets - Gustav Holst

2000 Light Years from Home - The Rolling Stones

Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

Cygnus X-1 - Rush

Starman - David Bowie

Children of the Sun - Billy Thorpe

Rocket Man - Elton John

Slime Creatures from Outer Space - Weird Al

Flash - Queen

Astronaut - Duran Duran

Across the Universe - The Beatles

Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) - Q-Feel

Space Oddity - David Bowie

Countdown - Rush

Space Invaders - Uncle Vic

Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling

Interplanet Janet - SchoolHouse Rock

Intergalactic - Beastie Boys

The Galaxy Song - Monty Python’s Meaning of Life

Space Cowboy - Steve Miller 

Walking on the Moon - The Police

Major Tom (Coming Home) - William Shatner

Space Oddity - Astronaut Chris Hadfield from the International Space Station

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Did we list a song you like? What are some of your favorite space songs? First person that emails me with the subject line, “I’m a Space Cowboy” will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to [email protected]