folksongs about astronauts?
John B.
Richard David Glueck wrote:
>
> The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
> program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
> (These Seven Men).
> I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
> Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
> I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
>
> -Dick
>
> ---------- Richard David Glueck Email:glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
Hi,
John Stewart (of the Kingston Trio) wrote a song called "Armstrong"
about the first moon landing. It is on his "Cannons in the Rain"
album (CD). It basically says that no matter where anybody lived
or what problems were going on at the time everybody stopped to
"watch a man named Armstrong, walk upon the moon". This song got me
interested in John Stewart.
John
William Wagman
Fred Small recorded a song, I don't have the title handy, to the tune of
The Kingston Trio's (I know, they didn't write it) MTA song (the tune is
that of an older song) about a cosmonaut who never returned.
MIKE REGENSTREIF (mre...@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:
: In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960801125146.24447D-100000@spacelink>, Richard David Glueck <glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov> writes:
: > The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
: >program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
: >(These Seven Men).
: > I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
: >Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
: >published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
: >Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
: > I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
: >
: > -Dick
:
: John Stewart has one called "Armstrong" about the first moon walk and
: Utah Phillips wrote one called "Yuri Gagarin" about the first Russian
: cosmonaut. That one is in the "don't remind me I wrote that song!" file.
:
:
: Mike Regenstreif
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: mre...@vax2.concordia.ca
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Not quite sure if this qualifies, but David Massengill has a very cool
tune called "The Return" on a CD by the same name (Plump Records, 5903-2).
The tune is a futuristic -- or, perhaps, modernistic -- retelling of the
story of Noah and the Ark, with Massengill's Noah being a rocket scientist
commissioned by God via computer to " ... build a giant rocketship / And
prepare to take a long, long trip."
It has its moments of humor, but overall the song is a touching commentary
about the world in which we live.
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Richard David Glueck
The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
(These Seven Men).
I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
-Dick
Bev Herzog
Richard David Glueck wrote:
> Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
>
JJohn Denver had a song about the Challenger. I don't recall the name
ooffhand, but probably still have it somewhere.
BBev Herzog
Gerry Myerson
Phil Ochs wrote a song called Spaceman. It turned up on an album released
(many) years after his death --- I think it was The Broadside Tapes.
Barry McGuire makes passing reference to astronauts in Eve of Destruction:
You can leave here for three days in space/But when you return, it's the
same old place.
The Byrds did Mr Spaceman, but that's about little green men, not
astronauts.
Gerry Myerson (ge...@mpce.mq.edu.au)
Paul J. Stamler
One more: "For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me" (I think that was the
title), by Ian Anderson, on the Jethro Tull LP "Benefit". A song about the
first moon landing that's actually good!
Peace.
Paul
Paul J. Stamler
I'm afraid Peggy Seeger wrote a truly awful song called "Space Girl"
sometime in the 1960s, and Pete Seeger recorded Lee Hays' "Martian Love
Song" on his "Gazette" LP on Folkways. Mike Bauermeister wrote "A Ride
with the Martians", which is on Mike & Gloria Bauermeister's tape, "Into
the Hands of Angels" on Out Attoun.
Why the subject inspires so many dumb songs (OK, I like Mike's song, but
the rest--feh!) is a topic for someone's PhD thesis. Interestingly
enough, some of the rock folks have done much better--i.e., the Byrds'
"Space Odyssey" on their "Notorious Byrd Brothers" album. That was a
decent song--of course, they cribbed the plot and some of the words from
a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel"--the same story that
was the basis for 2001.
When someone figures out that question, perhaps they can explain why most
songs with an environmental theme tend to be atrocious. Does the
importance of the subject turn brains to mush? OK, I'm wearing my
flame-proof underwear.
Peace.
Paul
CwgirlnSnd
On Nils Lofgren's latest CD, Damage Goods, Trip To Mars. Actually a very
dark song with a Kids choir for the chorus singing about escaping into a
childs world and escaping the pains of the real adult world.
From Nils' Trip To Mars:
"I want a go-kart I want a goldfish
A genie in a lamp to grant my wish
I wanna get Mom a blue tatoo
Liveve with the elephants in the zoo
Take my friends on a trip to Mars"
This is NOT a folk song, the album is bluesy and quite dark.
A very moving song about about trying to devout time to wife & Dad,
trying to be a 'good son' to his father (who has Altzheimer's DZ) and at
the same time a good husband.
Major Tom by Bowie may not be a folksong but is very melodic and has a
rather dreamlike mellow feel to it. I think a great song!
Edie Gale Hays
Harry Nilsson wrote a song called Spaceman.
I wanted to be a space man
that's what I wanted to be
and now that I am a space man
nobody cares about me
Hey! Mother Earth, won't you bring me back down
safely to the sea?
Round and around and around and around
That's all you ever say to me.
Or something like that...
It's on his "Son of Schmilsson" album
Edie
edg...@umr.edu
Dave Plambeck
Has anyone mentioned "Ju Les Ver Negre En Che Ese"
(or something like that) by Paul Stookey? It's
It's on "Paul and."
It's basically a collection of manned-spaceflight terms
and phrases set to a nice tune. Very clever song.
David
MIKE REGENSTREIF (mre...@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:
: John Stewart has one called "Armstrong" about the first moon walk and
Henry Hample
Hmmm... has anyone mentioned David Bowie's "Space Oddity"? (You know,
"Ground Control to Major Tom...")
Then of course there's the Moonwalk, a dance Michael Jackson popularized.
I don't know if there are any songs of the same title...
Getting even further off the subject at hand, there's a comedy routine
called "The Astronaut" on the album "2000 Years With Mel Brooks and Carl
Reiner." A distant early warning of Brooks' later career, the routine
dwells heavily on "puking your guts out."
Rosemary Dickin
In article <320127...@geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu>, Bev Herzog
<her...@geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> JJohn Denver had a song about the Challenger. I don't recall the name
> ooffhand, but probably still have it somewhere.
The song is "Flying For Me" from 'One World'.
Rosie
Michael D. Painter
Richard David Glueck <glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov> wrote in article
<Pine.SOL.3.91.960801125146.24447D-100000@spacelink>...
> The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
> program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning
astronauts
> (These Seven Men).
> I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
> Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung
music?
> I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
>
> -Dick
>
> ---------- Richard David Glueck Email:glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
>
Don Haynie & Sheryl Samual have a song "Ride Sally" on "Life in the Circus"
He wrote it and it's quite good. I think he has another one about the
challenger.
I haven't seen them in several years but think they were talking about the
need for space folk music.
Hard Pressed Records
PO Box 298
High Falls NY 12440.
Kym ap Rhys
Richard David Glueck wrote:
>
> The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
> program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
> (These Seven Men).
> I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
> Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
> I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
>
> -Dick
>
> ---------- Richard David Glueck Email:glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
Hi,
How about Donovan's 'Spacemen wear old diapers...' from the Cosmic
Wheels album?
Regards
Kym ap Rhys
Rana NS Sodhi
It isn't folk but there is always David Bowie's "Major Tom"
Rana N.S. Sodhi
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Kym ap Rhys <k...@dhios.demon.co.uk> writes:
>How about Donovan's 'Spacemen wear old diapers...' from the Cosmic
>Wheels album?
>Regards
>Kym ap Rhys
That's "The Intergalactiv Laxative"; and a terrific addition to the list.
On the sunny side,
~~Rob McCausland
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Robin E. Baylor
In article <01bb8008$bcde4e80$1cce77cc@michaelp>, "Michael D. Painter"
<mpai...@maxinet.com> wrote:
>
>
> Richard David Glueck <glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov> wrote in article
> <Pine.SOL.3.91.960801125146.24447D-100000@spacelink>...
> > Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> > published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> > Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung
> music?
> > I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
> >
> > -Dick
> Don Haynie & Sheryl Samual have a song "Ride Sally" on "Life in the Circus"
> He wrote it and it's quite good. I think he has another one about the
> challenger.
> I haven't seen them in several years but think they were talking about the
> need for space folk music.
> Hard Pressed Records
> PO Box 298
> High Falls NY 12440.
Hadn't y'all ought to ask this in alt.music.filk? There's a lot of
beautiful ORIGINAL songs done out of the filk-publishers about astronauts
and the Space program, including several songs about the lesser
publicized space research projects. (Laser launched rockets,
Single Stage to Orbit vehicles.)
Besides, that, Fred Small (on Flying Fish records) did a retread
of "Wreck of the Old '97" about the astronaut who was up in Mir when
the Soviet Union collapsed. (They had trouble arranging a mission to get
him down while things were in disorder. Besides, the administration of
the Soviet space program and the launch facilities now belong to two
different countries.
(Cross posted, but followup sent to the rec.music.folk, only.)
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Mary Katherine Aldin
If you'll count folk-blues, Lightnin' Hopkins wrote and recorded a song
called "Happy Blues For John Glenn" at the time Glenn's first-man-in-orbit
publicity was current.
Mary Katherine
Dick Wisan
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960801125146.24447D-100000@spacelink>, Richard David Glueck <glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov> writes:
> program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
> (These Seven Men).
> I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
> Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
> I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
Published, no, but I remember something Oscar Brand [Brant? Brandt?] sang
on the radio at the time of F. Scott Carpenter's flight. He said he got
it at Cape Canaveral. I don't think he said (or knew) who made it up.
Only pieces of it stuck in my mind, and I've been singing them off and on
since (in the shower, when driving alone, & such). The tune is "The
Mermaid". I have the first verse, the chorus, and some snatches:
On Friday morn, the rocket lifted off.
It was a bright blue day.
From the ground we espied a crooked rocket trail,
But, the word was A-OK.
So, lift your hearts on high,
And man the watch below,
For F. Scott Carpenter is roaring round the sky
And the word is Go Go Go!
Oh, three times around went the gallent little craft,
And, three times around went she.
Then Carpenter [did something] and the retro rockets fired,
And she came down in the sea.
So, lift your hearts.... etc
But, - - - came down two hundred miles too long...
[and was out of contact, and we worried for some
time until finally we got the word a plane (helo?)
had found the ship in the water, leading into the
last, triumphant lines:]
And floating alongside, in a little rubber raft,
From pain and harm, Scott free.
It's a nice little piece of history (especially if someone can fill out
the rest of the words), because it captures a specific moment: the first
of the astronauts to show something less than a perfect, sleek surface
and a perfectly slick performance. The PR wrapping had cracked just
enough to give us just a glimpse of humanity and danger. Something did
go visibly wrong, though it wasn't fatal, and in the end they got it
right.
As far as I know, this is a nonce song. Nobody published it, nobody
recorded it, nobody's heard of it. If somebody knows I'm wrong, I'll
be delighted. More delighted if they can post the full words.
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Richard David Glueck wrote:
>
> The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
> program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
> (These Seven Men).
> I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
> Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
> I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
>
>
How about "Armstrong" by John Stewart. Sounds like folk to me!
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On 1 Aug 1996 17:53:40 GMT, Richard David Glueck
<glue...@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov> wrote:
> The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
>program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
>(These Seven Men).
> I know that there is at least one Russian song celebrating Yuri
>Gagarin's flight. Can the news group help me compile a listing of
>published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
>Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
> I have: "Telstar" (instrumental)
There's a track on Donovan's 'Cosmic Wheels' album, the title of which
escapes me. Anybody?
What about Bonzo Dog's (Neil Innes) 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'? Does
that count? :)
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TA
"Come Take A Trip in My Airship" (by George Evans and Ren Shields) is a
cute little love song on Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt's Closing the
Distance Album, FF1987.
-terri
Tom Pollan
>On 1 Aug 1996, Richard David Glueck wrote:
>
>> The Kingston Trio was actively enthusiastic about the Mercury
>> program and produced at least one song I can think of concerning astronauts
>> (These Seven Men).
John Stewart wrote "Armstrong" about the first man on the moon.
John Creasey
You might check out the Random factors web site for such material.
http://sundry.hsc.usc.edu/random-factors/index.html
John Creasey of Random Factors
KEEPTABZ
John Stewart wrote an amazing song called "Armstrong". Depending on your
point of view, it can have different meaning, not all positive. Let me
know what you think if you listen to it.
Tracy
"if you're on thin ice you may as well dance..."
Laura Gillenwater
Rana NS Sodhi <so...@ecf.toronto.edu> wrote:
>It isn't folk but there is always David Bowie's "Major Tom"
This isn't folk either, but there's also "Rocket Man."
Laura
Solodolo
Hey, John prine wrote a song about a monkey that was sent into space and
left there for decades before being remembered and removed. Very funny
song. I 'm not sure if it's on an album or not, but he recently performed
it at a concert that I saw.
Geff King
About two years ago I was listening to a lot of old early 50's country
stuff at a band practice, where we came across one called 'Space Command'
supposedly done by (Nashville songwriter) Dallas Frazier when he was like
12 years old. Don't remember much more 'cos I only heard it once.
Also, didn't Asleep at the Wheel record something called "Space Buggy"
somewhat early on?
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robin....@lmco.lockheed.com (Robin E. Baylor) wrote:
>Hadn't y'all ought to ask this in alt.music.filk? There's a lot of
>beautiful ORIGINAL songs done out of the filk-publishers about astronauts
>and the Space program, including several songs about the lesser
>publicized space research projects. (Laser launched rockets,
>Single Stage to Orbit vehicles.)
>
...
Emphatically seconded. Ask about the "Minus Ten and Counting" or "Challenger
Memorial" tapes to get the ball rolling. To whet the appetite (and add to the
original poster's list), from the J-card for "Minus Ten and Counting":
Surprise -- L. Fish
Mercury -- H. Groot
Starfire -- C. McQuillin
Toast for Unknown Heroes -- L. Fish
Memorial -- M. Lackey
Phoenix -- J. Ecklar
Pioneer's Song -- J. Kare
The Ballad of Apollo XIII -- B. Warren, music by G. Lightfoot
Legends -- B. Roper
Apollo Lost -- C. McQuillin
Hope Eyrie -- L. Fish
Minus Ten and Counting -- M. Lackey and L. Fish
Fire in the Sky -- J. Kare
One Way to Go -- D. Gallagher
Fly Columbia -- D. Gallagher
Everyman -- M. J. Holmes
Moon Miner -- D. Gallagher
Voyager -- C. McQuillin
Light Ship -- L. Fish
Planet Bound Lovers -- D. Gallagher
Mass Driver Engineer -- D. Gallagher
Sentries -- L. Fish
Witnesses' Waltz -- L. Fish
Sarah M. Doty
Bev Herzog (her...@geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu) wrote:
: Richard David Glueck wrote:
: > Can the news group help me compile a listing of
: > published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
: > Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
: JJohn Denver had a song about the Challenger. I don't recall the name
: ooffhand, but probably still have it somewhere.
: BBev Herzog
It's called "Flying for Me" and it's on his album which I believe is
called One World, released 1990 or so. Thank my mom for this info- John
Denver was one of our few compromise albums on family vacations, thus my
familiarity. A tidbit about this song - there's a flute (synthesizer) note at
the very end that's held for 2:12, the amount of time the Challenger was
in the air.
Sarah :)
John B.
Hi,
This isn't folk either, but Harry Nilsson wrote a song called
"Spaceman". It's on his "Son of Schmilsson" album/CD.
John
Del Lausa
Don't forget John Stewart's _Armstrong_. He was originally commisioned
by NASA to celebrate Apollo 11. A 25th anniversary release played at
the Smithsonian during their celebration of the first moon landing.
del
Linda Birmingham
I heard John Denver sing a song about wanting to be a spaceman once.
It was brill but I've not heard it since.
Anyone know it ?
Linda.Bi...@brunel.ac.uk
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The Byrds do an odd but poignant little tune called "Armstrong, Aldrin
and Collins" on THE BALLAD OF EASY RIDER. (Obviously, there's also "Mr.
Spaceman.")
jim clark
Tim
Jeff Gilson
John B. (j...@sysdes.com) wrote:
: Hi,
This might be Folk, there isn't really a consensus about it, but Moxy
Fruvous has a song called "Laika" that's about dreaming about being a
spaceman.
toodles,
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The Kingston Trio did a song on one of their later albums about the
Astronauts--something like The New Frontier? It began, "Who are these
seven men, whose paths take them so far, that we look at them and wonder
who they are."
--
"The truth's still wrapped in a mystery
the sixties are over, so set him free
.....
Ghosts of the old days wil follow me there
and the winds of the old days will blow in my hair.
Joan Baez
Robin E. Baylor
In article <4u6dqn$f...@saims.skidmore.edu>, jgi...@saims.skidmore.edu
(Jeff Gilson) wrote:
> This might be Folk, there isn't really a consensus about it, but Moxy
> Fruvous has a song called "Laika" that's about dreaming about being a
> spaceman.
Wasn't Laika a dog who was sent into space by the Soviets?
Howie Lyhte
How about the Bonzo Dog Band's "I'm The Urban Spaceman"?
-Howie
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Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger wrote "Space Girl" maybe three or
four decades ago about a girl who ignores her parents' warning
and travels around the galaxy looking for a husband. Recorded
by the Short Sisters on "Live From Four States".
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Les Weller
How about Sopwith Camel's "Astronaut Food" and "Monkeys on the Moon" from
"The Miraculous Hump Returns ..."? Both great tunes and lyrics!
Les W
"Paul J. Stamler wrote:
>
> One more: "For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me" (I think that was the
> title), by Ian Anderson, on the Jethro Tull LP "Benefit". A song about the
> first moon landing that's actually good!
>
> Peace.
> Paul
Paul L. Madarasz
step...@rosenet.net (Tim) wrote, perhaps among other things...
>How about "Mr. Spaceman" recorded by the Byrds
>Tim Stephanos step...@rosenet.net
Or the same-titled tune by the Holy Modal Rounders (a re-working of
?Eddie Hodges's middle-50's "Mr. Bassman").
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Robert W. Belew
Be sure and check out the forth coming "Live" John Prine for a great
little ditty called "Space Monkey" about one of the unsung heros of the
Russian space program. It is a Hoot !
...and then there's Space Captain by Joe Cocker.
All having nothing to do with the space program!
Block Dog
De Ja Roux : The feeling that we have cooked up this gumbo before !
Tim and Sandra Goosey
The best folk song about astronauhts I know is, "Intergalatic
Laxitive" by Donovan about the practicalities of using your bowels is
space. It is on the Cosmic Wheels album (one of his best). If you
want more details let me know.
Tim.
Paul Vadakin
Harry Nilson did a song about "wanting to be a spaceman..."
either on Nilson Schmilson or Son Of Schmilson!
Paul
Kari Rasmason
Bev Herzog wrote:
>
> Richard David Glueck wrote:
> > Can the news group help me compile a listing of
> > published songs about projects Mercury, Gemini, apollo, Skylab,
> > Astronauts, Cosmonauts, the shuttle, and any related pieces of sung music?
> >
>
John Stewart (of Kingston Trio fame) has Seven Angels about the
Challenger disaster, and a 25th anniversary CD, Armstrong, first
man on the moon. Both available from Homecoming Records,
P.O.Box 2050 Malibu, CA 90265-7050.
How 'bout Rocket in my Pocket?NRBQ
Kari
Sally Whytehead
Well my favourite Space Song is "Space Girl" written by Ewan McColl
and sung by Peggy Seeger.
My momma told me I should never venture into space
But I did, I did, I did.
A Terran girl should never trust the Martian race
But I did, I did, I did.
A rocket pilot asked me on a voyage to go,
And he was so romantic I just couldn't say no
That he was just a servo-robot - how was I to know?
So I did, I did, I did.
And so it goes on ...
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John Innes
Of course there's also Urban Spaceman by the Bonzo Dog Band.
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In Article <johni-15089...@news.easynet.co.uk> "jo...@johnbrown.co.uk (John Innes)" says:
> Of course there's also Urban Spaceman by the Bonzo Dog Band.
(also known as the Navy Hymn, mentioned in book _The Right Stuff_,
first verse sung at beginning of movie _Crimson Tide_).
Heinlein's verse appears in "Ordeal in Space" in anthology _The Past
Through Tomorrow_:
Almighty Ruler of the all
Whose power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe;
Oh, grant Thy mercy and Thy grace
To those who venture into space.
Surprisingly, I never heard it sung after the _Challenger_ disaster.
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Robb Gordon
On Aug 13, 1996 14:29:16 in article <Re: folksongs about astronauts?>,
'Paul Vadakin <vadaki...@tcinc.com>' wrote:
>Harry Nilson did a song about "wanting to be a spaceman..."
>either on Nilson Schmilson or Son Of Schmilson!
>
>
My favorite is Donovan's "Intergalactic Laxative"
"Oh the intergalactic laxative will get you from here to there
Relieve you and believe me, without a worry or care,
If s**tting is your problem when you're out there in the stars,
The intergalactic laxative will get you from here to Mars!"
Walter G. Keeler
There's a long tradition of science-fiction-oriented rock lyrics, but a
lot of them are as embarrassing as 50's sci-fi movies, and not many deal
with astronauts per se.
My favorite, and quiet enough to almost qualify as folk, is Jethro Tull's
"For Michael Collins, Jeffery and Me," on Benefit. The chorus goes
"I'm with you, LEM, though it's a shame that it had to be you.
The mother ship is just a blip on my screen made for two.
I'm with you boys, so please employ just a little extra care;
It's on my mind, I'm left behind when I'm sure happier there -
Walking with you..."
The general drift of the song is a meditation on how callow most people
are, as demonstrated by how much they'd rather see astronauts come to
disaster than to appreciate their accomplishments.
--Walter Keeler
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SLHinton17
Lou and Peter Berryman wrote and recorded "You Can't Eat Ooba All
Night." It's in their book, THE NEW BERRYMAN BERRYMAN SONGBOOK, and
recorded on their cassette (probably available now on CD, too) SO
COMFORTABLE. Their asddress: Lou and Peter Berryman, Box 3452, Madison, WI
53704.
And don't forget Pete Seeger's song,m "From Way Up Here."
Sam Hinton
La Jolla, CA
TROOM1
Yeah, there is/are some songs about astronauts.
Specifically there was one written by a guy from Glasgow, Scotland (my home town). At
time of writing I can't remember the name of the author, but the song was "Yuri
Gagarin". No, I don't remember it either, but I have read references and the
music/lyrics to it in a book called "One Singer, One Song" edited by Ewan McVicar,
published by Glasgow District Libraries, price 6 quid or so.
Apparently, the writer/singer visited the USSR in the early 60's and was feted all
over and the song was a Russian hit.
Hope this is of interest.....
Joe Kesselman
In <DwG1x...@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>, TROOM1 <TROOM> writes:
>Yeah, there is/are some songs about astronauts.
Many, in fact, in the "filk" genre. Some great ones based on the actual
history of the space race, many more speculative or fictional. Check
out the alt.music.filk group for leads to some of these, and/or the FAQ
for that group which will point you to many sources of filk recordings
and sheet music and such, and/or try following the filk links from my
web page.
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