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Written by band flautist Ray Thomas, "Floating" is a jaunty, semi-children's song about a future in which advances in space travel have enabled the Moon to become a family vacation spot. The song's lyrics describe the experience of "Floating" from weightlessness due to the microgravity experienced in space flight.
Outer space also appears as a theme in "Space Age" retro pop music, such as Stereolab's Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music. Music about outer space attracts enthusiastic listeners from all walks of life. Some have created web pages to share their interests. NASA, JPL, and the US government's Centennial of Flight Commission have webpages showcasing ...
The music video was filmed before the human's flight into space, and the TV broadcast took place immediately after. The song peaked in popularity in summer 1962, when it was sung aboard the joint Vostok 3 and 4 spaceflights by their respective cosmonauts Andriyan Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich , as well as at when the crews were received by ...
Take a trip down memory lane as you try to identify these iconic '60s songs based on snippets of their lyrics. From rock legends like Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles to folk icons like Bob Dylan ...
"Moonflight" is a song written and originally recorded by Vik Venus (Alias: Your Main Moon Man) in 1969. It is a 'break-in' song, with popular hits of the day interspersed at humorous points throughout the song in response to spoken-word prompts, in the style of Dickie Goodman, who had many such hits.
"Fracture" by Edison's Children (Neil Armstrong's son's band) from their 11/11/2011 released album about an Alien Abduction "In The Last Waking Moments...", [14] [15] the opening song performed at the NASA Concert Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong & Apollo 11 starring Rick Armstrong on bass & guitar [16] [17]
Space Songs is an album in the "Ballads For The Age of Science" or "Singing Science" series of scientific music for children from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Songs were written by Hy Zaret (lyrics) and Lou Singer (music).
The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East and the American space program. The American media helped to make the song popular by using it as an example of everything that was wrong with the youth culture of the time. [5]