This weekend’s music thread is about flying and the freedom and adventure it represents, songs that soar, winds that blow and that final frontier, space.
2000 Light Years From Home – Rolling Stones
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Space Truckin’ – Deep Purple
Superman – The Kinks
Space Oddity – David Bowie
Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller Band
Sinatra–Come Fly With Me;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2rZWaasvww
Harry–The Moonbeam Song;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btyelrNYCtU
KT, Harry is such a treat. Makes breathing deep and listening so much easier. I’m not saying it well, but he makes me always feel better
FC, it’s that really smooth voice that does it. It is really evident in the Moonbeam Song.
Being together, Guess Who, “Share the Land”
Rolling Stones, “Moonlight mile”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uz-S_Ow7jE
Great pick FC. Great song.
Someone has to do the oldies: Cat Stevens, Moon Shadow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGNxKnLmOH4
Ahhh, Neil Young, Harvest Moon, sweet romantic;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVi0UvFu8Yo
The Jimmy Buffett version of “Trip Around the Sun”. Followed by the version of Stephen Bruton, who co-wrote the song and who sang it best. Stephen quit riding around the sun a couple of years ago, and I miss his music dearly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaKqwvGa6Bw
followed by Bruton – at least listen to his interview. He was a master songwriter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_-cbYl-5rE
AB, riding around the sun is a keeper concept. Tomorrow morning I’m sitting with coffee and listening to the whole of this.
Food: I wish you could have had the pleasure of hearing Stephen live. I once described him as the “cutest white man alive”. He fell off his white horse to me, but he was still cute and a great writer. Check out others on YouTube. My fave was always Top Hat; some of the lyrics were “I’ve got a big top hat with a crown of thorns, just like you-know-who” and of course the chorus “you can kiss my ass till my hat pops off; goodbye, I’m headed south”. Words to live by IMHO.
Harry Nilsson – Spaceman
https://youtu.be/3j8LDZreZ7M
Klaatu–Anus of Uranus;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avrqo0rC7cw
Pink Floyd–Learning To Fly;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG_XeN-1G-k&feature=related
I’ll Fly Away from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRdqp4N3Jw
A lot of good music in that movie. And another great film from the Coens.
Kes, great movie and great music. And as KT will vouch, one of the greatest phrases? “I swear I thought you was a toad!” Once I take the tree down (not until it begs to be taken out), I think it would be fun to rewatch this movie.
KT and foodchain, that is a terrific movie, isn’t it? Everything about it — the story line, the visuals, the music — the George Clooney — is as close to perfection as you can get.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krwywj_gIjk
FC, One of my favorite lines is at the end when the “governor,” declares, “I think I’ll make you boys my brain trust!” Too funny!
Oh wow! Fun to find this: Les Paul and Mary FOrd, “How High the Moon”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ffdwBUL78
AND, Nick Drake, my son’s find, performing “Pink Moon”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXnfhnCoOyo
AND R.E.M. “Man in the Moon” about Andy Kaufman
FC, I have to admit that I prefer Jeff Beck and Imelda May’s cover of this great song. Imelda is my future wife. (I wish)
You’ll have to buy me a root beer for introducing you to your fiance, KT. 🙂
I owe you a case, at least!,:)
Space Cowboy – Steve Miller Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwoiy-Fwm0E
Yes–Starship Trooper;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jhk5MEugJY
Klaatu–Around The Universe In 80 Days;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apmPkbR5xMk
The Lads–Across The Universe;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKANiM9tUM
Old Blue Eyes–Swinging On A Star;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L87vsqSiXM
Realizing a life’s dream is sometimes all you need to put you over the moon. In Susan Boyle’s case, the dream was a duet with Elaine Paige.
Love the lyrics of this one, too:
“No one is in your life constantly.
No one is completely on your side.
And though I’d give my world to be with him,
Still the gap between us is too wide.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o8PgJPUjfo&feature=related
Wings–Venus and Mars;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU_2oNF9CZE
That’s one of few Wings songs I like.
Jimi–Third Stone From The Sun;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_FLmGUT_5Q
Kate Bush – Kite
https://youtu.be/ruJnPqdxmTs
Klaatu–Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNBV5hofD_U
Ricki Lee Jones–Flying Cowboys;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9N_BPreGNg
Rick Derringer – The Airport Giveth (The Airport Taketh Away)
https://youtu.be/lkkhkOP3ayE
The Fifth Dimension–Up, Up and Away;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC9yD8YqXYI
Jimi Hendrix – Angel
https://youtu.be/yZRKigaPDO0
Cassandra Wilson–Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VZ4rUdTAxo
Sky Pilot – Eric Burdon & The Animals
https://youtu.be/Y_VJoDOdJH0
Let’s Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins
https://youtu.be/UGaTfGHELV4
Return To Forever–Vulcan Worlds;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WPv5P-G4tQ
cowboy junkies, blue moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuIPcIekkV4
Cassandra Wilson–Harvest Moon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsN-VnZwQg
van morrison, moon dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU
Love Van (the Man) Morrison.
Beautiful KT
Absolutely! What a really creative way to cover this song. Cassandra and her fellow musicians can take a great song and really make it theirs. Her voice is incredibly sensuous.
Balloons fly don’t they?
99 Red Balloons – Nena
https://youtu.be/14IRDDnEPR4
A different kind of innerspace trip.
Can’t Trip Like I Do – Crystal Method & Filter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZ6-qwEYU
Tom Waits–Drunk On The Moon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqRS828TmBA
Gotta do a shout out for my bros.
Chemical Brothers – Escape Velocity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GqRsmffeVI
Boston–Cool The Engines;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMxcfKp2KFE
My old employer.
Tangerine Dream one of the great spacey techno groups.
Tangerine Dream – Space Oddity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0DBlM2vs_o
Tangerine Dream – One Night In Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5TDz-C3wlI
Tangerine Dream – A Space Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co8NpY-AbAY
Oooh, cool. Another Tangerine Dreamer, we’re a rare breed.
Their music was great, especially on acid.
😆 can we say the whole Dark Side of the Moon album too. Nothing was better than watching the laser show in the planetarium high, save for the live show of course.
Dark Side Of the Moon was on the top 20 album list for 20 years running. A true masterpiece.
The Beatles – Blackbird
https://youtu.be/oAgceen153I
Always loved that song.
Quantum Mechanics Music Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znby3t3AS5s
Crack The Sky–Nuclear Apathy;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8_aIHXWkH0&feature=related
The Galaxy Song – Monty Python
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3YF0WfiqUo
Excellent KQ! The video and Eric idle’s funny words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSY4fEEg4j0
😆 that was great.
I love the bystander at the end…”You lucky bastard!”
Cheers there were several good versions but I like the Terry Gilliamesque tribute with the animated space ship.
Jeff Beck and Imelda May–How High The Moon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUAAn46ji0
Now for something completely different.
I Believe in the E-Cat (cold fusion song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu_iwdjf1gI
In case you forgot my story.
The Game Changer: E-Cat Device from Andrea Rossi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9I_CJti-RU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p_f7Df2-oM
Learning to Fly …Tom Petty AND Stevie Nicks…doesn’t get much better than this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KTaxb7cgQE
MOON River by Frank Sinatra…nothing to do with flying to the moon, but just had the word moon in the title..couldn’t resist
Santana–Flor d’Lune;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgpcpXCq3mw
Harry Nilsson–Spaceman;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4hAbdhht6Y
The Big Bang Theory Theme Song – Bare Naked Ladies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WF4PqDfRbI
Apollo 440 – Lost in Space
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZqmDXYeWk
Walking On The Moon – The Police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbv-LcdLY-Y
The Beatles – Flying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yTY__PKLDQ
Harpers Bizarre – Leaving On A Jet Plane
https://youtu.be/99HABQa06Q4
Elton John – Rocket Man
https://youtu.be/-LX7WrHCaUA
Al Stewart – Flying Sorcery
https://youtu.be/vQXPonr4vcw