MY RADIO BROADCASTS: SPACE SONGS

My Radio Boo broadcast on Tuesday 22/01/2013 (18:00 - 20:00), about songs referring to space
(Astronauts, Aliens, Spacetravel etc.)


First hour (18:00 - 19:00)

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - DEODATO
(LP Prelude, 1972)
This Richard Strauss masterpiece was included in the OST of the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), performed by the Wiener Philarmoniker, conducted by Herbert Von Karajan.

02. The Eve Of War - JEFF WAYNE feat. RICHARD BURTON & JUSTIN HAYWARD
(LP The War Of The Worlds, 1978)
The Introduction of the album based on the 'War Of The Worlds' novel by H.G.Wells, made famous by Orson Welles' broadcast in 1938 and popularized nowadays by the homonymous movie starring Tom Cruise in 2005.

03. Theme From 'Star Wars' - JOHN WILLIAMS
(1977)

04. Spaceman - BABYLON ZOO
(1995 / LP The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes, 1996)

05. The Final Countdown - EUROPE
(LP The Final Countdown, 1986)
Swedish hard rock band introducing the most popular contemporary triumph hymn in Hellas.

06. Why Me? - PLANET P PROJECT
(LP Planet P Project, 1983)
Former Rainbow keyboard player Tony Carey, collaborating with German producer Peter Hauke.

07. Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) - PETER SCHILLING
(LP Fehler Im System, 1982)
The original German version of 'Major Tom (Coming Home)', based on David Dowie's 'Space Oddity' character

08. Theme From 'Space 1999' - BARRY GRAY
(1975)
Popular TV series (1975-1977)

09. Space Oddity - DAVID BOWIE
(LP David Bowie, 1969)

10. Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be A Long Long Time) - ELTON JOHN
(LP Honky Château, 1972)

11. Theme From 'Superman' - JOHN WILLIAMS
(1978)

12. Flash - QUEEN
(OST Flash Gordon, 1980)

13. Planet Earth - DURAN DURAN
(LP Duran Duran, 1981)

14. Doctorin' The Tardis - THE TIMELORDS
(1988)

15. Cosmic Girl - JAMIROQUAI
(LP Travelling Without Moving, 1996)




Second hour (19:00 - 20:00)

01. Αφροδίσιο - ΤΑΣΟΣ ΒΟΥΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ
(LP Μασσέλες, 1986)

02. Saturn In The Summertime - BARRY ADAMSON
(LP The Murky World Of Barry Adamson, 1999)

03. Hallo Spaceboy - DAVID BOWIE feat. NEIL TENNANT
(1996)

 04. Where No Man Has Gone Before (Theme From 'Strar Trek') - ALEXANDER COURAGE feat. WILLIAM SHATNER
(1966)

05. Planet Claire - THE B-52's
(LP The B-52's, 1979)

06. Space Cowboy - JAMIROQUAI
(LP The Return Of The Space Cowboy, 1994)

07. Clouds Across The Moon - RAH BAND
(LP Mystery, 1985)

08. Theme From 'Battlestar Galactica' - JOHN WILLIAMS & THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
(1978)
Originally by Stu Phillips.

09. No Doubt About It - HOT CHOCOLATE
(1980)


This part of the broadcast refers to more allegoric - mostly erotic- lyrics

10. Fell In Love With An Alien - THE KELLY FAMILY
(LP Almost Heaven, 1996)

11. To The Moon & Back - SAVAGE GARDEN
(1996 / LP Savage Garden, 1997)

12. Fly Away - LENNY KRAVITZ
(LP 5, 1998)

13. Show Me - THE PRETENDERS
(LP Learning To Crawl, 1984)

14. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - JULIE LONDON
(1963)

15. Sleeping Satellite - TASMIN ARCHER
(LP Great Expectations, 1992)

16. Walking On The Moon - THE POLICE
(LP Reggatta De Blanc, 1979)




Listen to the broadcast:
http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16954310/Space_songs

Ok... It's in Hellenic but once you get the picture it won't matter, cause titles & artists are almost all in English.


Other space related songs not included on this broadcast

A Spaceman Came Travelling - CHRIS DE BURGH (1975)
Aliens - RADIORAMA (1987)

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - THE 5TH DIMENSION (1969)
Californication - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (1999)

Don't Stop Me Now - QUEEN (1979)
Far Out - BLUR (1994)
1st Man In Space - THE ALL SEEING I feat PHIL OAKEY (1999)
Galaxy - WAR (1977)
I Breathe - VACUUM (1997)
Magic Fly - SPACE (1977)
Mondsong -NENA (1986)
99 Luftballons - NENA (1983)
Out Of Space - PRODIGY (1992)
Raumschiff Edelweiss - EDELWEISS (1992)
Satellite Of Love - LOU REED (1972)
Silver Machine - HAWKWIND (1971)
Space Truckin' -DEEP PURPLE (1971)
Spacer - SHEILA B DEVOTION (1979)
Telstar - THE TORNADOS (1962)
The Purple People Eater - SHEB WOOLEY (1958)

2 Wicky - HOOVER  (1996)
Woodpeckers From Space - VIDEO KIDS (1984)

also referring to aliens

Nobody Told Me - JOHN LENNON (1980 / LP Milk & Honey, 1984)
Lyrics: There's a UFO over New York and I ain't too surprised

Nothing Ever Happens - DEL AMITRI (LP Waking Hours, 1989)
Lyrics: the Martians could land in the car park and no one would care

Rapture - BLONDIE (LP Autoamerican, 1980)
Lyrics: and out comes a man from Mars and you try to run but he's got a gun and he shoots you dead and he eats your head and then you're in the man from Mars you go out at night, eatin' cars you eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too Mercurys and Subarus and you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars then, when there's no more cars you go out at night and eat up bars where the people meet