09 November 2014

Gangale's Top 50 Space Music Hits

Copyright © 2014 by Thomas Gangale
@ThomasGangale

In response to the "Fabulous Forty of Space Law" list of space music produced by the staff, faculty, alumni and students of the UNL Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law program in August 2014, I present my personal top fifty favorites. The one rule that I observed in compiling this list from the 100-CD collection is that I selected five songs from every group of ten CDs. This ensured that my selection was no more biased with respect to historical time than is the collection as a whole (the 21st century is over-represented).

I made no attempt to balance this list with respect to culture or national origin. It can be noted that 13 of the 50 tracks, or about one-quarter of the list, are Russian; this can be viewed as something of an over-representation given that Russian songs account for 16 percent of the 100-CD collection, but on the other hand it may be that many Soviet-era songs have yet to make their way onto the Internet. In any case, I believe that it is safe to say that the importance of Soviet and Russian contributions to space exploration exceed 16 percent of the total effort of humankind, and to the culture of space exploration.

Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
When You See Those Flying SaucersBuchanan Brothers1947
Planetary RunJoe Montgomery1957
Марш космонавтов
March of the Cosmonauts
Государственный оркестр кинематографии СССР
USSR State Orchestra of Cinematography
1961
Я верю, друзя, караваны ракет
I Believe, My Friends, Caravans of Rockets
Владимир Трошин
Vladimir Troshin
1961
Happy Blues for John Glenn Sam "Lightning" Hopkins1962
Destination MoonDinah Washington1962
На Марсе будут яблони цвести
On Mars There Will Be Apple Blossoms
Владимир Трошин
Vladimir Troshin
1963
Частушки о космонавтах
Ditties About the Cosmonauts
Мария Мордасова и Гос. Воронежский русский нар. Хор
Mariya Mordasova and the State Russian Folk Choir of Voronezh
1963
Я - Земля
I Am Earth
"Мечте навстречу" Кинематографический Саундтрек
"Towards a Dream" Cinematic Soundtrack
1963
Fly Me to the MoonFrank Sinatra1964
Two Thousand Light Years From HomeRolling Stones1967
ArmstrongReg Lindsay1969
Space OddityDavid Bowie1969
Rocket ManPearls Before Swine1970
Rocket ManElton John1972
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary CraftKlaatu1976
The Moon Is a Harsh MistressJimmy Webb1977
Destination VenusRezillos1978
CountdownRush1982
Major TomPeter Schilling1982
Трава у дома
The Grass at Home
Земляне
Earthmen
1983
Dog StarKlaatu1984
Flying for MeJohn Denver1986
Green Hills of EarthDavid Frishberg1986
Standing on the MoonGrateful Dead1989
Sleeping SatelliteTasmin Archer1992
Space Race Is OverBilly Bragg1996
Cosmic GirlJamiroquai1996
Start All Over on MarsNewsong1996
To the Moon and BackSavage Garden1997
Beach House on the MoonJimmy Buffett1999
Beyond the SkyJudy Collins1999
Alien LoverLuscious Jackson1999
Космонавт Петров
Cosmonaut Petrov
Red Elvises1999
Star TrekJudy Roberts2000
MarsLori McKenna2001
Where My Heart Will Take Me
[Star Trek: Enterprise]
Russell Watson2001
EarthshineRush2002
Men in BlackWill Smith2002
Way Up TherePatti LaBelle2003
Saw a SatelliteTony Carey2004
Космос
Space
Тату
t.A.T.u.
2005
Я - Космонавт (original remiks)
I Am a Cosmonaut
Тина Чарльз
Tina Charl'z
2006
Млечный путь [Большое космическое путешествие]
The Milky Way
[The Great Space Journey]
Л. Берлинская, E. Камбурова, ВИА Верные Друзья
Lyudmila Berlinskaya, Ye. Kamburova, VIA Vernyye Dru'ya
2006
Space CowboyEve St. Jones2007
Космос
Space
Город 312
City 312
2007
Walkin' to the MoonJerry Schroeder2007
Космос
Space
Ника
Nika
2007
Байконур
Bajkonur
Виктор Анакиненко, Владимир Куклин, Игорь Офицеров, Ян Кальский, Игорь Новиков
Viktor Anakinenko, Vladimir Kuklin, Igor' Ofitserov, Yan Kal'skij, Igor' Novikov
2008
Sleeping Satellite (Tiborg full vocal club remix)KLC Aurora feat. Michelle/Junior Caldera2008

 

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