Enjoy Stuff: A Space Odyssey

It's time to space out with an episode featuring songs about space! Jay and Shua list some of their favorites on a cosmic episode of Enjoy Stuff.   Humans have always been fascinated by the cosmos. And when popular artists were recording in the space race era, they jumped on the bandrocket and a new era began. Do your favorites make our list? Let’s find out.    News Weird Al announces tour Batman is supplementing his income by driving an Uber in Australia…kind of  NASA invites public to design Artemis moon mission navigation tech A poor vacationless boy named after a Star Wars character is denied passport Pixar’s first series finally has their premiere dates Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we’re Enjoying After the premiere of Agatha All Along on Disney+, Jay jumped headfirst into another Witches’ Road. He watched The Wizard of Oz for the first time in years. Turns out it’s still a good movie and really quite creepy. It’s easy to find and a definite classic you should revisit (or check out for the first time) Shua and his wife ventured out to a movie night at the Alamo. Without many expectations, they were pleasantly surprised by the newest animated interpretation of a classic toy, Transformers One. With a good story, an all-star cast, and great animation, it really put everything together in an entertaining way.      Enjoy Music!  We love our space songs. Not soundtracks from sci-fi (although those are great too) but songs that artists have written specifically about space. This week we examine some of our favorites throughout history. From Lounge to Classic Rock, there is no shortage of cosmic music that you can use to imagine you are peacefully (or dramatically) floating through the starscape. Songs we include are: The Planets - Gustav Holst 2000 Light Years from Home - The Rolling Stones Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra Cygnus X-1 - Rush Starman - David Bowie Children of the Sun - Billy Thorpe Rocket Man - Elton John Slime Creatures from Outer Space - Weird Al Flash - Queen Astronaut - Duran Duran Across the Universe - The Beatles Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) - Q-Feel Space Oddity - David Bowie Countdown - Rush Space Invaders - Uncle Vic Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling Interplanet Janet - SchoolHouse Rock Intergalactic - Beastie Boys The Galaxy Song - Monty Python’s Meaning of Life Space Cowboy - Steve Miller  Walking on the Moon - The Police Major Tom (Coming Home) - William Shatner Space Oddity - Astronaut Chris Hadfield from the International Space Station Eep Op Ork Ah Ah- Jett Screamer Did we list a song you like? What are some of your favorite space songs? First person that emails me with the subject line, “I’m a Space Cowboy” will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to [email protected]