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Name a song that has a celestial body in the title or lyrics. Mine is "Here Comes the Sun" (Original Post) debm55 Jun 2 OP
Moon River LogDog75 Jun 2 #1
Beautiful song. Thank you very much, LogDog75 debm55 Jun 2 #2
OMD Walking on the Milky Way dickthegrouch Jun 2 #3
Thank you very much for sharing with us.dickthegrouch. debm55 Jun 2 #4
You are the Sunshine of my Life MIButterfly Jun 2 #5
Thank you MlButterfly. Love that Stevie Wonder song. debm55 Jun 2 #7
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying BarbaRosa Jun 2 #6
I remember that song. Thank you very much for the memory of it, BarbaRosa, debm55 Jun 2 #16
Venus-Shocking Blue Mars Needs Women-Tonio K Linda Goes To Mars-John Prine Midnight Writer Jun 2 #8
Thank you very much Midnight Writer. Great choices. debm55 Jun 2 #19
Life on Mars FalloutShelter Jun 2 #9
Thank you very much for sharing with us.FalloutShelter. I miss David. debm55 Jun 2 #18
Oh my, Deb. I miss David Bowie too. FalloutShelter Jun 2 #39
Venus RoadRunner Jun 2 #10
Thank you RoadRunner. Great song. debm55 Jun 2 #20
Under the Milkyway Tonight-The Church Chasstev365 Jun 2 #11
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Chasstev365 debm55 Jun 2 #23
Shining Star and Walking on the Moon MadLinguist Jun 2 #12
Wow, thank you very much,MadLinguist. I enjoyed both. Thanks for the share. debm55 Jun 2 #25
Flor de Luna House of Roberts Jun 2 #13
Thank you very much, House of Roberts. Flower of the Moon? debm55 Jun 2 #45
Aye House of Roberts Jun 2 #50
Thank you for the correction. House of Roberts. debm55 Jun 2 #74
Planet Claire - The B 52's Chasstev365 Jun 2 #14
Thank you very much, Chasstev365. Love it. debm55 Jun 2 #46
Blue Moon - The Marcels patphil Jun 2 #15
Love that song!!!! MIButterfly Jun 2 #26
Thank you very much patphil. I couldn't decide between Here Comes the Sun or Blue Moon. I loved both songs. I am very debm55 Jun 2 #49
Moon over Miami - Ray Charles patphil Jun 2 #17
Thank you very ,patphil. Great song debm55 Tuesday #124
Bad moon rising TommieMommy Jun 2 #21
I really liked that song. Still do. thank you very much, TommieMommy. debm55 Tuesday #125
Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Band patphil Jun 2 #22
Thank you very much, patphil. debm55 Tuesday #126
Jupiter - Cold Play patphil Jun 2 #24
Thank you patphil. Music can be enjoyed by all generations, debm55 Tuesday #127
A couple of Dark Stars Shambala Jun 2 #27
Thank you very much for posting both versions, Shambala. I enjoy them both. debm55 Tuesday #128
Moon River Tiny Tabby Jun 2 #28
thank you Tiny Tabby. They are both great songs. debm55 Tuesday #130
Not sure this counts and is an instrumental...Pluto's theme... wcmagumba Jun 2 #29
HAHAHAHahAHHAH. Thank you wcmagumba. debm55 Tuesday #132
Moon River Tiny Tabby Jun 2 #30
Thank you very much, Tiny Tabby. debm55 Tuesday #153
Shooting Star KarenS Jun 2 #31
Thank you very much KarenS. I really liked Bad Company. debm55 Tuesday #131
Venus in blue jeans by Jimmy Clanton NBachers Jun 2 #32
oops You beat me to it :) KarenS Jun 2 #36
Thank you very much, NBachers. Love it. debm55 Tuesday #142
Harvest Moon...Neil Young... MiHale Jun 2 #33
This was our wedding song Lifeafter70 Jun 2 #43
👍... MiHale Jun 2 #75
Love that song. Thank you so very much, MiHale. Actually, I like all of Neil's songs. debm55 Tuesday #143
Fly Me to the Moon Mystery To Me Jun 2 #34
Interesting. Thank you very much, Mystery To Me. debm55 Tuesday #144
Venus in Blue Jeans KarenS Jun 2 #35
Thank you very much, KarenS for sharing this song with us. debm55 Jun 2 #37
That Lucky Old Sun The Blue Flower Jun 2 #38
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 Jun 2 #44
Earth Angel KarenS Jun 2 #40
Thank you very much. KarenS debm55 Tuesday #145
The Solar System justaprogressive Jun 2 #41
Oh Wow. Thank you justaprogressive. Wonderful songs. debm55 Tuesday #146
..and aren't you nice to say so! justaprogressive Tuesday #165
Across the Universe The Wizard Jun 2 #42
Love it. Thank you very much, The Wizard. debm55 Tuesday #148
Not to touch the Earth LW1977 Jun 2 #47
Thank you very much. LW1977, Love it, debm55 Tuesday #149
Star man LW1977 Jun 2 #48
Thank you LW1977, Love the song and miss David.(RIP) debm55 Tuesday #150
Village Of The Sun JoseBalow Jun 2 #51
Thank you very much JoseBalow. Love Zappa(RIP) debm55 Tuesday #151
Southern Cross BarbaRosa Jun 2 #52
Thank you very much, BarbaRosa. I remember the song. debm55 Tuesday #152
Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath OC375 Jun 2 #53
Thank you very much, OC375, I was a Black Sabbath fan as an early teen. debm55 Tuesday #154
Dark Moon by Bonnie Guitar FuzzyRabbit Jun 2 #54
Thank you very much, FuzzyRabbit. debm55 Tuesday #156
Cygnus X-1 - Rush VMA131Marine Jun 2 #55
Thank you very much, VMA131Marine. debm55 Tuesday #158
Some day the Sun won't shine for you - Jethro Tull VMA131Marine Jun 2 #56
Thank you VMA131. I remember listening to Jethro Tull, Thanks for the memories. debm55 Tuesday #161
The Planets by Gustav Holst. Basso8vb Jun 2 #57
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Bluetus Jun 2 #103
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Bluetus. Love it. debm55 Tuesday #162
Thank you so much for sharing your song. Basso8vb. debm55 Tuesday #147
Orion - Jethro Tull VMA131Marine Jun 2 #58
Thank you VMA131Marine. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service also. FIL was a Marine. debm55 Jun 2 #73
Space Junk - Devo VMA131Marine Jun 2 #59
Thank you very much. VMA131Marine. Love the share. debm55 Jun 2 #72
The Galaxy Song chowmama Jun 2 #60
HAHAHAHAHAH. That's okay, fine with me. Thank you for sharing chowmama debm55 Jun 2 #71
"The Galaxy Song" markodochartaigh Tuesday #159
Thanks markodochartaigh. debm55 Tuesday #166
Catch a Falling Star and Put it in Your Pocket madamesilverspurs Jun 2 #61
Good Morning, Starshine madamesilverspurs Jun 2 #62
I loved that song. Thank you for bringing memories back to us,madamesilverspurs. debm55 Jun 2 #69
and save it for a rainy day. Thank you madamesilvespurs. debm55 Jun 2 #70
And put in your pocket, Save it for a rainy day. Thank you madamesilverspurs. debm55 Tuesday #141
Blue Moon of Kentucky get the red out Jun 2 #63
Love it. thank you get the red out for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 2 #68
Moon Over Marin -Dead Kennedys johnp3907 Jun 2 #64
Thank you very much, johnp3907, for sharing your choices. debm55 Jun 2 #67
Moondance by Van Morrison davsand Jun 2 #65
Thank you very much davsand. That is a terrrific song. debm55 Jun 2 #66
The Transit of Venus by J. P. Sousa Bluetus Jun 2 #76
Thank you very much for sharing with us Bluetus. debm55 Jun 2 #94
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Raven123 Jun 2 #77
Thank you very much Raven123. I really liked BJ Thomas and his music when I was younger. debm55 Jun 2 #92
Aquarius, Let the Sun Shine In LakeVermilion Jun 2 #78
Thank you very much, LakeVermilion. I remember that song and dancing and sing to it. Those outfits are far out, debm55 Jun 2 #89
Fly Me To The Moon sheshe2 Jun 2 #79
Thank you very much sheshe2. I remember that one. debm55 Jun 2 #86
"The Moon Song" - Beabadoobee Tactical Peek Jun 2 #80
Thank you very much, Tactical Peek debm55 Jun 2 #88
Drops of Jupiter by Train. boonecreek Jun 2 #81
Thank you very much for sharing with us, boonecreek debm55 Jun 2 #84
How High the Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford Tactical Peek Jun 2 #82
Thank you very much, Tactical Peek. debm55 Jun 2 #83
I'm going to go with my love of Big Band Music: KitFox Jun 2 #85
Two great ones. Thank you very much for sharing. KitFox debm55 Jun 2 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author patphil Jun 2 #90
Mambo Sun, Planet Queen, Cosmic Dancer - T Rex tdrifecta patphil Jun 2 #91
Bang a gong. Thank you patphil. It's in the title, so it's fine. It can be title or lyrics. From a 70 year old ,who saw debm55 Jun 2 #96
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd patphil Jun 2 #93
Thank you very much for sharing with us, patphil debm55 Jun 2 #97
Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens patphil Jun 2 #95
Thank you very much, patphil debm55 Jun 2 #99
Arthur's Theme Bluetus Jun 2 #98
Wow. I haven't heard that song in a long time. Thank you for posting, Bluetus. debm55 Jun 2 #100
When You Wish Upon a Star, makes no difference who you are... CTyankee Jun 2 #101
Thank you, CTyankee for sharing the song. And Jiminy Cricket for singing debm55 Jun 2 #111
Island in the Sun lpbk2713 Jun 2 #102
Agree. thank you very much, lpbk2713, Wonderful singer and song debm55 Jun 2 #104
Another Gustav Holst vote - mine is... 3catwoman3 Jun 2 #105
Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. debm55 Jun 2 #109
Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks Eugene Jun 2 #106
Thank you very much, Eugene. I remember that song. debm55 Jun 2 #107
"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, That's Amore" MIButterfly Jun 2 #108
YES. I remember back when Dean Martin sang it and it was the theme song in Moonstruck. Thank you MiButterfly. debm55 Jun 2 #110
I'm Walking on Sunshine no_hypocrisy Jun 2 #112
A blast from the past that I still get up and dance to. Thank you so much, no_hypocrisy debm55 Jun 2 #114
Prisoner of Mars - Stereolab subterranean Jun 2 #113
Thank you very much, subterranean debm55 Jun 2 #116
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden or... Wuddles440 Jun 2 #115
Wow!!!! Thank you very much Wuddles. You did a great job sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #135
Subaru sorcrow Jun 2 #117
Thank you very much. Now I know why my subaru has the star emblem on it. Thank you for posting the song. soccrow. debm55 Tuesday #123
This message was self-deleted by its author vanamonde Jun 2 #118
Hey Jupiter - Tori Amos Orrex Jun 2 #119
Thank you very much Orrex. for sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #140
Canadian Sunset - Andy Williams NBachers Tuesday #120
Thank you very much, NBachers. I used to watch his Variety show as a kid and remember that beautiful song. debm55 Tuesday #134
Moonbeam Levels by Prince Niagara Tuesday #121
Thank you very much, Niagara. Loved his music and voice. debm55 Tuesday #122
Fly me to the Moon! Hope22 Tuesday #129
Good morning, Hope. Great song.Thank you for posting. debm55 Tuesday #133
dancing on the moon with the stars in your eyes . ( from a very old cartoon) AllaN01Bear Tuesday #136
Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. Love the title and song. debm55 Tuesday #138
Mr Moon. Carlene Carter, Junes daughter 1978 and Mr Sun Mr Moon Janeyre Tuesday #137
Thank you very much, Janeyre. I am old enough to remember both. debm55 Tuesday #139
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR ⭐️ - RB77 Tuesday #155
Mozart wrote 12 variations on this charming song. markodochartaigh Tuesday #163
Thank you RB77. A classic. debm55 Tuesday #167
Schoolhouse Rock always hits. LuvLoogie Tuesday #157
HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH. thank you LuvLoogie debm55 Tuesday #164
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR ⭐️ RB77 Tuesday #160
Thanks RB77 debm55 Tuesday #168
Jefferson Airplane - Have You Seen The Saucers? DBoon Tuesday #169
Thank you very much, DBoon debm55 Tuesday #170
Perry Como - Catch a Falling Star Doc_Technical Tuesday #171
Thank you very much, Doc_Technical debm55 Wednesday #172
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun- Pink Floyd ArnoldLayne Wednesday #173
Thank you very much, ArnoldLayne. debm55 Wednesday #174
Jupiter Variation - John Coltrane ProfessorGAC Wednesday #175
Oh that is beautiful sounds. Thank you very much ProfessorGAC debm55 Wednesday #176
A little British Invasion -- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"... ultralite001 Wednesday #177
Another favorite -- "Everyone's Gone to the Moon"... ultralite001 Wednesday #178
Thank you very much ultralite001 debm55 Wednesday #180
ultralite001 Thank you very much. I remember that. debm55 Wednesday #179
East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) Cirsium Wednesday #181
Thank you very much, Cirsium. debm55 Wednesday #182
The Streak --- Ray Stevens retread Friday #183
Thank you retread. debm55 Friday #184
Star Rider - Foreigner lastlib Friday #185
Thank you very much for all your wonderful choices, lastlib debm55 Friday #186

MadLinguist

(874 posts)
12. Shining Star and Walking on the Moon
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:24 PM
Jun 2

I hope my legs don't break walking on the moon

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You're a shining star, no matter who you are

debm55

(45,473 posts)
49. Thank you very much patphil. I couldn't decide between Here Comes the Sun or Blue Moon. I loved both songs. I am very
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:13 PM
Jun 2

glad you picked this song. Love, Debbie.

patphil

(7,918 posts)
22. Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Band
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:36 PM
Jun 2

MiHale

(11,751 posts)
33. Harvest Moon...Neil Young...
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:46 PM
Jun 2

A song about my wife and I, no not really but I always think of her.

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Come a little bit closer
Hear what I have to say
Just like children sleepin'
We could dream this night away
But there's a full moon risin'
Let's go dancin' in the light
We know where the music's playin'
Let's go out and feel the night
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon
When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart
But now it's gettin' late
And the moon is climbin' high
I want to celebrate
See it shinin' in your eye
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon

Lifeafter70

(543 posts)
43. This was our wedding song
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:04 PM
Jun 2

Hubby made a video with our wedding pics using this song in the background

debm55

(45,473 posts)
143. Love that song. Thank you so very much, MiHale. Actually, I like all of Neil's songs.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 09:31 AM
Tuesday

Mystery To Me

(15 posts)
34. Fly Me to the Moon
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:46 PM
Jun 2

and let me play among the stars.

Also "Sun King" originally titled "Here Comes the Sun King" but later changed so it would't be confused with Harrison's song

justaprogressive

(3,990 posts)
41. The Solar System
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:00 PM
Jun 2

Midnight Sun



Mercury



Venus Isle



The Elephants of Mars



Jupiter Child



Saturn



Pluto



and to finish up... The Galaxy Song

Basso8vb

(1,079 posts)
57. The Planets by Gustav Holst.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:41 PM
Jun 2

Mars, the Bringer of War is my hands down favorite movement. It was also a big inspiration for John Williams and his first Star Wars score.

Bluetus

(1,122 posts)
103. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 08:33 PM
Jun 2

Mainly because I never knew jollity was a word.

Holst wrote this suite in 1916. Pluto wasn't discovered until 1930, and was considered a planet until it was unceremoniously demoted in 2006. I wonder what Holst would have written for Pluto. What he wrote for Uranus was rather animated (Uranus, the magician). I'm betting he would have written something very barren for Pluto.

And in the headline of 2025, so far, we have

"Uranus emits more heat than previously thought"

snicker, snicker.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/uranus-energy-planet-sun

As an orchestra musician, I have probably played that suite 5 or 6 times. That is one that never gets stale for me. The whole suite is an excellent musical adventure. I hope I can do it a couple more times before I retire from playing.

debm55

(45,473 posts)
73. Thank you VMA131Marine. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service also. FIL was a Marine.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:11 PM
Jun 2

madamesilverspurs

(16,267 posts)
61. Catch a Falling Star and Put it in Your Pocket
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 04:14 PM
Jun 2

Perry Como, if memory serves. We used to sing it as a round.


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madamesilverspurs

(16,267 posts)
62. Good Morning, Starshine
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 04:17 PM
Jun 2

from "Hair". Back in the day, had some friends who named their daughter Morningstar because of their fondness for that song.


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johnp3907

(3,998 posts)
64. Moon Over Marin -Dead Kennedys
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 05:04 PM
Jun 2

Astronomy Domine -Pink Floyd (although I prefer the Voivod version.

Bluetus

(1,122 posts)
76. The Transit of Venus by J. P. Sousa
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 2

Admittedly not one of his more popular ones, and you can only play it once every 105 years.

Raven123

(6,723 posts)
77. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 2

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome, I could cry

I've never seen a night so long
And time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry

Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to die?
Like me, he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome, I could cry

The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome, I could cry

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debm55

(45,473 posts)
92. Thank you very much Raven123. I really liked BJ Thomas and his music when I was younger.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 07:56 PM
Jun 2

debm55

(45,473 posts)
89. Thank you very much, LakeVermilion. I remember that song and dancing and sing to it. Those outfits are far out,
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 07:42 PM
Jun 2

KitFox

(316 posts)
85. I'm going to go with my love of Big Band Music:
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 07:30 PM
Jun 2

Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)
Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael)

Response to debm55 (Original post)

patphil

(7,918 posts)
91. Mambo Sun, Planet Queen, Cosmic Dancer - T Rex tdrifecta
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 07:56 PM
Jun 2


Not exactly about a celestial body, but...




debm55

(45,473 posts)
96. Bang a gong. Thank you patphil. It's in the title, so it's fine. It can be title or lyrics. From a 70 year old ,who saw
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 08:10 PM
Jun 2

them at 19. and still dances to Get it On.

debm55

(45,473 posts)
110. YES. I remember back when Dean Martin sang it and it was the theme song in Moonstruck. Thank you MiButterfly.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 08:42 PM
Jun 2

Wuddles440

(1,738 posts)
115. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden or...
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 09:07 PM
Jun 2

People of the Sun - Rage Against the Machine or...
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks or...
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals or..
Anna Sun - Walk the Moon (that's twofer) or...
Staring at the Sun - U2 or...
Shadow on the Sun - Audioslave or...
Counting Stars - One Republic or...
Venus - Shocking Blue or...
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John....

Just a few from my playlist

sorcrow

(589 posts)
117. Subaru
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 09:44 PM
Jun 2

Subaru

Subaru is the Japanese name for the star group called the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters.

https://m.

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Obscure fact. Legend/tradition has it that the Pleiades was used as a vision test way back. Discerning five stars was normal vision. If you could see six or seven, you qualified to be an archer or a scout.

Regards,
Sorghum Crow

debm55

(45,473 posts)
123. Thank you very much. Now I know why my subaru has the star emblem on it. Thank you for posting the song. soccrow.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 08:35 AM
Tuesday

Response to debm55 (Original post)

debm55

(45,473 posts)
134. Thank you very much, NBachers. I used to watch his Variety show as a kid and remember that beautiful song.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 09:05 AM
Tuesday

Janeyre

(19 posts)
137. Mr Moon. Carlene Carter, Junes daughter 1978 and Mr Sun Mr Moon
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 09:14 AM
Tuesday

Paul Revere and the Raiders 1969

RB77

(56 posts)
155. TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR ⭐️ -
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 10:01 AM
Tuesday

My all time favorite, (sorry about the ‘trumpian caps, - couldn’t resist 😜

RB77

(56 posts)
160. TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR ⭐️
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 10:05 AM
Tuesday

My all time favorite, (sorry about the ‘trumpian caps, - couldn’t resist 😜

ProfessorGAC

(73,008 posts)
175. Jupiter Variation - John Coltrane
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 01:33 PM
Wednesday

It's pretty out there, but is iconic jazz.

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ultralite001

(1,726 posts)
177. A little British Invasion -- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"...
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 01:46 PM
Wednesday

Gerry + the Pacemakers...

retread

(3,858 posts)
183. The Streak --- Ray Stevens
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:32 AM
Friday

"Come streakin' around the grease rack there
Didn't have nothin' on but a smile
Ethel was in, gettin' her a cold drink, I hollered, "Don't look, Ethel!"
Too late, she done been mooned
Flashed her right there in front of the shock absorbers"

lastlib

(26,057 posts)
185. Star Rider - Foreigner
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 02:29 PM
Friday

Desert Moon - Dennis DeYoung
Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger

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