Many great songwriters write best about what they know. Some, on the other hand, abandon the familiar and look to the stars for musical inspiration. The mystical chaos of the great beyond has influenced many a composition over the decades, from the classical suites of pre-WW1 to the Space Age of the sixties, and the cosmic alt-rock of more recent years. Encompassing jazz to electronic sounds, musicians have found a muse in the planets, aliens and stars of our universe. From obvious classics to lesser known gems about historical events, conspiracy theories and the outright fantastic, here is a mere handful of the galaxy’s best tracks inspired by things out of this world. BABYmouth zine, space-themed Issue 2, edited by Phoebe Plant Hallo Spaceboy // David Bowie featuring Pet Shop Boys No space-themed playlist would be complete without David Bowie, and lots of him. In fact, he almost warrants an entire space-themed playlist himself. His breakthrough hit ‘Space Oddity’, re
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