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25 Feb 01 - 12:04 PM (#405983) Subject: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Dunc I'm on the hunt for a funny song/s to enter in a competition where the theme is "2001 - A FOLK ODDITY" All suggestions greatfully recieved. It will be a mostly adult audience - so any adult humour should be good enough to go over the heads of any kids present!!! |
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25 Feb 01 - 12:14 PM (#405993) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: bill\sables Peggy Seeger sang on in the sixties.I'm not sure if she wrote it or not but I think it was called the Space Girls Lament or Space Girls Song. First lines were My mother told me I should never venture into space But I did, I did, I did She said no terran girl should trust the Martain race But I did, I Did, I did A rocket pilot asked me on a voyage to go I was so excited I just could,nt say no Well that he was a servo robot how was I to know So I did, I did, I did. |
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25 Feb 01 - 12:16 PM (#405994) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Dunc I guess that one could be altered to take my gender into account!! |
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25 Feb 01 - 12:18 PM (#405996) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Amos You might get some ideas by perusing the joint fiction theme of the incredible tales of The Mudcat Enterprise, singing the songs of man where none have sung before. It is is in several linked parts, the first of which can be found over here.. Oh, and Pete Seeger's "My True Love -- the Venusian Love Song" is always good for a chuckle, not to mention "Hey Mister Spaceman" by the Fugs. Regards, A |
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25 Feb 01 - 12:35 PM (#406007) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Sorcha By the Time I Get to...
Deep Space Cyber Space |
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25 Feb 01 - 01:14 PM (#406033) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Bill D The Asteroid Light |
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26 Feb 01 - 05:11 PM (#406683) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Eric the Viking Cosmic wheels by Donovan. Star trekking by who ever. |
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26 Feb 01 - 05:24 PM (#406692) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Matt_R Yo Spaw!!!
Space Oddity--David Bowie |
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26 Feb 01 - 05:43 PM (#406713) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: mousethief Isn't folk music about space called filk? |
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26 Feb 01 - 05:57 PM (#406725) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: catspaw49 No, I think it's "Spolk." Aw Matt, you beat me AND Hawk to it!! What a piece of work.......but I feel secure in the knowledge that Little Hawk will be around soon to defend "Space Oddity," the tale of a psychotic astronaut trippin' to nowhere. Spaw |
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26 Feb 01 - 06:00 PM (#406732) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Matt_R No, I think it's Folce. And I like Space Oddity! |
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26 Feb 01 - 06:12 PM (#406743) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: catspaw49 Maybe folk and rocket travel should be "Focket".......whatever it is, focket. Spaw |
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26 Feb 01 - 11:13 PM (#406944) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Matt_R Ooops, fergot "Subterranean Homesick Alien" by Radiohead. Great song. |
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27 Feb 01 - 12:43 AM (#406978) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: wysiwyg Ground control to... |
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27 Feb 01 - 06:34 AM (#407064) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Dunc I'm taking all these ideas onboard and may end up writing something made up from bits of this and bits of that. I'm working on an idea about a musical spaceman who falls for a strange looking alien and then ends up with a broken heart 'cause she leaves him when she finds out he sings Leonard Cohen songs whilst playing a banjo. |
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27 Feb 01 - 08:52 AM (#407128) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,Matt_R Check out ELO's entire album Time. Lots of musical spaceman stuff. From "Ticket To The Moon" to "21st Century Man" to "Rain Is Falling". |
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27 Feb 01 - 11:12 AM (#407200) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Mrrzy Jean-Luc, Geordi's specs Myst'ries on the Holodecks Asteroids, triple droids, telepathic Betazoids Transporter, deadly claw Visitor from LA Law Photons, no Kirk, Captain has gone berserk Shuttlecraft, Counselor Troi, Dr. Crusher's little boy Klingon rites, parasites, new heights, phaser fights Data's head, Tasha's dead, Riker's hanging by a thread We didn't start the series, it's the Next Generation on your favorite station... to the obvious tune... |
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27 Feb 01 - 11:29 AM (#407210) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,Patrish Someone sent this to me ages ago, i don't know who wrote it, but I presume it ia a parody of "Ramblin Rover"
Oh there's astronauts -a-plenty and launches barely 20
Oh there's eager anticipation of weightless copulation
Oh there's many who planned on swimmin' with naked Martian women
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27 Feb 01 - 11:32 AM (#407216) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: LR Mole "I'm the Urban Spaceman" by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. |
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27 Feb 01 - 11:33 AM (#407217) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,Patrish Sorry about that, took so much trouble getting the line breaks in, that I never checked what I typed - didn't even manage the line breaks that well! I need to practice more, at least two hours a day on mudcat! Patrish x |
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27 Feb 01 - 01:06 PM (#407267) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Trapper Here's an oldy but a goldie! - Al
Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue
Last night I met a man from Mars, and he was very sad. Eight foot two, solid blue, You know she promised me, recently, Her steering wheel has sex appeal, She does the cutest tricks, with her six stereo ears. If she's found, rush like mad, |
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27 Feb 01 - 01:17 PM (#407275) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Les from Hull Cosmic Wheels by Donovan was mentioned. On the same album (can we still call them that?) is The Intergalactic Laxative. When my partner Maggie does this one nobody ever believes it's a Donovan song. But it's definitive 'adult space folk' stuff. |
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27 Feb 01 - 06:41 PM (#407570) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Kernow John Why are there no Melodeons in Star Trek? Because it's the future! KJ |
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27 Feb 01 - 09:56 PM (#407707) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Matt_R The musical theme to The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy features a banjo... |
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27 Feb 01 - 10:08 PM (#407716) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Hey, Matt, I tried PMing you but couldn't do it for some reason! Surely you know about the H2G2 (for HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy)website? It's temporarily down for now but frequent users have a "refugee camp" . My son qualifies as a frequent user. |
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27 Feb 01 - 10:13 PM (#407717) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Matt_R Lol! That's probably because there's an underscore...Matt_R that disappears when my name is underlined. |
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26 Mar 01 - 09:49 AM (#425751) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Refresh |
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26 Mar 01 - 11:33 AM (#425797) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: mousethief Why? |
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26 Mar 01 - 01:21 PM (#425913) Subject: Lyr Add: COME TAKE A TRIP ON MY AIR SHIP From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C And speaking about sci-fi oldies, let's not forget "Come Take a Trip on My Airship" which I can still hear on quiet nights as sung by Sally Rogers and the Elderly Instruments gang: COME TAKE A TRIP ON MY AIR SHIP (George Evans and Ren Shields, Public Domain) I once loved a sailor, once a sailor loved me; He was not a sailor who sailed on the rolling sea; He sailed in an airship, free as a bird on the wing, And every Sunday evening, he'd fly past my window and sing: Chorus: Come take a trip on my airship, Come let us sail to the stars; Come let us fly off to Venus, Come take a trip around Mars; No one will see when we're kissing, No one will know when we spoon; Come take a trip in my airship And we'll visit the man in the moon. One night while sailing away from the crowds We passed through the Milky White Way; Whiule idly drifting and watching the clouds, He asked me if I'd name the day; Just by the dipper I gave him my heart; The sun shines on our honeymoon; We swore to each other we never would part And we'll teach all the babies this tune. (CHO) |
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26 Mar 01 - 02:30 PM (#425983) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,rana I was beaten to the Bonzo's above! However, for a comic song why not look at the stuff by Christine Lavin. The following are a few titles (and comments) from her web page. "If We Had No Moon" (a studio version of this will be released later this year on an album produced by the National Space Society). I Want To Be The First Folk Singer On The Space Shuttle "Planet X" was inspired by an article I read about the plight of Pluto - is it or is it not a planet? The album begins by looking at the moon, ends gazing up at the whole big sky, and in between looks at life on this planet as experienced in the late 1990s. Cheers Rana |
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26 Mar 01 - 02:36 PM (#425987) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: MMario Susan Elgin - in the Judas Rose starts several chapters off with "folk songs" set to traditional tunes - but revamped for the setting of the novel - several hundred years from now. |
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26 Mar 01 - 03:59 PM (#426044) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,Allan S. Back in 1946 The Ray Bradburry story "The Green Hills of Earth" Was done as a Radio Program and Oscar Brand sang a song or wrote the song for the show to the tune of Acres of clams I only remember the last line of the chorus as "I pray for one last landing on the Green hills of earth" Actually the words were in the story as a poem and Oscar just put them to the music. You could probably find the story in an anthology of Bradburrys works |
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27 Mar 01 - 07:15 AM (#426409) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: MikeofNorthumbria Sorry to be picky, AllanS, but "The Green Hills of Earth" was by Robert Heinlein, not Ray Bradbury - but what the heck, it's still a great yarn. Wassail! |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:48 PM (#660349) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) The Asteroid Light in the DT has "mutes" rather than the correct "mutants." See erratum |
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28 Feb 02 - 09:16 PM (#660371) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,ET OKay - I'm being obscure but there's a recording of Spock singing. One side is ordinary songs and the other has Bilbo Baggins and a song with the line "There goes the neighborhood" referring to humans wandering off earth. Haven't listened to it for years, I'll try to find the record. Also there's a lot of small filk publishers - how about the one with the crippled spaceliner - rescued by crew of Our Favorite starship - who end up wiht "A jet, it's quite simple, you can build one right here - just ... and one tank of beer. We drank up the fuel and were feeling no pain, when the Navy man left with a look of disdain." Anyway, despite my faulty memory, there are a couple dozen on that record alone. Solar Sailor was the record title, I think was done by Mord in Milwaukee around the 70's for science fiction convention. Good lord, if you want filk, I've got dozens, including all the 70's Tolkein set to music (steal tunes from only the best). Funny ones - well, maybe I eat little fire lizards - Look for Leslie Fish on Google and see what you get or check out Mercedes Lackey because I know there's an associated music site. I have to go home now and look up all the real names of all these for ya! (Was held hostage to my folks VCR to tape "Survivors" - they just got back from the Marquesas and were'nt allowed on that island cause they were taping - wanted to see what they missed. Elaine |
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28 Feb 02 - 09:20 PM (#660374) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Amergin Eric Bogle has a song about Star Trek.....can't remember the name right off hand, though.... |
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28 Feb 02 - 09:47 PM (#660383) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Joe_F Bill Sables: The song you quote is "Space Girl's Song" by Ewan MacColl (1953; updated by Peggy Seeger, 1960, 1964). It is in _The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook_, compiled & annotated by Peggy Seeger (Oak, 2001); see http://www.pegseeger.com/html. |
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28 Feb 02 - 10:30 PM (#660393) Subject: Lyr Add: MOONSHOT (Buffy Sainte-Marie) From: Little Hawk Buffy Sainte-Marie did one called "Moonshot", but it's not a humorous song. It's a lament, a spiritual and philosophical piece, and a prayer for change. It refers to the moon missions, in the light of our general situation here on Earth, and was written in the early 70's sometime. MOONSHOT
Up into outer space you go, my friends
See all the wonders that you leave behind
See all the wonders that you leave behind
Up into outer space you go, my friends (musical break)
An anthropologist, he wrote a book
His hair was gold, his wings were Love, his words were true
Up into outer space you go, my friends (Buffy Sainte-Marie) It's on the album "Moonshot" and is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. - LH |
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01 Mar 02 - 01:16 AM (#660444) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: technission Gosh, I just stepped out for launch and look at all these subspace transmissions. There was a great album by Jefferson Airplane as they morphed into J Starship,titled "Blows Against The Empire"...it might have been released as some individual artist's names rather than the group's name, like frinstance Jorma Kaukonen/Grace Slick ? Anyway, it's home dock for "have you seen the stars tonight (song title + first line) ..would you like to go up on "A" deck and look at them with me -- Do you know, we could go, we are free.." Grace's typical soaring voice, maybe not always technically harmonious but certainly complementary! "Hijack" on the same album is an extended ramble about hijacking the starship and probably not suitable for children due to drug references. Same album, non-spatial, but suitable for mudcatter's interest is "Harp Tree Lament" , maybe this is actually a traditional song?? I don't know but it is performed that way. Totally different: Weird Al Yankovich sings a hilarious (the first few times) song about Star Wars ep IV story, to tune of Don Maclean's "American Pie", I think album name is "Running with Scissors" My, My this here Anniken guy Could be Vader maybe later , now he's just a small fry He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi... soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Besides being humorous the song is an accurate synopsis of the tale.... Live long and prosper. And, "Just because they smile and eat chicken doesn't mean they've mastered their emotions." >-8-) |
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01 Mar 02 - 06:08 AM (#660489) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Nigel Parsons I've got lots of filk (it's o.k. it's not catching!) but for a short one, My own words, standard Star Trek (original series) theme, and a well known tune (from Carmen) ENSIGN: EXPENDABLE Red shirts who are awaiting Kirk's command, Time to beam down, Now you must land, And, when your alien foe are close at hand, Spill your guts on the sand. And once you all have met, your final fate, Kirk will ne-go-ti-ate !! |
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20 Feb 03 - 08:52 PM (#894776) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Charley Noble Refresh! Just to be redundant. Charley Noble |
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21 Feb 03 - 07:47 PM (#895558) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Gareth Then theres the Fireball XL5 theme song, any aging 'Catters remember this one ??? Gareth |
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22 Feb 03 - 12:19 AM (#895671) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Dexter I've got an original that I call, "The Final Frontier". It tells the story of a lone spaceman arriving on earth in search of the old west. It usually grabs a chuckle or two. |
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22 Feb 03 - 10:46 AM (#895830) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Nigel Parsons Gareth: "I wish I were a spaceman, The fastest guy alive I'd fly you round the universe In Fireball XL5.... .....To Jupiter and Mars My heart would be a fireball And you would be ny favourite of the stars" I'm sure someone will fill in the gaps! Nigel |
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22 Feb 03 - 12:53 PM (#895949) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Tiger "Rocket Man" - Elton John "The Galaxy Song" - Eric Idle, "The Meaning of Life" |
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22 Feb 03 - 01:05 PM (#895959) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Clinton Hammond Found an MP3 just now on Kazaa from a dude, Dan Bern... called "The Talking Alien Abduction Blues"... Not half bad... I also have a track "7 Drunken Nights In Space" which is really more filky than anything else... |
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11 Nov 04 - 03:20 PM (#1323633) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,Jim I looked up this old thread as a related one from the Wreck of the Shenandoa thread, and realise that there's actually new info for this: Prometheus Music has released "To Touch the Stars," the National Space Society CD mentioned above. They're at: www.prometheus-music.com (Sorry, the "Make a link" thingie didn't seem to work.) Anyway, it has The Christine Lavin song mention above about the moon, as well as a bunch of other really fun things. |
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11 Nov 04 - 03:41 PM (#1323661) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: axman664 Perhaps this thread will give you some ideas: thread.cfm?threadid=72492#1249644 |
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11 Nov 04 - 03:42 PM (#1323666) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: GUEST,SueB Neil Young, can't remember the title but goes I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying in the yellow haze of the sun something something something all around the chosen one All in a dream, all in a dream the loading has begun Flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun,,,, |
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11 Nov 04 - 04:01 PM (#1323708) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: PoppaGator SueB, I believe that Neil Young song is "After the Gold Rush." That's definitely the name of the album, and I *think* it's the name of that song as well. |
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11 Nov 04 - 07:35 PM (#1323975) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: robomatic And of course Sir Paul McCartney and Wings with: "Venus and Mars" are alright tonight......... |
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11 Nov 04 - 08:10 PM (#1324017) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Don Firth Here ya go. The Galaxy Song by Eric Idle (of Monty Python). Don Firth |
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11 Nov 04 - 08:26 PM (#1324038) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: McGrath of Harlow One thing that belongs in this thread, even if it drifts it a bit, is to remind (or inform) people that one of the early Astronauts, Wally Schirra, during his December, 1965 flight in Gemini 7, smuggled a harmonica and bells into space, and played "Jingle Bells" during the flight. |
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12 Nov 04 - 08:55 AM (#1324481) Subject: RE: Space - The Final Folk Frontier? From: Flash Company Alan Sherman who was mentioned some way back did:- Shine on, shine on Harvey Spoon, up in the sky, You've been up in orbit since January, February, June and July. Please don't come back down too soon (We've let your room!) Shine on, shine on Harvey Spoon, for me and my gal. And then again 'Round the Horne' once did:- Twas on the Planet Venus (My Word, you should have seen us!) FC |