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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 Monday OP
Moon River LogDog75 Monday #1
Beautiful song. Thank you very much, LogDog75 debm55 Monday #2
OMD Walking on the Milky Way dickthegrouch Monday #3
Thank you very much for sharing with us.dickthegrouch. debm55 Monday #4
You are the Sunshine of my Life MIButterfly Monday #5
Thank you MlButterfly. Love that Stevie Wonder song. debm55 Monday #7
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying BarbaRosa Monday #6
I remember that song. Thank you very much for the memory of it, BarbaRosa, debm55 Monday #16
Venus-Shocking Blue Mars Needs Women-Tonio K Linda Goes To Mars-John Prine Midnight Writer Monday #8
Thank you very much Midnight Writer. Great choices. debm55 Monday #19
Life on Mars FalloutShelter Monday #9
Thank you very much for sharing with us.FalloutShelter. I miss David. debm55 Monday #18
Oh my, Deb. I miss David Bowie too. FalloutShelter Monday #39
Venus RoadRunner Monday #10
Thank you RoadRunner. Great song. debm55 Monday #20
Under the Milkyway Tonight-The Church Chasstev365 Monday #11
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Chasstev365 debm55 Monday #23
Shining Star and Walking on the Moon MadLinguist Monday #12
Wow, thank you very much,MadLinguist. I enjoyed both. Thanks for the share. debm55 Monday #25
Flor de Luna House of Roberts Monday #13
Thank you very much, House of Roberts. Flower of the Moon? debm55 Monday #45
Aye House of Roberts Monday #50
Thank you for the correction. House of Roberts. debm55 Monday #74
Planet Claire - The B 52's Chasstev365 Monday #14
Thank you very much, Chasstev365. Love it. debm55 Monday #46
Blue Moon - The Marcels patphil Monday #15
Love that song!!!! MIButterfly Monday #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 Monday #49
Moon over Miami - Ray Charles patphil Monday #17
Thank you very ,patphil. Great song debm55 Tuesday #124
Bad moon rising TommieMommy Monday #21
I really liked that song. Still do. thank you very much, TommieMommy. debm55 Tuesday #125
Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Band patphil Monday #22
Thank you very much, patphil. debm55 Tuesday #126
Jupiter - Cold Play patphil Monday #24
Thank you patphil. Music can be enjoyed by all generations, debm55 Tuesday #127
A couple of Dark Stars Shambala Monday #27
Thank you very much for posting both versions, Shambala. I enjoy them both. debm55 Tuesday #128
Moon River Tiny Tabby Monday #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 Monday #29
HAHAHAHahAHHAH. Thank you wcmagumba. debm55 Tuesday #132
Moon River Tiny Tabby Monday #30
Thank you very much, Tiny Tabby. debm55 Tuesday #153
Shooting Star KarenS Monday #31
Thank you very much KarenS. I really liked Bad Company. debm55 Tuesday #131
Venus in blue jeans by Jimmy Clanton NBachers Monday #32
oops You beat me to it :) KarenS Monday #36
Thank you very much, NBachers. Love it. debm55 Tuesday #142
Harvest Moon...Neil Young... MiHale Monday #33
This was our wedding song Lifeafter70 Monday #43
👍... MiHale Monday #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 Monday #34
Interesting. Thank you very much, Mystery To Me. debm55 Tuesday #144
Venus in Blue Jeans KarenS Monday #35
Thank you very much, KarenS for sharing this song with us. debm55 Monday #37
That Lucky Old Sun The Blue Flower Monday #38
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 Monday #44
Earth Angel KarenS Monday #40
Thank you very much. KarenS debm55 Tuesday #145
The Solar System justaprogressive Monday #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 Monday #42
Love it. Thank you very much, The Wizard. debm55 Tuesday #148
Not to touch the Earth LW1977 Monday #47
Thank you very much. LW1977, Love it, debm55 Tuesday #149
Star man LW1977 Monday #48
Thank you LW1977, Love the song and miss David.(RIP) debm55 Tuesday #150
Village Of The Sun JoseBalow Monday #51
Thank you very much JoseBalow. Love Zappa(RIP) debm55 Tuesday #151
Southern Cross BarbaRosa Monday #52
Thank you very much, BarbaRosa. I remember the song. debm55 Tuesday #152
Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath OC375 Monday #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 Monday #54
Thank you very much, FuzzyRabbit. debm55 Tuesday #156
Cygnus X-1 - Rush VMA131Marine Monday #55
Thank you very much, VMA131Marine. debm55 Tuesday #158
Some day the Sun won't shine for you - Jethro Tull VMA131Marine Monday #56
Thank you VMA131. I remember listening to Jethro Tull, Thanks for the memories. debm55 Tuesday #161
The Planets by Gustav Holst. Basso8vb Monday #57
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Bluetus Monday #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 Monday #58
Thank you VMA131Marine. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service also. FIL was a Marine. debm55 Monday #73
Space Junk - Devo VMA131Marine Monday #59
Thank you very much. VMA131Marine. Love the share. debm55 Monday #72
The Galaxy Song chowmama Monday #60
HAHAHAHAHAH. That's okay, fine with me. Thank you for sharing chowmama debm55 Monday #71
"The Galaxy Song" markodochartaigh Tuesday #159
Thanks markodochartaigh. debm55 Tuesday #166
Catch a Falling Star and Put it in Your Pocket madamesilverspurs Monday #61
Good Morning, Starshine madamesilverspurs Monday #62
I loved that song. Thank you for bringing memories back to us,madamesilverspurs. debm55 Monday #69
and save it for a rainy day. Thank you madamesilvespurs. debm55 Monday #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 Monday #63
Love it. thank you get the red out for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #68
Moon Over Marin -Dead Kennedys johnp3907 Monday #64
Thank you very much, johnp3907, for sharing your choices. debm55 Monday #67
Moondance by Van Morrison davsand Monday #65
Thank you very much davsand. That is a terrrific song. debm55 Monday #66
The Transit of Venus by J. P. Sousa Bluetus Monday #76
Thank you very much for sharing with us Bluetus. debm55 Monday #94
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Raven123 Monday #77
Thank you very much Raven123. I really liked BJ Thomas and his music when I was younger. debm55 Monday #92
Aquarius, Let the Sun Shine In LakeVermilion Monday #78
Thank you very much, LakeVermilion. I remember that song and dancing and sing to it. Those outfits are far out, debm55 Monday #89
Fly Me To The Moon sheshe2 Monday #79
Thank you very much sheshe2. I remember that one. debm55 Monday #86
"The Moon Song" - Beabadoobee Tactical Peek Monday #80
Thank you very much, Tactical Peek debm55 Monday #88
Drops of Jupiter by Train. boonecreek Monday #81
Thank you very much for sharing with us, boonecreek debm55 Monday #84
How High the Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford Tactical Peek Monday #82
Thank you very much, Tactical Peek. debm55 Monday #83
I'm going to go with my love of Big Band Music: KitFox Monday #85
Two great ones. Thank you very much for sharing. KitFox debm55 Monday #87
This message was self-deleted by its author patphil Monday #90
Mambo Sun, Planet Queen, Cosmic Dancer - T Rex tdrifecta patphil Monday #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 Monday #96
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd patphil Monday #93
Thank you very much for sharing with us, patphil debm55 Monday #97
Tea for the Tillerman - Cat Stevens patphil Monday #95
Thank you very much, patphil debm55 Monday #99
Arthur's Theme Bluetus Monday #98
Wow. I haven't heard that song in a long time. Thank you for posting, Bluetus. debm55 Monday #100
When You Wish Upon a Star, makes no difference who you are... CTyankee Monday #101
Thank you, CTyankee for sharing the song. And Jiminy Cricket for singing debm55 Monday #111
Island in the Sun lpbk2713 Monday #102
Agree. thank you very much, lpbk2713, Wonderful singer and song debm55 Monday #104
Another Gustav Holst vote - mine is... 3catwoman3 Monday #105
Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. debm55 Monday #109
Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks Eugene Monday #106
Thank you very much, Eugene. I remember that song. debm55 Monday #107
"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, That's Amore" MIButterfly Monday #108
YES. I remember back when Dean Martin sang it and it was the theme song in Moonstruck. Thank you MiButterfly. debm55 Monday #110
I'm Walking on Sunshine no_hypocrisy Monday #112
A blast from the past that I still get up and dance to. Thank you so much, no_hypocrisy debm55 Monday #114
Prisoner of Mars - Stereolab subterranean Monday #113
Thank you very much, subterranean debm55 Monday #116
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden or... Wuddles440 Monday #115
Wow!!!! Thank you very much Wuddles. You did a great job sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #135
Subaru sorcrow Monday #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 Monday #118
Hey Jupiter - Tori Amos Orrex Monday #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 Yesterday #172
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun- Pink Floyd ArnoldLayne Yesterday #173
Thank you very much, ArnoldLayne. debm55 19 hrs ago #174
Jupiter Variation - John Coltrane ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #175
Oh that is beautiful sounds. Thank you very much ProfessorGAC debm55 14 hrs ago #176
A little British Invasion -- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"... ultralite001 14 hrs ago #177
Another favorite -- "Everyone's Gone to the Moon"... ultralite001 14 hrs ago #178
Thank you very much ultralite001 debm55 13 hrs ago #180
ultralite001 Thank you very much. I remember that. debm55 13 hrs ago #179
East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) Cirsium 13 hrs ago #181
Thank you very much, Cirsium. debm55 13 hrs ago #182

MadLinguist

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

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

(45,108 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
Monday

glad you picked this song. Love, Debbie.

patphil

(7,898 posts)
22. Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Band
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:36 PM
Monday

MiHale

(11,739 posts)
33. Harvest Moon...Neil Young...
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:46 PM
Monday

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

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

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

debm55

(45,108 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
Monday

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

(3,933 posts)
41. The Solar System
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:00 PM
Monday

Midnight Sun



Mercury



Venus Isle



The Elephants of Mars



Jupiter Child



Saturn



Pluto



and to finish up... The Galaxy Song

Basso8vb

(1,056 posts)
57. The Planets by Gustav Holst.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:41 PM
Monday

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

(1,107 posts)
103. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 08:33 PM
Monday

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

(45,108 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
Monday

madamesilverspurs

(16,263 posts)
61. Catch a Falling Star and Put it in Your Pocket
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 04:14 PM
Monday

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


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madamesilverspurs

(16,263 posts)
62. Good Morning, Starshine
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 04:17 PM
Monday

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

(3,995 posts)
64. Moon Over Marin -Dead Kennedys
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 05:04 PM
Monday

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

Bluetus

(1,107 posts)
76. The Transit of Venus by J. P. Sousa
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:43 PM
Monday

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

Raven123

(6,711 posts)
77. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:43 PM
Monday

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

(45,108 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
Monday

debm55

(45,108 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
Monday

KitFox

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

Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)
Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael)

Response to debm55 (Original post)

patphil

(7,898 posts)
91. Mambo Sun, Planet Queen, Cosmic Dancer - T Rex tdrifecta
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 07:56 PM
Monday


Not exactly about a celestial body, but...




debm55

(45,108 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
Monday

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

debm55

(45,108 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
Monday

Wuddles440

(1,719 posts)
115. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden or...
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 09:07 PM
Monday

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
Monday

Subaru

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

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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

(45,108 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

(45,108 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

(55 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

(55 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

(72,948 posts)
175. Jupiter Variation - John Coltrane
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 01:33 PM
14 hrs ago

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

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ultralite001

(1,715 posts)
177. A little British Invasion -- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"...
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 01:46 PM
14 hrs ago

Gerry + the Pacemakers...

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