Comments on: Friday Five: Spaceships

By: Jeremy Dylan

Jeremy Dylan — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:47:15 +0000

How about Jim Lauderdale's Planet of Love.

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:47:43 +0000

PS–Sheb Wooley. Warn’t no Sheby.

By: luckyoldsun

luckyoldsun — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:29:30 +0000

“Highwayman,” sung by Willie, Waylon, Cash and Kris–or, as they were later known, “The Highwaymen.”

Also “Third Rock From the Sun,” by Joe Diffie–even if the “UFO” in that song appears to come from “Bob’s Big Boy”–and perhaps never actually went into orbit.

By: Jack Williams

Jack Williams — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:46:16 +0000

Waiting for the UFO’s – Graham Parker

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:38:53 +0000

And “It Came Out of the Sky” (Creedence)

By: nm

nm — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:38:21 +0000

Oh, and there’s the classic “The Smallest Astronaut,” by The Royal Guardsmen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQNLOp7X5k

In order to make sense (so to speak) of this song you need to know that (1) it was released around the time of the first moon landing (2) by a group best known for the novelty hit “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.”

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:27:13 +0000

Sheby Wooley (Roger Miller’s uncle and mentor) had, of course, “One-Eyed, One-Horn Flyin’ Purple People Eater.”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9H_cI_WCnE

By: nm

nm — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:20:30 +0000

“After the Goldrush,” Neil Young.

By: Jack Williams

Jack Williams — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:10:54 +0000

Flying Saucer Rock and Roll – Billy Lee Riley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5SIU_4f8C0&feature=related

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:57:23 +0000

I’m kind of partial to the Hank Flamingo song “Redneck Martians Stole My Baby” that involves a chase through outer space in a flying double wide trailer! (lol) It’s too bad they never made a music video for this song.

Fortunately Unknown Hinson did make a music video for his song “Venus Bound”. Back in the mid 2000′s this guy was actually signed by the Capitol Nashville label for awhile and they put out a full album titled “The Future Is Unknown”.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7_YNTQmtGg
I wonder if Early will ever sing this song on Squidbillies? Hmm…