This might just be the saddest song ever written, if you ask me.
“Dog On The Moon,” by Garry Novikoff
(and the dog doesn’t die; that’s not why it’s sad)
Lyrics available here
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Impossible Dream (space version) – Marc Grossman
A space version of “The Impossible Dream” from The Man of La Mancha at OVFF 30
Thanks to sci-fantasy for identifying the singer (and lyricist) as Marc Grossman (with improvised accordion accompaniment was improvised by Gary Hanak)
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Space Ship One – Mark Horning
It’s rare to find a wholly optimistic space song these days, but it seems there’s hope in commercial spaceflight (a filk circle at OVFF last year got derailed for five minutes while a few people excitedly traded the latest developments in the field and nobody complained)
lyrics and chords available in the FilKONtario 24 songbook
Wobblies from Space – Leslie Fish & the Dehorn Crew
This is the only song I’ve ever heard that my mother waited until the end of the song before turning the car off to go inside.
Space is Dark – Bill Roper
“Space Is Dark,” by Bill Roper, dealing with a concept I’ve rarely seen addressed outside of filk songs and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Lyrics and chords available here
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Farewell, Mother Russia – Debra Sanders & Kathy Mar
“Farewell, Mother Russia,” a song for Pavel Chekov, by Debra Sanders and Kathy Mar (I don’t actually know who’s singing it here, though there’s a list of people it could be on the youtube page)
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
The Ballad of Transport 18 – Leslie Fish
“The Ballad of Transport 18,” by Leslie Fish
…I just love that “songs about getting hella drunk in space” is its own genre
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Sam Jones – Leslie Fish
Leslie Fish’s “Sam Jones” – one of those songs half about space travel, and half about filkers
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
We're Going Back – Duane Elms
“We’re Going Back,” an angry song about the moon by Duane Elms
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Apollo Lost – Cynthia McQuillen
“Apollo Lost,” lyrics by Apollo astronaut Alfred Worden, set and performed by Cynthia McQuillen. You might be able to make out the chords if you squint.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)