I'm back...
And full of ideas! I had a blast posting the Album of the Week this past month, but this playlist is my special place and therefore I'm most comfortable presenting hidden treasures. I love digging deep into my collection and fishing for tunes that arent the biggest hits or most well known tunes... I have a few different topics I want to explore and some showcases that I have thoughts on, I even have a new showcase idea but you'll have to wait and see how that one works out- it'll be cool trust me!
But for my first week back I wanted to start exploring the idea of Outer Space and how the classic rock we love so much translates that into song. So there's nowhere better to start than right here on Earth! Where we go from here who knows, but one things for sure, we're looking up! But first, lets take a quick moment and see what pther resources have to say about our musical space odyssey...
Songs or other musical forms influenced by the concept of outer space have appeared in music throughout history, both in instrumental and vocal pieces with lyrics. As early as Ancient Greece, Pythagoras believed in something called the "harmony of the spheres". He believed that since planets and the stars all moved in the universe according to mathematical equations that these mathematical equations could be translated into musical notes and thus produce a symphony. This idea was explored further throughout Western history under the theories of Musica universalis. Some more recent and widely different examples are The Planets by Gustav Holst, and the song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie. Outer space also appears as a theme in "space age" retro pop music, such as Stereolab's Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music.
Music about outer space attracts enthusiastic listeners from all walks of life. Some have created web pages to share their interests. NASA, JPL, and the US Governmental Centennial of Flight Commission even have a webpages showcasing and discussing music about outer space.
Lets start the Journey!
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I had no idea what Jon was referring to with this Major Tom thing... So I googled it... Ladies and Gentlemen - Peter Schilling (You'll know it by its chorus!)
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