Major Tom 2

Part 2 of the Astronaut themed pick I call Major Tom. Who is the astronaut in David Bowie's songs. Part three of that series is on here. A couple of days ago, was part 1, so scroll down to get that one if you haven't gotten it yet. This one covers most of the Astronaut songs, a couple of Elton John covers. Even an extra Bowie that is not part of Major Tom, but still space guy oriented. If you are interested in Space, there have been some major solar flares recently. Some people saw the Borealis way more southern than a long time. There was a full solar eclipse which was cool. And soon there is a once in a lifetime comet probably seeable with your naked eye coming past earth. Makes you think about Major Tom. Or that movie with Liv Tyler all teary eyed while her boyfriend and dad kill an asteroid.

Major Tom 2

21 Butthole Surfers - The Last Astronaut

22 David Byrne - Astronaut

23 David Bowie - Blackstar

24 Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Rocket Man

25 Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - Space Man In Orbit

26 Pearls Before Swine - Rocket Man

27 The Mekons - Ghosts Of American Astronauts

28 Nektar - Astronauts Nightmare

29 My Morning Jacket - Rocket Man

30 Lush - Astronaut

31 Sun - Space Ranger (Majic's In The Air)

32 Armin Van Buuren - Astronauts

33 Duran Duran - Astronaut

34 Blues Image - Rocket Man

35 The National - Looking For Astronauts

36 David Bowie - Hallo Spaceboy

37 Foals - Astronauts 'n All

38 Snow Patrol - I'm An Astronaut

39 Fastway - Rocket Man

Major Tom 1

I was fooling around listening to Bowie and Schilling and the cover by Brix Smith and others and thingking that would make a pick outta this world Rocket Man kind of mixtape. I didn't include Blackstar, but I am sure I will in volume two which isn't ready yet, but there is enough here to satiate any fan of Major Tom. I know there have been some rumours that this isn't quite about astronauts, but instead it's about drugs. To you I say, too bad. Lots of Elton John covers, several Bowie and then some other originals in the same theme.

Major Tom 1

01 Plastic Bertrand - Major Tom

02 The Screaming Jets - Rocket Man

03 Bonzo Dog Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

04 Devo - Human Rocket

05 The Holy Modal Rounders - Mister Spaceman

06 Byrds - Mr. Spaceman

07 Smash Mouth - Space Man

08 Naked Eyes - Rocket Man

09 Journey - Spaceman

10 David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

11 Steve Miller Band - Space Cowboy

12 Elton John - Rocket Man

13 David Bowie - Space Oddity

14 Kate Bush - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)

15 The Killers - Spaceman

16 Heaven 17 - Rocket Man

17 Brix Smith - Space Oddity

18 Red Elvises - Rocket Man

19 Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)

20 Nilsson - Spaceman