List of songs about close encounters with aliens
This is a list of songs whose lyrics and themes are about close encounters with extraterrestrial aliens.
1950s
- "The Flying Saucer Parts 1 & 2" by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman[1]
- "My Flying Saucer" lyrics by Woodie Guthrie 1950; recorded later by Billy Bragg and Wilco†
- "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley[2][3][4]
- "Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer" by Ella Fitzgerald[2][5]
- "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll" by Billy Lee Riley and Jerry Lee Lewis[1]
1960s
- "Let There Be More Light" by Pink Floyd
- "Mr. Spaceman" by The Byrds[2][5]
- "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" by Pink Floyd
- "Voices Green and Purple" by The Bees
1970s
- "After the Gold Rush" by Neil Young[5]
- "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" by Klaatu (cover by The Carpenters†[5][2][4])
- "Childhood's End" by Pink Floyd
- "Come Sail Away" by Styx[2]†
- "Here Come the Martian Martians" by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
- "Horsell Commons and the Heat Ray" by Jeff Wayne (Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds)[5]
- "I've Seen the Saucers" by Elton John[2]
- "Longer Boats" by Cat Stevens
- "Martian Boogie" by Brownsville Station
- "Mothership Connection" by Parliament[5]
- "Starman" by David Bowie[5]
- "Starship Trooper" by Yes[2]
- "Arriving UFO" by Yes[7]
- "Waiting for the UFOs" by Graham Parker[2]
1980s
- "Books about UFOs" by Hüsker Dü[2]
- "Flying Saucers" by Nina Hagen[4]
- "Loving the Alien" by David Bowie[2]
- "No Doubt About It" by Hot Chocolate
- "Nobody Told Me" by John Lennon[7]
- "Rapture" by Blondie[5]
- "Zero Zero UFO" by The Ramones[7]
- "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls[8]
1990s
- "Alien (I Am)" by Hawkwind[3]
- "Aliens Exist" by Blink-182[2][4]
- "Alien Visitors" by Man or Astro-man?[5]
- "Another Sunday" by I Mother Earth
- "Fell in Love with an Alien" by the Kelly Family
- "Hangar 18" by Megadeth[2][4]
- "Hat Too Flat" by Walter Becker[5]
- "I Made Love to a Martian" by Mustard Plug[2]
- "Martian Dance Invasion" by Brainiac[5]
- "Men in Helicopters" by Adrian Belew
- "Motorway to Roswell" by Pixies[5]
- "Scent of a Mule" by Phish[7]
- "Shades of Grey" by Stuart Davis[3]
- "Subterranean Homesick Alien" by Radiohead[9]†
- "Who's There?" by Smash Mouth
Later
- "Aliens" by Doctor Octagon[2]
- "And You Thought the Doctor's Probe Hurt" by Belvedere[5]
- "E.T." by Katy Perry, featuring Kanye West[2]
- "Jaadoo, Jaadoo" by Rajesh Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya soundtrack) [5]
- "Spaceship" by Kesha[10]
- "UFO"† by Sneaky Sound System
- "We're Not Alone" by Nas (Untitled Nas album)[2]
- "Hey Aliens" on Simplicity by The Bouncing Souls
- "they're here" by iamjakehill
References
- Joe Blevins (April 26, 2016), "Let's celebrate Alien Day with crazy late 1950s novelty songs", The A.V. Club
- Aaron Brophy (July 2, 2013), World UFO Day: 20 Songs About Aliens By Everyone From Ella And Elton to Katy And Kanye, Huffington Post
- Chris Boros (April 1, 2010), Extraterrestrial Tunes: Songs About Aliens, NPR
- Rutkowski, C.A. (2010). "Top 15 recorded songs about aliens or UFOs". The Big Book of UFOs. Dundurn Group. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-55488-760-6. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- Noah Berlatsky (February 22, 2014), 18 songs about aliens that will get you looking skyward: From Blondie to Bowie, here’s your space-invaders playlist!, Salon.com
- Spignesi, S.J. (2000). "14 songs about UFOs and aliens". The Ufo Book of Lists. Citadel Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-8065-2109-1. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- Craig Allen (12 September 2019), Craig Allen's Fun Facts: "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls, WKXW
- Footman, Tim (2007). Welcome to the Machine: OK Computer and the Death of the Classic Album. New Malden: Chrome Dreams. p. 62. ISBN 1-84240-388-5.
- Katie Scott (July 10, 2017), Kesha credits inspiration for new album to alien encounter, Global News
- Extended Classic: UFO Remix StarTalk Season 8, episode 4, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Further reading
- Luckman, M. (2010). Alien Rock: The Rock 'n' Roll Extraterrestrial Connection. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1-4516-0432-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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