:Space Week: David Bowie - Starman

Again, this was a hard choice. So many songs about space by the Bowie. Just for the record "Moonage Daydream" was the runner up here. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is dripping with songs about space.
"Starman" though is one of the first songs by Bowie that I really got into, so I decided to go with it. It makes me remember myself as a kid with my walkie talkie toy standing outside at night trying to pick up alien signals, or in Bowiespeak, "crazy cosmic jive." Its a great example of acoustic songwriting with a ballroom-style finale complete with "Lalalalas" and electric guitar melodies.

Didn't know what time it was and the lights were low
I leaned back on my radio
Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul,
he said

Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive

[CHORUS]
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

I had to phone someone so I picked on you
Hey, that's far out so you heard him too!
Switch on the TV
we may pick him up on channel two
Look out your window I can see his light

If we can sparkle he may land tonight
Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright

[CHORUS (x2)]

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la