So which of these classic space travel songs is your favorite?

I'm sure I've missed some good ones but these seemed the most iconic.

The Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6o2ZpHZWos

David Bowie - Space Oddity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSYbRiYwTY

Elton John - Rocket Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LX7WrHCaUA

The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KZMg-fvn-s

Heck, Bowie could probably populate this poll by himself. I like Walking on the Moon by the Police, but I'll go with the Thin White Duke for the purposes of voting.

Favorite Bowie Spaceman song...Starman with Mick Ronson on guitar.

Hey man, where's Deep Purple's Space Truckin'? Ian Gillan had the best pipe's in the world back then.

I'm very torn on this vote because any one of these songs could be my #1.

Yeah I knew I rushed this and could have gone with a few more. Space Oddity just seemed like Bowie's biggest hit of those types of songs.

Space Truckin' should have been there.

I was thinking of Starman and Hallo, Spaceboy (with backing by the Pet Shop Boys) - two *decidedly* different Bowie eras.

Me, too!
Agreed.

That said...

Hey, man, where's "Lost in Space" by that gal who played the Nihilist who gave her toe to the cause in "The Big Lebowski"???
Ditto.

So I'll toss my vote to The Byrds for one of my favorite tracks from the LP that was great then and today stirs up so many great memories.

Going with the Stones, it has one of the best Mondegreens.

Old Stones, old memories! Even though I listened to friends Beatles, Herman's Hermits, Peter and Gordon, etc, the first "real" record that I ever got was Paint It Black by the Stones on a 45. My Dad bought it for me at Grants (I think) in Memphis. I remember being in the store, remember the name less. I liked it so much, my Mother jumped in (on her on track entirely) and bought the albums Ode to Billy Joe, and (later) Monkees Headquarters. There were some decent 45s I got about that time, but finally got back on the album track with Disraeli Gears. Because the Stones were my first, favorite group, it hurts a bit that the will be my last choice here.

A suggestion if reddyeddy? thinks other songs should be included, is in a little bit, do another Spaceman song comparison. Even use the same songs, along with some others. Who cares? They'll both be fun.

My favorite is really a razor-thin toss-up between Space Oddity and Mr. Spaceman. I think I'll go:
1- Mr. Spaceman
2- Space Oddity
3- Rocket Man
4- 2000 Light Years From Home

1) Elton
2) Bowie
3) Deep Purple
4) Stones
5) Byrds
6) B-52s

I was going for iconic. I dropped the ball with Deep Purple but I don't think I could even name the B-52s song you have in mind.

She came from Planet Claire
I know she came from there
She drove a Plymouth Satellite
Faster than the speed of light

Gotta love the Peter Gunn like vibe.

Yeah, it was very hard for me to vote against Rocket Man. But Space Oddity is just one of my all time faves.