Just Shoot Me Into Gosh Darn Space

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One hour of songs that deal with, and remind you of, your agonizing failures, gaffes and/or embarrassments followed by one hour of the sweet respite that is launching yourself out of the Earth’s orbit and into the endless expanse of space.

34 different acts in this show, here is some information about some of them:

Katie Lee:

Originally from Arizona, Lee went to Hollywood to be an actress in the late forties. She had small roles in films and became a regular on several NBC shows such as The Great Gildersleeve and The Railroad Hour. She began singing in cabarets around the country in the mid-fifties, before being called back to Hollywood to record her first folk album. Afterwards she released two records spoofing the recent popularity of psycho-therapy. At this time, Lee became increasingly interested in the Colorado River and Glen Canyon. She was an activist for the environment, she was particularly opposed the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam and documented, wrote on and sang about it. For her work she was deemed "the Desert Goddess of Glen Canyon”.  Katie Lee was also an accomplished writer, having written "Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle: A History of the American Cowboy in Song, Story and Verse", which included her research into the roots of traditional cowboy songs.

Ramases:

Ramases was originally known as Kimberley Barrington Frost until one day he was driving and the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II, in some works the Pharaoh presiding during the Exodus, came to him. Rather than asking him what a car was, he informed Frost that he was his reincarnation and that he needed to carry on his message through music. And that he did. With his wife, now known as Selket after the Egyptian goddess, he released some unsuccessful singles, before recording his first studio album. In 1971, he released “Space Hymns” with a backing band composed by the musicians who would soon become 10cc.

Countries represented: USA, Australia, England, Norway, New Zealand, France, Burma, Denmark, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, Austria (sort of).


  • 5:59pm Moonscape by Les Baxter on Space Escapade (Capitol Records), 1958
  • 6:02pm I Started A Joke by Bee Gees on Best Of The Bee Gees (Polydor), 1968
  • 6:05pm Step Right Up by Anne Briggs on The Time Has Come (Water), 1971
  • 6:09pm Spazz by The Elastik Band on Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968) (Rhino Records), 1967
  • 6:11pm Why Pick On Me by The Standells on Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968) (Rhino Records), 1966
  • 6:14pm Father's Name Is Dad by Fire on Father's Name Is Dad / Treacle Toffee World (Decca), 1968
  • 6:16pm I Just Wasn't Made for These Times by The Beach Boys on Pet Sounds (Capitol Records), 1966
  • 6:20pm Status Back Baby by Frank Zappa on Absolutely Free (Verve Records), 1967
  • 6:23pm Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster by Joby Talbot on The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Original Soundtrack) (Hollywood Records), 2005
  • 6:24pm Jenny by Flight Of The Conchords on One Night Stand (HBO), 2005
  • 6:31pm Bad Memories by Ed's Redeeming Qualities on Big Grapefruit Cleanup Job (Slow River Records), 1995
  • 6:33pm Lost Cause by Beck on Sea Change (DGC), 2002
  • 6:37pm I Hung My Head by Johnny Cash on American IV: The Man Comes Around (American Recordings), 2002
  • 6:41pm I'm Not Like Everybody Else by The Sacred Mushroom on The Sacred Mushroom (Akarma), 1969
  • 6:46pm The Will To Fail by Katie Lee on Songs Of Couch And Consultation (Hallmark Music & Entertainment), 1957
  • 6:48pm Clacos 1 : Notre Mère À Tous by Camembert on Schnörgl Attahk (AltrOck), 2011
  • 6:50pm Parasite by Nick Drake on Bryter Layter (Island Records), 1970
  • 6:54pm I Know I'm Unhappy/Suicide Song/Glenville Reel by Loudon Wainwright III on Album II (Collectors' Choice Music), 1971
  • 6:57pm Infinicheese by Camembert on Schnörgl Attahk (AltrOck), 2011
  • 6:59pm Lonely Leaf by The Peanut Butter Conspiracy on The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading (Collectables), 1967
  • 7:03pm Please Mr. Kennedy by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac & Adam Driver on Inside Llewyn Davis (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Nonesuch), 2013
  • 7:05pm Cosmic Kid by Unicorn on Uphill All The Way (Cherry Tree), 1973
  • 7:08pm Towards The Skies by The Gods on Insane Times • 25 British Psychedelic Artyfacts From The EMI Vaults (Zonophone), 1968
  • 7:11pm Greetings From Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General Of The United Nations by Kurt Waldheim on The Voyager Golden Record (Ozma Records), 1977
  • 7:12pm Quasar One by Ramases on Space Hymns (Repertoire Records), 1971
  • 7:19pm Meteoric Rain by Sven Libaek And His Orchestra on Solar Flares (Vadim Music), 1974
  • 7:22pm '39 by Queen on A Night At The Opera (Hollywood Records), 1975
  • 7:25pm Lopin' Around Thru The Cosmos by Judee Sill on Judee Sill (Asylum Records), 1971
  • 7:28pm Asteroide B612 by Vindharpen on Rejsen Til Yenan (Orpheus Records), 1975
  • 7:32pm Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Capitol Records), 1967
  • 7:36pm Nothing Ever Happens On Mars by Eugene Levy on Red, White & Blaine - The Musical (Castle Rock Entertainment), 1996
  • 7:37pm Starman by Seu Jorge on The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Original Soundtrack) (Hollywood Records), 2004
  • 7:41pm Der Weise by Walter Wegmüller on Tarot (Ohr), 1973
  • 7:45pm Lift Off by Sven Libaek And His Orchestra on Solar Flares (Vadim Music), 1974
  • 7:48pm Sunflower by Nicolas Jaar on Space Is Only Noise (Circus Company), 2011
  • 7:49pm Ice by Camel on I Can See Your House From Here (One Way Records), 1977
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