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Halloween-Worth Playlist: The Top 100 SciFi-Themed Songs of All Time

A number of years ago, I produced an Ongoing History of New Music episode called “Space” which looked at how certain alt-rock artists (Bowie, Pixies, Foo Fighters) had a fascination with either space travel or science fiction. Io9.com has expanded on this idea by listing 100 of the greatest of these songs.

It got my attention right away with #99, Rush’s ode to a black hole.

Number one was a bit of a surprise, but perhaps in retrospect, maybe not. And no, it’s not “Space Oddity” by David Bowie.

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3 thoughts on “Halloween-Worth Playlist: The Top 100 SciFi-Themed Songs of All Time

  • With the Edge running Archive shows running 3 times a week, is there any chance that we could here the OHNM episode you mensioned here. Sounds interesting.

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