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This week our host Jim Adams for Song Lyric Sunday has given us the prompt of Space, Planets, Aliens.

The goal is to take the prompt and profile a song that has it part of its lyrics or title.

Please consider carving out time to read the posts of other bloggers who responded to the Song Lyric Sunday challenge.

Rules of Song Lyric Sunday

Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it contains the prompt words or not.  If it does not meet the criteria, then please explain why you chose this song.
• Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due.  Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be.
• Make sure you also credit the singer/band and if you desire you can provide a link to where you found the lyrics.
• Link to the YouTube video or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
• Ping back to this post or place your link in the comments section below.
• Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
• Feel free to suggest future prompts.
• Have fun and enjoy the music.

Space Captain

As soon as I saw the prompt, I could not get “Once I was traveling across the sky-This lovely planet caught my eye” out of my mind. Having no choice, I selected the song “Space Captain”. The song was written by Matthew Moore and released in 1970 by Joe Cocker. For Moore it would be his biggest commercial hit. It was one of many for Cocker.

The song has been covered by many others over the years including Barbara Streisand, The Black Crows, and Herbie Hancock. The song first appeared on the 1970 album called “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” which was a compilation of songs recorded live by Joe Cocker. It was a double album and Space Captain was on Album 2.

If you want to learn more about Joe Cocker, I suggest watching a 2017 documentary on his life called “Mad Dog with Soul“.

Lyrics

SPACE CAPTAIN

Space Captain Video

Here is footage from 1970 on the song. The message is still relevant today-Learning to Live Together-AMEN!

Next week the prompt will be Can’t, Don’t, Shouldn’t, Won’t