![]() – ‘Man On The Moon’Ī classic and a curveball to kick us off. Here’s our selection, then, of some rather excellent Moon tunes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing. The success of the US’s world-renowned Apollo program, typified by that moonwalkin’ Apollo 11 crew half a century ago, has proved to be a creative catalyst for many a songwriter in the years since, with our enduring fascination with the Moon and space having been brought that little bit closer to home by Armstrong and co.’s antics in 1969. From Frank Sinatra to Arctic Monkeys, plenty of our favourite musicians have been, and will likely continue to be, inspired to pick up their pen and/or instruments after looking up at the soothing yet curious glow of the Earth’s all-natural satellite. ![]() This weekend marks 50 years since NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong boldly took mankind’s first step on the surface of the Moon, so make sure you toast one to Buzz Aldrin, the oft-forgotten Michael Collins (who, despite going all the way into space, didn’t actually get to join his esteemed colleagues for a casual lunar stroll) and the late Armstrong at some point this week.
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