Songs About U.F.O.s
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U.F.O. stands for "Unidentified Flying Object". The majority of UFOs can be easily explained as weather balloons or flocks of birds, but each year there are many sightings of objects in the sky that cannot be explained. The legend of UFOs has developed it's own unique legion of followers who believe that these unidentified flying objects are spacecraft from distant planets.
Dr. J. Allen Hynek penned the scientifically accepted term for UFO:
"A UFO is the reported perception of an object or light seen in the sky or upon the land the appearance, trajectory, and general dynamic and luminescent behaviour of which do not suggest a logical, conventional explanation and which is not only mystifying to the original percipients but remains unidentified after close scrutiny of all available evidence by persons who are technically capable of making a common sense identification, if one is possible."
UFO sightings appear all through recorded history, Alexander the Great saw two airborne "silver shields" in 329 BC. In 1235 the Japanese army of Oritsume saw the "mysterious lights in the sky" and the British people reported many "mystery airships" from 1909 through 1913.
The modern day fascination with UFOs can be traced to American businessman Kenneth Arnold who claimed to see nine bright objects flying at "incredible speed" on June 24, 1947, near Mount Rainier, Washington. This led to the golden age of UFO stories, books and films like The Day the Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet . Around this time the first UFO-related spiritual sect also appeared, The Aetherius Society. In the 1970's, the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. opened wide the mind of Americans in regards to UFOs, as did popular television series' like Star Trek. In 2002, a Roper poll found that 56% of Americans thought UFOs were real craft and 48% believed that UFOs had visited the Earth.
Of course, musicians are among those who have been inspired by UFOs in popular culture, or may even be true believers. Below is a list of "Songs About UFOs" by a diverse group of artists.
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Songs About UFOs
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft - The Carpenters
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album From The Top
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Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Illinois
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My Flying Saucer - Billy Bragg
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2
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After The Gold Rush - Neil Young
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album After The Gold Rush
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Flying Saucers - Sundayrunners
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Sundayrunners
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U.F.O. Has Landed In The Ghetto - Ry Cooder
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album The Slide Area
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When You See Those Flying Saucers - Charles River Valley Boys
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album The Prestige/Folklore Years, Vol. 6: Comin' From The Ball
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Zero Zero UFO - The Ramones
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Brain Drain
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Spaceship Relationship - Dr. John
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Television
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Waiting For The UFO's - Graham Parker & The Rumour
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Squeezing Out Sparks & Live Sparks
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U.F.O. - Country Joe McDonald
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Classics
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Arriving U.F.O. - Yes
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Tormato (Remastered)
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The Flying Saucer Song - Harry Nilsson
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Pussy Cats
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Flying Saucer - The Wedding Present
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album The Hit Parade
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Wild Signals - Contains Previously Unreleased Music - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
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I Saw Elvis In A U.F.O. - Ray Stevens
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album The Legendary Ray Stevens
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Scottish Flying Saucers - DOUG BROCKIE'S
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album INFINITY
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UFO - Radium88
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album A Valuable Addition to our Modern Lifestyle
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Mexico UFOs - UFO Jim
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Dancing With Aliens
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Looking For A U.F.O. - Adrian Belew
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Young Lions
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I Am Seeing UFOs - Dee Dee Ramone
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Zonked!
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In-flight Music For UFOs - Spacerocket
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album In-Flight Music For UFOs
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UFO's Are Real (Exhibit B) - DJ Zero
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Hell With The Lid Off
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U.F.O. Story - The Flaming Lips
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Telepathic Surgery
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UFO's, Big Rigs And BBQ - Mojo Nixon
on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album World Famous Blue Jays
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Good job!
MUSE..
what happened to those awesome bands? They also mention E.T life in some of their songs.
Very catchy and is about someone who saw a UFO but nobody believed them. Great song! And great list!