To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we compiled this playlist of songs about heroic astronauts, space exploration and shooting the moon. Turns out it isn’t made of green cheese!

1. Armstrong John Stewart; Cannons In The Rain (Legacy)
2. Armstrong, Aldrin And Collins Byrds; Ballad Of Easy Rider (Columbia)
3. Countdown Rush; Signals (Mercury)
4. Happy Blues For John Glenn Lightnin’ Hopkins; How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy)
5. Moondog Prefab Sprout; Jordan-The Comeback (Epic)
6. One Small Step Del Rey & The Sun Kings; I Am The Light (Trakwerx)
7. Sleeping Satellite Tasmin Archer; Great Expectations (SBK)
8. Way Up There Patti LaBelle; Single-Way Up There (Hip-O)

For more songs on this topic, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories such as Moon, Space and Stars.