# Spacey 70s Hits

> 70s space-themed songs that feel like they could take you to the moon.
- Title: Spacey 70s Hits · American Songwriter | Shortify
- Summary: 70s space-themed songs that feel like they could take you to the moon. Three 1970s space-themed songs: Meco's disco Star Wars theme, Elton John's Rocket Man…
- Keywords: star wars, disco, elton john, david bowie, rocket man, space oddity, 1970s, music, culture, Spacey, 70s, Hits
- Source: American Songwriter — https://americansongwriter.com/3-spacey-songs-from-the-70s-that-we-love-to-the-moon-and-back
- Author: Kat Caudill
- Published: 2026-10-18T12:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: star wars, disco, elton john, david bowie, rocket man, space oddity, 1970s, music, culture
## Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
Meco Monardo's 1977 disco version of John Williams' Star Wars theme hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100.

> Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
## Rocket Man
Elton John's song inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story about a father who tells his son never to be a Rocket Man.

> Rocket Man
## Space Oddity
David Bowie's 1969 song reissued in the 1970s after Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

> Space Oddity
## Key takeaway

Three 1970s space-themed songs: Meco's disco Star Wars theme, Elton John's Rocket Man, and David Bowie's Space Oddity.