On a-Jupiter and Mars

What’s That Song?

If you guessed Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra, you are correct!

Today’s Bill Campbell What’s That Song, written by Bart Howard in 1954, is closely associated with the Apollo moon missions of the 1960s, as sung by Frank Sinatra. The original version was titled In Other Words, and first recorded by Kaye Ballard under the Fly Me to the Moon title. Others to cover Fly Me to the Moon include  Chris Connor, Johnny Mathis, Portia Nelson, and Nancy Wilson.

Did you know…

• Frank Sinatra’s version of Fly Me to the Moon was played on Apollo 10’s mission while
• Fly Me to the Moon was the first music heard on the Moon when Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin played Sinatra’s version on a portable cassette player after stepping onto the moon.
• Diana Krall sang Fly Me to the Moon at the Apollo 11 40th anniversary commemoration ceremony and again at Neil Armstrong’s memorial service in 2012.
• It is estimated the Fly Me to the Moon has been recorded over 300 times by various artists including Peggy Lee, Connie Francis, and many others.

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars

In other words: hold my hand
In other words: baby, kiss me

Fill my heart with song
And let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words: please, be true
In other words: I love you

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words: please, be true
In other words, in other words: I love you
(Fly Me to the Moon lyrics © T.R.O. Inc.)

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