SH Archive Song | - I'm the Urban Spaceman by McCartney, 1968

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The message here is pretty on-the-nose. It seems some people on the inside knew from the beginning that the space race/NASA/asstronot story was a load of BS, and they liked to have a laugh with songs like these.

See Final line of Lyrics:

I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I've got speed
I've got everything I need
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I can fly
I'm a supersonic guy
I don't need pleasure
I don't feel pain
If you were to knock me down I'd just get up again
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I'm makin' out
I'm all about
I wake up every morning with a smile upon my face
My natural exuberance spills out all over the place
I'm the urban spaceman, I'm intelligent and clean
Know what I mean?
I'm the urban spaceman, as a lover second to none
It's a lot of fun
I never let my friends down
I've never made a boob
I'm a glossy magazine, an advert in the tube
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; here comes the twist--
I don't exist

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[feralimal]

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Username: Feralimal
Date: 2020-02-02 06:51:18
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I like that song, but I'd never considered it a truth bomb.... I agree the lyrics could indicate that!

 

[Felix Noille]

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Username: Felixnoille
Date: 2020-02-02 10:32:39
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Paul McCartney was the producer. Neil Innes actually wrote it. He was quite a gifted and wacky character who was also involved with the Monty Python team.

Great song.

 

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Username: jd755
Date: 2020-02-02 20:06:54
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Paul McCartney was the producer. Neil Innes actually wrote it. He was quite a gifted and wacky character who was also involved with the Monty Python team.

Great song.

I have a memory of hearing/seeing Neil Innes singing it not McCartney. Am I remembering correctly?

 

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Username: AntonDvorak
Date: 2020-02-04 19:56:17
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Paul McCartney was the producer. Neil Innes actually wrote it. He was quite a gifted and wacky character who was also involved with the Monty Python team.

Great song.

When I made this thread I wrote "Produced by McCartney" in the header but the mods changed it... not sure why.