I thought it would be fun to 'take a jump to the left' and have a look a songs which have a science fiction theme...and they are an intersting and gruesome bunch.
I heard one of these on the radio, which set me thinking... what goes through the minds of a band (not to mention a record label) when they record anything a bit off the beaten track, whether it be one of these space-oddities, a novelty record or - adn probably the worst - a country and western song.
OK, to be sure, some have become classics - like David Bowie's 'Space Oddity', to which he even recorded a sequal of sorts (Ashes to Ashes). Most just provide some brief amusement and there is no doubt that plenty of today's Pop
Princesses use lots of SF imagery in their videos - Rhianna, Sugababes, Christina, Britney...but I am not sure that any of their songs will qualify for the list. I'll have to think a bit further on that one (wasn't Britney on Mars for the 'Oops, I did it again' Video? Why??). 
I've put together a short list, which is hardly extensive or exhaustive and I'm only including songs which actually have a SF theme or reference, so no Aerosmith, thank god!, and I refuse to ever include an Elton John song no matter what, because he is a grumpy, fat old git - so no Rocket Man.
I give you Darkweather's Science Fiction pop songs!
Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan -
Black Planet - Sisters of Mercy
Calling Occupants... - Carpenters
Do You Believe in the Westworld? - Theatre of Hate
Doctorin' the tardis - Time Lords
Flight 19 - BA Robertson
Girl From Mars - Ash
International Rescue - Fuzzbox
Mulder and Scully - Catatonia
O Superman - Laurie Anderson
Planet Claire - B 52s
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
Planet of Sound - Pixies
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Science Fiction - Divinyls
Sex Crimes (1984) - Eurithymics
Space Girl Blues - Devo
Star Trekkin'- The Firm
Starship Trooper - Sarah Brightman
Super Hero Suits - Those Dancing Days
Surfing on A Rocket - Air
Technologic (and, well, anything really) - Daft Punk
Time Warp - Rocky Horror
Twighlight Zone - Gloden Earring
Where's Captain Kirk? - Spizz
Definitely gruesome!
