Space-faring denizens, unite! Your time has come!

I bought an old David Bowie 1996 single, 'Hello Spaceboy', S$2.90 at Sembawang Music at Orchard Cineleisure on Saturday night. When I was lying in bed earlier, daydreaming, I was stuck by the superficial similarities in titles of S.P.O.C.K.'s 1994 single 'Astrogirl' and the Beloved's 1993 single 'Outerspace Girl'. Most curious, these space-themed titles.

Of course, these singles do not have real space themes, the only relation they have to space travel is their titles. There are other groups which have released singles with space-related themes like the Children Within and Komputer. Komputer's delightful 'Valentina' single which was released in 1997 is about the first female cosmonaut in space.

Anyway, the three singles are great fun being disposable, memorable and infectious synthpop gems.