"Space Oddity" was hurriedly released in June of 1969 to be in advance of the moon shot, but it barely registered in the UK despite good reviews, and not at all in America. With re-releases it picked up steam and was a hit in 1970 and quickly became an early 70s standard. So I missed it in my Top 100 lists for 1969, but Texan99 was on it anyway.
It's definitely a better choice because it's an astronaut, not just the moon. The moon is actually mentioned. I put this out as a better choice.
It's always been one of my favorites, but I couldn't say when I first heard it. Probably not as early as 1969, when I was only 13.
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