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Moon landing 50th anniversary: Ten moon-inspired hits from David Bowie to Elton John

Written by on 20/07/2019

It’s been 50 years since US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon on 20 July 1969.

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Armstrong, who was NASA’s first civilian astronaut to fly in space, was part of the US Apollo 11 spaceflight that landed the first crewed mission on the moon.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing, Sky News has compiled a list of moon-inspired songs written by some of planet Earth’s most celebrated musicians.

(c) Sky News 2019: Moon landing 50th anniversary: Ten moon-inspired hits from David Bowie to Elton John