
Didn't know what time it was
And the lights were low-ow-ow
I leaned back on my radio-o-o
Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll
"Lotta soul" he said
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive
Chorus --
There's a Starman waiting in the sky
he'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a Starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie
I had to 'phone someone
So I picked on you-oo-oo
Hey, that's far out
So you heard him too-oo-oo
Switch on the TV, we may pick him up
On Channel two
Look out your window, I can see the light
If we can sparkle he may land tonight
Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright
[Repeat Chorus]
There are hundreds of reports indicating
radios being interfered with by the presence of unidentified aircraft or lights
in the sky (or landed).
See Radios Affected By
UFOs for more than 200 examples.
There are also a smaller number of reports
involving interference to TV sets.
Here's an excerpt from George Hunt Willamson's 1959 book 'Road In The Sky,'
that, like David Bowie's lyrics to 'Starman' encompasses the effect on both
radio and TV caused by UFOs in their vicinity.....
During May, 1956, Mrs.Evelyn L.Smith and her
family in Indianapolis, Indiana, had strange experiences connected
with their TV and radio sets. One day, the Music on
a radio programme stopped, and a strange voice said: 'You are masters of the
Earth!' After that, the musical programme continued as before. Mrs.Smith,
and her twelve-year-old daughter Rita, went outside to see if a UFO was in
the vicinity, and when they looked up they saw two strange objects passing
over their house. The objects circled the area twice and disappeared to the
south-east. Later, in 1956, Mrs.Smith's father and mother, who live in the
country, observed an enormous object above their house that was tilted on
its side displaying a great dome. It suddenly seemed to 'dissolve' and reappeared
in the opposite direction. her father said: 'It was as big as a house and
the dome seemed to be as big as a court-house dome.' The object was very bright
and finally disappeared. Mrs.Smith's sister also witnessed this sighting and
was so frightened she ran into the house along with her mother.
The Smiths have a friend in Indianapolis who also heard strange voices and
'code' come over her radio and TV sets during 1956. When the woman went outside
she saw UFOs over her house.
