"I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars..."

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Likely the first song composed for an artificial celestial body. I don't recall any song for Sputnik . . .

That's lots of bodies. Does it count? Well, I like this song anyway.

By Prince

All the planets in the solar system (besides Earth) are mentioned in the lyrics, as well as other celestial bodies.

David Bowie.

Also, from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: Hang On to Yourself (also mentions Mars).

B-52's - 53 Miles West of Venus

There's also Planet Claire, but I'm not sure which celestial sphere it belongs to. All the trees are red, if that helps.

Seatbelts - Autumn in Ganymede
Seatbelts - Cats on Mars

Jupiter Variations - John Coltrane
Venus & Mars - McCartney

By Hawkwind

The Animals

and Blue Moon

By Train.

Stary Stary Night. His wonderful ode to Vincent Van Gough.

Or perhaps Planet Claire- B-52s

Venus as a Boy - Bjork

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Shame on the Moon— Bob Seger
I first heard this on a 9 hour flight from Hamburg to Anchorage, so it came around about eight times. It had one of my favorite verses of all time:
"Some men go crazy
"Some men go slow
"Some men go just where they want
"Some men never go."

Bill Monroe in 1945.