So, I played that "Boom-de-yada" song five times, and, as a direct result, ended up needing to spend the next couple hours putting together this playlist. It's a work in progress--I'm hoping for perky-geeky-alternative tunes for all the slots, which I have not yet achieved.
The Galaxy Song (Eric Idle)
Interplanet Janet (Schoolhouse Rock--I'd prefer the Man or Astro-Man cover, but haven't found it online yet)
Why Does the Sun Shine? (They Might Be Giants)
Don't Be Like the Sun (Lemon Demon)
Mercury (Counting Crows)
Venus (Bananarama, or maybe
Shocking Blue)
I Love the Whole World (Discovery Channel)
We Like The Moon (Spongmonkeys)
Is There Life on Mars (David Bowie)
Planet Claire (B-52s)
Jupiter (LittleHorse)
Saturn (Sponge Cola)
Explosion on Uranus (ThePrisoners)
Neptune (InMe)
I'm Your Moon (Jonathan Coulton)