“Blast Off” is a song performed by the Stray Cats that was released as the promotional single from their 1989 album of the same name. It was released in 1989 as the title track from the album. Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the January 1997 compilation album Runaway Boys: A Retrospecti...
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
Well, I left planet Earth one fine spring day
Ran a red light on the Milky Way
I ran rings around Saturn and shot past the moon
Destination Mars and I'll be there soon
I'm the rockin'est cat in the galaxy
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
Well, I didn't take a bath in 48 hours
So I took a detour and had a meteor shower
Had a date with Venus and I wanted more
So I gave Mr. Spock a pompadour
I'm the rockin'est cat in the galaxy
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
Walking on the moon in blue suede shoes
Well, I saw Dr. Smith and the robot too
I had a Martian burger and a sonic shake
Then I went and had a bop with Jupiter, hey
I'm the rockin'est cat in the galaxy
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off
Blast Off was written by Brian Setzer & Lee Rocker & Slim Jim Phantom.