For this week's Rock & Roll Book Club, Jay Gabler brought us Jason Heller's "Strange Stars" which is a book about David Bowie, pop music, and the decade sci-fi exploded.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have a sci-fi element to them?

We're talking not just space-themed songs, but also rockets, robots, monsters, computers, etc. Give us your best ideas!

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Pink Floyd - Set the Controls of the Heart of the Sun
Janelle Monae - Wondaland
Manplanet - Jetpack
Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot
The Bird And The Bee - Ray Gun
Queen - Flash's Theme
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman