It's obvious that the Laika in question is the Russian cosmonaut, the first mammal to ever be in Orbit, a dog named Laika. She's mentioned in the song's first verse.
But as for the rest of the song, it seems like a snapshot of late 50's or early 60's life, looked at through the lens of space exploration and future visions. It seems a little all over the place though. I can't figure out what the "I have a spacecraft of my own" verse is a reference to, but Moxy Fruvous was never above putting lyrics together just because they had a nice ring to em.
It's obvious that the Laika in question is the Russian cosmonaut, the first mammal to ever be in Orbit, a dog named Laika. She's mentioned in the song's first verse. But as for the rest of the song, it seems like a snapshot of late 50's or early 60's life, looked at through the lens of space exploration and future visions. It seems a little all over the place though. I can't figure out what the "I have a spacecraft of my own" verse is a reference to, but Moxy Fruvous was never above putting lyrics together just because they had a nice ring to em.