Lyric discussion by bobcatclay 

Cover art for It Came Out of the Sky lyrics by Creedence Clearwater Revival

This song is proof the world needs more county-rock science fiction songs.

Spiro - is VP Spiro Agnew - the Mars Tax was a real issue during the Space Race. Ronnie the Popular was none other that Ronald Reagan - then governor of California.

Jordy ain't no rube - you can have it for 17Million!

@bobcatclay Spiro Agnew chaired the Space Task Group. On July 16 1969 - the launch of Apollo 11- as part of a push to double NASAs budget he announced that NASA would send humans to Mars by the year 2000. This was derided in the press and ridiculed in the song.