"Klaatu Barada Nikto!"
You may know it from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," or perhaps from "Army of Darkness," and if you're a mid-90's politics buff, you may remember hearing it from a congressman (of course, leave it to the AP to get the spelling wrong.)
Less known is the Canadian prog band formed in 1973, one rumored to be a Beatles side project, but in reality consisting of John Woloschuk and Dee Long, soon joined by Terry Draper. The band made five albums, managed to be covered by The Carpenters, began an ill-fated animated project, and parted, all by 1981. Their sound is widely varied, so it is rather difficult to pick a few songs to represent their body of work:
"Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III" (The Beatles comparison easily seen)
"Long Live Politzania"
The Carpenters, covering "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
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