This amazing space-age Tom Jones-Tony Bennett rendition of 'Fly Me to the Moon' really aired on network TV

Tom Jones performs "Fly Me to the Moon" in 1969, in a space suit
(Image credit: This Is Tom Jones/YouTube)

If you're only familiar with Frank Sinatra's famous version of the Bart Howard song "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)," the 1969 rendition by Tom Jones — shifting seamlessly between a Latin beat and hard swing — might come as something of a shock. But listening to Jones belt out the song is one thing; watching him sing it in a shiny blue space suit, dancing around a spaceship with sliver-clad space dancers, is a whole other experience entirely:

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.