Fly Me to the Moon Trivia Questions

Howard wrote it as a general love song, not specifically for his partner. He was a private man, and the lyrics were meant to be universally romantic.

Elvis never recorded or performed this song. The myth persists because the special featured similar space-age themes, but his setlist was different.

Bart Howard composed it as a slow waltz. It was later rearranged into a swinging 4/4 by Quincy Jones for Sinatra, making it a jazz standard.

Bart Howard wrote it in 1954 as 'In Other Words'; publishers later changed the title to highlight the catchy opening line.

While widely covered, the actual count is closer to 150–200 versions. The 300 figure is a common exaggeration spread by music trivia sites.

Carol Kaye, a prolific session bassist, played the famous walking bass line on Sinatra's 1964 recording, though she was uncredited at the time.

Mission Control played Sinatra's version on May 23, 1969, to wake the Apollo 10 crew, who were orbiting the Moon in preparation for the landing.

No music was broadcast from the lunar surface. Buzz Aldrin did play a cassette of 'Fly Me to the Moon' during the Apollo 11 mission, but from the lunar module, not on the Moon itself.