Space's songs are full of Shout Outs. It would take less time to name a song written by Tommy Scott that didn't namecheck various celebrities or fictional characters. 'Charlie M', 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones', 'Female Of The Species' and 'Bad Days' are particular examples, namechecking , Hannibal Lecter, Sherlock Holmes, , Charles Manson and Dracula amongst others. The lyrics of 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones' also Title Drop various Tom Jones songs. Here are some examples.
- From the Spiders era:
- 'Voodoo Roller' was inspired by The Usual Suspects.
- The title of 'Female Of The Species' is a possible Shout-Out to Rudyard Kipling, and the song also namechecks Dracula, Frankenstein and The Strange Caseof Dr Jekylland Mr Hyde.
- The 'Dark Clouds' B-side 'Children Of The Night' is a Shout-Out to Dracula (1931). Right down to the sample about the song of the wolves.
- The beginning of 'Kill Me' is a slightly speeded up version of the intro to 'Foxy Lady' by Jimi Hendrix.
- 'Charlie M' is the archetypal Space Shout-Out song. It is named after the serial killer Charles Manson (who also gets a mention in 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones') and namechecks Madonna, footballer George Best, Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker, Mr Blond and Mr Blue, President John F Kennedy, Huckleberry Hound, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
- From the Tin Planet era:
- 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones' title drops several Tom Jones songs, as well as Hannibal Lecter, Freddy Krueger, Cruella de Vil, King Kong, and Godzilla.
- 'A Liddle Biddy Help From Elvis', which also namedrops Buddy Holly and James Dean.
- The bassline to "Super Fly" by Curtis Mayfield is heavily sampled on the B-side "Theme from Baretta Vendetta".
- From Love You More Than Football:
- In "Evil Things", a quote from the film Face/Off plays during the instrumental break.
- From Suburban Rock 'n' Roll:
- Sam Peckinpah and Kylie Minogue are namechecked in "Hitch-Hiking" and "Punk Rock Funeral", respectively.
- The eyes on the album cover are lifted from a movie still of German actor Conrad Veidt from the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
- 'Pretty Suicide' was inspired by the band Suicide.
- From the Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab era:
- Several high street chains and department stores are namechecked in "Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab", along with a passing reference to The Exorcist.
- The chorus to "Burn Down the School" lifts its' melody from "Food, Glorious Food".
- From the Give Me Your Future era:
- "This Gorgeous Chaos" samples the theme tune to the 70s' French children's program Chapi Chapo.
- Both 'The Loneliest Robot' and 'Lost On The Way to Metropolis' are shout outs to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, which was also a major influence on the album in general. The title track also alludes to the 'False Maria' from the film.
- 'Sharks' drops a quick reference to Jaws and its' leading actor Roy Scheider, as well as, for some strange reason, the "fee fi fo fum" chant from Jack and the Beanstalk.
