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"Space Oddity" Cover of the 1969 Dutch and Italian single Single by David Bowie from the album David Bowie (Space Oddity) B-side " Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud " Released 11 July 1969 (1969-07-11) Recorded 20 June 1969 Studio Trident, London Genre Psychedelic folk folk rock Length 5: 15 (album version) 4: 33 (UK single edit) 3: 26 (US single edit) Label Philips (1969 UK release) Mercury (1969 ...
The Space Oddity name was retained, while the original UK portrait was restored. [64] In 2009, the album was released by EMI/Virgin, under its original David Bowie title, as a remastered 2-CD special edition, with a second bonus disc compilation of unreleased demos, stereo versions, previously released B-sides, and BBC Radio session tracks.
In "Space Oddity", from the album David Bowie (1969, later retitled Space Oddity), Major Tom's departure from Earth is successful and everything goes according to plan.At a certain point during the travel ('past one hundred thousand miles'), he claims that "he feels very still" and thinks that "my spaceship knows which way to go" and proceeds to say: "Tell my wife I love her very much."
William Shatner chronology. Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts. (2008) Seeking Major Tom. (2011) Ponder the Mystery. (2013) Seeking Major Tom is the fourth studio album by William Shatner. It was released October 11, 2011 in the US by Cleopatra Records.
The lyrics of "Running Gun Blues" discuss gun-toting assassins and Vietnam War commentary, [23] specifically the Mỹ Lai massacre of 1968. [27] Although the lyrics reflect the themes of Space Oddity, the music reflects the predominant hard rock style of The Man Who Sold the World and points to Bowie's future musical direction.
—David Bowie, 1999 Rather than improvising lyrics and music as he had with prior releases, Bowie took time composing and developing the lyrics and melodies, ensuring the musicians adhered to his thought-out structures before adding their own personal touches. Many of the tracks had working titles early on. Some of the these included "People Are Turning to Gold" (" Ashes to Ashes "), "It ...
Let's Dance is the fifteenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 14 April 1983 through EMI America Records. Co-produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers, the album was recorded in December 1982 at the Power Station in New York City. The sessions featured players from Rodgers' band Chic and the then-unknown Texas ...
Professional ratings. Love You till Tuesday is a compilation of 1960s material by David Bowie, issued as a companion to the belated video release of Bowie's 1969 promotional film Love You till Tuesday . Deram, Bowie's record label from 1966 to mid-1969, released the soundtrack to the film. Due to its release when Bowie was a star, this has ...