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In 1994, Schilling released a remixed version along with Boom-Bastic, titled "Major Tom 94". Other remixes were released in 2000, titled "Major Tom 2000", and in 2003, titled "Major Tom 2003". On 24 March 2024, a petition was initiated to make "Major Tom" the new goal song for the Germany national football team for the 2024 UEFA European ...
The English version contains the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)", which reached the top 15 in New Zealand [5] and the US, [6] and the top 50 in the UK. [7]The German version includes the songs "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)", which reached number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland [8] [9] [10] and number two on the Dutch Top 40, [11] [12] as well as "Die Wüste lebt". [13]
Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling; 28 January 1956) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes like aliens, astronauts and catastrophes. He is best-known for his 1983 hit single " Major Tom (Coming Home) " which was an international success.
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."
At the end of March 2009, the band performed a cover of Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home)". Initially used in a television commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, [23] the song was released as a single on May 5, 2009. [24]
I can't believe that neither this article about the song, nor the Peter Schilling article, address any of the criticism received or any of Bowie's reaction / acceptance / distain for this singer cashing in on Bowie's popular trademarked character (who Bowie had just a few years before Schilling already made a sequel song called Ashes to Ashes).
Elvis Presley regretted turning down a chance to act in "A Star is Born" opposite Barbra Streisand, according to Joel Brokaw, the son of late Hollywood agent Norman Brokaw.
"Major Tom (Coming Home)" — Peter Schilling 4:12 "Always Something There to Remind Me" — Naked Eyes 3:41 "In a Big Country" — Big Country 3:55 "One Thing Leads to Another" (Remixed Edited Version) — The Fixx 3:24 "Der Kommisar" — After the Fire 4:08 "Suddenly Last Summer" — The Motels 3:42 "Karma Chameleon" — Culture Club 4:08