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  2. Space Oddity - Wikipedia

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    "Space Oddity" tells the story of an astronaut named Major Tom, the first of Bowie's famous characters. [17] Major Tom is informed by Ground Control that a malfunction has occurred in his spacecraft; but the astronaut does not get the message. [17] He remains in space "sitting in a tin can, far above the world", [18] preparing for his lonely ...

  3. Major Tom - Wikipedia

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    Control then informs him: "Ground Control to Major Tom: your circuit's dead, there's something wrong" and attempts to reestablish contact with Major Tom. Tom's final words in the song (possibly not heard by Ground Control) are: "Here am I floating 'round my tin can, far above the moon. Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do." [3] In ...

  4. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Wikipedia

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    Featuring the story of a character unofficially related to "Major Tom", an astronaut depicted in British musician David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity" and other releases, Schilling's track describes a protagonist who leaves Earth and begins drifting out into outer space as radio contact breaks off with his ground control team. His fate is ...

  5. A standoff between BlackRock and the FDIC is dragging into ...

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    The "passivity" agreement FDIC wants BlackRock to sign is designed to assure bank regulators that the giant money manager will remain a "passive" owner of an FDIC-supervised bank and won’t exert ...

  6. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film) - Wikipedia

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    The song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie plays a significant role throughout the film. Walter Mitty is referred to mockingly as " Major Tom " by his new boss, Hendricks, in reference to the astronaut Major Tom in "Space Oddity", due to his frequent daydreaming: the boss interprets the line "ground control to Major Tom" as akin to "Earth to Walter ...

  7. Love is a Long Road: Tom Petty song is the apt ... - AOL

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    Tom Petty’s “Love is a Long Road” soundtracks the long-awaited (and controversially leaked) trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI.. The teaser for the new game, scheduled for release in 2025 ...

  8. Bear ‘Tucking Themself In’ for Hibernation in Yellowstone ...

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    Winter is finally here, and bears are getting ready to find a den to hibernate in over the next few months. In Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, one bear was caught prepping for his long sleep ...

  9. Peter Schilling - Wikipedia

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    The songs Alles an Dir and the English-language counterpart All the things you are are the musical inspiration ... "Major Tom 2000" (Ground Control vs. Major Tom) [No ...