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As of September 2022, the song has been used in over 200,000 videos on the platform. [6] [7] In an interview with Pitchfork, Beach House member Victoria Legrand said of the success of "Space Song" on TikTok: [8] I don't need to analyze it because I'm grateful for it. I don’t think it's just that song, but if that is the gateway, then I'm ...
A range of artists have covered "Space Oddity" and others have released songs that reference Major Tom. A 2013 cover by the astronaut Chris Hadfield gained widespread attention; its music video was the first filmed in space. The song has appeared in numerous films and television series, including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013).
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."
"Female of the Species" is a song by English rock band Space, released as their fourth single and second single proper from their debut album, Spiders (1996), on 27 May 1996. The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and earned a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October 2019. It became the band's ...
The song was inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story "The Rocket Man" in The Illustrated Man, about a professional astronaut whose work keeps him away from his anguished family for months at a time. It echoes the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity" (both recordings were produced by Gus Dudgeon). [5]
Russell liked his song "Space Captain" and invited Moore to join an upcoming US tour with Cocker, where he sang backing vocals. [2] The tour was recorded and a version of the song was released on the live album Mad Dogs and Englishmen. [3] [4] A different recording of the song was released as the B-side of Cocker's hit single, "The Letter". [5]
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Musically, "Blank Space" is an electropop song [25] [26] that is set over minimal hip hop–influenced beats. [27] Annie Zaleski said that the beats resonate like the sounds of a grandfather clock. [26] The song incorporates synthesizers, percussioned guitar strums, and layered backing vocals.