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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."
"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 lyrics describe Major Tom as a junkie who has hit "an all-time low". NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray interpreted the line as a play on the title of Bowie's 1977 album Low , which charted his withdrawal inwards following his drug excesses in the US a short time before, another reversal of Major Tom's original withdrawal ...
David Bowie (commonly known as Space Oddity) [a] is the second studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in the United Kingdom on 14 November 1969 through Mercury affiliate Philips Records. Financed by Mercury on the strength of "Space Oddity", the album was recorded from June to October 1969 at Trident Studios in ...
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.
—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 ...
Hallo Spaceboy. " Hallo Spaceboy " is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 20th studio album, Outside (1995). It originated as an instrumental by Reeves Gabrels called "Moondust", which Bowie and Brian Eno stripped down and used to form the final track. An industrial rock and electronica number influenced by the Pixies and Nine ...
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈboʊi / BOH-ee), [1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the ...