David Bowie's "Space Oddity”

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This is one brilliant song. It was released on July 11, 1969. And, not coincidently the 1st moon landing was on July 16, 1969. I would say a perfect release time for the song. It's so different from anything else at that time. You really go on the ride with Bowie's imagery. Imagining being in the tin can. You get the sense of loneliness with "Here am I sitting in my tin can. Far above the world" Of course this evokes the whole NASA thing with the picture of earth from out in space. Not to mention the urgency of  "Ground control to major Tom your circuits dead there's something wrong. Bowie plays the characters well and nails the role of Major Tom and Ground Control. You don't have to guess who is who. Can you hear me major Tom.." I mean we have heard it a million times. There are a bunch of songs about space but to me this reigns supreme. Rocket Man by Elton John, Space Truckin by Deep Purple. The Police, Walking on the Moon.  Just to name a few. Really though, because of the timing of this tune's release it really caught on. Everything thereafter was a copy of Bowie to me. Great songwriting.

Check it out on Spotify  A Space Oddity

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