![]() ![]() The song was a Number 1 hit single and also appeared on his Number 1 LP Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). In 1980, Bowie created a sequel entitled « Ashes to Ashes«. His last transmission is «Tell my wife I love her very much», with the frantic response from ground control: «She knows!» In « Space Oddity«, from the 1969 album David Bowie (later retitled Space Oddity), Major Tom’s departure from Earth is successful and everything goes according to plan, but he then cuts off contact with Ground Control. Due to some similarities in Elton John‘s «Rocket Man», there is a possible connection between the Rocket Man and Major Tom, a connection notably made by Bowie himself, who while singing Space Oddity in concert would sometimes call out, «Oh, Rocket Man!». Other artists who have subsequently made substantial contributions to the Major Tom story include K.I.A. In 1983, Peter Schilling continued the story of Major Tom in his hit single « Major Tom (Coming Home)«. A short time later, there is another reversal of Major Tom’s original withdrawal, turning ‘outwards’ or towards space. This lyric was interpreted as a play on the title of Bowie’s 1977 album Low, which charted his withdrawal following his drug abuse in America. Major Tom is described as a « junkie, strung out in heavens high, hitting an all-time low». ![]() In the 1980 song «Ashes to Ashes,» Bowie reinterprets Major Tom as an oblique autobiographical symbol for himself. 1969’s «Space Oddity» depicts an astronaut who casually slips the bonds of the world to journey beyond the stars. Bowie’s own interpretation of the character evolved throughout his career. Major Tom is a fictional astronaut created by David Bowie, heard in his songs « Space Oddity«, « Ashes to Ashes«, and « Hallo Spaceboy(particularly in the remix by the Pet Shop Boys). ![]()
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