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The German version of the track was a number 1 hit in West Germany. It also achieved the same status in Switzerland and Austria. David Bowie's "Space Oddity" tells the story of an astronaut who cuts off communication and floats into space. The BBC used it extensively in their coverage of the 1969 moon landing - an odd choice considering the lyrics.
In 1985 he put out "Things to Come" which had a song called "Chill of the Night" that got radio play. I enjoy all his songs,but "Major Tom" gets everyones attention. I highly recommend checking out his other songs, if you can find them. Mike from Santa Barbara, CA- If you like songs about astronauts you should check out an obscure song from the early 80s called "Why Me?" by Planet P Project. It's a great song about an astronaut with second thoughts about what he's doing. From Pauls Valley, OK- I just checked it on YouTube.com.
Major Tom (Coming Home) Lyrics
Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. The song was originally recorded in German and released in West Germany on 3 January 1983. It reached No. 1 in West Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The English version was first released in the United States on 24 September 1983. It reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 4 in South Africa and peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart the week of 24 December 1983.
It's a good video for its time and has interesting lyrics. I personally like the German version a lot better than the English one. I remember this song from when I went to the planetarium I loved this song. And on January 8th, 1984 it reached #1 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart... I saw once source that said Bowie was highly complimentary of this song. One commentator said that it was at that point that Schilling stopped pretending that this song wasn't about the same character.
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These are all the things we should have discussed alot more as human beings. Our deeper feelings likes dislikes how they made us feel. Had we done that far more often than we did I dont believe we would be in the position we are currently in this culture. Had we spent much more time working hard on trying to sincerely connect with and understand each other on the things we loved and why maybe just maybe we would have made it. But too many of us chose drugs, addictions in general, frightened egos and the obsessant need to "win" at life over connecting regularly with each other on a much deeper level. All these school shootings mass shootings etc etc etc these days exist for a reason.
English singer-songwriter Jonathan King released a mashup of "Major Tom " together with David Bowie's "Space Oddity" titled "Space Oddity / Major Tom ". This release reached No. 77 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1984. It was actually one of the most successful singles of the 1980s.
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The English-language version of the song also reached No. 2 on the dance chart in the US. In 1994, Schilling made and released a remixed version along with Boom-Bastic, titled "Major Tom 94". Other remixes were released in 2000, titled "Major Tom 2000", and in 2003, titled "Major Tom 2003". It’s English version also achieved a similar status in Canada.
I always though the song was him leaving for a routine mission to space, and once he got there the thrusters wouldn't turn on. He was "going home", or dying and going home to Heaven or whatever you refer to the afterlife. He knew he was dying and wanted to use his last chance to communicate to "send my wife my love". He drifts off into space and dies due to lack of oxygen, food, and the deep cold of space. Actor William Shatner released a cover in 2011 on the space-themed album Seeking Major Tom.
The outsider artist The Space Lady also covered the song on the 2013 release "Major Tom/Radar Love". This track is actually a reference and a sequel to David Bowie’s iconic late 1960s song “Space Oddity”. It should be stated that “Space Oddity” is also primarily centered on the character, Tom.
The song is themed in a spacecraft setting where it appears Major Tom and his crew are set to return to Earth. However, just as they are about to embark on the journey, he cuts contact with the Earth and interrupts the power on the space ship. The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song. This is a great tune, but Peter has other songs out there as well.
"Here I Go Again" was a #1 hit for Whitesnake in 1987, but it was first released in 1982 with the lyric, "Like a hobo I was born to walk alone." "Major Tom" is probably one of the best tracks from the 80s New Wave genre! After listening to this song I decided to pick up Peter's cd and I think almost 80% of the stuff is very good. Unlike the commercial shiet that comes out now days where the musicians only target to make 1 or maybe 2 songs a hit and not care for the rest... For the word puzzle clue of 96 major tomcoming home, the Sporcle Puzzle Library found the following results. Explore more crossword clues and answers by clicking on the results or quizzes.
In 2016, Jay Del Alma released a Spanish-language remake titled "Vuela " with Schilling on vocals. A cover version by Shiny Toy Guns, was released in 2009; an advertising commercial for the Lincoln MKZ, featured this cover. The release of both versions of the song occurred in 1983. The German version was in January whereas the English version came out in September. With his last line being “give my wife my love”, his colleagues and everyone else assumes that he is dead, when in fact he deliberately faked the whole scene so he could stay in Space. The home he frequently mentions is not Earth but Space, which he now feels more attached to.
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