Major Tom is a Fictional Astronaut in David Bowies song(Space Oddity) who travels into space never to be found. Or so we think...In another song by David Bowie,Ashes to Ashes, Major Tom reports to ground control that he is happily floating in space. But then in Peter Schillings Song,Major Tom (coming home), Major Tom attempts to return to Earth.Later in the song Tom says give my wife my love and then when ground control attempts to communicate he does not respond. This was sadly the last song directly affecting MAJOR tom. Except, Granddady released the song "He's Simple,he's Dumb,he's the pilot".It does not mention Major Tom but if the pilot is him then Major tom returns to Earth safely.The next song about Major Tom was released by K.I.A which is about his wife waiting on Earth for his return. No more songs were about anything in Space Oddity, but Elton John's Rocket Man may be a reference to Tom. No more songs have been referencing to Major Tom. So Major's Tom fate is still undetermined, leaving a mystery to be solved.........
Major Tom is a character made by David Bowie for his song "Space Oddity"
Space Oddity, Major Tom, Rocket Man, etc.
The song space oddity came out in 1969
If you interpret David Bowie's followup song to Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes, it seems to indicate that Major Tom was a junkie.
The song is about the launch of a rocket containing astronaut Major Tom. A problem develops during the spaceflight and Major Tom is stuck in orbit, unable to return to Earth.
Major Tom is a character made by David Bowie for his song "Space Oddity"
Space Oddity, Major Tom, Rocket Man, etc.
Major Tom
The song space oddity came out in 1969
If you interpret David Bowie's followup song to Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes, it seems to indicate that Major Tom was a junkie.
"Ground Control to Major Tom" was written by David Bowie and released in 1969 as part of his album "Space Oddity."
The song is about the launch of a rocket containing astronaut Major Tom. A problem develops during the spaceflight and Major Tom is stuck in orbit, unable to return to Earth.
David Bowie wrote and sang Space Oddity, which centers around a fictional astronaut, Major Tom. Peter Schilling also sang in relation to that character, Major Tom (Coming Home), and Shiny Toy Guns has done a version of Schilling's song as well.
The cover of Major Tom is performed by the Shiny Toy Guns. The cover is available for download on the bands website. For further information, visit the wikipedia page for Peter Schilling's song "Major Tom". Found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Tom_(Coming_Home) There is also a Lincoln MKZ commercial which contains a cover of David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" that is performed by Cat Power. It should be noted that "Major Tom" and "Space Oddity" contain lyrics about the same fictional character, but are separate songs. The former being a prequal to "Space Oddity".
1969 "Space Oddity"
It's a Shiny Toy Guns cover for Major Tom Basically it was Major Tom's song, and they put in their own electronic sound to it. Yep, originally recorded by David Bowie as "Space Oddity" Close, it IS Shiny Toy Guns, and Major Tom is mentioned in the song, but it is definitely not a cover of "Space Oddity". The song title is "Major Tom (Coming Home)" and is an original work. I'd buy calling it a tribute though...
David Bowie - Ground Control to Major Tom It's actually called Space Oddity.