Ή σαν αστροναύτης, που όλο απομακρύνεται από τη γη και του φαίνεται ο πλανήτης του όλο και πιο μικρός. Μια μπάλα σκέτη κάποια στιγμή. Αλλά άμα κάνει να γυρίσει το κεφάλι του και δει το σύμπαν, τότε καταλαβαίνει ακόμα καλύτερα πόσο αχανές είναι. Κι ότι ο ίδιος δεν είναι "πάνω από τη γη", αλλά μια ψείρα μέσα στο σύμπαν.
Με αφορμή τα λόγια του θείου, απολαύστε κι αυτό:
Space OddityWords and music by David Bowie.Ground control to Major Tom
Ground control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God's love be with you
(spoken)
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, liftoff
This is ground control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
This is Major Tom to ground control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows
Ground control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you...
Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Songfacts:Bowie wrote this after seeing the 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. "Space Oddity" is a play on "Space Odyssey."
This tells the story of Major Tom, an astronaut who cuts off communication with Earth and floats into space. Major Tom is not based on a real person.
This was originally released in 1969 on Bowie's self-titled album. It was available only in the UK and timed to coincide with the moon landing. In 1972, the album was re-titled Space Oddity and released in the US for the first time.
In 1980, Bowie released a follow-up to this called "Ashes To Ashes," where Major Tom once again makes contact with Earth. He says he is happy in space, but Ground Control comes to the conclusion that he is a junkie.
In 1983, Peter Schilling released a sequel to this called "Major Tom (I'm Coming Home)." Set to a techno beat, it tells the story of Major Tom in space. In 2003, K.I.A. released another sequel called "Mrs. Major Tom," which is told from the point of view of Major Tom's wife.
The BBC used this during coverage of the moon landing. There was a great fear that if the missions in space didn't go well, this song would suddenly become inappropriate. (thanks, Daniel - The North West, England)
In the line, "And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear," 'whose shirt you wear' is English slang for 'what football team are you a fan of?'. The thinking here being that if you can make it into space then your opinions on football matter. (Note to Americans- in this case, by "football" we mean "soccer.")
Bowie's birth name was David Jones. He changed his name before the movie came out, but the name he picked is similar to the main character in the film: Dave Bowman. It is possible that he got the name from the book The Sentinel, which the movie is based on. (thanks, Bluejay - Kearny, NJ)
This appears on the Soundtrack of the Adam Sandler movie Mr. Deeds. (thanks, Hans - oakdale, CA
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