Major Tom is a fictional astronaut created by David Bowie. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. He appears in the songs "Space Oddity" and "Ashes to Ashes" and "Hallo Spaceboy" by Bowie, the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling, a French cover of "Major Tom" by Belgian artist Plastic Bertrand, "I'm A Soldier" by Stefán, and the song "Mrs. This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. " Ashes to Ashes " is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980 " Hallo Spaceboy " is a song by David Bowie and Brian Eno from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1995 From Peter Schilling 's first English album comes " Major Tom (Coming Home " also known as "Major Tom" ( Völlig losgelöst) in Germany Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling on January 28, 1956, Stuttgart, Germany) is a German Synthpop musician Plastic Bertrand (born Roger Marie François Jouret 24 February 1958) is a Belgian musician songwriter producer editor and television presenter best Stefán is a common first name in Iceland. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if Major Tom" by K.I.A. Due to some similarities in Elton John's "Rocket Man", some presume this song might also be an allusion to Major Tom. KIA is a cross-genre pop Electronica producer from Toronto Canada Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer " Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time " is a Song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and popularized by John In fact, Bowie made the connection during concerts, calling out during the song, "Oh, Rocket Man!"[1] Bowie's lyrics in "Ashes to Ashes" reinterpret Major Tom as an oblique autobiographical symbol for himself.
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In "Space Oddity", on the 1969 album also titled Space Oddity, Major Tom's departure from Earth is successful and everything goes according to plan, but then he loses contact with Ground Control. This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. Space Oddity is a 1969 album by rock musician David Bowie. Originally released by Philips in the UK as David Bowie and by Bowie followed up the story of Major Tom on the 1980 song "Ashes to Ashes" in which Tom is now a junkie "strung out on heaven's high. "
In Peter Schilling's 1983 "Major Tom (Coming Home)" Tom is presumed dead by people on earth, but in reality he has survived and will return to Earth. Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling on January 28, 1956, Stuttgart, Germany) is a German Synthpop musician From Peter Schilling 's first English album comes " Major Tom (Coming Home " also known as "Major Tom" ( Völlig losgelöst) in Germany In this song the word "light" in "now the Light commands" is often heard or transcribed as "life", but the liner notes of the Error In The System LP (and the original German), though, confirm the word "light". The German version differs from the English rendition in that it is implied that rather than being caught in an accident, Major Tom ends his life willingly due to information available to him, but not to Mission Control. Mission Control Center (MCC is a unit that manages aerospace flights
Also in 1983 Schilling's song was recorded by Plastic Bertrand, but with slightly altered lyrics, in which Major Tom prefers to stay away from Earth and its selfishness and danger of nuclear war. Plastic Bertrand (born Roger Marie François Jouret 24 February 1958) is a Belgian musician songwriter producer editor and television presenter best
In 1995 Bowie's song "Hallo Spaceboy" was remixed by the Pet Shop Boys, with extra lyrics (sung by Neil Tennant) taken from "Space Oddity". " Hallo Spaceboy " is a song by David Bowie and Brian Eno from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1995 A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954 is a English Musician, singer and songwriter who with his colleague Chris Lowe, make up the successful
In "Mrs. Major Tom", released by the artist K.I.A. (on Neuphoria Recordings, 2002), the story is continued, but now told from the perspective of the wife left at home. KIA is a cross-genre pop Electronica producer from Toronto Canada
The introduction to "Cosmonaut" on Relationship of Command (2000) by At the Drive-In contains a "final message" from Major Tom before he dies in space. Relationship of Command is the third and final Album by At the Drive-In, released in 2000 At the Drive-In was an influential American Post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001 The message was commonly used to introduce Cosmonaut at live shows.
Major Tom has also had passing references in other songs, such as Def Leppard's "Rocket" and Marilyn Manson's "Apple of Sodom". A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and Apple of Sodom, sometimes referred to as 'Sodium Apple' or 'Soda Apple' scientific name Calotropis procera.
Major Tom also appears in the spoken word acapella "Pride's Paranoia" by American rapper Slug, which was remixed by UK house group Futureshock. Slug is a common non-scientific word which is often applied to any Gastropod mollusk whatsoever that has a very reduced shell a small internal shell
In other media
Major Tom (or just his name) has been referenced in other media, including TV shows, cartoons, and computer games
Major Tom is referenced as a character in the animated action-comedy television series The Venture Bros., as a test pilot with Jonas Venture's team who is killed in the crash of an experimental aircraft at the beginning of the episode "Ghosts of the Sargasso". The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim " Ghosts of the Sargasso " is the sixth episode in the first season of The Venture Bros Much of the dialogue in that scene is quoted verbatim from "Space Oddity". The Action Man, featured in Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes", is also featured as a character. Major Tom leaves him a message: "I’m happy, hope you’re happy too, I’ve loved all I’ve needed to love" (quoting a line from the latter song).
In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the character of Major Zero uses the codename of Major Tom during the events of the Virtuous Mission (a line of dialogue even reads, 'Can you hear me, Major Tom?'). (commonly abbreviated to MGS3) is a stealth action Video game directed by Hideo Kojima. See also List of recurring Metal Gear characters This is a list of characters appearing in the game known as Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater. (commonly abbreviated to MGS3) is a stealth action Video game directed by Hideo Kojima. Although the name was taken from the song, according to the developers, within the fictional context of the storyline Major Zero chooses the name based on one of the escape tunnels in The Great Escape, which was named Tom. The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp He changes his name back to Zero later in the mission (after the 'Can you hear me, Major Tom?' dialogue) because it contrasted the outcome of The Great Escape; Tom was not the tunnel used in the end. Space Oddity was also intended by the game's creator to be the game's final credit theme, according to creator Hideo Kojima. The game also features a line from one of the bosses "The Fury," a former astronaut, who states "I'm Coming Home" upon his defeat. This line appears in Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home). "
Adam Sandler sang "Space Oddity" with a group of pilots flying to New York in the movie Mr. Deeds". Mr Deeds is a 2002 Comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder, and is a remake of Mr
In Scud: The Disposable Assassin #10, Scud sings lyrics from "Major Tom (Coming Home)" to himself while floating aimlessly in space. Scud The Disposable Assassin (published from 1994 to 1998, and 2008) is a humorous hyperkinetic Science fiction comic by In Friends it is sung by Joey in "the one after vegas" and by Chandler in the episode (name missing) where Joey is on Law and Order and fakes a scene for his grandmother. Friends was an
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