EPISODE · Jul 16, 2019 · 21 MIN
David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
from I'm In Love With That Song Podcast · host Brad Page
50 years ago today -- July 16, 1969 -- Apollo 11 was launched and human beings first stepped on the moon. Let's celebrate that occasion with the most famous song about space travel: David Bowie's "Space Oddity", a song that exploits our fear and wonder of the final frontier. In lesser hands, this track could've been nothing more than a goofy, one-joke song for the Dr. Demento crowd, but the clever songwriting, brilliant production and a vocal performance that captures Bowie's innate other-worldly, alienated style makes this track so much more than a novelty song. "Space Oddity" (David Bowie) Copyright 1969 Onward Music Limited If you enjoyed this episode, check out these: https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/david-bowie-station-to-station https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/david-bowie-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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50 years ago today -- July 16, 1969 -- Apollo 11 was launched and human beings first stepped on the moon. Let's celebrate that occasion with the most famous song about space travel: David Bowie's "Space Oddity", a song that exploits our fear and wonder of the final frontier. In lesser hands, this track could've been nothing more than a goofy, one-joke song for the Dr. Demento crowd, but the clever songwriting, brilliant production and a vocal performance that captures Bowie's innate other-worldly, alienated style makes this track so much more than a novelty song. "Space Oddity" (David Bowie) Copyright 1969 Onward Music Limited If you enjoyed this episode, check out these: https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/david-bowie-station-to-station https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/david-bowie-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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