The outro can bring me to tears. At 3:56 in this video the undercurrent synth kicks in and then at 4:24 the high pitched synths take over and a wave of goosebumps rush over me. Beyond beautiful. It’s total nirvana.

Song hits different when you're trying to kick addiction

"I am stuck with a valuable friend" Ooh he was good.

Thank you for not pausing the video like everyone else does 🤟🏻

Another of my best of all time. “Time and again I tell myself: I’ll stay clean tonight.” That’s the main message ❤

Yeah, there’s a lot going on lyrically in this song. You’d really have to be deep into Bowie to get all the references. “Hitting an all time Low.” Low is his 1977 album that’s considered one of his greatest. Worth a listen. The Ashes to Ashes Video is worth viewing. Bowie was an early pioneer of the video age. He made an art of it. Major Tom makes one final appearance in his final album Blackstar. He’s not mentioned in the lyrics but makes his appearance in the video for the title track. He was important enough to Bowie for him to be included in what Bowie knew to be his finale.

the song is about him in late 70's trying to stop with his addiction to heroin etc etc

It's partly a continuation of the story of Major Tom but, as David Bowie WAS Major Tom, it's also a comment on Bowie's drug addictions. Luckily, by the time he wrote this, he had overcome the worst of his addictions. :)

He's known for so many songs but this song hits hardest with me. Been struggling with sobriety and my own personal demons and damn does this speak to me on levels no other artist.could find. RIP David Bowie

When I was young this wasn't in my wheelhouse. It took me years to grow into his music. I'm so happy that are digging it. I think Major Tom is the drugs.❤✌

Amazing isn't it? Cried the first time I heard it. There is an official video of this starring Bowie that is a must-watch.

This is my favorite David Bowie song. You should check out the official music video for this song. React to his song Fashion please.

Some of David's strongest work here, and that's saying a lot. One thing that makes this song interesting musically is the choruses (and intro and outro). He wrote them using a three chord progression or pattern. VERY rarely do writers use less than 4 chords in a progression. Some use many more. Another interesting thing is the verses are in a major tonality and the 3 chord choruses are minor. Lends a very bleak, melancholistic atmosphere. Bowie plays many instruments, guitar, piano/keys, sax, etc. Knew what he was doing. Try the original Cat People (Putting out fire) with Stevie Ray Vaughn shredding, off Let's Dance. A smoker. Keep up the good work Pope.

A genuis was Bowie

YES! Welcome for the Bowie galaxy of music. I’m so very thankful I was able to see him live on his last tour in 2004. The view from 12 rh row center was a dream of all dreams! Check out these Bowie tracks: “I’m Afraid of Americans” - David Bowie (ft. Trent Reznor) “Scary Monsters (and super freaks)” “Time” “Rock n’ Roll Suicide “ “Moonage Daydream” “New Killer Star” “Pablo Picasso” “Right” *this track features a very young Luther Vandross singing backup vocals. “Fashion” “Little Wonder” “Black star”, “Lazarus “ and “I Can’t Give Everything Away” (these last 3 are from David’s final album released just 2 days before he left this planet. *cool factiod: Both Freddie Mercury & David Bowie had constellations named for them after they passed by NASA. 💫💫💫💫💫💫 * Diggin your channel, man!

My favorite Bowie album, though I will admit that is largely because he collaborated heavily with Robert Fripp of King Crimson on this album. This is one of the relatively few songs on the album where Fripp is not also playing guitar. But it was the perfect "sequel" song to "Space Oddity". And as for "Scary Monster (Super Freaks)? You might really dig doing "Fashion" off this album. Funky as f*** and Fripp does things with a guitar that are outlawed somewhere, I'm sure. Another great Bowie album is "Stage", a LIVE album. Nice things about live albums? They show it isn't all studio magic. His guitarist on "Stage" is Adrian Belew. Belew has played with Frank Zappa, King Crimson, AND David Bowie. Blessings.

I’m not a huge Bowie fan. I’m an artist. As a younger person seeing AND hearing this compilation of music and visuals really made me sit up. I realised this was the future. Bowie did it for me on this occasion.

You've got a good ear bro.

My favourite Bowie song

RIP David. Great song bro. Luv David!!¡

**"I'm Afraid of Americans"** kick arse Bowie..

Major Tom = Heroin

You should have reacted to the Video for this song since it is still considered Epic. I do appreciate your reaction !

a perfect pop song...perfect...no hero solo, no show... a perfect bass line, a perfect economical syncopated drums, perfect singing and lyrics related to the past of Major Tom, keyboads perfect... no demo or look how I play...just perfect pop song... a masterpiece

Yeah, Bowie was free of his cocaine habit by the time this album was laid down. Although Major Tom seemed to die in space in Bowie's "Space Oddity", Peter Schilling later scored a pop hit ("Major Tom") a few years after this which sort of gives Major T a link to surviving the space flight. Of course, it is all allegorical, and Bowie divorced his first wife Angela while this album was being written and recorded (I always thought that Angela was the inspiration for "Scary Monsters"), so there was a whole chapter of Bowie's life and career being wrapped up at the time.

In and out. That's how you do it.

The greatest single of a new decade, and i will dismiss any foolish dissenters!

🤗 More Bowie! 🥰 Cool Beans! 😁 I worship Ziggy! 😏 You know he played 🎸 Guitar. 😊🐰

The Let's Dance version of Cat People is not the original, it was a rerecording for that album

Okay, back again with my man POPE. I have had my own problems with semi-crazed "followers" and no, I am not going there with POPE. My respect and admiration starts and ends with Comments after hearing POPE share his thoughts. I am just grateful to see future brilliance in action. You absolutely can NOT go wrong watching POPE in action. Please take it just to that limit. Give this young man space and time. David Bowie himself famously said, "I don't know where I am going, but I can promise you, it won't be boring."

Thanks for the great work Pope. Right. Heroin is "fun" ~ until it isn't Cheers

Yes, David had major drugs years. Sure do miss him...❤

Thanks Pope! R.I.P. David. You are truly missed.⚘⚘⚘

Brilliant song.

I like “this is not America” from the movie “the falcon and the snowman “. Maybe you could play as as as orchestral maneuvers in the dark “souvenir “. Love you !!

This is my favorite Bowie song ❤

Ashes to Ashes really needs the original video portrayed with David dressed as a Tragedian Clown it’s just amazing with the song really a back drop to the video - gorgeous art music - suurrreal!!!

His mind in addiction! Brilliant!😔🔥

This whole album is so underrated, some of bowies best and most overlooked songs here (it's no game, fashion, the title track etc)

The full cycle - Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes, Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys Remix), Blackstar (title track from his final album)

Great reaction

My favorite Bowie song, followed by China Girl. Thanks for sharing.

You really get it my brother....

Yo bro. Hey man I love your reactions. Just a thought, check out David Bowie’83 Serious Moonlight Tour. You will see him perform in his heyday!! All his best songs are performed bro. Rock on!!¡

Great song, a deep one and you got it in a thoughtful manner. I appreciate that. Subscribing.

Awesome

Never can get enough Bowie. New request: Bruce Hornsby and Bonnie Raitt doing "I Can't Make You Love Me." It's so beautiful.

Loved your reaction to one of my favourite songs, the music video is good too. Subbed.

Cool to like Bowie but you could never be as cool as Bowie

Now you need to watch Bowie’s video Black Star to see the fate of Major Tom….hint- it didn’t end well!

You should react to david bowie "right" you will love it

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This song works nicely if you hear the next track on the original album - Fashion.

just another BOWIE classic...............yawn..LOL :

Did you react to Wild is the Wind ? Please do if not...

Come in Major Tom--your video has stopped transmission...

You REALLY NEED TO WATCH THE VIDEO WITH THIS TO GET FULL EFFECT or else….

Hey P. He's an unsettling storyteller. Try : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ettgga6b3cWvc4k.html All this plus mega grunt - and is that not the best coat of all time?

To me it saying daved bowie is major tom and whan u was as big as daved bowie was where do u go from there in to drugs and drinking to get the high u get by proforming it a slippery slop fame a very fickle thing