Dude... I was right, you were awesome.. you went deeper than I ever did with the compairison of space travel and being a star(celeberty), well done. Your next David Bowie song should be "Changes" ... trust me, you will go to deep places with that song...

There are so many levels to this epic song, from literal to symbolic to occult to personal to global... In other words... Bowie.

I was in high school when this song came out. David Bowie's music was always ground breaking. This came out 3 years after the moon landing; and 3 or 4 years before David Bowie himself starred in a movie about an alien who came to earth, "The Man Who Fell to Earth." I think David Bowie was always looking out beyond the norms of the standard culture of his day.

Bowie was really experimental and liked to do the unexpected.... to put it mildly. His music evolved through the years along with his characters. He didn’t stop until he was taken from us.

Real artists are versatile, meaning they offer something for everyone's taste. Bowie was a master of this. My favorite is Heroes where you can really feel his emotion.

‘Where is he taking me?’ - and THIS is why we love him. Keep going! 🔥

You really need to watch Chris Hadfield sing this on the international space station (he's an astronaut and really is singing it in space, while playing an acoustic guitar 😯). Whole NEW perspective.. 😉 (Bowie thought it was great)

I've watched a lot of reactions to this song, but yours can only be described as sheer brilliance. Thank you!

David Bowie was my daughter's favourite artiste. She could sing along, word perfect, to Space Oddity when she was four years old. No - this was not decades ago - she will be eighteen this year.

David Bowie is a legend so many great songs and albums don't know where to begin

Oh my brother you’re getting to listen to greatness on a whole other level. Ziggy friggin Stardust the spaceman. You need to go deeper and deeper into his catalog.

Saw Bowie live during his Ziggy Stardust tour. What a fantastic performer.

You definitely need to travel down the David Bowie rabbit hole. Such a wonderfully versatile artist that maintained and transitioned all throughout the decades, still making each song so magical.✌&❤

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Bowie has been my fave since 1972. You must listen to the album "Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars" it's brilliant. Saw him twice in the 70's. I cried for days when he died. RIP DAVID 💔✌🌻🌻

Just found your channel from your Queen reactions. Was hoping you would do Bowie. I was raised on his music. My favourite album is The Man who sold the World, fab song, All the Mad Men, a good one for deep lyrics. But his versatility through the years was what made him so great. Like Freddy Mercury, Bowie was a musical genius and legend. We're a lot poorer with their passings. Your interpretations of lyrics are so in depth.

Love David Bowie 💜☮️ RIP My two favourite concerts I went to were David Bowie, and Tina Turner & I treasure the memories! Bowie was a ground breaker when it came to his sounds & messages, no one like dear David Bowie 💎💓 Tina Turner an absolute entertainer 💃💎

I love Bowie sooo much🤩🤩🤩A few live versions of this song while in concert are amazing. His presence on scene was always overwhelming. Thank you for this❤️❤️

Dude, you nailed it! I love your interpretation of the song! I think you are the only one to make a connection between the waves on the screen and time dilation! Bowie liked to send messages trough visual details as well as the song itself. And there is another thing he does here, he leaves part of the narration itself to instruments. Wherever movement is involved (take off, losing himself into space) the orchestra takes over and verbal communication disappears. Bowie will do the same thing in his Berlin albums where the B-side songs are wordless and when voice is involved the singing is in an invented language or just vocalizations without a specific meaning.

DAVID BOWIE.....WAS FROM ANOTHER PLANET...! RIP-RIP-RIP....i cryed alot when he left....MY IDOL...😮‍💨😪GREETINGS FROM GREECE...

in another later song he sings "Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low"

This song came out during my senior year in high school. Major Tom became an honorary member of our class. If you were walking down the hall and someone asked you if you could pick Major Tom up on a specific night it meant that there was a party somewhere. If you asked where Major Tom needed to go they would tell you where the party was so I've always liked Major Tom and the trips that he took us on back in the day. Thanks for your reaction... I enjoyed it. It transported me back in time. Take care and be well. Peace.

I remember this song from late 1969 and was the second Bowie single (the first was The Laughing Gnome). I believe that this won the Ivor Novella Award in 1970. Classic pre Ziggy Stardust Bowie.

He wrote this as space exploration was in its early days. As you say, he captures the essence of it. The orchestration is simple yet layered. Very early Bowie. Know that no matter which year you choose, his constant reinventing always brings it! Thank you for sharing young man! 😽💋🎶

Saw Bowie in concert. LA Coliseum on the Glass Spider tour. He flew into the stadium on a rocket pack sporting Chrome wings. Dude... EPIC does not describe it.

I so thoroughly enjoy your thought process and interpretations. Great video. ✨⚡️💫

So, a humble word of suggestion... the songs "Space Oddity," "Ashes to Ashes," and "Blackstar" are a career spanning trilogy that cover most of Bowie's life. The first one he wrote in his very early career to launch himself toward the stars. The second, he wrote when he was hitting a midlife crisis and facing burnout while he tried to reinvent himself. The last one, brilliantly, he wrote while he knew he was actively dying with only a few months left. It was released just two days before he passed away. I'd love to see you check those out in their profundity. Bowie is my favorite of all time. He changed the world of music forever, and the world is much colder and lonlier without him, but I'm glad you found him.

Hi ! Nice review, and an original insight regarding your interpretation of how stardom can litterally put someone in orbit, having him/her lose contact with down-to-earth reality. Bowie wrote a "sequel" to this song, 11 years after : "Ashes to ashes". Give it a chance if you can ^^ !

Moonage Daydream is my favorite Bowie song. Not that anyone asked.

I appreciate your depth. You lyric interpretation skills are on point. Bowie was/is a legend. A brilliant artist who constantly pushed the envelope. He showed us...the weird kids...that we weren't alone.

I love watching your realizations and the thought process as you experience them.

Perfect recording by the legend... he will go on to explore his inner capacities right up until he died with Blackstar

This song is so deep that I can come up with 3 different meanings to this song. One of the most popular alternate meanings is a psychedelic trip. But for me, I thought of a major live change event. Just like you. Of course, then there’s the literal interpretation. This is one brilliant bad ass song.

David Bowie was an amazing artist & performer. Saw him in concert in the early 70's, so awesome! Thanks for sharing your music discovery journey with us. Bob Dylan is a must, my fellow suggesters are right on. #TooBlunt

Having grown up In this era I enjoyed your stab at the meaning. Remember it’s ‘72. We only just landed on the Moon two years earlier. The space race and Soviet Nukes an every day wary. What Ziggy is telling us is Man and Technology are still at odds with each other.

My favorite by David. ❤ good description brother. Your right on. Why I just started following your channel.

I love listening to you think. So glad you're liking Bowie. The ability to reset is a wonderful tool to have in one's toolkit. : )

You tend to over-think these songs… and I LOVE that about you. Your brain is an awesome thing to watch. Subbed so I can watch more 🙂

So many David Bowie tracks that are divine. Have a listen (loudly) to Loving The Alien.

RIP David Bowie, a legend.

I have to say i laughed when you said his name like that! One of the icons for sure ! When he died i drew his portrait in his honor!! I also had the honor of seeing him live! I cannot even begin to tell you how awesome it was!!

So you wanna leave Earth? Heh heh heh we can help -- Pink Floyd "Echoes" live from Pompei

this is an iconic song.

If you ever saw a Mercury capsule--which was America's first spacecraft, you would be stunned at how small it was. A tin can was pretty much what it was.

Do not ever ... believe you are stupid!! You are brilliant. Hang onto that thought!!

David Bowie, my love 🥰❤️

David Bowy has different meanings to probably all his songs. Also was a very individual character at a time when even vague differences were frowned upon. You would find it interesting to follow this particular white Rabbit down a rabbit hole. Being a star is probably the main reason he made this song. Being a celebrity you are very insightful.

One of favorites as a child. Meant so much more as I grew

This was released in 1969, just a few months before the moon landing. The name of the song is a play on the movie 2001- a Space Odyssey. The video was done a few years later as a promo. The song was his first hit.

Damn you nailed this in Waze I never placed this song into

Beautiful song..

There was a film made called Space Oddessey. This was the soundtrack.

There is no difference since he passed... The Universe Embraced him as THE Star Lord! #RIPBowie

It always reminded me of 2001: A space odyssey which was pretty popular in the 70s.

I hope at some point you do more songs from this album. It is so underrated, with so many great songs.

Another great one

This was a struggling musician who literally eked his way into the psyche of young teenagers back at that time....He, along with T Rex were seminal in filling the musical gap between the 1960's and 1970's....I was only 9 yrs old but my 13 yr old sister was listening to all his albums in the bedroom.....and having sneaky cigarettes....MEGA!

It’s impossible to explain the hold on the collective consciousness that space travel had on humanity in the late 60s and 70s. It was literally the last frontier and so much of popular culture incorporated space themes, because it symbolized an idealized future.

Passing the baton. Run with it.

Amazing job again.

🤣🤣🤣 thank you for correcting your pronunciation, it was hard to not say something on the "under pressure" video.

You are absolutely NOT stupid! You were just talking it out!

I am old enough and fortunate enough to have seen Bowie in concert many times from the early 1970's, partying with the band, etc. You need to check out Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars. You will not be disappointed. You have gone down an incredible rabbit hole.

I always read it as he turned of the controls himself. Mesmerised by his surroundings and the thought Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing i can do.

I'm glad you went deeper into the metaphors. This song has several meanings. Many song lyrics have poetic layered metaphorical interpretations. A sci-fi space story and drug addiction are just a couple of interpretations of this tune. Are there more?

Smoking song, to be sure. Great reaction. Thanks 😊

In my opinion 'The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from mars is one of his best Albums. Thespace craft could not be controled and he couldn't get back to earth.... the space rocket drifted off into space....

You'll meet Major Tom again in Bowie's 1980 song "Ashes to Ashes"

"No, I'm not going to allow you to think that way...Be stupid" 🤣😆😅 you should coin that. 🙂

Bowie songs are excellent "chillers".

You are NOT an idiot. You may never have heard anyone say the name correctly, or even out loud, unlike the 70's and 80's. We live, we learn, and that goes for all of us. I love your reactions, and am subscribed.

Major Tom is getting out the the Space Capsule that was placed right on up of the huge Mercury rockets,. He is opening the door to do a space walk. The song is not a metaphor. This was the "Space Age" and it was a song about that, nothing metaphoric about the song. The capsule would detach from the rocket and it's just like a "tin can" in space.

I was 18 when this came out, still gets me in my feels!

Love that you're listening to Bowie!! Would love to see you react to his music he wrote and performed for Jim Henson's movie Labyrinth. One of my all time fave movies in the 80s and 90s growing up (still is an all time fave) and I love his creativity. I got both my girls to watch him as Jareth in Labyrinth growing up and both loved the movie. My oldest though was the one that became a huge fan of him because of that movie. **edited to add my fave song in the movie is 'As The World Falls Down' **

Lololol....I just thought more simple. Major Tom gets disconnected from earth and ends up floating in space for eternity...The End....lololol

Bowie loved to play with archetypes and metaphors. There are many Bowie songs that are well worth a listen. I would recommend "Heros" and one of my all time personal favorites "Quicksand". "Heros" is a true classic song that is timeless.

Rob Berrie has a terrific take on this. I presumed it had to do with tripping....there was a lot of metaphors of that kind in music of the late sixties and seventies.

Well done, my excellent friend.

"Life on Mars", if you haven't checked it out yet. "Heart's Filthy Lesson" for completely different style, later Bowie. It's my personal favorite Bowie song.

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Grew up with this stuff. Was lucky enough to go to one of this concerts. By the way it has been sung from the iss some years ago. You can find the footage.

you're so right

This is such a great song. Greetings from Germany

I love, star man, underground, as the world falls down, dancing in the street, gasoline argh, so many more and I can't get the names in my head, David Bowie the chameleon 🤗🤗🤗😍🙂✌🇦🇺💞.

niceeeeeee bringing in E=mc2 for space oddity you are the best

Ashes to ashes, I love the proper film clip 😃. Heros, China girl... Changes (shreck) 😃😃👍.

Exactly

The end high instrument is a stylaphone, I still have mine.

Pink Floyd’s album The Wall is a GREAT regrouping of the mind album. There’s actually a “movie” The Wall.

The first album I ever bought was Space Oddity when it first came out. I was 14 I think at the time.. I always feel very nostalgic when I hear this :)

July 20, 1969 was the day man landed on the moon. But this song was much earlier.

lol, everyone tries to make this song meaning deeper than it is, it really is just about a guy in space. Space was still a really big thing back then. Some suggestions for You, Queen ( of course) killer Queen, Hotel California by the eagles, David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from mars, Aerosmith, and the Cranberries.

It's a deep pit delving into Bowie's music. Such a long career with soooo many songs!!! He went through so many 'changes' (sorry, I had to). Personally amongst the many favorite songs of his... I do love his song "Cat People (Putting out the Fire)". More obscure, but an intense song. Also like "Let's Dance", "Life on Mars", "Golden Years", etc, etc, etc.... o.o All I'd happily recommend to you!!!

You should listen to “Life on Mars" by David Bowie, it’s amazing. I was lucky to see Bowie preform on stage when he played here in Ireland.

Starman in The Matian!

Space Oddity is a play on the sci-fi movie title, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which came out in 1968.

We have mummies floating in space

Astronauts were the hero’s of the 1960s- 70s.

Sorry, I'm a little drunk and just found your channel, but I LOVE that you're reacting to Bowie. I grew up listening to him and others. Bowie gave ZERO FUCKS. 😂😍 Girl in the back is freaking me out though 🤣🤣🤣

A spirit leaving a body. He mind (ground control) talking to conscience (spirt) as he dies.