WHOA!| FIRST TIME HEARING Peter Schilling

WHOA!| FIRST TIME HEARING Peter Schilling - Major Tom REACTION

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WHOA!| FIRST TIME HEARING Peter Schilling - Major Tom REACTION
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@melchiorvonsternberg844 6 ай бұрын

German here. I am certainly one of the oldest of your observers. When this song first gained recognition, I was already a young adult. And you can only properly classify this song if you understand the whole musical movement behind it. The whole thing is called the “New German Wave” and started in western Germany towards the end of the 70s. Inspired and fueled by the punk music that emerged in England, young German musicians began to musically break away from the anglicization of German music that emerged during the occupation after the war, far away from the commercial German hit music, which was a kind of last bastion German-language music and differed from this "beer tent folk music" that still existed and still exists. It was the emancipation of music sung in German from English-speaking models. And that also had an impact on the other side of the Atlantic. Here too, German music achieved high rankings in the US billboards. Falco, had a number 1 hit, even in German. Nena had second place with a English cover, of her German hit (99 red Ballons) and of course Peter Schilling, as you heard, also with an English version of his German original. The impact on the international music business was not insignificant, because Germany has and had (even at the beginning of the 80s) the third largest music market in the world. And the industry was completely surprised by this development and lost a lot of money to small music publishers of untill yesterday unknown bands. The NDW lasted a good 4 years and changed a lot in music Germany...

@tcpm 6 ай бұрын

I was in high school learning German at that time. It made my studies more meaningful and fun.

@pufaxx 5 ай бұрын

Also German here. I was about 7 years old. About the same time (don't know exactly) when "Da da da" by Trio came out. Early eighties =)

@melchiorvonsternberg844 5 ай бұрын

@@pufaxx So, you are born '75?

@pufaxx 5 ай бұрын

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 yes =) - also: Ja. Ist richtig.

@pufaxx 5 ай бұрын

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 Somehow YT has eaten my answer. But yes - Born 1975.

@traci4187 6 ай бұрын

The 80's answer to David Bowie's "Space Oddity"... it introduced the next generation to Major Tom!

@rextrek 6 ай бұрын

yes Ground Control to Major Tom ......

@jpm7460 6 ай бұрын

Actually ashes to ashes was released by Bowie in 1980 and this was about 3 years after that.

@thebeardedseeker5633 6 ай бұрын

Perfectly put. 👍

@dipsydoodle7988 6 ай бұрын

And many more after that. When my son was about 7 or 8 in the early 2000s he heard this song on the car radio and completely fell in love with 80s music!

@hunkgolden5726 6 ай бұрын

True. It did

@andymageen5308 6 ай бұрын

This was one of those songs that ALWAYS got the car radio turned up high. ✌️

@brucedillinger9448 6 ай бұрын

Ikr?

@jamescurfman3284 5 ай бұрын

Peter's amazing vocals absolutely deserved to be turned up! :)

@armorer94 6 ай бұрын

How many here prefer the German version?🙋‍♂️

@GoofyGoober_0120 4 ай бұрын

Both are fire

@XX-rr6lg 3 ай бұрын

Most definitely. It's a masterpiece.

@keyboard5494 3 ай бұрын

It's the same with Nena's 99 Luftballons. I prefer the German version. It has a better flow.

@vypexg2571 3 ай бұрын

The lyrics are slso a lil diffrent in german it is a lil better

@kingdongo4388 2 ай бұрын

Yah

@beckeb00 6 ай бұрын

There was that moment in the 80s in the US where German language artsts singing translated versions of their songs was a thing. And that's good because we got Peter Schilling, Falco, and Nena out of that. I do love "A Different Story" by Peter Schilling as well.

@robertsonsid 6 ай бұрын

da da da da

@HeavyTopspin 5 ай бұрын

Had the 45 single for this, and the B-side was the original German version. It was awesome, plus as an early teenager me and my non--multilingual friends had a lot of fun with the misheard German lyrics.

@PolferiferusII 5 ай бұрын

Nena, and also Nina Hagen

@bridgemanjr 5 ай бұрын

This song is also done in German. Just as cool!!!

@gizmo5925 6 ай бұрын

Now you need to hear David Bowie's own sequel to "Space Oddity": It's called "Ashes to Ashes."

@tempsim9192 6 ай бұрын

This needs to be upvoted so J and Amber see it.

@vaskylark 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember that song back in the day. Odd video too as I recall.

@GodLovesComics 6 ай бұрын

Warpaint also does a beautiful live version of Ashes to Ashes.

@Ryan_Crown 6 ай бұрын

This right here! Ashes to Ashes is my all-time favorite Bowie song.

@rebeccawilson9933 6 ай бұрын

Ashes to Ashes was the first music video I remember seeing WAY back before MTV. I was fairly young and it properly messed with my brain

@steverogers4253 6 ай бұрын

I love the haunting, echoing vocals Peter brings to this song. Makes you feel like being up in the vastness of space.

@lorizrhythm8171 6 ай бұрын

steverogers4253 - Exactly!

@_Shadoh_ 6 ай бұрын

Imo the german original is WAY better and his singing way more on point.

@shadowchateau 6 ай бұрын

It's funny to see Amber hanging on to every word of the lyrics while Jay misses all the lyrics and listens only to the music! I guess that's what makes them a good match for reactions.

@debrawilson9791 5 ай бұрын

I notice this too - all the time 😊

@alejandrobojorquez6181 6 ай бұрын

THE FIXX " Red Skies " 1982 HQ I meant to say the year was 82' and the song is " Red Skies" and it is totally Rocking and super creatively Awesome just like the song by Peter Schilling Major Tom . Thanks Jay &: Amber for this cool song .

@markdriscoll8119 6 ай бұрын

Man, The FIXX was my jam. Deeper and Deeper is my favorite. …I see the edge,I look, I fall..

@ajruther67 6 ай бұрын

Excellent suggestion!

@Francisco-xu8ef 6 ай бұрын

One of the most memorable choruses in all pop music history! Still gives me chills.

@craigaust3306 6 ай бұрын

It’s the best song The Moody Blues never wrote!

@ricardo_miguel13 4 ай бұрын

not on the english cover lol "vööööllig losgelöööst" is much catchier!

@rrailguitar2211 6 ай бұрын

I nominate David Bowie's own second take on Major Tom, "Ashes To Ashes."

@ramfat 6 ай бұрын

The 80's were so friggin weird....I'm glad I grew up then 🤣

@Cherokeelion 5 ай бұрын

Haha SAME!

@CavHDeu 5 ай бұрын

Best time ever

@JaDav40 Күн бұрын

Yes indeed...remember Kim Carnes' "Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)? The title say it all.

@timwra 6 ай бұрын

I'm German and therefore I only know the original German version of this song. The song is part of the so called „Neue Deutsche Welle“ (New German wave). It was a music movement in the German speaking region in the late 70s and the 80s in which these musicians wrote songs with German lyrics but didn't want it to be Schlager.

@cuoresportivo155 6 ай бұрын

And the german version is even more captivating, in my opinion.

@rupertschwarz1176 6 ай бұрын

@@cuoresportivo155I think so too.

@msbest9830 6 ай бұрын

@@cuoresportivo155 facts.... all day long

@JRcomments 6 ай бұрын

I used to go to visit my aunt in Erding during my HS summers in the early 80's. Extrabreit, Spliff , Nina Hagen, and Spider Murphy Gang, Kraftwerk (although earlier) among others caught my attention. I also discovered Iron Maiden in its very beginnings. Good times. Now I would drop dead if they did a review of Carbonara by Spliff. That was really popular when I was there one time.

@maureenwagg5305 5 ай бұрын

@@cuoresportivo155 We never listened to the English versions lol.

@jimtatro6550 6 ай бұрын

I was in high school when this song came out, it was on MTV constantly. Haven’t heard it in years, but it brings back a lot of nostalgic memories.👍

@JoeD0403 6 ай бұрын

This song is like The Cars covering David Bowie covering The Cars.

@Dpixtion 6 ай бұрын

It funny at @2:35 - he's into the bass, she realizes/hears the words "Something wrong", and she starts to pay attention..

@knavehart 5 ай бұрын

As 11 year old in the fall of 83 when this came out, and being aware of Space Oddity thru my older sister, I honetly thought Major Tom was a real astronaut that was lost in space, and these songs were telling a real story

@maureenwagg5305 5 ай бұрын

Love this artist. He's usually singing in German and as a teen, you weren't cool if you didn't listen to the German version. We used to sing along not knowing what the words meant other than it was like David Bowie's song. lol We also listened to Nena and Falco in German only at the clubs. We went to a "New Wave" club. Rock clubs were rowdier and no dancing. We wanted to dance. This was our dance music in the 80's.

@rebeccawilson9933 6 ай бұрын

Love this song. Always have. The story it tells is very sad.

@KejaHuds 6 ай бұрын

I was 8 years old when this was released and it made a big impression on me. Still in my top favourite songs of all time.

@brucedillinger9448 6 ай бұрын

Oh how the dance floor would fill up when this song was played! ✌

@enriqueirigoyen156 6 ай бұрын

Big hit in the fall of 1983... remember the first time I heard it on the radio I turned up the volume as I was entering the main gate at Camp LeJeune and the MP on duty did a little pop and lock as he waved me through...great memories of that time🥹👍🤙

@anibalbabilonia1867 6 ай бұрын

Boy this song never gets old! Still sounds so good! Like it just came out yesterday! This is one of my favorite songs from the 80s. Peter Schilling.👌😎👍

@josephrice6807 6 ай бұрын

This was one of my favorite songs in HS but the local station rarely played it. Took forever to figure out the artist

@mordicaiknode 6 ай бұрын

This here was one of my jams at the Goth Club's 80's Nights.

@subwaygoddess1 6 ай бұрын

This was the "Part 2" of the story of Major Tom of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's a happy song because Major Tom WAS stuck in space in Space Oddity like Amber said, and Major Tom is coming home now!!

@hawkeyegeorge 6 ай бұрын

Love the Chronic Town avatar.

@geminiacleo7ewe 6 ай бұрын

Amber,you're absolutely right! Major Tom is lost. He doesn't make it back to Earth. Tom saying "This is my home, I'm coming home" is him accepting his fate.

@subwaygoddess1 6 ай бұрын

@hawkeyegeorge it's my favorite R.E.M.!

@williamgreco3046 6 ай бұрын

Actually part 3. Ashes to ashes is part 2.

@rajsharma5316 6 ай бұрын

This is part 3... Space oddity, ashes to ashes then coming home!!

@alejandrobojorquez6181 6 ай бұрын

THE FIXX - " Red Skies At Night " 1983 and " Saved By Zero " 1983 are 2 more super amazing songs with really Cool Bass sounds and epic guitar riffs . Really Good stuff 👍

@kbusby4824 6 ай бұрын

Great suggestions.

@jesselobo3213 6 ай бұрын

Amber nailed it! Great job, figuring out the inspiration behind this song.

@andrewfaduk214 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant song Was a huge hit here in South Africa Love it 🇿🇦

@Augfordpdoggie 5 ай бұрын

love RSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im coming back in 2 months

@BayAreaSon 6 ай бұрын

Hearing this song is making me cry thinking about how much fun we had in the 80’s.

@jamescurfman3284 5 ай бұрын

Ah, the nostalgia attack... :)

@CaptainMax2008 6 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you liked the song. It was soooo 80’s I was afraid it’d be too bubblegum for you. I have loved this song since it was a hit on the radio. Love you guys.

@stevehamilton8824 6 ай бұрын

Great song! An incredible one-hit wonder. As others have noted this is a sequel to David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity" and Peter Schilling has Major Tom cutting off communication with ground control and floating around in space. It is done with synths and a techno beat, which sounds nothing like Bowie's sound for his song but it does jam and was a big hit for this guy at the beginning of the MTV era. Made for a good video and so it got a lot of airplay on MTV. In the late 70's/early 80's there was a lot of techno music coming out of Germany and this song was originally released in Germany. Peter Schilling is a German synth pop artist and he along with one of the most influential techno bands, KRAFTWERK helped put Germany on the techno music map.

@georgedominguez255 6 ай бұрын

Yes Amber showing her teacher personality but with her musical appreciation knowledge from the channel! Always so charming. I bet her students love and admire her so much!

@raymondohlsen5054 6 ай бұрын

Imagine the kids talking trash to each other. "My teacher is cooler than yours!" "Oh, yeah? My teacher has a KZfaq channel!" Everybody else, "Whoa!!"

@jaredtaylor9775 6 ай бұрын

A lot of boys are probably hot for her too.

@jaredtaylor9775 6 ай бұрын

@@raymondohlsen5054 I bet all the male students get hot and bothered by her!

@Moritz19081980 6 ай бұрын

@@raymondohlsen5054 I don't think yt is considered to be particularly cool with the kids in our days.^^

@danielyocom2693 6 ай бұрын

Peter Schilling had another popular hit in the 80s called "The Different Story" and it's good too. 😊

@hopelm424 6 ай бұрын

One of my favorite one hit wonders!!

@tmr626 6 ай бұрын

It's actually not a one hit wonder for Peter. You'll like his song "A Different Story" which should've been a much bigger hit.

@hellokimmy68 6 ай бұрын

Peter Schilling is a German musician, which we had a few of around that time in the 80s. Another great one that has a relevant message is "99 Luftballons" or "99 Red Balloons" in English, by Nena.

@j0hnn13K 6 ай бұрын

Nena is awesome, but like this song... please please please... the German version... the English versions lose their punch and certainly do not have the same flow to them.

@hellokimmy68 6 ай бұрын

Fun fact, when I was in German class in high school, our teacher had us translate this song as well as the German versions of "Rock Me Amadeus" and "Der Kommissar." It really made the class so much fun!

@whitespider99 6 ай бұрын

They reacted to "99 Red Balloons" in 2022, but unfortunately it got blocked.

@hellokimmy68 6 ай бұрын

@@whitespider99 oh, ok! That's too bad. It's such a great song.

@robertsonsid 6 ай бұрын

Trio - da da da

@CineRam 6 ай бұрын

This song was popular when I was in elementary school, but of course I wasn't aware at the time that this was NOT David Bowie...probably thinking, "There can't be more than one song about an astronaut named Major Tom!"

@jrox6091 6 ай бұрын

Another song I've heard a bazillion times but never knew the title. A very ubiquitous MTV video from when I was in my 20s. Hmmm. It sort of faded from the airwaves after the 80s, possibly because it's so identifiable from that era and Euro/German New Wave sound that it dates itself. Blessings❤

@glennlissner350 6 ай бұрын

One of the good one hit wonders of the 80s.

@MrDoneboy 6 ай бұрын

1984/'85, if my old memory still works. A very haunting song, which never reall explains how Major Tom survived?!

@kalzyoung 6 ай бұрын

80’s had the best hooks

@edwardforster8905 5 ай бұрын

What a phenomenal reaction!! This one exemplifies why your channel is THE channel for reactions ~ period! ❤😊 Loved it ... And I agree with RSR Family comments about The Fixx - Red Skies 🙏👊 Thank you so much Amber and J!! @RobSquadReactions

@kennyhogg5820 6 ай бұрын

One of the 80s hits I revisit online about once a week. Was in high school at the time and was a favorite of mine.

@CardiacCat 6 ай бұрын

Props to Amber for recognizing the connection to David Bowie's song Space Oddity

@mollycampbell8631 6 ай бұрын

I've always loved this song!

@highheartwellness 5 ай бұрын

Great reaction! One of the top 80's songs, always uplifts. Such cool contrast btwn verses and chorus. Most Americans think Peter Schilling is a one-hit wonder, but he's not. Very creative artist and story-teller. Next time check out his song "The Different Story"

@TOPCHEF19733 6 ай бұрын

This song was inspired by David Bowie's “Space Oddity,” For being a one hit wonder Ive always liked it

@kellyb.3600 6 ай бұрын

One Hit Wonders. The music world's jewels..❤

@NOLAgenX 6 ай бұрын

Remember this from HS when I lived in Berlin as a military brat. I’d be walking tree-lined streets snd parks while this filled my walkman headphones. The instruments were glorious on headphones back then.

@trapperjakk 6 ай бұрын

This song was written as a direct response to David Bowies Space Oddity!!

@randytrammell102 6 ай бұрын

The way the chugging guitar locks into the rhythm of the oscillating Moog keyboard is 80s magic!

@SanKings_Patti 6 ай бұрын

4•3•2•1..What I used to call the "astronaut song" 🚀

@nonreactionary 6 ай бұрын

Up until a few months ago I would have bet my life that this was a Moody Blues song. I was shocked to realize it was someone else! I never knew.

@craigaust3306 6 ай бұрын

It’s the best song The Moody Blues never wrote!

@michaelkruska6097 6 ай бұрын

And he's from Germany and sang it originally in German 😉😁

@Jude_196 6 ай бұрын

GREAT TUNE! :) THANKS, YA'LL!!! Loved this tune when it came out: STILL DO! :)

@xoxxobob61 6 ай бұрын

An 80's Classic !

@Steven91637 6 ай бұрын

He is a musician from Germany 🇩🇪

@salsanchez4177 6 ай бұрын

An absolute classic. CLASSIC!!!! Amber has gotten SO good at dissecting almost any song. The on-the-spot analysis is always spot-on from the tone of the story, to the music composition to the voice inflections, everything is great

@jmtz23 6 ай бұрын

Guys check out "Never Say Never" a 1982 song by the new wave band Romeo Void 🔥

@mmk749 6 ай бұрын

I am old, I guess, I was 16 when this came out! Great reaction video to one of Germanys biggest 80s hit!

@Bigtime1998 6 ай бұрын

Very impressed you reviewed this hidden early 80's gem. The early 80's were a different beast than the late 80's - and a much better beast.

@susancampbell6981 6 ай бұрын

One of my favorites that was hardly played on any station I listened to. As a fan of astronomy, I have always loved this song.

@Fakeaorta 6 ай бұрын

Growing up in SoCal was a blessing if you were into alternative music in the 80s.

@TimothySmiths 6 ай бұрын

Here in LA area of CA used to hear it all the time, and quite frankly i still hear it often on the radio.

@MegaTechno2000 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it was never played on any New Orleans radio stations, that's when I first started to delve into alternative '80s music and found out top 40 was a bunch of bull.

@TimothySmiths 6 ай бұрын

What is funny i made my comment 11 hours ago about the song and hearing it all the time, and this morning running errands in my car what came on the radio? lol I hear it at least once or twice a week.

@MegaTechno2000 6 ай бұрын

@@TimothySmiths I think what we're talking about is when this song first came out in early '80s we never heard it on the radio. Nowadays they have radio stations that play all the cool stuff that you never did hear in the eighties

@EricksonEtc 6 ай бұрын

The final message: "Give my Wife my Love"... always gets me.

@monkeysuncle2816 6 ай бұрын

... then nothing more...

@EchoesDaBear 6 ай бұрын

Great reaction you two! I've loved this track since first hearing it when I was 5, it was 1983, and it was played often on the radio (it actually hit #1 here in Canada). Knew this before I heard David Bowie's Space Oddity...but it wasn't long after that I heard it - so really got to know Major Tom!! Glad you enjoyed. Cheers!

@blueeyedcowboy8291 6 ай бұрын

I knew Jay would pick up that bass line early. It drives this song. This was top 80's MTV music. The way he delivers the lyrics is so different.

@mkmstillstackin 6 ай бұрын

With such unworldly, futuristic instrumentation, just one of the greatest 80's bop tunes EVER, IMO..A huge fan!! This would hold up even if it were released today. Thanks for doing this one, guys!

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 6 ай бұрын

Most of the music of the 80s and 90s would hold up compared to music of the 2020s….which I do actually listen to. The music of the 80s especially was the most innovative, creative, and original music and sound ever produced. 90s music also was incredibly creative and original. Music from bands like Depeche Mode, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, and many, many other actual sounds more “modern” than music today. I like some hip hop and rap too from artists like Nelly and Eminem, but 2020s hip hop lyrics are just getting over-the-top obscene.

@mkmstillstackin 6 ай бұрын

Agree 💯, @@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 ! I don't think they'll never be another decade like the 80's.

@wombatmommy5515 6 ай бұрын

This song was played at my husband’s funeral. He went home.

@mavfin8720 6 ай бұрын

Iconic. Wasn' t generally didn't care for this type of music. But I liked this one.

@Teletran35 6 ай бұрын

I love when you guys react to songs I know

@rosyellis14 6 ай бұрын

this song is so good

@michellecasey5752 6 ай бұрын

I predict you’ll like this. Can’t wait to watch!

@tim10243 6 ай бұрын

That song was part of the "Neue deutsche Welle" (new german wave). Just a few one got an english version. You may know "99 red balloons" from Nena - that one is another song from that aera.

@mavfin8720 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, but 99 red balloons did not chart on the radio. The German language version, 99 Lurtballons was the US hit. I still chastise the local radio when they play the wrong one!

@jamescurfman3284 5 ай бұрын

@@mavfin8720 Charted or not it still made its way to the United States and did play over the radio. I remember. I liked both versions even though I did not understand German at the time.

@mavfin8720 5 ай бұрын

@@jamescurfman3284 Yes, but my point was for 99 Luftballons, the one that charted and was a big radio hit in the 80s was the German-language version. And it annoys me when the radio stations now in the US play the wrong (English language) version, out of ignorance, I guess.

@jamescurfman3284 5 ай бұрын

@@mavfin8720 IMAGINE having an ENGLISH version of a song played in a country that primarily speaks ENGLISH! GOSH, WHAT A NIGHTMARE! If it was in an area of the U.S. where German was a dominant language (such as parts of Pennsylvania, just as one example), then I could see where the German version would be appropriate. But I can also see the point of view of the Radio Station Manager or the DJ who plays the English version instead. Now, whether you find that to be bigotry or not is between you and the DJ. Maybe the DJ is still wet-behind-the-ears and just does not know about the German Version. Maybe telling the DJ specifically to play the German Version was the way to go. But I really think you are too sensitive about it. That's why I was saying, I like BOTH versions. Stop being so picky and ENJOY WHAT YOU GET. You are lucky they played ANY version of that song, especially Thirty - Forty years later.

@mavfin8720 5 ай бұрын

@@jamescurfman3284 The English language version is A) translated very badly, and B) doesn't flow right. But, w/e, if you love that version, you be you.

@TimedRevolver 6 ай бұрын

His song 'A Different Story' is absolutely phenomenal.

@Russ-gy7tx 6 ай бұрын

Another space song by Harry Nilsson, titled "Spaceman," was released in 1972, two or three years after Bowies' "Space Oddity."

@RobertoSantana61 6 ай бұрын

I also like "Spaceman" by 4 Non Blondes

@Russ-gy7tx 6 ай бұрын

@@RobertoSantana61 I haven't heard, I'll check it out, Thanks!

@danielwagerman9524 6 ай бұрын

Space was a popular theme in songs back in the 80's. Another song about an astronaut going up into space is called Why Me? by a band called Planet P Project. Thats a great song/video to react to.

@tonyjolley832 6 ай бұрын

I second Planet P Project - Why Me?

@megdelaney3677 6 ай бұрын

Lyrics: Standing there alone The ship is waiting All systems are go Are you sure? Control is not convinced But the computer Has the evidence No need to abort, the countdown starts Watching in a trance The crew is certain Nothing left to chance All is working Trying to relax up in the capsule "Send me up a drink!" Jokes Major Tom The count goes on Four... three... two... one Earth below us, drifting falling Floating weightless Calling, calling home Second stage is cut We're now in orbit Stabilizers up Running perfect Starting to collect Requested data "What will it effect when all is done?" Thinks Major Tom Back at ground control There is a problem Go to rockets full Not responding "Hello Major Tom Are you receiving? Turn the thrusters on We're standing by..." There's no reply Four... three... two... one Earth below us, drifting, falling Floating, weightless Calling, calling, home Across the stratosphere A final message "Give my wife my love" Then nothing more Far beneath the ship The world is mourning They don't realize He's alive! No one understands But Major Tom sees Now the light commands This is my home, I'm coming home Earth below us, drifting, falling Floating, weightless Coming home Earth below us, drifting, falling Floating, weightless Coming home Earth below us, drifting, falling Floating, weightless Coming, coming Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home

@Silas.Marner 6 ай бұрын

love it

@Bekka_Noyb 6 ай бұрын

gotta ♥ early 80s new wave pop!

@user-gu8jb1gm9w 6 ай бұрын

Haven't heard this song is a very very long time. Thanks for taking me back a bit.

@bishdizzle67 6 ай бұрын

I loved this song. I remember getting the 45 RPM single when it came out.

@stevenklein3195 6 ай бұрын

My favorite song of his! So sad but an incredible song. Great lyrics!! Fantastic video!! It is a classic! Highlighting the danger and mysteriousness of space travel better than any other song. Great reaction guys!

@brokenmummy232 3 ай бұрын

Perfect 80's masterpiece. Bravo Bravo, Bravo. The early 80 so special in so many peoples ❤

@Gideon-nw9wf 6 ай бұрын

This was my favorite song as a kid in the 80’s.

@lilychris811 6 ай бұрын

Ohh this was a cool one to dance to at the clubs in the 80s :D

@peterhadfield9840 6 ай бұрын

Classic 80's tune!

@CaptainTedStryker 6 ай бұрын

Agree with Jay, the bass tone is on point!

@The80sCat 6 ай бұрын

This one's all about the lyrics. Yeah Amber, I've never quite figured out what he experienced in space. When he says "this is my home" I always thought that meant he is never coming back to earth. Someone mentioned the Moody Blues and I think you would like "Gemini Dream", one of their later hits that had that ethereal, spacey vibe.

@charlesrichardson8684 6 ай бұрын

Great 80’s song. Keep up the great work guys ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@DontDrinkTheLuminol 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely a classic, and I love how our girl Amber pays such attention to the lyrics!

@nickcangemi 6 ай бұрын

I actually think the vocals in the German version sound slightly better, but both versions are still bops!

@Johnny_Socko 6 ай бұрын

It's interesting that during this time there were several songs that were released in their original German versions and became hits in North America and elsewhere, but this song was only released in English here. I wonder why the record company didn't give the German version a chance here, as with Falco, Nena, etc.

@tcpm 6 ай бұрын

They need to try Nena and 99 Luftballon in German!

@kcprice1115 6 ай бұрын

When this song was played in a club... It was thunder on the dancefloor

@seanswinton6242 6 ай бұрын

I loved the introduction. I used to play this on a keyboard in high school. It was fun.

@Jude_196 6 ай бұрын

AGREE!!!

@agacen2329 6 ай бұрын

love love love

@go-nogo1475 6 ай бұрын

"'Give my wife my love.' Then nothing more."

@sheilaholmes996 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this song!!!

@JustTanya. 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, this is sort of known as a follow up to David Bowie's "Space Oddity" but David Bowie actually did his own follow up which is called "Ashes To Ashes" two years before Peter Schilling did "Major Tom". With this version, it's kind of giving a happy ending to "Space Oddity" but it wasn't really the direction David Bowie was going with his song "Space Oddity". He has his own story to tell in "Ashes To Ashes". I hope you guys check that one out. 😎👍

@ingogutenthal7661 6 ай бұрын

In the original German version Major Tom is also cutting off communication with Earth and drifts off into space. The last line being: "I'm getting cold..."

@jurgenmagnus4041 6 ай бұрын

WOW! I know this song for decades but it's the first time I hear the english version. It was originally released in german and that's how I know it. This is really weird hearing it in english. But hearing the german version would probably be weird to you guys as well.... Love your channel! Keep up the good work! You should give 'Jeanny' by Falco a listen as well!

@tiffanylee7343 6 ай бұрын

Amber, I have to say you always have such a rich understanding of music that goes much deeper than just the song itself. Always a pleasure hearing your insights.

@MrKennyaa 6 ай бұрын

love the harmony.

@richardkint6531 6 ай бұрын

Continuation of David Bowie's "Space Oddity". Great song and instrumentation. Reminds me of another song heard on the radio and MTV, "Mexican Radio" By Wall Of Voodoo. React to that song and tell me if you ever barbequed what they mentioned in the song. 😅🦎

@andreasoice5905 6 ай бұрын

💖 DEFINITION OF OG MTV VIBES!!!!! The best days!!!😍

@tonyboehlick9996 6 ай бұрын

You should hear different story by Peter schilling, wonderful

@robertcrawford1791 6 ай бұрын

Fun story, which is funny to no one but me and my wife. When they sing ‘Earth below us’ I always thought they said ‘Earthly Lords’. For 30 years I misunderstood these lyrics. When my wife and I got together, at one point this song came on and I confidently sang the lyrics as Earthly Lords…..which was greeted by her hysterical laughter and correction of what I was getting wrong. Now, through 17 years of being together, anytime I mess up something small, she will say (in the Anchorman voice) EARTHLY LORDS!!! ……..anyway, love this song.

@cuoresportivo155 6 ай бұрын

but even now I bet you still hear Earthy Lords when it plays.

@lavenderbluemama953 6 ай бұрын

I love misheard lyrics stories like these, so it's funny to me too, lol! When I was in college, one of my best friends was a brilliant Norwegian musician student who spoke nearly perfect English & she & I were always sharing & singing songs back & forth. (We still do, btw, decades later.) One day, she was belting out Hard To Handle by The Black Crowes in her amazing voice, & she sang, "Hey little thing let me light your chemicals..." I said, "Wait, WHAT?!" It's "light your candle cause..." She was certain she was accurate & went on to explain why chemicals made sense. I said something like, "It's not that they couldn't be singing "light your chemicals," but that they actually ARE singing "light your candle cause." One because it makes more sense & two, because candle rhymes with handle..." On we went, me debating the bi-lingual Norwegian over English lyrics in good fun! I mean really it's a testament to how amazing her English was, lol!