![]() Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. who performed the song while aboard the International Space Station. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Space Oddity is a song written and performed by David Bowie and released as a. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. The artists musical legacy spans generations and even defies gravity. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 01/11/16 AT 9:23 AM EST David Bowie passed away at the age of 69 after an 18 month battle with cancer Sunday. ![]() US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account More space and science news from CNN Light Years One Reddit commenter may have spoken for many when he wrote, “You’d better freakin’ make it safely or this video will be the biggest tear-jerker on the Internet.” The singer David Bowie, one of the most creative performers in rock 'n' roll history, died of cancer at age 69 on Sunday two days after releasing a new album. Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Mars landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft Tuesday in Kazakhstan as scheduled, according to NASA. Astronaut sings David Bowies 'Space Oddity' from Space Station CNN 14. The video clip was a farewell of sorts: Hadfield, Soyuz Cmdr. The 53-year-old Hadfield launched aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in December and in March became the first Canadian to lead a spaceship as commander of the International Space Station. But Hadfield omits that part.īowie himself acknowledged the video, tweeting, “ CHRIS HADFIELD SINGS SPACE ODDITY IN SPACE!” In the original song, Ground Control loses radio contact with the astronaut, Major Tom, implying that the mission has failed. Hadfield took a few liberties with the lyrics of the 1969 Bowie song, which became a hit upon its 1973 rerelease. “The video has none of the Hollywood fakery we are used to. ![]() That’s us, that’s our blue dot, not some stock image, or animation …,” wrote one Redditor. The Earth turning behind him in the windows is the real deal. “The floating guitar is really floating, it’s not some computer animation or trickery. In February, Hadfield sent a message from space to veteran wildlife broadcaster, David Attenborough, asking: “If you had an evening to spend here on the space station, how would you spend it?” Attenborough replied: “I’d just sit and watch the Earth go by - it’s a perspective I’ve never had.Because Hadfield’s vocals and guitar were recorded on the space station (and mixed with supporting tracks by Emm Gryner, a Canadian musician who once sang backup for Bowie), some observers are calling it the first music video made in space.Ĭommenters on Reddit praised the video’s simplicity and genuineness. Hadfield’s eldest child, Kyle, 30, lives in China while he and his wife, Helene, live in Houston along with other astronaut families. Kristin, who is studying for a PhD at Trinity College Dublin, arranged the phone call, having been invited to Roscrea to launch the school’s website. Last month, Hadfield thrilled pupils at Sacred Heart Primary School in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, when he phoned them from the International Space Station. ![]() The astronaut wrote on Twitter: “With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. Hadfield later tweeted his thanks to the Earthlings who helped with the recording. The song plays over footage of Hadfield roaming about the space station, occasionally synchronising with the lyrics “I’m floating in a most peculiar way”. His five-minute rendition of ‘Space Oddity’ stays true to the original, apart from an altered final verse to reflect that: “… Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing left to do.” In contrast, Bowie’s version ends with his alter ego, Major Tom, hurltling helplessly into outer space. He said Bowie had been in touch with them and had approved the project, including changed lyrics.Ī music video recorded on the space station shows Hadfield playing acoustic guitar and singing. He told Ray D’Arcy on Today FM he and his father had decided that the 1969 song would be the most appropriate way to end his space station mission.
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