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Chris balked at doing the song until his son rewrote the lyrics so Major Tom doesn't die in space.
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[@ItzEngelhart]

No mention of KZbin taking it down and then Bowie telling them to let him upload it. That was one of the coolest things about the video

[@headphonic8]

why on earth would they take it down??? it was obviously a cover and not an exact copy.

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

@@headphonic8 KZbin being KZbin

[@PafMedic]

ItzEngelhart ,3 Years Later..Right

[@peorakef]

@Weghweh Hwewehwhe sadly he couldn't see starman listening to life on Mars for eternity :'(

[@e32b61]

That’s not how it happened. Hadfield had to clear it because he planned on selling the recording. Bowie didn’t own the rights to the song, so he had no idea about it being temporarily taken down until the rights cleared.

[@ScottyHunter]

For being in space so much, Chris Hadfield is the most down to earth guy I've ever seen. Not only is he full of fascinating information, but he genuinely seems happy to share it with anyone who will listen. Love this man!

[@chrisj1909]

Scotty haha down to earth, was that meant to be intentional?😅

[@Juber777]

Don't forget he did deep sea experiments too.

[@bmombaerts]

That must be what evens it all out

[@ScottyHunter]

Chris Hallwood Indeed it was an intended pun, if you will. :)

[@ScottyHunter]

Juber777 That is true! How could I forget those?! I loved the video where he would shake up a canned soda then open it immediately afterwards with no issues!

[@KoBronJordan]

When he said he took 45,000 photos in space, he should have said "I mean, the view was just out of this world."

[@shrekwazowski8199]

69th like

[@mesory]

@@shrekwazowski8199 essreddsd

[@Jedicake]

I would listen to Chris Hadfield all day

[@toastfire2007]

People take pictures in starbucks and you don't expect this guy to take pictures FROM FUCKEN SPACE!!

[@timothytt547]

what about starbucks in space checkmate

[@tessabela]

yup!

[@SirForwyn]

Chris hadfield is the best astronaut.. the ISS is empty without him.

[@blueskybelyr]

What does that even mean, lol. He did his job just like all those men and women do admirably.

[@gabejustice9303]

Blue Sky why do you even feel the need to bring out women😂. He's simply stating how awesome Hadfield is. Get the stick out of your ass

[@crcker3841]

@@gabejustice9303 what are you talking about they also brought up men whats your problem

[@gabejustice9303]

@@crcker3841 hey bro, you’re about 4 years late to the party. Thanks for the reminder on how unbearable teenager me was though.

[@crcker3841]

@@gabejustice9303 i forgot to check the timestamp

[@Sativo._]

he said he woke up at 6 in the morning, but 6 am where?

[@raafmaat]

houston, they all set their watches to houston time whenever they go up ;)

[@NotreDameSentiento]

Yinka procedural work BITCH

[@CptMikeTango1]

+raafmaat Wrong, they set it to GMT actually

[@raafmaat]

CptMikeTango hmmm they might have changed it yeah, but i recently watched an older documentary about the moon missions, there they set the watches to houston time , and im pretty sure they stated they still do that... do you have any source saying otherwise?

[@AnastasiaSilvi]

I read somewhere they set it to GMT

[@HappypandaAJ]

Actually, Major Tom didn't die at the end. If you listen to David Bowie's Ashes to Ashes (1980), Ground Control receives a message from him, "I'm happy; hope you're happy too..."

[@NotreDameSentiento]

Happypanda AJ kinda sounds like he accepts death peacefully, IMO. A bit like in space odyssey as well, where Dave accepts his life as an old man and then star child

[@Jennysweret]

Jacky Ngauff The "astronaut" does die. The song is about a drug addict basically losing himself in his addiction. The "I'm happy, hope you're happy too" is this addict saying "I chose this and I want my wife to choose what makes her happy" I think.

[@HappypandaAJ]

Jennysweret The song is about an astronaut getting high in space, but Bowie specifically states that Major Tom survived.

[@unhommequicourt]

he doesn t die but he accepts his fate of staying stranded in space (or addiction to drug with the metaphore)

[@FishoD]

I liked this dude's vids so much. Very educational. And entertaining.

[@DavidMFBowie]

This is ground control to major tom...

[@RuyVuusen]

Ground control: You're f*cked.

[@nathangebben5738]

Chris Hadfield For President!

[@kevrev0]

Nathan Gebben he's Canadian

[@ricofung5371]

​@@kevrev0 Canada has presidents

[@skan5728]

@@ricofung5371 it doesn't

[@shrekwazowski8199]

Rico Fung no it has prime ministers

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

To the flat earth believers out there (yes there out there). I wish you had the balls to look this man in the face and say round earth is a lie.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

Mike Morris the earth footage is cgi

[@MattDW45]

If you truly believe that Earth is flat, then I have three genuine questions: 1. Are the moon, or the sun, or Mars or Venus or Saturn round or flat? (And if Saturn is flat, how do you explain the rings?) 2. How does GPS, or your internet, work without satellites orbiting Earth? 3. How do the global weather systems work? The very same global weather patterns that create lightening which allowed for electricity to be better understood and eventually lead to the creation of batteries and power stations that supply electricity to your home so you can write comments on KZbin videos.

[@tinntinnamp]

It makes me cringe that there are actually people who believe the earth is flat.

[@chansol562]

TinTin I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people who substantiate that belief are doing it satirically.

[@tinntinnamp]

eON. You are very optomistic, then. And have not heard of conspiracy theorists. They exist, I know.

[@WadeWilson-]

Wow this guy is good, give him some space.

[@MiotaLee]

I love Chris. The cover moved me profoundly.

[@SaumyaShahfilms]

Chris is such an interesting person,very down to earth and very entertaining.Got to know a lot about him from the Ben Brown Arctic vlogs

[@AdonisAmarante]

2500 times around the world... you say that to any girl and, boom!

[@JosephAng]

I love his music video, been watching it forever.

[@Riskystache]

I love this man so much

[@nullentry6032]

I had to VPN this because you asses don't allow Canadians to watch. The ironic thing is Hadfield is Canadian.

[@raafmaat]

lol huh i watched it from the Netherlands, why would canada be blocked?

[@nullentry6032]

raafmaat I don't know, it was the "uploader has not made this video available in your country" thing. Many of Team Coco's vids are like that for Canada

[@raafmaat]

E Johnson oh that sucks! i have never seen that happen from the Netherlands.... cant think of a reason they would block canada but not europe, wth

[@raafmaat]

E Johnson ps did you use a free vpn? im looking for one too since i cant watch any of the AMC content on their official site... even 3 year old webisodes are locked ffs

[@nullentry6032]

raafmaat I'm using NordVPN. It's very affordable. I tried free GhostVPN but I got fed up with waiting to connect, limited bandwidth and a connection timer.

[@boing4me]

thanks conan because this video now I listening to space oddity, that's great song.

[@yosephjackson6060]

Chris Hadfield ur a boss i inspire to be like you one day

[@ruofanyu6699]

aspire

[@yosephjackson6060]

Beef Springs thx bro

[@labanyadatta251]

Man, he's an astronaut, he can sing, he's funny, seems like a great Dad. He's so perfect.

[@northface-3044]

You can tell chris hadfield is just one of the smartest and funnily enough down ro earth, people ive ever heard speak.

[@tahsin8296]

2 of my fev person! come back to see it again

[@intenseowl1255]

Chris Hadfield is cool first saw him in Ben Browns arctic expedition vlogs very down to earth guy

[@AxemanDeth]

IntenseOwl123 "literary"

[@thecarlness2618]

This needs more views!

[@maiaoursun3991]

Amazing admirable dude.

[@linkhomba]

"I just saw my house." Classic Andy.

[@ArteoftheMist]

I read his book this year, it was interesting!

[@Jakers457]

I'm surprised to see a Poppy on American TV

[@Jakers457]

Pika Chu I know,but it's still rare on American TV

[@eWay88]

Jakers457 Is it just me or have they tried to slightly pixelate the poppy? What's wrong with acknowledging Rememberance Day?!

[@Solarstar10]

+Peter Eway I think it's the material of the poppy and the picture quality of the video that make it appear a little fuzzy/blurry. I don't think it has been blurred out.

[@HawkeyeNation19]

There are loads of Canadians in the states. Actors and such. I'm an Irishman living in the states, moving to Canada hah.

[@blueskybelyr]

Met him at a book signing about a year ago. Cool dude.

[@FirstLast-et3sw]

It’s now up to 53 million views. Chris embodies what a true Canadian is. 😊

[@valhalla1240]

sense of oneness ... I think I will never forget those words

[@alyzza87]

great guy. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is a must read.

[@Breaodo]

Crew : I'm gonna go to bed Chris : "ITS TIME"

[@DanceFloorOutCast]

Chris Hadfield - Class

[@dinushkagunasekara1119]

it's so interesting how he talks about time like there's no 1am in space, time is a human construct

[@12markieman]

Get this guy on the podcast!

[@varunpillai]

I like, how it turns in spirituality from science!

[@Carlos-hk4ot]

Was watching some David Bowie videos and ended with Conan... guess I'll go to that rabbit hole again.

[@betofloresrock]

Nice Chris Hadfield. 😊👌.

[@thomasperrigo6037]

Send Conan and Steven Yeun to space

[@rusanjoshi3252]

What a cool guy

[@4sername]

20 flat Earthers disliked this video because of the fake footage of a spherical Earth

[@scottimorrone1324]

He wore the same suit last time he was on Conan😂

[@sidmalu9990]

He's the first person to actually drink the coffee

[@firatabuleyla473]

BOWIE!

[@kaza6926]

When Andy asked what are the roaming charges like I would have said there out of this world

[@jackielogan9104]

when I read the title I was thinking of Infinite Warfare

[@diddybopp2999]

HOW CAN I SEE THE NEW SHOW HE HAS COMING OUT , ??? DONT REALLY KNOW MUCH about it saw it on a comercial on KZbin ❔❔❔❔❔❔❔

[@matmacsug]

He saw what The Boss saw...

[@JLPicard1648]

In space, "I can see my house from here" means you haven't gone very far

[@shrekwazowski8199]

Well the ISS is only 230 miles up

[@jeffwei]

18 million? Nearly 40 million views now, a year and a half later...

[@aaronfalk8130]

the rad brad

[@gregistopal]

Wait wait wait major tom dies in space? I've listened to that song like a hundred times and never noticed that

[@Abbekej]

"18" million.. has 33 million views

[@thecha4570]

1:45

[@Erickchicas]

So we're not gonna talk about last night?

[@bastian8271]

Erick Chicas Do we have to?

[@MrPalermonuncio]

he already did

[@TonecrafteLuthiery]

Erick Chicas I'd rather just ignore it until 2020

[@zainansari1380]

Conan isn't even letting Chris speak! Let the guy speak, Man!

[@aditya_saha]

he is Conan

[@zainansari1380]

@@aditya_saha oh lol my bad

[@RealRed01]

I say... Conan for space... anyone else with me on this one! Can we get Conan up there #ISS

[@BobSmith-we9bs]

Tweeting wow this guys WiFi must be hellish

[@cesarmadero05]

Bob Smith He's close to all satellites... that's mother modem.

[@yazanadnan1977]

they're back to old intros?

[@JMarwah]

Its a re-upload.

[@me-wy9xs]

he came back just to know trump just won the election, poor guy...he should've stay up there

[@scumbagshepard6007]

lol the video came out years ago

[@AnthonySternstein]

He's Canadian

[@knack6554]

lol stfu weeb

[@floppaquest4916]

He'd be happy

[@neildees1761]

Why don't you should your agenda up your ass.

[@SCARFACE_805]

You hear that flat earthers.....huh

[@Jeremy-bd2yx]

What is that red circle on his jacket? I've seen other celebrities wearing it

[@MrSquark]

It's a remembrance poppy, worn in Commonwealth countries around 11th Nov to remember those who have died in conflicts

[@unhommequicourt]

he was actually hit by a bullet in the torso just before the interview

[@NJOverclocked]

What is 6 in the morning when you are travelling 16x the speed of Earth's rotation?

[@lazychips5982]

NJOverclocked I am heard that the crew use UTC

[@aricola84]

What time do the astronauts on the space station use?

[@killersalmon4359]

Greenwich.

[@tobs4098]

Someone doing his Job and not whyning about free people making a choice, which is why I choose Conan all the way

[@mathewbrown9890]

How does he know the time difference if he is out of space?....I know you'll probably going to say he has a watch he can tell time with...but if u look at it he is out there and he can be over China or Africa maybe India who knows...and each of those countries have different time zones

[@JavierFernandez01]

nice.

[@miguels1187]

34 million*

[@pilsung26]

26 people's finger slipped.

[@HardCounter]

Huh? 33 million views...

[@HardCounter]

Conan made a mistake!!!!!!!!!

[@Olof950]

correct him you must!

[@manuelcedeno7702]

This is actually from an interview he did back in 2013. So yeah, back then the video had that amount of views.

[@nthernstar8558]

He is hot😁😎

[@bryansmith4403]

So I'm sure the flat earth geniuses are rolling their eyes lol.

[@hexonedits9252]

So technically he raided every single Country with out a problem

[@raafmaat]

Its funny that some people still believe the world is flat haha oh wait, i guess 99% of those are internet trolls...

[@ibr4him79]

i thought that was Pewdiepie for some reason..

[@francoruelas563]

Just look at how thin the earth's atmosphere really is, you think pollution in the air won't do jack squat but 30 miles of gases lie above your head and after that lies the vast emptiness of space.

[@spiderspyy]

Coman chris! You had the chance to milk the saying, "the view is out of this world"

[@thewitness7147]

I can breath in space because I am a vegan.

[@unhommequicourt]

don t get it

[@JoshuaLovesDoggos1]

he came back down to watch the election

[@shrekwazowski8199]

He came back down before the election

[@Ben_306]

I want a guitar in space! b-but mister Hadfield, it's like $5000 a pound to ship it. GUITARRR!!!! *Wiggles moustache angrily*

[@unhommequicourt]

chris hadfield can t be angry

[@baggy5025]

Tell me more

[@DMitsukirules]

What is 6 in the morning in space?

[@MrSquark]

The station works on UTC which is the same at GMT ie London time

[@johnjairo3124]

Bruh

[@KarlenBell]

I thought there was going to be something funny, like an ufo all of a sudden shows up in the video or something, but whatever~

[@nameless191]

This is photoshop the earth is flat 😂😂😂😂

[@shrekwazowski8199]

I hope you’re joking. If not, give proof that the Earth is flat. I’ve yet to see real proof

[@thewitness7147]

With Donald Trump as president he will nuke the Moon because its annoying.

[@AlbertRamizq]

He's canadian

[@vaahtobileet]

What a great joke that was really funny.

[@momentary_]

Imagine if the flat-earthers became the majority and actually changed the science books to say the earth is flat. Sounds crazy, but we never thought Trump would be elected either.

[@PT111111]

America should swap Bieber for him.

[@dvdmoviedude]

B.o.B disliked this

[@Yorubulut]

It s 33m views

[@424matthew]

2nd

[@oggyreidmore]

Pshh...girls takes 45000 pictures in the bathroom mirror.

[@Manikw]

I'm here to say that no one cares you are first.

[@TommyKasson]

Mani Woodward first

[@aaron4820]

First in space?

[@uliftbruh3808]

First to get my booty licked

[@Slanghappy]

You know.. I think you are the first to tell me that! Congratulations sir!

[@MrCommentaryGamer]

1st

[@eskimojoe102]

Fist Me

[@kylewittman3064]

I wish people would stop believing these lies. 😒

[@Diwaystation]

his lying

[@megadebtor]

His lying? His lying what?

[@0991ekul]

sitting, its called sitting down.