David Bowie Space Oddity Reaction | Did You Notice It?

[@robberrie677]

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...

[@TooBlunt]

Changes got it. And yea that’s how I took think song, wish I could speak directly to him and ask what he meant by it all. But then again internalizing it make it more personal so it’s almost like my own song in a way

[@robberrie677]

@@TooBlunt it is now, enjoy...

[@robberrie677]

@@TooBlunt check out the movie "the right stuff" if you want to learn about the beginning days of the astronauts and what they had to go through. back when the space race started in the U.S. the astronauts called ground control, Houston. The last thing they wanted to say was "Houston, we have a problem..."

[@TheGathumpus]

@@TooBlunt Think the next song in the Major Tom set is "Ashes to Ashes" (not sure)

[@fridaylong2812]

Changes was the song that hooked me on Bowie for life. The fact that it was the first Bowie I had was pure serendipity.

[@fridaylong2812]

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.

[@fridaylong2812]

There are also two more Bowie songs in this story. I hope you delve deeper into Bowie's extensive catalogue.

[@jeanine6328]

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.

[@anahatatutu]

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

[@md2787]

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.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

"Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" is a brilliant album. It's a must listen.✌🌻🌻

[@kriashun]

Same!

[@SiriuslyCold]

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

[@jodyheigaard9949]

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)

[@Kim-hc5si]

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

[@carment2930]

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.

[@seandobson6221]

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.

[@cindyv1401]

More More More David Bowie ❣️❣️❣️🙏

[@mcasualjacques]

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"

[@GinMae]

This was interesting.. but a little disappointing, b/c I really thought Major Tom was an actual astronaut.. so I guess he may or may not have been... I guess that's Bowie.. when you think you "get it" you can never be sure...

[@judycolella5554]

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

[@amigos2841]

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

[@xeniadelfou4356]

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

[@vickiwarner7628]

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.

[@suzie4417]

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 💃💎

[@nanettemarks7202]

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

[@dada75129]

Bowie was my first concert ever at 14 years old my girlfriends brother was a huge fan and took us to see The Diamond Dogs tour. My life was changed that night. Bowie was magic.

[@MetalDollFace]

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.✌&❤

[@lexiburrows8127]

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.

[@miki03soimu]

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.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

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 💔✌🌻🌻

[@davidcopson5800]

Great comment.

[@karinac.3378]

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❤️❤️

[@hijikaelemenope3127]

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 ^^ !

[@bercor4948]

11 years, apollo 11

[@MissHMSilk]

A *MILLION* YESSsss Ashes to Ashes 😉🪐🎶

[@cnatview]

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.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

LOVE that. ❤❤✌

[@JennRighter]

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

[@christinawoolley6206]

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! 😽💋🎶

[@jessiefogarty8119]

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

[@chrissneyd9278]

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.

[@danrieke9988]

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.

[@Zerulian_XIV]

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.

[@rjnuzzi1648]

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

[@sonjajuedes4039]

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.

[@alanarnold4217]

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.

[@discerninglight1998]

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.

[@joannparker1977]

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.

[@sooankim9247]

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

[@Joe-Guybee]

I saw the David Live concert in Philadelphia at the Tower Theater in 1974. It wasn't really a concert it was a performance, it was a show, it was amazing. One of the best concerts I've seen.

[@womanonthinice1276]

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

[@christyefuller6346]

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

[@jodibennett-bradshawrbtmph836]

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

[@AndICanTalk2]

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

[@davidcopson5800]

The album is a masterpiece.

[@sandrahilton3239]

RIP David Bowie, a legend.

[@markkeddy3965]

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

[@dylan8827]

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

[@marieparsons9908]

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. : )

[@j9andphoenix]

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

[@dorisleone8006]

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!!

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

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

[@judymeeker2925]

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

[@ColoradoGrami]

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.

[@kimdkus]

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

[@mikethomas5675]

This was in a time when space travel was a novelty and even disbelief. Seriously. There were still people that deny it today. And this is a brilliant satire.

[@kylebakke594]

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 🙂

[@doomhunter697]

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.

[@tonybennett4159]

The feel of that movie and the feel of this song are closely aligned. See the movie, listen to this song, or vice versa.

[@lover-of-fate]

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.

[@fonsecorona]

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

[@thomaslibbey647]

If you go down the David Bowie rabbit hole be prepared for a long winding ride.....listen to Ashes to Ashes by David off th Scary Monsters album....it will explain everything

[@christinapezzoli4136]

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.

[@cindyv1401]

Bowie ❣️❣️❣️ The Thin White Duke

[@raytrusty8618]

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!

[@rayjennings3637]

Your comment at 01:35 occurs all the time with me but then I am 73 so maybe I could be forgiven for it! Great reaction!

[@sandrahilton3239]

this is an iconic song.

[@DonnaCPunk]

"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.

[@bobmessier5215]

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?

[@misstasha]

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' **

[@mmckenzie8085]

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 :)

[@daniellehurrell6620]

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 🤣🤣🤣

[@kalamahina7157]

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.

[@truthmatters4654]

okay so I was born in 1971 in New York this song was in the first year of my life and in my believe I actually remember being told that it was about the loss of astronauts on a moon mission but I definitely can see how it could be interpreted many different ways

[@lmtellsho6283]

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.

[@FloridaRocks]

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

[@sandrahilton3239]

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

[@leighcarey7778]

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.

[@davidmazon7516]

When this song first came out I was tripping out. But the later I aged I got sadder and sadder every time this song came out. But it was a good sad because the song is great. I don't know if that makes sense to you or not. I guess I just don't know how to explain it.

[@megs4193]

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 🤗🤗🤗😍🙂✌🇦🇺💞.

[@roxannekean6025]

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.

[@emilyflotilla931]

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

[@stevebeaton2172]

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

[@megs4193]

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

[@Tijuanabill]

There are four more songs about Major Tom, three by David Bowie, and one more by Peter Schilling: Ashes to Ashes, Hallo Spaceboy, Blackstar, and Schillings Major Tom (Coming Home).

[@KarenBrice-g1k]

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

[@spend4zen1]

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.

[@otterspocket2826]

For context: This was originally released in July 1969 at the height of the Apollo space program - 10 days later Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon. I turned 6 a couple of weeks later, so I don't remember a lot about that time, but it's easy to imagine how this would've 'captured the mood' (and the fears) of practically everybody on Earth at the time.

[@philipmilner9638]

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....

[@edwardsadler3348]

Its was actually out first in 1969 on the Philips lable then released again as he became more successful

[@cindiloohoo]

Passing the baton. Run with it.

[@Melissa-me8bs]

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!!!

[@patstokes7040]

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.

[@filmcrew3531]

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

[@Morteanjo2011]

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

[@cindyv1401]

Ziggy Stardust lives forever ❤️❤️❤️

[@kriashun]

Don’t overthink dude! Just absorb it already!!! lol

[@CristyB66]

David Bowie, my love 🥰❤️

[@dano4518]

Major Tom gets him “high” and it’s a bad trip. 10 years later, he did a “follow up” song called Ashes to Ashes. It’s the ending of his relationship with Major Tom. Check the song out.

[@janicekelly6667]

We have mummies floating in space

[@kellyann2610]

This is Bowie and John Lennon. Music from this time was epic story telling. Love this song

[@RealSimsHouse]

1:35 😂😂😂 thats what we call "a blond moment" 😂😂😂

[@jeanine6328]

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

[@sandrahilton3239]

That moment your talking about is called the menopause lol

[@FallenHellscape]

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