Tuesday 14 May 2013

It's the real thing!

 Chris Hadfield 2011.jpg

Remember this post? There you met Major Tom, a fictional Space Race hero, as created by music genius David Bowie in the late 1960's; the song became a hit immediately and has remained as a classic piece ever since.
Well, now we have the real version, as ISS's astronaut Chris Hadfield has just released the first music video recorded in space featuring, of course, Space Oddity:





Although I still prefer the visual effects of this beautifully illustrated version, including the original lyrics:



And, for the purists, there goes the original video as  released in 1969 for Bowie's promotional film "Love You Till Tuesday", a bit more psychedelic than the official 1972 verison:




This time we hope to see you again, Major Chris!

File:STS-134 International Space Station after undocking.jpg