This David Bowie song was nearly abandoned in the studio and became one of his most covered tracks

In July 1969, David Bowie released the hit song Space Oddity in the UK, which went on to become one of his most covered songs ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969, David Bowie Recorded an Iconic Song Inspired by the Bee Gees and Stanley Kubrick

“Space Oddity” was released as a single less than a month after Bowie recorded it. The single dropped on July 11, five days before the Apollo 11 mission took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Ground Control to Major Tom: How David Bowie Soundtracked the Moon Landing

On July 11, 1969 – only 5 days before Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin set out on their journey to the Moon – a relatively unknown British musician named David Bowie released a single ...
American Songwriter

Flashback, 1979: David Bowie Brings a British Audience into a New Decade with His Space-Age Hit

Watch David Bowie bring a massive British TV audience into a new decade with the song that made him an international star.
Yardbarker

Astronaut Chris Hadfield reveals why Space Oddity cover put 'big smile' on David Bowie's face

Chris Hadfield is glad his version of 'Space Oddity' "put a big smile" on David Bowie's face. The 65-year-old astronaut and spaceship commander performed his own "optimistic" rendition of Bowie's ...