Ongoing History Daily: When David Bowie finally hit upon a sound
David Bowie spent most of the 60s as a struggling singer-songwriter and part-time mime. He tried all sorts of different styles and approaches, but none of them gave him any
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The world’s most sheltered singer finally listens to David Bowie. Here’s her reaction.
Elizabeth Zharoff, the most sheltered singer in the world–she’s trained in opera–has made a nice living with these reaction videos where he listens to a song by a major artist
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David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” gets a 50th-anniversary remix.
David Bowie didn’t do well in the 60s. He stumbled through a series of styles and approaches but none of them caught on. But then, inspired in equal parts by
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Here’s How Commander Chris Hadfield Recorded “Space Oddity” in, er, Space
Thanks to FYI Music News for bringing this to everyone’s attention.
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I Like This: The Flaming Lips Cover “Space Oddity”
People never seem to tire of covering this song. The Lips do it justice. (Link via Michael)
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The Inevitable Bowie-Lemmy Mashup
Well, it’s about time. What took you, Internet? (Via Danny) https://youtu.be/qkfSWt09qi4
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Canada’s Most Famous Singing Astronaut Explains the “Space Oddity” Situation
Our man in space, Commander Chris Hadfield, has posted the story of how his rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” came to be performed in orbit and why the video
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More Isolated Track Fun: Bass and Drums from David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”
“Space Oddity” was released 45 years ago this week. Bobby Owsinski deconstructs the song’s rhythm section here.
Read MoreWho’s Responsible for Killing Of Commander Hadfield’s Version of “Space Oddity?” [UPDATE: Nope, It Wasn’t Bowie]
Oops. Turns out that David Bowie had nothing to do with the removal of Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s stunning version of “Space Oddity” from YouTube from May 17: I hope you
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