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Apoptygma Berzerk released an EP in 2013 titled Major Tom that contains a cover and several remixes. [30] The outsider artist The Space Lady also covered the song on the 2013 release "Major Tom/Radar Love". [31] In 2016, Jay Del Alma released a Spanish-language remake titled "Vuela (Major Tom)" with Schilling on vocals. [32]
The song actually says little about Major Tom, except to call him a "junkie"; The context of the lyrics seems to indicate that the song is mainly about Bowie's own experiences with drug addiction, rather than a literal continuation of the Major Tom story. Alternatively, the song can be interpreted to provide detailed information on Tom's story.
It was a mainstay during Bowie's concerts until 1990, after which it was played sporadically until 2002. Bowie revisited the Major Tom character in later singles, notably the sequel song "Ashes to Ashes" (1980). A range of artists have covered "Space Oddity" and others have released songs that reference Major Tom.
An art rock, art pop and new wave song led by a flanged piano riff, the lyrics act as a sequel to Bowie's 1969 hit "Space Oddity": the astronaut Major Tom has succumbed to drug addiction and floats isolated in space. Bowie partially based the lyrics on his own experiences with drug addiction throughout the 1970s.
Also, at end of January, Shiny Toy Guns teamed up with Lincoln again to produce a music video for "Major Tom". [28] In March, a music video was released through Ultra Records for "Rocketship 2010". [29] "Rocketship 2010" was released as a single on iTunes on April 20, 2010. [30]
In mid-December, Bowie recorded a new version with Italian lyrics, titled "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" (meaning "Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl"), [31] which was released as a single in Italy in 1970 and failed to chart. [7] [32] Philips issued David Bowie in the UK on 14 November 1969, [c] [34] with the catalogue number SBL 7912. [5]
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The English version contains the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)", which reached the top 15 in New Zealand [5] and the US, [6] and the top 50 in the UK. [7]The German version includes the songs "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)", which reached number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland [8] [9] [10] and number two on the Dutch Top 40, [11] [12] as well as "Die Wüste lebt". [13]