Tuesday, April 15, 2008

48. Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)

Found On: Error In The System (1982)

Here we have a retelling of David Bowie’s ‘60s hit Space Oddity, but with a twist! In German Schilling’s version, Major Tom is actually happy to be leaving. As far as I can tell he’s an alien, and that’s the reason he has ignored ground control and broken away! He’s going home! This song also features one of the best choruses of the ‘80s: “Earth below us / Drifting, falling / Floating weightless / Coming home!”

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