He released the song the same day he relinquished command of the International Space Station, and he returned to Earth in a Soyuz capsule the following day. What nobody but Bowie and his closest inner circle knew was that he was about to drop a new album into the mix. Ten years ago today, Astronaut Chris Hadfield released a cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, entirely filmed aboard the International Space Station. Add it all up and it is probably the biggest budget campaign for any music artist in years. He would have had to approve all the music rights for documentaries, Sony’s ad campaign and even the space station recording, so he knew just how much of his old music was about to be fed to the public, and how much money was being spent to promote it. Check it out below: Heres a little bit about how it came about from Emm Gryner: The task was in front of me. In honor, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfields rendition of. He released the song the same day he relinquished command of the International Space Station, and he returned to Earth in a Soyuz capsule the following day. Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut and the exiting commander of the International Space Station, just released a tribute music video to David Bowies Space Oddity, which was shot completely aboard the ISS. David Bowie, thank you for inspiring people on and off Earth. Heres what his Tweet said: A revised version. Despite his statement denying involvement in the V&A exhibition, his office supplied much of the archive material, so he knew exactly what was in store, and what impact it was likely to have. Ten years ago today, Astronaut Chris Hadfield released a cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, entirely filmed aboard the International Space Station. Commander Chris Hadfield, currently on board the International Space Station, has just tweeted his version of David Bowies Space Oddity. A huge blow to music fans the world over, Bowie’s impact on not just music but culture in general cannot be overstated. Canadian Chris Hadfield performs his version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity in 2013. Everything has played into the hands of Bowie’s own baffling and brilliant campaign for his surprise return, and, indeed, you can see the hand of Bowie, the arch pop manipulator, behind it all. Astronaut sings David Bowies 'Space Oddity' from Space Station CNN 14. The world mourns today after David Bowie, one of the most defining and iconic figures of the last century, passed away yesterday following an 18-month battle with cancer. Monday 11 January 2016 10:54 Comments English singer David Bowie (right) performing at a live recording for a Midnight Special TV show made at The Marquee Club in London with a specially. Now an astronaut has put one of his classic songs in orbit. The one where he plays an acoustic cover of Bowie’s Space Oddity while floating around weightlessly in the middle of the International Space Station, back in 2013. A beautifully understated remix of his 1976 track Sound And Vision is being used as the soundtrack to a luxuriously staged ad campaign for Sony’s Xperia. In the clip, believed to be the first music video filmed in space, Hadfield floats around the space station singing the 1969 track (with modified lyrics such as, “Ground control to Major Tom, lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on,” referencing how his spacecraft will land him in Kazakhstan) and playing an acoustic guitar while gazing at the Earth 230 miles below.The fantastic exhibition of his career at the Victoria & Albert Museum has inspired endless magazine stories and TV documentaries discussing his style and influence (including the excellent Five Years screening on BBC Two on May 25th). The singer David Bowie, one of the most creative performers in rock n roll history, died of cancer at age 69 on Sunday two days after releasing a new album. With thanks to Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran, Andrew Tidby and Evan. Follow become an online star, by sharing stunning photos and videos of the Earth from space during his five-month stay on the International Space Station.īut after handing over command of the station to Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov ahead of his return to Earth on Monday, the Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield had one more treat for his fans down below: a cover version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.
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