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Astronaut's Bowie Cover Farewell

Posted May 13, 2013 10:13 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

Canadian commander Chris Hadfield has shared with the world his cover version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, which he recorded on the International Space Station.

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05/13/2013 10:29 AM

Well I'm glad it wasn't 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'.

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05/13/2013 10:50 AM

...or anything with "falling star" in the title...

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05/13/2013 3:56 PM

..or "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txj9Y-Olia4
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05/14/2013 12:21 AM

One could compare Elton John's "Rocket Man" with the "Rocket Man" of Pearls before Swine.

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