Space Oddity
| "Space Oddity" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Original by David Bowie | |
| Released | September 24, 2013 |
| Recorded | December 10, 2012 |
| Length | 7:38 |
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
"Space Oddity" is a cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins of the 1969 hit by David Bowie. It was performed live throughout the Oceania tour and the Shamrocks & Shenanigans tour, and appeared on Oceania: Live in NYC.
Lyrics
Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)
Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff)
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
"This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you "Here am I floating 'round my tin can
Far above the moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Availability
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| Oceania: Live in NYC | Live • Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 172 plays (169 full, 1 tease, 2 abandoned, 1 prerecorded), 32 acoustic, 1 piano, 3 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2012-05-24 at Sala Arena, Madrid, ES
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-08-31 at Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA, US (tease)
- Last full performance: Mike Garson 2021-01-09 (featuring Billy Corgan) at Rolling Live Studios, Los Angeles, CA, US