David Bowie wrote a continuation to “Space Oddity” (“Ashes to Ashes”) and the original also inspired a few songs by other artists that directly reference it (“Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling, “Hallo Spaceboy” by Pet Shop Boys).
David Bowie: Hey Pet Shop Boys, wanna remix my reznor-esque “Hallo Spaceboy”?
PSB: alright
PSB: wtf there’s only one verse
Chris lowe: Fuckit, let’s cut up some of his stuff like he does to other artists
Neil Tennant: cackling
[a few hours laterrrr]
Bowie: How’s my remix going?
PSB: Yeah we started cutting up Space Oddity
Bowie:…I’m coming over.
David Bowie wrote a continuation to “Space Oddity” (“Ashes to Ashes”) and the original also inspired a few songs by other artists that directly reference it (“Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling, “Hallo Spaceboy” by Pet Shop Boys).
The Pet Shop Boys version is a remix of Bowie’s Hallo Spaceboy.
And a brilliant piece of trolling
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David Bowie: Hey Pet Shop Boys, wanna remix my reznor-esque “Hallo Spaceboy”?
PSB: alright
PSB: wtf there’s only one verse
Chris lowe: Fuckit, let’s cut up some of his stuff like he does to other artists
Neil Tennant: cackling
[a few hours laterrrr]
Bowie: How’s my remix going?
PSB: Yeah we started cutting up Space Oddity
Bowie:…I’m coming over.
🤣
major tom also shows up in the music video for blackstar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v0VR6Kf7KQ&pp=ygUObWFqb3IgdG9tIGdhbGU%3D