What happened to major tom?
Posted: 2002-08-03 10:26pm
In space oddity, by david bowie. What happened to major tom. Di he die, commit suicide, was he abducted by aliens, or was it something else????
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Posted: 2002-08-04 12:02am
Listen to the lyrics again. He's driven mad by the infinity of space, jumps out of his capsule and flies off into the void, eventually dying of asphyxiation.
Posted: 2002-08-04 12:12am
Really?
Posted: 2002-08-04 03:58am
You're right, that song does suck.
Posted: 2002-08-04 10:11am
I liked it, myself.Robert Treder wrote:You're right, that song does suck.
Posted: 2002-08-06 08:52pm
It's my second fav David Bowie song. First being starman.Robert Treder wrote:You're right, that song does suck.
Posted: 2002-08-07 05:55pm
My Fav.s Putting out Fires with Gasoline.
Posted: 2003-01-03 04:39pm
Just heard Ashes to Ashes. And Hallo Spaceboy. Now can we be certain in what happened to Major Tom?
Oh and BUMP!
Oh and BUMP!
My contribution to a WEIRD debate
Posted: 2003-01-03 05:33pm
Well, I'm guessing that the luckless Major was dead, as I suspect that 'Ashes to Ashes' was about his funeral.
The comment about "We know Major Tom's a junkie" in 'Ashes' probably indicates that his death was somehow related to substance abuse.
Additionally, there was a hardware problem on Major Tom's ship or EVA suit on top of any mental/emotional problems. In 'Space Oddity' the CAPCOM says: "Your circuit's dead, The're something wrong!"
Major Tom: Cause of death: Asphyxia after jumping into space in a defective EVA suit whilst on a Bad Trip.
The comment about "We know Major Tom's a junkie" in 'Ashes' probably indicates that his death was somehow related to substance abuse.
Additionally, there was a hardware problem on Major Tom's ship or EVA suit on top of any mental/emotional problems. In 'Space Oddity' the CAPCOM says: "Your circuit's dead, The're something wrong!"Major Tom: Cause of death: Asphyxia after jumping into space in a defective EVA suit whilst on a Bad Trip.
Re: My contribution to a WEIRD debate
Posted: 2003-01-04 01:38am
I view ashes to ashes as more of, Major Tom is coming back, and people don't want to accept him back as a hero.BenRG wrote:Well, I'm guessing that the luckless Major was dead, as I suspect that 'Ashes to Ashes' was about his funeral.
The comment about "We know Major Tom's a junkie" in 'Ashes' probably indicates that his death was somehow related to substance abuse.
Major Tom: Cause of death: Asphyxia after jumping into space in a defective EVA suit whilst on a Bad Trip.
And remeber after your circuit's dead, there's something wrong" there are lines which come from Major Tom.
Posted: 2003-01-04 02:08am
http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Albums/SO/SO.html
Nothing about drugs. He just decided not to go home.
Nothing about drugs. He just decided not to go home.
Re: My contribution to a WEIRD debate
Posted: 2003-01-04 02:23am
I interpretted it as him pulling his vital sign monitors out (which would cause mission control to read his as dead). He hears this on his radio, but he's so illucid that it blends in with his own mumbling thoughts.Straha wrote:I view ashes to ashes as more of, Major Tom is coming back, and people don't want to accept him back as a hero.
And remeber after your circuit's dead, there's something wrong" there are lines which come from Major Tom.
Posted: 2003-01-04 09:54am
I like Major Tom but Suffragette City is a close second for my favorite Bowie songs.
Words and music by David Bowie.
Lyrics
Hey man, oh leave me alone you know
Hey man, oh Henry, get off the phone, I gotta
Hey man, I gotta straighten my face
This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place
Hey man, my schooldays insane
Hey man, my work's down the drain
Hey man, well she's a total blam-blam
She said she had to squeeze it but she... then she...
(CHORUS)
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket
I'm back on Suffragette City
Oh don't lean on me man
Cause you ain't got time to check it
You know my Suffragette City
Is outta sight...she's all right
Hey man, Henry, don't be unkind, go away
Hey man, I can't take you this time, no way
Hey man, droogie don't crash here
There's only room for one and here she comes, here she comes
CHORUS
Oh hit me!
CHORUS
A Suffragette City, a Suffragette City
I'm back on Suffragette City, I'm back on Suffragette City
Ooo, Sufraggete city, ooo, Suffragette City
Oooh-how, Sufragette City, oooh-how, Sufragette City, oooh-how
Sufragette
Ohhh, Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am!
A Suffragette City, a Suffragette City
Quite all right
A Suffragette City
Too fine
A Suffragette City, ooh, a Sufragette City
Oh, my Sufragette City, oh my Suffragette City
Oh, Suffragette
Suffragette!
Re: My contribution to a WEIRD debate
Posted: 2003-01-04 05:09pm
I don't think so. The full lyric is:Straha wrote:And remeber after your circuit's dead, there's something wrong" there are lines which come from Major Tom.
It is possible that he is adding their signals into his own muddled thoughts, but I don't really think so."Ground control to Major Tom,
Your curcuit's dead,
there's something wrong!"
Re: My contribution to a WEIRD debate
Posted: 2003-01-04 05:21pm
The full lyrics are though:BenRG wrote:I don't think so. The full lyric is:Straha wrote:And remeber after your circuit's dead, there's something wrong" there are lines which come from Major Tom.It is possible that he is adding their signals into his own muddled thoughts, but I don't really think so."Ground control to Major Tom,
Your curcuit's dead,
there's something wrong!"
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."
That last part is definetly from the good Major, and not from ground control.
Re: My contribution to a WEIRD debate
Posted: 2003-01-04 07:14pm
Yes, but Bowie definately changes voices in between the 'hear me' bit and the Major's chorus. I think it is supposed to be a different speaker.Straha wrote:The full lyrics are though:
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."
That last part is definetly from the good Major, and not from ground control.
Posted: 2003-01-04 08:51pm
I just always presumed that Major Tom's mission was going great and he was looking around and then something went wrong that he couldn't fix or do anything about. So, knowing he was going to buy it he decided to enjoy what he could.