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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 05:08 AM May 2013

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Commander Hadfield covers David Bowie's Space Oddity

The Twitter-savvy astronaut, who returns home from the ISS today, saves the best for last, by making the first ever music video in space.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/commander-hadfield-covers-david-bowies-space-oddity-delights

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Commander Hadfield covers David Bowie's Space Oddity (Original Post) octoberlib May 2013 OP

Wow! napkinz May 2013 #1

That was fantastic! secondvariety May 2013 #2

Kick... SidDithers May 2013 #3

If you watched any of his other videos... Javaman May 2013 #4

That is seriously cool! loyalsister May 2013 #5

Commander Hadfield, you are just wonderful. SwissTony May 2013 #6

Bowie's Keyboardist played piano on the track bobduca May 2013 #15

He tweeted a response: Hallo Spaceboy muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #19

so awesome! Whisp May 2013 #7

I'd like to make a request ... napkinz May 2013 #8

He's already co-written & performed one with Bare Naked Ladies HarveyDarkey May 2013 #9

I want Rocket Man! napkinz May 2013 #10

Ain't gonna happen HarveyDarkey May 2013 #11

darn ... that's so sad ...it's a sad sad situation, and it's getting more and more absurd napkinz May 2013 #12

I was hoping for Peter Schilling's "Major Tom Coming Home", and there is a version there! cascadiance May 2013 #18

kick napkinz May 2013 #13

Kick for the night shift...nt SidDithers May 2013 #14

Thanks, Sid octoberlib May 2013 #23

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2013 #16

Your tax dollars at work! n-t Logical May 2013 #17

Starman Chris Hadfield falls to Earth as Soyuz returns from ISS muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #20

Thanks for the link! nt octoberlib May 2013 #22

Bowie tweeted yesterday about the video... SidDithers May 2013 #24

K and BIG R burnodo May 2013 #21

Kick again burnodo May 2013 #28

I've already commented on another thread, but what the hey... Demoiselle May 2013 #25

kick burnodo May 2013 #26

late kick burnodo May 2013 #27

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

1. Wow!

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 06:52 AM

May 2013

secondvariety

(1,245 posts)

2. That was fantastic!

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 07:16 AM

May 2013

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

3. Kick...

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 08:11 AM

May 2013

Safe trip home, Commander Hadfield.

Sid

Javaman

(62,521 posts)

4. If you watched any of his other videos...

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 09:40 AM

May 2013

you would know just how incredible cool this guy is.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

5. That is seriously cool!

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:47 AM

May 2013

Thanks for posting!

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

6. Commander Hadfield, you are just wonderful.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:58 AM

May 2013

"Here am I floating in my tin can". Oh, wow. No words are adequate.

Has Bowie seen this and given a reaction?

bobduca

(1,763 posts)

15. Bowie's Keyboardist played piano on the track

Reply to SwissTony (Reply #6)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:27 PM

May 2013

check the end credits of the video.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,307 posts)

19. He tweeted a response: Hallo Spaceboy

Reply to SwissTony (Reply #6)

Tue May 14, 2013, 05:29 AM

May 2013

https://twitter.com/DavidBowieReal/statuses/333717231236173824

From his 1995 'Outside': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallo_Spaceboy

Apparently, Hadfield had discussed the video with Bowie before making it.

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

7. so awesome!

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:00 AM

May 2013

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

8. I'd like to make a request ...

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 02:09 PM

May 2013

Commander Hadfield, for your next number, could you please do Elton John's "Rocket Man"

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

9. He's already co-written & performed one with Bare Naked Ladies

Reply to napkinz (Reply #8)

Mon May 13, 2013, 02:14 PM

May 2013

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

10. I want Rocket Man!

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Reply #9)

Mon May 13, 2013, 02:17 PM

May 2013

I got so excited. I thought you were saying he had performed "Rocket Man" from space.

edit: I'd also like to request Steve Miller's "Space Cowboy"

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

11. Ain't gonna happen

Reply to napkinz (Reply #10)

Mon May 13, 2013, 02:40 PM

May 2013

He returned to Earth this morning.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

12. darn ... that's so sad ...it's a sad sad situation, and it's getting more and more absurd

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Reply #11)

Mon May 13, 2013, 02:44 PM

May 2013

Well, it would have been cool.

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)

18. I was hoping for Peter Schilling's "Major Tom Coming Home", and there is a version there!

Reply to napkinz (Reply #8)

Tue May 14, 2013, 01:30 AM

May 2013

Looks like it was done earlier with just the last part of the song and wasn't a music video per se...

Maybe now that he's "come home", he'll have some footage in the can that he'll make a full length video! Keeping my fingers crossed for an awesome followup to this one in the OP...

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

13. kick

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 07:39 PM

May 2013

'cause it's sooooo good!

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

14. Kick for the night shift...nt

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:24 PM

May 2013

Sid

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

23. Thanks, Sid

Reply to SidDithers (Reply #14)

Tue May 14, 2013, 03:17 PM

May 2013

I love this video. Hadfield is awesome! I love the fact that he held conferences with students and shared his experiences with us
through social media.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

16. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:28 PM

May 2013

Logical

(22,457 posts)

17. Your tax dollars at work! n-t

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:30 PM

May 2013

muriel_volestrangler

(101,307 posts)

20. Starman Chris Hadfield falls to Earth as Soyuz returns from ISS

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 05:31 AM

May 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/may/14/international-space-station-nasa

The Guardian had their Bowie references all ready!

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

22. Thanks for the link! nt

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #20)

Tue May 14, 2013, 03:07 PM

May 2013

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

24. Bowie tweeted yesterday about the video...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #20)

Tue May 14, 2013, 03:21 PM

May 2013

https://twitter.com/DavidBowieReal/status/333717231236173824

"Hallo Spaceboy"

Awesome.

Sid

burnodo

(2,017 posts)

21. K and BIG R

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 06:22 AM

May 2013

Really good!

burnodo

(2,017 posts)

28. Kick again

Reply to burnodo (Reply #21)

Wed May 15, 2013, 06:02 PM

May 2013

Love this

Demoiselle

(6,787 posts)

25. I've already commented on another thread, but what the hey...

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 04:28 PM

May 2013

This made me tear up. I guess it's the combination of awesome real science and awesome real art. Now I'm actually tearing up again...

burnodo

(2,017 posts)

26. kick

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 05:23 PM

May 2013

burnodo

(2,017 posts)

27. late kick

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 11:11 PM

May 2013

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