Major Tom (Coming Home): Difference between revisions
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In 2007, the band [[I Hate Kate]] made a cover of '''Major Tom (Coming Home)''' for their album [[Embrace the Curse]], which didn't feature the full lyrics. |
In 2007, the band [[I Hate Kate]] made a cover of '''Major Tom (Coming Home)''' for their album [[Embrace the Curse]], which didn't feature the full lyrics. |
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In a 2009 television commercial for the 2010 [[Lincoln MKZ]], the [[electronica]]/[[Indie_pop|indie]]/[[Rock_music|rock]] band [[Shiny Toy Guns]] covered the song for the spot. The video of the commercial can be viewed on their website<ref>http://shinytoyguns.com/news/major-tom/</ref> as well at the Lincoln media page<ref>http://www.lincoln.com/extras/tvads.asp</ref>. |
In a 2009 television commercial for the 2010 [[Lincoln MKZ]], the [[electronica]]/[[Indie_pop|indie]]/[[Rock_music|rock]] band [[Shiny Toy Guns]] covered the song for the spot. The video of the commercial can be viewed on their website<ref>http://shinytoyguns.com/news/major-tom/</ref> as well at the Lincoln media page<ref>http://www.lincoln.com/extras/tvads.asp</ref>, which also provides the link for the full download of the song<ref>http://www.lincoln.com/extras/tvads.asp?id=7&intcmp=B_FreeSongDownload_MKZHome_LincolnTVAds_20090408</ref>. |
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[[MxPx]] recorded a version of the song, releasing it as an iTunes bonus track for their On The Cover II album. |
[[MxPx]] recorded a version of the song, releasing it as an iTunes bonus track for their On The Cover II album. |
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Revision as of 19:00, 9 April 2009
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From Peter Schilling's first English album comes "Major Tom (Coming Home)" also known as "Major Tom" (Völlig losgelöst) in Germany. With unofficial character relation of David Bowie's "Major Tom", this song is about Major Tom being caught in an accident and dying in space. David Bowie first released Space Oddity in 1969 telling about the liftoff to space and the communication malfunction that Major Tom witnessed first-hand. In 1980, Bowie released "Ashes to Ashes" which returned to the theme of Major Tom and his life in space. The events in "Major Tom (Coming Home)" happen after "Ashes to Ashes".
Covers
In 2007, the band I Hate Kate made a cover of Major Tom (Coming Home) for their album Embrace the Curse, which didn't feature the full lyrics.
In a 2009 television commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, the electronica/indie/rock band Shiny Toy Guns covered the song for the spot. The video of the commercial can be viewed on their website[1] as well at the Lincoln media page[2], which also provides the link for the full download of the song[3].
MxPx recorded a version of the song, releasing it as an iTunes bonus track for their On The Cover II album.
| Year | Song | UK | U.S. | GER | A | CH | FR | SPA | ZA | CAN |
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| 1982 | Major Tom | 42 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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