Space Oddity is one of David Bowie’s most iconic songs. It was released as a single in 1969 and later appeared on his second studio album, also titled Space Oddity. The song tells the story of Major Tom, an astronaut who becomes stranded in space and reflects on his situation. It features Bowie’s distinctive vocals and a haunting melody, capturing the imagination of listeners with its space-themed narrative and atmospheric sound. Space Oddity became one of Bowie’s signature songs and is often regarded as a classic in the realm of both rock and space-themed music.

Editor note: Either your get it or you don’t. David Bowie’s Space Oddity is a whole vibe. The lyrics “Ground Control To Major Tom” are just a tiny slice of the masterpiece.

David Bowie Space Oddity 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

Commencing countdown,

engines on

Check ignition

and may God’s love be with you

Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, 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