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).
major tom also shows up in the music video for blackstar
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.
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