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SPACE ODDITY 45 RELEASED 55 YEARS AGO TODAY “And the stars look very different today...” To mark the 55th anniversary of the release of the Space Oddity single, we thought that this post would bear repeating. Five years ago, In celebration of both Space Oddity’s 50th anniversary and the... release of the Tony Visconti 2019 Mix of both the Space Oddity album and single, From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free gave us another exclusive. Nacho synced the new full-length mix to the original Hits A GoGo broadcast live from Zurich on 3rd November, 1969. The show had a haunted house theme for the recent Halloween celebrations, which explains the moody lighting and dry ice. Watch the complete video, here: #SpaceOddity55 #SpaceOddity2019TVmix #NachoBowieshow more

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Grace Loh Prasad 駱信惠2 years ago

I wrote an essay about 2016, my dad’s final days, and what Space Oddity meant to me (it’s also included in my book)

Paul Hepden2 years ago

@tanita_tikaram God, he was handsome even wearing Art Garfunkel’s hair

Family Addiction Coach 💙 Patrick Doyle MSW2 years ago

This 1969 music video broadcast was way before its time. At the time, all we heard from journalists was that with the breakup of The Beatles imminent, rock and roll music was dead. They were never more wrong. Except maybe for 2024.

peak bullshit😵‍💫2 years ago

@georgegalloway incredible Astronaut Hadfield did the best & most spectacular version.

The BeeZ2 years ago

Way ahead of his time ✌️🤓

San2 years ago

Eternal ❤️

Paul2 years ago

@chrisfralic What a talent he was!!!

フー.アガサ😋2 years ago

可愛いよぉ( * ֦ơωơ֦)(´；ω；｀) 毎朝、デビッド・ボウイの声を聴きながら出勤︎💕

Mike McClanahan2 years ago

Hey @BonGerry811! 55th anniversary for this gem! 👨‍🚀

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