Do you miss David Bowie and his creative genius? I do! He would have been 76 today…
When I was in my early twenties I was tall, thin and attempted to emulate David Bowie. For awhile I dressed in tweed pleated pants, and a tweed coat that matched a poster I had of the man. I wore my hair in what I thought looked like Bowie during the Young American phase. My appreciation of Bowie never diminished…
“Hello Major Tom” is a multi-layered song that makes use of David Bowie’s character, Major Tom. On one level it’s about missing David Bowie. But on another level it’s about missing a junkie friend – a Major Tom who’s gone missing.
Lyrics:
Hello Major Tom
Are you gonna come down soon?
We’ve all missed you so
When are you gonna come home?
Hello Major Tom
We need your help down here
Things have gone so wrong
Since you left us years ago
So turn your spaceship round Major Tom
It’s time to bring your spaceship home
We need you once again
So come on home Major Tom
And here I am… sitting in my tin can…
Hello Major Tom
Are you gonna come down soon?
We’ve all missed you so
When are you gonna come home?
Turn your spaceship round Major Tom
It’s time to bring your spaceship home
We need you once again
So come on home Major Tom
