3||0|1565|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||sotd%2C 2009.06.02|Gryphon||23:44:34|06/02/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-03-09 AT 00:11 AM (EDT)]%5Bsmall%5D%26l%3BYou may have heard this on a recent Lincoln advertisement. It%27s a quite good cover of an old Peter Schilling song %28which is in itself kind of a sequel to an even older David Bowie song%29. Given the electronic arrangement and the female vocal%2C it%27s practically tailor-made to stand as the UF Art of Noise version. %28What a weird selection for a car commercial%2C though.%29%26r%3B%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AStanding there alone%0D%0AThe ship is waiting%0D%0AAll systems are go%0D%0AAre you sure%3F%0D%0AControl is not convinced%0D%0ABut the computer%0D%0AHas the evidence%0D%0ANo need to abort%0D%0AThe countdown starts%0D%0A%0D%0AWatching in a trance%0D%0AThe crew is certain%0D%0ANothing left to chance%0D%0AAll is working%0D%0ATrying to relax%0D%0AUp in the capsule%0D%0A%22Send me up a drink%22%0D%0AJokes Major Tom%0D%0AThe count goes on%0D%0A%0D%0AFour%2C three%2C two%2C one%0D%0AEarth below us%0D%0ADrifting%2C falling%0D%0AFloating weightless%0D%0ACalling%2C calling home%0D%0A%0D%0ASecond stage is cut%0D%0AWe%27re now in orbit%0D%0AStabilizers up%0D%0ARunning perfect%0D%0AStarting to collect%0D%0ARequested data%0D%0AWhat will it affect%0D%0AWhen all is done%3F%0D%0AThinks Major Tom%0D%0A%0D%0ABack at Ground Control%0D%0AThere is a problem%0D%0AGo to rockets full%0D%0ANot responding%0D%0A%22Hello Major Tom%0D%0AAre you receiving%3F%0D%0ATurn the thrusters on%0D%0AWe%27re standing by%22%0D%0AThere%27s no reply%0D%0A%0D%0AFour%2C three%2C two%2C one%0D%0AEarth below us%0D%0ADrifting%2C falling%0D%0AFloating weightless%0D%0ACalling%2C calling home%0D%0A%0D%0AAcross the stratosphere%0D%0AA final message%3A%0D%0A%22Give my wife my love%22%0D%0AThen nothing more%0D%0A%0D%0AFar beneath the ship%0D%0AThe world is mourning%0D%0AThey don%27t realize%0D%0AHe%27s alive%0D%0ANo one understands%0D%0AWhat Major Tom sees%0D%0ANow the Light commands%0D%0AThis is my home%0D%0AI%27m coming home%0D%0A%0D%0AEarth below us%0D%0ADrifting%2C falling%0D%0AFloating weightless%0D%0ACalling home%0D%0AEarth below us%0D%0ADrifting%2C falling%0D%0AFloating weightless%0D%0ACalling home%0D%0AEarth below us%0D%0ADrifting%2C falling%0D%0AFloating weightless%0D%0AComing%2C coming home%0D%0AHome%0D%0AHome%0D%0AHome%0D%0A%0D%0A - Shiny Toy Guns%0D%0A%22Major Tom%22%0D%0A%28single%2C 2009%29 1|1|0|||||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.06.02|jadmire||05:18:40|06/03/2009|I remember the original version well%2C it was on heavy rotation on MTV when I was in college %28yes%2C I am that old%29. Would the Art of Noise do it paired with %22Space Oddity%22%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-Joe- 2|2|1|||1||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.06.02|Gryphon||10:21:33|06/04/2009|%3EI remember the original version well%2C it was on heavy rotation on MTV %0D%0A%3Ewhen I was in college %28yes%2C I am that old%29. Would the Art of Noise do %0D%0A%3Eit paired with %22Space Oddity%22%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m not sure%3B to tell you the truth%2C I%27m not even sure I%27ve %5Bi%5Dheard%5B%2Fi%5D %22Space Oddity%22 all the way through. Nor many another David Bowie song%2C come to that. I%27m really only familiar with him from his Live Aid appearance.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 3|3|2|||||RE%3A sotd%2C 2009.06.02|jadmire||17:44:44|06/04/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-04-09 AT 05:46 PM (EDT)]Mmm. I kind of envisioned a sort of %22Space Oddity%22%2F%22Major Tom %28I%27m Coming Home%29%22 medley%2C with Kate soloing the first on acoustic and then the whole band coming in on the latter song. There%27s also %22Ashes to Ashes%22%2C which is also supposed to be a sequel to %22Space Oddity%22%2C though it%27s really more about heroin addiction %28which Bowie was battling at the time it was recorded%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AI can see Kate doing the Bowie%2FLennon %22Fame%22%2C though%2C in one of her sourer moods about celebrity...%0D%0A%0D%0A-Joe-