Space Oddity (demo - alternative lyrics)

John Hutchinson: Nice, nice

David Bowie: Didn’t sound nice to me. Let’s remember to do that. Ok, Hutch

(Begins playing)

DB: Ope, hun. Yeah?

JH: What a single!

DB: We’re recording, now. Wait, Christie, don’t talk

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Ground Control to Major Tom

Ground Control to Major Tom

Take your protein pills

And put your helmet on

(Ten) Ground Control (Nine) to Major Tom (Eight)

(Seven, six) Commencing (Five) countdown

Engines on (Four, three, two)

Check ignition (One)

And may God's love (Blast off) be with you

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 2]

This is Major Tom to Ground Control

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

Though I'm passed 100,000 miles

I'm feeling very still

And I think my spaceship know what I must do

And I think my life on earth is nearly through

[Verse 3]

Ground Control to Major Tom

You're off your course, direction's wrong

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you-

[Bridge]

Here am I sitting in a tin can

Far above the Moon

The planet Earth is blue

And there's nothing I can do

[Instrumental Outro]

[Morse code for "SOS"]