Play David Bowie Space Oddity Quiz: Test Your Orbit
David Bowie Space Oddity Quiz: Test Your Orbit
Test your knowledge of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" — take this quick quiz on lyrics, production, and trivia to see if you're a true Major Tom fan.
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Did You Know?
The title is a deliberate pun on Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey—Bowie admitted the name stuck in his head and he turned it into a character piece rather than a sci‑fi spectacle.
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Did You Know?
The astronaut "Major Tom" didn't die with this song — Bowie recycled and reframed him across decades (notably in "Ashes to Ashes" in 1980), turning Major Tom into an evolving character rather than a one-off narrative device.