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"Space Oddity"
David Bowie

The song that Bowie's producer refused to produce but gave Bowie his first chart hit.

Inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey it ended up being used on the Moon landing transmission programme.

David Bowie

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Composer听	David Bowie

Genre听	Pop听

Album听	Space Oddity

Year of Release听	1969

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David Bowie

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Hank Marvin

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21%
Natalie Merchant

8%

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Bowie had to change producers for this track.

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