"Ash to ashes, fun to funky;
We know, Major Tom's a junkie..."
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"My mother said,
'To get things done,
'You better not mess with Major Tom...' "
Out of nowhere I started thinking about the song but in my usual way - I couldn't remember the obvious - the repeated use of the title in the chorus and I couldn't quite remember how the melody went in that line. I had to google...
We know, Major Tom's a junkie
So close - yet so far away.
Can't believe Major Tom was a junkie this whole time
Reinterpreting the Major Tom character as a means of addressing one's own previous cocaine addiction sounds like one of the most David Bowie things David Bowie could've possibly done.
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