Space Oddity

genre

 * space rock

artist

 * David Bowie

album

 * David Bowie

significance

 * charted at number fifteen

trivia

 * Inspired by the iconic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
 * It is not to be confused with Life on Mars?, also about space travel
 * Formed the inspiration for the Peter Schilling synthrock hit Major Tom (Coming Home)