10 Greatest Ever Story Songs
2. Space Oddity - David Bowie
David Bowie has become a titan in the music industry with his fabulous pop hooks and the endless innovations he made to the rock landscape. While life without Bowie's music seems odd, it all started with "Space Oddity," a marvelous look into the age of space travel.
The song's beginning details Major Tom's ascent into space as the countdown begins and the music builds to simulate a rocket liftoff. Once Major Tom is up in space, he is floored by the Earth's view and realizes he is only a small part of a larger universe.
As he begins to drift through space, Major Tom begins to engulf himself in the journey and proceeds out further into the abyss of space. After a solemn "tell my wife I love her," Tom's circuit dies and the signal to his capsule becomes lost. The listener is left feeling uncertain about Major Tom's future as he drifts endlessly through space.
Major Tom would eventually make returns in Bowie's music like on "Ashes to Ashes" and the video for the song "Blackstar," but this introduction to the character provided a delightfully ominous beginning to one of Bowie's first character portraits.