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David Bowie…
2016 has been a sad year. We have lost Prince, Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali, Anton Yelchin, Michael Cimino, Gene Wilder, Robert Vaughn, Leonard Cohen… And to think that we also now live in a world without David Bowie…
Well, it\’s not quite like that though. In many ways, those people are still with us. David Bowie\’s songs and persona have without a doubt woven themselves into our musical culture and psyche.
What is your favourite Bowie song? A favourite at Michael\’s English School is:
\”Space Oddity\”
Do you have an idea of what the song is about? Who is Major Tom? What is happening to him? \”Planet Earth is blue\” has a double meaning… The title \”Space Oddity\” is a reference to a famous book and and an iconic film… Any thoughts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o
Lyrics:
Listen and fill in the gaps:
\”Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your ______ on
Check ignition and may God\’s love be with you (two, one, liftoff)
You\’ve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you ____
Now it\’s time to leave the capsule if you dare
I\’m stepping through the door
And I\’m floating in a most peculiar ___
And the stars look very _________ today
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there\’s nothing I can do
I\’m feeling very _____
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
Your circuit\’s dead, there\’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom? (x3)
Can you… here am I floating \’round my tin can
Planet Earth is blue
And there\’s nothing I can do\”
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