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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 Song facts

Composer  
David Bowie

Genre  
Pop 

Album  
Space Oddity

Year of Release  
1969

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