Today, 51 years ago, "Space Oddity" by David Bowie was released. Inspired by Stanley Kubrickâs film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), the song is about the launch into space of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.
Diamond Dogs turned 46 todayâalmost half a century! It was Bowie's final album in the glam rock genre and his first composition to not feature his backing band the Spiders from Mars.