英國著名歌手 David Bowie 在六十年代經典金曲《Space Oddity》,相信不少人都曾經聽過,近日又重新在多個報章傳媒出現,因為它成為全球首個在太空拍攝的 MV︰


這是來自太空人 Chris Hadfield 的製作,拍攝於他離開國際太空站之前,以表達他當時的感受。影片上載至今,已經超過 2700 萬瀏覽次,很厲害。以下是當年的原 MV (1969年),大家不妨比較一下︰

歌詞如下︰

Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God’s love be with you
(spoken)
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You’ve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare
“This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
I’m feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows”
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you….
“Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do.”

說起來,你認為這首歌在說的是甚麼呢?有人認為這是一種迷失在宇宙中的浪漫,也有人覺得這是一種無力與孤寂……

(11/1/2016 更新︰David Bowie 早前逝世,終年 69 歲,結束 18 個月的癌病戰爭。願他安息)