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Post by johnnywest on Jul 17, 2004 17:17:30 GMT -5
This was my favorite song from 1983-84. I hear it once in awhile on AT20. :) It was far superior to "Space Oddity."
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Post by mst3k on Jul 17, 2004 17:19:31 GMT -5
I loved this Peter Schilling song too... I used to think the title was "Earth Below Us".  |
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Post by reception on Jul 18, 2004 14:19:57 GMT -5
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Jul 18, 2004 15:42:11 GMT -5
Umm I soooo do not like this, dude! Boo!
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Post by wrat on Jul 31, 2004 17:18:05 GMT -5
I liked it at the time, but now I find the idea of writing a sequel to someone else's song rather hideous.
It also sounds far more dated today than David Bowie's 1969 tribute to Major Tom.
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Post by billcs on Aug 1, 2004 8:49:24 GMT -5
I still enjoy this song very much.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Aug 2, 2004 16:31:05 GMT -5
Reminds me of the 6th grade. :)
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Aug 11, 2004 0:19:29 GMT -5
I like this song.
A few years ago, I worked with a guy named Peter Schilling. Spelled exactly the same way. For fun, I asked him about his big pop hit. He laughed and knew what I was talking about. He said that several people came up to him and asked him about being a big rock star. He got fired when he got into a fist-fight at work.
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Post by reception on Oct 28, 2005 14:09:36 GMT -5
The full length video is up at VH1 if you can get it to work. |
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Post by Hervard on Oct 28, 2005 15:02:49 GMT -5
Reminds me of the 6th grade. :) Me too. Not that it's a good thing, though ;) If I hadn't listened to the countdown shows back then, I probably would have thought it was called "Earth Below Us", like Aaron did. A logical mistake. As for my opinion of the song, it's good for a listen every now and again, but at the time, I thought it was a tad bit overplayed. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2005 15:19:50 GMT -5
I find the idea of writing a sequel to someone else's song rather hideous. |
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Post by irock on Oct 28, 2005 16:24:50 GMT -5
I liked it at the time, but now I find the idea of writing a sequel to someone else's song rather hideous. That's not exactly what happened though, was it? I may be getting my memories mixed up, but I think this song was written for a film sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Seems like it was called '2010'. Point is, I think this was commissioned, not inspired. But I think your point holds. 2010 was a pathetic homage to the original 2001, and this song compares similarly to the Bowie tune. Yuk! |
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Post by BillboardBoy on Nov 28, 2005 20:06:42 GMT -5
Have you heard the German version? It's pretty good.
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Post by friday on Nov 28, 2005 23:14:31 GMT -5
2010 was a pathetic homage to the original 2001... Well, 2010 was the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. I mean, they were both written by Arthur C. Clarke (as were 2061 and 3001; I haven't read any of them for the record). It wasn't like some writer/director took it upon himself to squeeze a franchise out of the original movie. (OK, not exactly, anyway) |
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Post by stevie nice on Nov 30, 2005 1:41:22 GMT -5
I still really love this record!
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Post by tico on Dec 1, 2005 0:24:43 GMT -5
I heard it a lot when I was out in San Diego. It was also the first time I ever remember hearing it. I've heard it on Jack FM lately and I think it's pretty cool.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jul 14, 2006 10:09:31 GMT -5
I heard it a lot when I was out in San Diego. It was also the first time I ever remember hearing it. I've heard it on Jack FM lately and I think it's pretty cool. Yeah, I've noticed that it's pretty popular on Jack stations. |
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Post by cartman2002 on Apr 20, 2007 15:55:22 GMT -5
Major Tom reached #14 on the Hot 100 around Christmas '83
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Post by joker on Apr 20, 2007 18:45:48 GMT -5
It's alright, but "Space Oddity" blows it away.
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Post by WotUNeed on Jun 20, 2007 17:05:23 GMT -5
I really like this one.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jun 20, 2007 20:41:56 GMT -5
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Post by unicorns on Jun 22, 2007 15:51:44 GMT -5
I like this. I actually don't know Space Oddity.  And I like Bowie! LOL. |
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 1, 2014 20:59:48 GMT -5
Have you heard the German version? It's pretty good. A couple weekends ago on "American Top 40 - The 80s" during the first optional segment, they played an English-German hybrid that was the in the same style as "99 Luftballons/99 Red Balloons" that American Top 40 played a couple of times in 1984. The verses would alternate between each language. |
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Post by Juanca on Nov 1, 2014 23:44:37 GMT -5
Great 80s song! One of many dealing with space, robots, etc :) It's my favorite from Peter, followed by Different Story. As a curiosity, in the 90s it served as 'inspiration' to a big hit by a Peruvian Cumbia teenage group. That version was sort of a guilty pleasure for some (and an abomination for others  ): youtu.be/fmxUPRBYlbA |
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Nov 2, 2014 10:37:43 GMT -5
Well that Spanish version was...different.
The best cover of this is by Shiny Toy Guns, and I believe it was used in a car commercial a few years back
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Post by Nick on Jun 26, 2020 17:59:56 GMT -5
The previous urls are all expired. Classic song.
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on Jun 26, 2020 20:27:51 GMT -5
I like it and I like the Shiny You Guns cover.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 27, 2020 0:16:57 GMT -5
Loved this song back then.
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