Space Oddity - Commander Chris Hadfield (English for Hearing Impaired)

A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

With thanks to Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran, Andrew Tidby and Evan Hadfield for all their hard work.

Captioning kindly provided by CHS (www.chs.ca)

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Ground control to major Tom

Ground control to major Tom

Lock your Soyuz hatch
and put your helmet on

Ground control to major Tom

Commencing countdown,
engines on

Detach from Station,
and may God's love be with you

This is ground control to major Tom,
you've really made the grade

And the papers want to know
whose shirts you wear

But it's time to guide the capsule
if you da-a-a-are

This is major Tom to ground control,
I've left forever more

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

And the stars look
very different toda-a-a-ay

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Far above the world

Planet Earth is blue,
and there's nothing left to do

Though I've flown
one hundred thousand miles

I'm feeling very still

And before too long
I know it's time to go

Our Commander comes down
back to earth and knows

Ground control to major Tom

The time is near, there's not too long

Can you hear me, major Tom?

Can you hear me, major Tom?

Can you hear me, major Tom?

Can you...

Here am I floating in my tin can

A last glimpse of the world

Planet Earth is blue,
and there's nothing left to do