"Space Oddity" and "Starman" by David Bowie

<p>Let the children lose it, let the children use it, and let all the children join in for Strong Songs year three!</p> <p>Kirk kicks off the new year with a pair of classics by the great David Bowie: 1969's melancholy "Space Oddity" and 1972's triumphant "Starman." What goes up, as they say, must come down.</p> <p><strong>Written by:</strong> David Bowie</p> <p><strong>Albums:</strong> <em>David Bowie</em> (1969), <em>The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars</em> (1972)</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy Bowie:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-of-bowie/697650603">Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Space-Oddity-DAVID-BOWIE/dp/B00001OH7M">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/1jdQFC3s8PZUc5i7vovZTv?si=ovHPnfU1S8qXrZtSnzri-A"> Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy Ziggy:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/rise-fall-ziggy-stardust-spiders-from-mars-2012-remastered/1039796877"> Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ziggy-Stardust-Spiders-Remastered-Version/dp/B015D2NJM0"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/4wbwwDANGlQcthuk83yIzD">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Audio of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, courtesy NASA</li> <li>"A Day in the Life" by Lennon-McCartney, 1967</li> <li>A <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/08/the-day-i-played-mellotron-for-david-bowie-space-oddity"> cool Guardian interview</a> with Rick Wakeman about playing Mellotron on Space Oddity</li> </ul> <p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Carlos "Insaneintherainmusic" Eieine</strong></p> <p>Carlos Eienie is a prolific multi-instrumentalist and YouTube creator who's done some extremely fun jazz arrangements of great video game music, among other things. You can find him on most social media as some variant of @insaneintherainmusic, and on his website at <a href= "https://www.insaneintherainmusic.com/">https://www.insaneintherainmusic.com/</a>.</p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">NEW