Wednesday 19 September 2007

Space Oddity

Rolling.

The lights are gone.

You’re up there – do you want me to address you up there?

Have you started?

I don’t know

You can do it anywhere you want – this is just a rehearsal.

Shall we do the sound check?

Are you asking me as George?

I don’t know

Shall we do the sound check?

Hello

One two

Can you hear me?

Hello. One two.

Ding ding ding.

Hello?

Hello.

Are you there?

This thing keeps…

Hello Tim

Yeah

I think we need a leadup here

What do you mean?

Like one two one two

Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One

Ground control to major tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One

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.

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