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Originally Posted by Drjohnrock
Brix - Space Oddity
Brix Smith (former member of The Fall, The Adult Net, Brix & The Extricated, solo work) presents this compelling cover of Space Oddity. On some days, I think it's better than the original. Brix's thundering electric guitar (in place of the acoutic strumming in the original) and the repeated shouts of "Can you hear me?" emphasize the fact that by letting his spacecraft drift off, he will die a horrible death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjKK...&start_radio=1 |
A very respectable and listenable effort from Brix but, in my opinion, not in the same galaxy as the Bowie original, one of rock's great classics.
There's another Bowie cover I like a lot, though at the end of the day I prefer the original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTiM...NvbHV0ZQ%3D%3D