Thank you. Metal is not my style, but I can appreciate it - especially the double time sections. Seems there are other covers too!

Katie Melua - Spaceman (4:44)

Katie Melua - Spaceman (4:39)

I always felt this song was never finished - or 2 or more half-finished songs glued together (the Beatles used to do this). My favourite part, the "Spaceman, I always wanted you to go into space, man," always seemed like it belonged to a different song, was only 75% of a complete thought, and needed more than a change of tempo and treatment to conclude the hook. I love the opening double speed part with the basic breakbeat intro so much I bought the CD to sample it at high quality. I first discovered it via the Levi's spot. I used to REALLY love the art and craft of persuasion through advertising. Most of the animation I did was TV spots.

https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceman_(Babylon_Zoo_song)

I always thought he was saying "Intergalactic crime" because of the "I killed your mother, I killed your sister, I killed you all." (More details in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceman_(Babylon_Zoo_song)#Song_history.)

 

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Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

Spaceman I always wanted you to go
Into space man (intergalactic Christ)
Spaceman I always wanted you to go
Into space man (intergalactic Christ)

Pungent smells they consummate my home
Beyond the black horizon
Trying to take control
See my girl she shivers in her bones
The sun and zenith rising
Trying to take us all

There's a fire between us
So where is your God
There's a fire between us
I can't get off the carousel
I can't get off the carousel
I can't get off the carousel
I can't get off this world

 

The sickening taste

Homophobic jokes

Images of fascist folks

Beam me up 'cause I can't breathe

 

Spaceman I always wanted you to go
Into space man

 

It's time to terminate the great white world

Morbid fascinations television takes control

Decimation different races fall

Electronic information tampers with your soul

 

There's a fire between us
So where is your God
There's a fire between us
I can't get off the carousel
I can't fall off this world

 

The sickening taste

Homophobic jokes

Images of fascist folks

Beam me up 'cause I can't breathe

 

Spaceman I always wanted you to go
Into space man

Spaceman I always wanted you to go
Into space man (intergalactic Christ)
Spaceman I always wanted you to go
Into space man (intergalactic Christ)

Spaceman, Spaceman, Spaceman, Spaceman
Spaceman, Spaceman, Spaceman, Spaceman
Space... man Spaceman repeat to fade

~ https://www.metrolyrics.com/spaceman-lyrics-babylon-zoo.html

 

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