Color Names

Major Tom

David Bowie's lost astronaut, adrift in the dark blue of space.

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Major Tom is a deep blue, close to navy.

It can be described as deep, rich, dark and dim.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Major Tom

Major Tom

Major Tom is a character created by David Bowie, referenced in songs including "Space Oddity", "Ashes to Ashes", "Hallo Spaceboy", and "Blackstar". Bowie's own interpretation of the character evolved throughout his career. "Space Oddity" (1969) depicts an astronaut who casually slips the bonds of the world to journey beyond the stars. In the song "Ashes to Ashes" (1980), Bowie reinterprets Major Tom as an oblique autobiographical symbol for himself. Major Tom is described as a "junkie, strung out in heaven's high, hitting an all-time low". This lyric was interpreted as a play on the title of Bowie's album Low (1977), which was inspired by the withdrawal symptoms he suffered while undergoing treatment for drug addiction. Additionally, the choked and self-recriminating tone used in the lyrics "Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight" reinforces an autobiographical and retrospective interpretation. A short time later, there is another reversal of Major Tom's original withdrawal, turning 'outwards' or towards space.

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Major Tom (Coming Home)

"Major Tom (Coming Home)" (German: Major Tom [völlig losgelöst], lit. 'Major Tom [completely detached]') is a new wave song written and recorded by West German singer-songwriter Peter Schilling. Its German Version was released in Europe in November 1982 and in the USA in September 1983 in English as the lead single from his album Error in the System. Featuring the story of a character unofficially related to "Major Tom" (an astronaut depicted in British musician David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity" and other releases), Schilling's track describes a protagonist who leaves Earth and begins drifting out into outer space as radio contact breaks off with his ground control team. His fate is left ambiguous as the song ends.

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major

Adjective

  1. .

Noun

  1. A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
  2. An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.
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tom

Symbol

  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Tombulu.

Noun

  1. The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
  2. The male of the turkey.
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