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  • Refrain from Assuming: "Space Oddity" is not called "Major Tom". Peter Schilling's new-wave sequel to Bowie's song, on the other hand, was titled "Major Tom" despite there being no mention of Tom in the chorus. It's sometimes referred to as "Coming Home". To add to the confusion, Peter Schilling has two "Major Tom" songs. One takes the themes of the Bowie song and runs with them — "Major Tom (Coming Home)", the second one is "Major Tom, Part 2" Or, in the original German version, as "Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)"; the parenthetical part features very prominently in the chorus.
  • Retroactive Recognition: Bob Harris, one of the singers in the closing choir in "Memory of a Free Festival", would later achieve fame in the '70s as the presenter for The Old Grey Whistle Test.
  • Sampled Up: The "sun machine" chorus of "Memory of a Free Festival" would later become the basis for two different Speedy Techno Remakes: "The Sun Machine" by E-Zee Possee in 1990, and "Sunmachine" by Dario G in 1998.

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