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Mrs. Major Tom

 
Mrs. Major Tom
 

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Name: Mrs. Major Tom

Other Names: Major Tom's wife

Classification: supporting character supporting character  

Publisher(s): Philips Records

First Appearance: Space Oddity (11 July 1969)

Creators: David Bowie

Number of Appearances: 2

Family/Relative: Major Tom (husband)

Gender: female

Note: astronaut's wife

The song "Space Oddity" is about a fictional astronaut named "Major Tom." At one point in the song, within lyrics that are meant to be the words of Major Tom himself, the astronaut's wife is mentioned:

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

Major Tom's wife was the POV character (perspective character) in a song titled "Mrs. Major Tom," which was later created by K.I.A. for his album Adieu Shinjuku Zulu (2002).

Mrs. Major Tom


This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Mrs. Major Tom (17 Sep. 2002) (lead character)
Space Oddity (11 July 1969) (mentioned)


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Tom
  - https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1517/was-major-tom-the-astronaut-a-real-person/
  - https://genius.com/Kia-mrs-major-tom-lyrics
  - http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/William_Shatner:Mrs._Major_Tom
  - https://vimeo.com/180506291
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o