The 1969 song David Bowie played for decades before abruptly retiring it
The article examines David Bowie’s long-standing relationship with “Space Oddity”, the 1969 song that helped establish his career and became one of his most recognisable performances. Although Bowie said in 1987 that he could not imagine ever removing it from his concerts, he retired it from his setlist during the 1990 Sound and Vision tour,…