your song today: Get It On – T.Rex

I loved this song – what an evergreen glam rock classic! It’s a real late night song, and it’s also great for road trips, dancing and, well, just about anything.

I include a lot of video’s today – two T.Rex video’s – one Top Of The Pops live one with cute dancing girls and Elton John (although I don’t think he’s really playing? – he plays on the studio version though and interestingly enough, Rick Wakeman too) and the The Power Station (the guys from Duran Duran and Robert Palmer) version – a super 80s cover, the Blondie version. I love Blondie and then finally the Joe Perry (from Aerosmith) version…

Enjoy!

your song today: Space Oddity – David Bowie

I’ve always been fascinated by this song. How strange, and I mean, it is Bowie after all, but this is great on such an epic scale that I do believe Elton John ripped this song off completely with Rocket Man (this is only my opinion, but there are rumours that Bowie also believed this because he used to shout “Oh Rocket Man” when performing this song live…)

I also found a wonderful earlier version of this song for you to check out. (Bowie’s original intent – apparently the producer had a hand in creating the final version – with none other than Rick Wakeman (from Yes and who composed the great instrumental Journey To The Center Of The Earth and more) playing as session musician in this song.)

I’ve included all of these as a special Friday treat… enjoy!

And also – as a triple bonus, I include the astoundingly cool Seu Jorge’s version. If you love Wes Anderson as much as I do, you will know that Jorge performs adapted versions of numerous Bowie hits during the entire film, The Life Aquatic wit Steve Zissou. Love!