Which David Bowie song introduced the character Major Tom?

Which David Bowie song introduced the character Major Tom?

• A. Space Oddity
• B. Changes
• C. Rebel Rebel
• D. Fame

Answer: (A)

Major Tom is Bowie's fictional astronaut who first appears in Space Oddity, where the story of a lone traveler far from Earth is told through the Ground Control to Major Tom line. This track introduces the character as a narrative device, a persona Bowie would revisit in later songs, but it’s Space Oddity that marks his first appearance and sets up Major Tom’s ongoing arc. The other songs listed aren’t about this character—Changes centers on personal transformation, Rebel Rebel on glam-rock identity, and Fame on the price of success—so they don’t introduce Major Tom.

Major Tom is Bowie's fictional astronaut who first appears in Space Oddity, where the story of a lone traveler far from Earth is told through the Ground Control to Major Tom line. This track introduces the character as a narrative device, a persona Bowie would revisit in later songs, but it’s Space Oddity that marks his first appearance and sets up Major Tom’s ongoing arc. The other songs listed aren’t about this character—Changes centers on personal transformation, Rebel Rebel on glam-rock identity, and Fame on the price of success—so they don’t introduce Major Tom.