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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Bowie's son humiliates Russian network for Space Oddity words as he supports Ukraine
David Bowie's son Duncan Jones has taken to Twitter to blast Russia Today for using his dad's lyrics to Space Oddity in a tweet about Russia-US space cooperation. The film producer, 50, was quick to fire back with poignant lyrics to his father's hit Heroes, while airing his support for Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion of the country.
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Duncan's tweet comes as a Russia-affiliated newsite posted a link to a story about NASA's response to the US and Russia's space cooperation amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Russia Today captioned the post: "Ground control to major Tom."
Retweeting the post, he wrote: "Wrong song," followed by a Ukrainian flag emoji with a heart on either side.
He also shared a snap of lyrics from another one of his father's classics, 1977 song, Heroes.
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David Bowie's son humiliates Russian network for Space Oddity words as he supports Ukraine (Original Post)
orangecrush
Mar 2022
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highplainsdem
(48,721 posts)1. Bravo, Duncan!!! Several weeks ago I posted a thread here about
a video I'd just seen suggesting that "Heroes" might be needed soon as an anthem against oppression.
https://democraticunderground.com/100216251076
How perfect that David Bowie's son brought it up this way!
orangecrush
(19,236 posts)3. +1
Omaha Steve
(99,061 posts)2. K&R!
orangecrush
(19,236 posts)4. ...
highplainsdem
(48,721 posts)5. Btw, Bowie dedicated his performance of "Heroes" at Live Aid in 1985 to
Duncan and "to all our children and to the children of the world."
Video with that dedication: