It was a favourite song of his mother's and it also made him imagine that Major Tom was his dad. Click on this link to see the original video for this song from 1969. The song was the first big hit for Bowie in North America.
In 1983 German singer Peter Schilling released the song Major Tom (Coming Home) which is another version of the story.
There is not much mention of music in the part of the story that takes place in 1927, which is not surprising since Rose can not hear music. Still, if you are interested in what music sounded like back then, you can click on some these popular songs from that year:
And here are some songs from 1977, when Ben's part of the story takes place.
Lonely Boy, by Andrew Gold
Star Wars - Main Title, by London Symphony Orchestra
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