Alas, I have some bad news my friends. We received a very prompt response from Matador Records and despite my idle threats (who wouldn’t be scared of a blogger?) it appears that Cat Power only recorded a fragment of the song and what you hear on the commercial is all you get.

Matador’s Response:

Hi Vague Panther,

We’re more than used to blog posts lamenting our poor judgment - we welcome them!

Chan Marshall recorded only the fragment of “Space Oddity” that you hear in the commercial. There is no full-length version. She has no plans to record a full-length version at this time, and those decisions are up to the artist, not us.

Best wishes,
Matador

Crap on a stick. One can only hope that somewhere out there Cat Power is reading this post and a single tear is cascading down her cheek. We love you Cat Power - how about another covers album with “Space Oddity” on it? Better yet, how about a Stranger Dance exclusive release? Just have your people get in touch with my people.

Special thanks to Matador Records for being able to take a joke – Stranger Dance applauds you for being one of the only labels out there WITH good judgment (and a damn good roster).

Check out their latest releases here. (Update: Also check out their fall sampler. Great stuff.)