Free “Space Oddity”: Matador Standoff, Day 2
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.)
Ask them when the hell they’re going to push the “Brighten the Corners” reissue out the damn door! … And if I can get an advance copy.
I just heard this cover for the first time and tried to look for the full version of the song. Thanks a lot for this information.
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Wow, while I can’t stand that it wasn’t a whole song, thanks Stranger Dance for getting the lowdown. I have been checking every week to see if it would pop up on itunes or Cat Power’s website. No matter what I discovered a great new artist. But since it is up to her to record it maybe we should ask her to do it. (Sad puppy dog eyes)
Sorry to burst your bubble folks, but the song is actually a cover of “MAJOR TOM (Coming Home)” by PETER SCHILLING. It’s kind of a follow up to Bowies songs.
I LOVE the cover though.
Please do us a favor and redo your research regarding your post #6.
If however you being confused with:
Lincoln MKZ: Peter Schilling’s “Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Shiny Toy Guns,
and not the original
Lincoln MKS: “Space Oddity” cover by Cat Power commercial then your forgiven.
The Shiny Toy Guns cover was good to though IMO, I too would love to see a full version Cat Power cover of Space Oddity. Thanx for the research Matador.
god damnit
dear god, she needs to change her mind. the “teaser” is incredible.
yes, another covers album would be genius. Chan if your reading…
How do we get Cat Power to relieve our pain and do us a full version ?
She has a habit of recording awesome snippets of songs for commercials. I remember a couple of years ago she did a Cat Stevens song for a jewelry commercial around Christmas (”How Can I Tell You,” I believe it was). Absolutely beautiful and I subsequently found out that she’d only recorded little more than what was used in a very short commercial. Such a tease!
MORE SPACE ODDITY …….. BEST COVER EVER …….. NEED THE FULL THING
And here I was thinking about buying a Lincoln…..but if they don’t release the full version of this song I will be buying a GM.
Thanks for this even if the news sucks :-).
I was really hoping for a full version. I dont own any music by Cat Power, but I sure was about to go out and purchase the album with this song on it. Oh well…..
Wow. I’d never even HEARD of Cat Power til I heard this commercial and now I can’t buy a CD with this song on it? Awww… 45 minutes of internet wasted… If you’re reading this hon, you’d have at least one new customer ^_^
Well it’s def. not as GOOD as the Cat Power version folks, but Brix does a decent cover of Space Oddity on her Happy Unbirthday album as well. It has helped suffice a teeny tiny bit of my urge to hear the full version of Cat’s. Damn Cat though for only doing that 35 second blurb. Such a tease!!!
Do they hate money? Sometimes artists have no business sense. Why record only part of a song anyway? You have to practice before recording and it was a waste of practice and studio time. Especially after you see all the demand out there for the full thing…(very few artists get this luxury) you still won’t record the full song even though you know it will be a hit? WTF.
Sara or #18: It is indeed a good version, but I prefer the ripping hearts and tears melancholic voice of Chan.
Hey D… whatever your name is or rather # 19: Not everything is money, specially with Cat Power since she came to Mexico City one time and her tickets cost something like 15 dlls…
I shall not give up and keep looking!!!