The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/appalachian_hatachi on 2024-11-27 02:53:20.

Original Title: TIL: That the chorus of David Bowie’s Starman is loosely based on Over The Rainbow from the film The Wizard Of Oz. Alluding to the Starman’s extraterrestrial origins (over the rainbow), the octave leap on “Star-man” is identical to that of Judy Garland’s “some-where” in Over The Rainbow.