 The chorus is loosely based on "Over the Rainbow", sung by Judy Garland, from the film "The Wizard of Oz".Other influences are the T. Rex songs "Hot Love" and "Telegram Sam", and the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On".The song features a string arrangement from Ronson, which Pegg describes as being more similar to the style of Bowie's previous album "Hunky Dory" (1971) than the rest of "Ziggy Stardust".