A song by this character's creator notes (*) "Ashes to ashes, funky to funky / We know [this person is a junkie]", while this character's last words are "Give my wife my love..." in a 1983 track by Peter Schilling.  
Shiny Toy Guns did a cover of a song about a figure of this name for a 2010 Lincoln MKZ commercial, which sees the title character making the joke "send me a drink" after "trying to relax".  A song about the wife of a man with this name  by K.I.A. notes that he went from "ballet to battle, halo to hole" and that he "didn't burn up", he "just burnt out".  A song by this character's creator notes (*) "Ashes to ashes, funky to funky / We know [this person is a junkie]", while this character's last words are "Give my wife my love..." in a 1983 track by Peter Schilling.  Probably the most famous song about him sees him "sitting in a tin can / far above the world" after being reminded to "take your protein pills and put your helmet on" prior to liftoff.   For 10 points, name this David Bowie character from the album Space Oddity, famously contacted by Ground Control.
Shiny Toy Guns did a cover of a song about a figure of this name for a 2010 Lincoln MKZ commercial, which sees the title character making the joke "send me a drink" after "trying to relax".  
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