David Bowiethe son of has struck in RT for quoting his late father – and producing the “perfect return”, according to Twitter users.
Duncan Jones entered the social media platform after state-sponsored Russian television tweeted a story about NASA with the inscription “Major Tom’s Ground Control.”
The lyrics are from Bowie’s 1969 hit Space Oddity, and Mr. Jones doesn’t seem impressed with the channel formerly known as Russia Today, which covers his father’s work.
He responded quickly, quoting a tweet, and simply wrote, “Wrong Song” next to a Ukrainian flag and two emojis on his heart, as well as an image of touching lyrics from another Bowie Heroes classic (1977).
Social media users were quick to respond to Mr Jones and mark his response as a “perfect return” amid the crisis in Ukraine.
David Bowie’s son (pictured together in 2009) erupted on RT to quote his late father – and produced the “perfect return”, according to Twitter users
Duncan Jones took to the social media platform after state-sponsored Russian television tweeted a NASA story with the caption “Major Tom’s Ground Control.” He responded quickly, quoting a tweet, and simply wrote, “Wrong Song,” along with a Ukrainian flag and two emojis at heart, as well as an image of touching lyrics from another Bowie Heroes classic (above).
The texts tweeted by Jones on Friday were: “I, I can remember (I remember). Standing, next to the wall (next to the wall). And the weapons fired over our heads (over our heads)
“And we kissed, as if nothing could fall (nothing could fall). And the shame was on the other side. Oh, we can beat them, forever. Then we could be heroes for just one day.
Admired by Mr. Jones’s response, one man wrote, “Well, if that’s not the perfect comeback.”
Another said: “This has always been my favorite of your father’s many brilliant songs for many emotional, personal reasons. It has never meant more to me than it does now. #GloryToUkraine. ‘
A third added, “This tweet is the tweet of the decade,” and a fourth wrote, “The old man is smiling now, my friend.”
Social media users rushed to respond to Mr Jones and described his response as a “perfect return” amid Ukraine’s crisis
This comes after the media regulator Ofcom launched 15 investigations into RT’s “proper impartiality” yesterday.
The move, which increases RT’s chances of losing its UK license, concerns 15 issues of its hourly news program aired on Sunday.
The EU has banned the channel, but Foreign Minister Liz Truss has warned that such a move in the UK is likely to lead to a BBC ban in Russia.
She added: “We want the Russian people to hear the truth about what Putin is doing.”
After days of speculation, Ofcom revealed that it had “seen a significant increase” in the number of broadcasts that “require an investigation under our Broadcasting Code”.
Mr Jones (pictured in 2018) seemed less impressed by the channel formerly known as Russia Today, citing his father’s work
Understandably, investigations focus mainly on reports from local correspondents – in places like the Donbass region of Ukraine – rather than processing stories by studio presenters.
RT, which has a number of British presenters and reporters, reportedly called the invasion of Ukraine a “special military operation”.
Ofcom said yesterday that it expected “full cooperation from RT”, adding that investigations would be “accelerated” given the “gravity and urgency of the current crisis”.
On Sunday, Boris Johnson said the channel was “selling” content that “does a lot of damage to the truth” and called on Ofcom to check whether it was “breaking the country’s rules”.
Last week, Culture Minister Nadine Doris used a letter to Ofcom to accuse RT, formerly known as Russia Today, of “apparently part of Russia’s global disinformation campaign”.
Media regulator Ofcom yesterday launched 15 investigations into the “proper impartiality” of state-backed Russian television RT
But Ms Truss admitted yesterday that any action to ban the channel here could lead to revenge against British broadcasters such as the BBC.
She told parliament: “We are considering what can be done on RT, but the reality is that banning RT in the UK will likely lead to a ban on channels like the BBC in Russia.”
The foreign minister added: “And what we want is for the Russian people to hear the truth about what Vladimir Putin is doing.”
Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes said last night: “Given the serious situation in Ukraine, we will urgently end our investigations against RT.”