"Jorden er blå og det er ingenting jeg kan gjøre."

Translation: The earth is blue and there's nothing I can do.

[learnfrenchray]

Bowie's Space Oddity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP6xBFyA_aw

[Ctougas01]

It's not accessible anymore :'(

[SigurdS]

Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo

[Ctougas01]

Thanks :D

[TARDISToni]

And here's the original, older video (from 1969). It's not the same version (of the video or the song) that everyone is used to, but I love it nevertheless; it has a playfulness that the 'official' 1972 video (posted above) doesn't:

https://youtu.be/tRMZ_5WYmCg

[Erik3481]

For here am I sitting in a tin can

[HessuVee]

Rest in peace, Ziggy Stardust.

[alx.own]

Thanks for making me cry, Duolingo. RIP David Bowie.

[TanteSonja]

"Planet earth is blue", but we won't squabble over details. Thanks duo.

[Ingridsolveig]

ground control to Major Tom <3

[AnvitSriva]

Jordkontroll til Major Tom

[maehovland]

would the world not work for jorden? that's what I put and I got it wrong

[Luke_5.1991]

"The world" = "verden"

[eik55]

So to actually answer your question: no, it would not work. There are two separate words for separate contexts.

[Ondtogviltonsket]

Hvis vår kjærlighetssang kunne fly over fjell

[IwoKabelek]

And then I heard that solo duh duh duh duh duh duh-duh

[ronksponk]

Gotta love Bowie!

[scar53433]

Every other time in this lesson, 'jorda' has been in use, and not a single sentence used 'jorden', except for this one.

I remember the dual usage of feminine words as masculine ones, but i'm curious about this particular one.

BTW, I failed the answer when i wrote "jorda"

[Jacob261182]

This is the funniest thing I've ever seen

[Andy585]

"The earth is blue an there is nothing I can do - about it"?! Sounds way better to me. However if it is a reference of some sort, then I guess that's ok.

[Noodlemaz]

It's also because something or someone being "blue", in English, can mean they are sad. So the astronaut floats in space looking back at us - sees the Blue Planet - thinks of humanity's collective sadness since he can see it all at once from up there in a way, and feels helpless.

"So here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do..."

[WildSage]

Why would someone need to do anything about it?

[kilboy]

It's reference to a very popular song lyric—it references an astronaut's helplessness in his situation while floating above the planet. RIP, David Bowie.