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- 'Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy' (with Bing Crosby) Bing Crosby, David Bowie - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy. This song was an early form of a mash-up of sorts, featuring the 1941 Christmas song ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ and the new composition ‘Peace on Earth’.
- 'Rebel Rebel' David Bowie - Rebel Rebel • TopPop. The lead single from Diamond Dogs, this song is based around a distinctive guitar riff similar to that of the Rolling Stones.
- 'Fashion' David Bowie - Fashion (Official Video) Released in 1980 and featuring a lavish music video, Bowie said that the song was a way to "move on a little from that Ray Davies concept of fashion, to suggest more of a gritted teeth determination and an unsureness about why one's doing it".
- 'Absolute Beginners' David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (Official Video) This was the theme song to the 1986 film of the same name, starring David Bowie. Although the film was not a success, the song was a big hit, and reached number two in the UK.
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- Heroes’ David Bowie didn't record many obviously commercial songs on his late-Seventies so-called "Berlin Trilogy" of albums. "Heroes" seems like the lone exception, but the song didn't make a huge impact in 1977, failing to even crack the American Hot 100.
- Life on Mars’ "Life on Mars" tells the rather simple story of a lonely girl with "mousy hair" and mean parents who goes to the movies to escape from her problems.
- Space Oddity’ David Bowie spent most of the Sixties trying desperately to become a famous musician. He knocked around in groups like the Manish Boys and Davie Jones with the King Bees and released solo singles like "The Laughing Gnome," but nothing seemed to work.
- Ziggy Stardust’ Let's review what we learn about the Ziggy Stardust character on this song. He's left-handed. He jams with fellows named Weird and Gilly.
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- “Space Oddity” (1969) David Bowie spent most of the Sixties trying desperately to become a famous musician. He knocked around in groups like the Manish Boys and Davie Jones with the King Bees and released solo singles like “The Laughing Gnome,” but nothing seemed to work.
- “The Man Who Sold the World” (1970) Bowie’s 1970 album The Man Who Sold the World was his first with his classic band, the Spiders from Mars, who helped steer his sound from folk-tinged to forward-thinking rock & roll.
- “Changes” (1971) David Bowie was seemingly in danger of being a one-hit wonder by 1971. “Space Oddity” was two long years in the past, and music had changed dramatically.
- “Life on Mars?” (1971) “This is a sensitive young girl’s reaction to … The Media,” Bowie explained on a piece of hotel stationary about this story of a lonely girl with “mousy hair” and mean parents who goes to the movies to escape from her problems.
- "Space Oddity" From: 'Space Oddity' (1969) For an artist who created several masterpieces, perhaps his finest one was the 1969 track "Space Oddity" – the No. 1 item on our list of the Top 10 David Bowie Songs.
- "Changes" From: 'Hunky Dory' (1971) Bowie has often been referred to a chameleon, and he lays that out himself on one of his best-known hits "Changes." The lyrics deal with reinvention and could be construed as a declaration of what was to come from Bowie.
- "Moonage Daydream" From: 'Ziggy Stardust' (1972) Previously recorded under Bowie's Arnold Corns project, "Moonage Daydream" was given new life on his Ziggy Stardust album and proved to be one of the most powerful songs on the disc – and of his career.
- "Heroes" From: 'Heroes' (1977) Not only is "Heroes" one of Bowie's most inspirational songs, it's also one of his best. Co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, the track's title was inspired by a song "Hero" by the experimental German band Neu!
Feb 18, 2024 · From "Space Oddity" to "Let's Dance" to "Blackstar," Paste Magazine has ranked the 30 greatest David Bowie songs of all time.
Jan 3, 2024 · To mark the 75th year of his birth, we've rounded up just 20 of David Bowie's very best songs. We could have easily made this list 75 songs (or even longer), but this snapshot of hits from his breakthrough 'Space Oddity' to his swansong 'Lazarus' is a great place to start.
Jan 8, 2024 · Bowie's is the richest, the most forward-thinking and diverse back catalogue of arguably any recording artist. MOJO delves deep into it to bring you what we believe are his 100 greatest songs... 100. Let Me Sleep Beside You (from The World Of David Bowie, 1970)
