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Play all. Celebrating 75 years of David Bowie. Tune in to his most celebrated tracks and music videos from some of Bowie's most iconic eras.
List of songs recorded by David Bowie. David Bowie performing on the Sound+Vision Tour in 1990. David Bowie (1947–2016) was an English musician who recorded over 400 different songs in a career which spanned six decades.
SongWriter (s)Original ReleaseYear"1917"David Bowie Reeves GabrelsB-side of "Thursday's Child" (UK CD2)1999David Bowie1974"5:15 The Angels Have Gone"David Bowie2002"'87 and Cry"David Bowie1987- Tom Eames
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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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Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust...
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- Gavin Edwards,Christopher R. Weingarten,Brittany Spanos,Jason Newman,Simon Vozick-Levinson,Maura Johnston,Patrick Doyle,Scott Sterling,Andy Greene,Rob Sheffield
- “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.
Jan 11, 2017 · Find over 400 David Bowie songs with links to full articles on themes, songwriting, recording, and release. Browse the alphabetical list of singles and albums from his career, from A to Z.
David Bowie 75 Official Playlist. Listen to all of David Bowie's hits, including 'Heroes', 'Starman', 'Space Oddity' and more ...