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David Bowie performing 'Five Years' on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972. Taken from Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mar...
Sep 26, 2018 · David Bowie - Five Years. Ziggy's Stardust. 19.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 273. 22K views 5 years ago. Artist: David Bowie. Song: Five Years. Album: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And...
Dec 1, 2020 · ‘Five Years’ set the scene for David Bowie’s breakthrough Ziggy Stardust album: an apocalyptic vision of society crumbling at the end times. The song speaks of a dystopian nightmare in which Earth enters its final five years, for reasons undisclosed, and the ensuing panic, violence, and attempts at redemption.
David Bowie chose five years as the length of time following a dream he had in 1971 in which his late father came to him and told him that he had only five years left to live and that he must never fly again. This was recorded in November 1971 at London's Trident Studios.
Apr 28, 2024 · Five Years by David Bowie is a mesmerizing tribute to time and the speed at which it passes. It was written and recorded in 1971, marking Bowie’s transition between his early folk and psychedelic sound to the glam-rock style he is known for today.
"Five Years" is a song by the English musician David Bowie, released on his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
Bowie chose the length of time, five years, as a result of a dream in which his deceased father told him he must never fly again and would die in five years. He describes the whole episode so vividly.
