FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite David Bowie song or songs

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Am a big collector and Bowie fan

I love so many of his songs

My favourite song of his is called Queen Bitch

What’s yours that’s if you like his music

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a great fan but do like hero’s in German.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

Not a fan at all. Sorry

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"Not a great fan but do like hero’s in German.

Have to agree, I have a varied taste but he doesn't do it for me except the track 'Fashion'.

But my fave is Heroes done by Peter Gabriel. The poignancy of that version hits hard on the last few minutes of the Sole Survivor movie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will always love 'Space Oddity'

But not a general fan.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"Not a great fan but do like hero’s in German.

What a coincidence. That is my favourite too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not a great fan but do like hero’s in German.

What a coincidence. That is my favourite too. "

Haha

Great tits think alike only mine are hairy!!!!

Youngest has just got into music and is enjoying mr David a lot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sound and vision, RIP x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Queen Bitch

Station to Station

Ashes to Ashes

Look Back in Anger

Width of a Circle

Blackstar

Sound and Vision

Memory of a free festival

Be My Wife

Rock n Roll Suicide

Diamond Dogs

Cracked Actor

Bewlay Brothers

Rebel Rebel

Warzawa

Boys Keep Swinging

Life on Mars

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Quicksand

TVC 15

Moonage Daydream

Lady Grinning Soul

The Man Who Sold The World

Changes

A New Career in a New Town

Five Years

China Girl

Buddha of Suburbia

Stay

Cygnet Committee

Joe the Lion

All the Madmen

Some Are

Ziggy Stardust

And of course, The Laughing Knome

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

There’s so many but for me it’s Life on Mars.

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Starman

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

Five Years, Modern Love - many more.

Any non appreciators- watch the live concert from Dublin the ‘Reality’ tour. Sensational - the lucky audience couldn’t believe how good it was.

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Massive Bowie fan. So hard to pick just one but if I was about to be skewered by a large pitchfork unless I named one it would be "heroes"

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

So many to choose from but if you really pushed me...Laughing Gnome steals it

No seriously Heroes or Young Americans would get the nod but a very tough call

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Queen Bitch

Station to Station

Ashes to Ashes

Look Back in Anger

Width of a Circle

Blackstar

Sound and Vision

Memory of a free festival

Be My Wife

Rock n Roll Suicide

Diamond Dogs

Cracked Actor

Bewlay Brothers

Rebel Rebel

Warzawa

Boys Keep Swinging

Life on Mars

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Quicksand

TVC 15

Moonage Daydream

Lady Grinning Soul

The Man Who Sold The World

Changes

A New Career in a New Town

Five Years

China Girl

Buddha of Suburbia

Stay

Cygnet Committee

Joe the Lion

All the Madmen

Some Are

Ziggy Stardust

And of course, The Laughing Knome

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That about covers it! Great music.

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By *andyMinx_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds

Torn between Lady Stardust and Rebel Rebel, but I will go with the latter quite simply because of the amazing guitar and drums intro.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Queen Bitch

Station to Station

Ashes to Ashes

Look Back in Anger

Width of a Circle

Blackstar

Sound and Vision

Memory of a free festival

Be My Wife

Rock n Roll Suicide

Diamond Dogs

Cracked Actor

Bewlay Brothers

Rebel Rebel

Warzawa

Boys Keep Swinging

Life on Mars

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Quicksand

TVC 15

Moonage Daydream

Lady Grinning Soul

The Man Who Sold The World

Changes

A New Career in a New Town

Five Years

China Girl

Buddha of Suburbia

Stay

Cygnet Committee

Joe the Lion

All the Madmen

Some Are

Ziggy Stardust

And of course, The Laughing Knome

That about covers it! Great music.

I don't know, I missed out a lot of obvious ones

Space oddity

Starman

Oh you pretty things

Suffragette city

Jean Jeanie

Drive in Saturday

Heroes

Let's Dance

Loving the Alien

Blue Jean

Where are We Now

Lazarus

Modern Love

Time

Fame

Aladdin Sane

Wild is the Wind

Soul Love

Golden Years

Young Americans

Under Pressure

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By *sasimpleMan
over a year ago

D & G

Hunky Dory is one of the great albums. Favourite song or his though has to be Sorrow.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hunky Dory

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

Low

Station To Station

Alladin Sane

Sorrow is a cover, not Bowie's song

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Heroes or Under Pressure but as the latter was a collaboration, it’s heroes then

Life on Mars was the first single I bought of his, so a close second

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

Way too many for me but I would say A couple of Kooks and Young Americans stand out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Life on Mars" is possibly the most perfect pop song ever, and most likely my favourite Bowie song. But I'll tip my hat to pretty much anything from the Tony Visconti era.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Life on Mars" is possibly the most perfect pop song ever, and most likely my favourite Bowie song. But I'll tip my hat to pretty much anything from the Tony Visconti era."
I have to agree. Life on Mars does it for me to if I finally go for just one.

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By *lasphemouscoupleCouple
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

Rebel rebel is probably my favourite but I love Bowie-mrs

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By *kyblue1878Couple
over a year ago

Southport

Heroes, Ashes to ashes and Under Pressure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We love Bowie... Think my faveis life on Mars..

But i love uncle Arthur off his first album in the mid 60s

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By *pforfun1234562016Couple
over a year ago

leamington spa

Massive bowie fans we do it in albums man who sold the world at moment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heroes and Suffragette City.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

God too many. I'll keep it to three

Wild is the Wind, best cover version ever.

Teenage Wildlife, Scary Monsters was my first Bowie album.

Quicksand.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Huge Bowie fan! I can’t pick a song each time one plays I’ll declare it’s my favourite

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By *nfinity1Man
over a year ago

Near Bournemouth

Space oddity, Life on Mars and Ashes to ashes

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Heroes and Life on Mars

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

I'm a fan, though I admit I'm not familiar with all his work, especially his later stuff. Off the top of my head some of my favourites would be...

Let's Dance, Young Americans, Golden Years, The Prettiest Star, Starman, The Jean Genie...the whole of Hunky Dory is brilliant. Lots of great songs. I could list many more.

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By *lowhands7Man
over a year ago

South Leicestershire / Burton on Trent

"Am a big collector and Bowie fan

I love so many of his songs

My favourite song of his is called Queen Bitch

What’s yours that’s if you like his music "

Let's Dance and Starman

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By *ontymoveMan
over a year ago

coleraine

The whole Ziggy Stardust album is brilliant and favourite song ‘5 years’.

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By *rystal DreamtimeTV/TS
over a year ago

horsham

Love so much Bowie stuff . As a young kid I would listen to Albums ( vinyl ) and sing along to the lyrics which were always printed on the inner sleeve .. the 4 albums I grow up with were

Space oddity

Hunky Dory

Aladin sane

Rise and fall of ziggy stardust ..

I love then all and it’s surprising how many of the lyrics I can still remember of by heart ..

So to pick one track of each album from the above .

Letter to Hermonie / Space Oddity

Panic in Detroit / Aladin Sane ( although that could have been Drive in Saturday quite easily )

Bewley Brothers / Hunky Dory

Moonage Daydream / The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust ...

Only because I had to choose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll cheat and choose 3 although they are essentially 1 suite of songs:

Sweet Thing

Candidate

Sweet Thing (Reprise)

All from Diamond Dogs

Huge Bowie fan since childhood but only saw him live once and unfortunately, probably the worst live act I've ever seen!

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

"Queen Bitch

Station to Station

Ashes to Ashes

Look Back in Anger

Width of a Circle

Blackstar

Sound and Vision

Memory of a free festival

Be My Wife

Rock n Roll Suicide

Diamond Dogs

Cracked Actor

Bewlay Brothers

Rebel Rebel

Warzawa

Boys Keep Swinging

Life on Mars

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Quicksand

TVC 15

Moonage Daydream

Lady Grinning Soul

The Man Who Sold The World

Changes

A New Career in a New Town

Five Years

China Girl

Buddha of Suburbia

Stay

Cygnet Committee

Joe the Lion

All the Madmen

Some Are

Ziggy Stardust

And of course, The Laughing Knome

Well that killed that thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Couple of kooks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Magic dance fantastic song

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Rebel Rebel is good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Magic dance fantastic song "

Oh and underground

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

Pretty much all of them.

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol

The man was so far ahead of stuff and I got in right at the beginning..love some of his early stuff like, width of a circle, all the madmen, kooks.

But I will nominate,John I'm only dancing a 'gay' song which touched on bisexuality before it was accepted..i think it was the follow up to Starman although not included on the magnificent the rise and fall of ziggy stardust.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks to all lads and lasses for taking part

Didn’t realise how many people still liked Bowie

I actually love all his music

And yes his early concerts not too good

But did any one see the Glastonbury concert that was shown on tv

Absolutely brilliant concert wish I’d have seen that

Thank again in taking part

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love Bowie!

Drive In Saturday I think.

But on the day his death was announced, I was flicking through stations and came across Modern Love. Never been a particular favourite of mine, but when that came on I realised how glad I was to live in a world that he lived in too and danced like a loony toon round my flat. Since that day it's been another favourite.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

In fact any track off "Lets Dance"....

A really underrated album in my opinion. Cool, with taste, artistic, slick piece of work. Very commercial & catchy - nothing wrong with that. Nile Rodgers producing it also - amazing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love Bowie my favs

Fashion

Rebel

Space Oddity

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never a great fan but the one he did with Lulu...never get tired of hearing it..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

station to station

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By *lipy123TV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Golden years

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Kooks, love it!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Love 'Wild is the Wind' too, but prefer Joanne Shaw Taylors version

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol

"Never a great fan but the one he did with Lulu...never get tired of hearing it.."

Was that the man who sold the world?

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By *rkrisssMan
over a year ago

Berkshire

The Christmas song with Bing Crosby was a weird one but, you can't help but watch/listen to it all! Lol!!!

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

In fact any track off "Lets Dance"....

A really underrated album in my opinion. Cool, with taste, artistic, slick piece of work. Very commercial & catchy - nothing wrong with that. Nile Rodgers producing it also - amazing.

First Bowie album I bought, Criminal World another favourite track of mine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jean Genie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never a great fan but the one he did with Lulu...never get tired of hearing it..

Was that the man who sold the world? "

Yes that's it...

great intro. great harmony

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol

Under Pressure with Ms Mercury is quite interesting...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Controversial I know but I love the earthling album from the late 90s

Little wonder is a great track

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Toss up between Heros and The Man Who Sold The World.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Never a great fan but the one he did with Lulu...never get tired of hearing it.."

The man who sold the world

Is the song which lulu did with Bowie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ha ha ha hee hee hee.

I'm a laughing gnome and you can't catch me.

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By *ust ClareTV/TS
over a year ago

Settlewick!

All The Madmen

Scream Like A Baby

Quicksand

Fantastic Voyage

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By *en-xxxMan
over a year ago

coventry

Modern love.

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

https://youtu.be/lNqo0kIR-TU "ashes to ashes"

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Am a big collector and Bowie fan

I love so many of his songs

My favourite song of his is called Queen Bitch

What’s yours that’s if you like his music "

Bowie was one of those artists that "pushed the boundaries" but that generally involves producing lots of crap. There was an awful lot of incredible songs too though.

Life on Mars, Space Oddity, Heroes, China Girl, Changes, Golden Years, Jean Genie... all genius.

I think my favourite is probably Absolute Beginners

Cal

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By *uvhandle20Man
over a year ago

SE London

David Bowie was a very special artists creating very special songs. Some of them are so good that they survive a totally new interpretation, e.g. I like "Heroes" performed by Motörhead. (look it up on YT and weep for two great talents lost)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bowie has hero status with me but if I had to choose two

Hero or Life on Mars

Young Americans

Ask me in 10 minutes I will have changed my mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love the ziggy stardust era or the outside earthling especially I’m afraid of Americans the nine once nails mix

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By *ensualMan
over a year ago

Sutton

Every artist will have an off day and produce work that is poor, but the mark of a genius is to produce one great work. David Bowie produced not one but many gandreat works. His songs are not just sung but written on one's soul.

Although "Sorrow" many not have been written by Bowie, it is still to me his song.

I think "Young Americans" single is one of the most perfect songs written. Not quite soul it is a rollercoaster ride of musical devices in one song. The "Young Americans" album has some of my favourite solo artists on it. Leaving out Johh Lennon (whoever he may be) there is David Sanborm on the sax, Ralph MacDonald on percussion, and the genius soul singer Luther Vandross.

Although I don't have favourites I can never tire of "Golden Years", "Fashion" and "Ashes to Ashes".

Not everyone knows this but there is a theory that Bowie caused the global financual crash in the early 2000's by being one of the first people to create a financial instrument out of his royalties. This type of financial product became very popular and was the theory underlying the packaging of mortgages that lead to the crash.

What Is a Bowie Bond

A Bowie bond was a unique type of asset-backed security which used as collateral the royalty streams from current (at the time) and future album sales and live performances by musician David Bowie.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Sorrow... Or young Americans for me... Love that sax and drum intro... Ooorr_right... You can't listen without singing along...

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By *tephanie50TV/TS
over a year ago

redditch

the laughing gnome my favourite... although Bowie hated it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 19/09/20 19:30:15]"

Lady Grinning Soul

Gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.

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By *uttonBiMan
over a year ago

Sutton Coldfield B73 5XP

Teenage Wildlife from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980 Robert Fripp guitar brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wasn’t a big fan but I like life on Mars

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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago

folkestone

China girl. You get Bowie, Nile Rodgers playing and producing it and a Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar solo. Perfect

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolute beginners

Life on Mars.

Under pressure with queen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Life on Mars?

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By *ust ClareTV/TS
over a year ago

Settlewick!

"Teenage Wildlife from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980 Robert Fripp guitar brilliant "

Good shout,the second side of Scary Monsters is even better than side 1 which has all the well known hits

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By *ulldog_71Man
over a year ago

Sedgefield

London Boys has to be up there

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

Can I have

Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth

Loved the chemistry as it was sung with Being Crosby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed"

Have you caught the Covid?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hes in the same sector as coldplay for me... made one track i like the rest is monotonous.

-Space oddity

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

"Hes in the same sector as coldplay for me... made one track i like the rest is monotonous.

-Space oddity

You sir are a fool!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hes in the same sector as coldplay for me... made one track i like the rest is monotonous.

-Space oddity

You sir are a fool! "

Why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hes in the same sector as coldplay for me... made one track i like the rest is monotonous.

-Space oddity

You sir are a fool! "

Bit harsh

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

"Hes in the same sector as coldplay for me... made one track i like the rest is monotonous.

-Space oddity

You sir are a fool!

Bit harsh

On reflection yes lol. But comparing the sainted David with those bore merchants, my god.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You're not my type.

I'm not even going to look at your profile.

But I love you a little bit more because of this thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Modern love and heroes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am a big collector and Bowie fan

I love so many of his songs

My favourite song of his is called Queen Bitch

What’s yours that’s if you like his music "

Me too, it's the "frock coat and bibbety bobbety hat" line that gets me as well as that killer riff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Life on mars

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

Impossible to choose. Every track i think of is better than the previous one. Albums i keep going back to? Hunky Dory. Heroes. Space Oddity. Low. Ziggy.

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By *amRod64Man
over a year ago

Gravesend

Not a big fan

I’d vote for All the Young Dudes

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