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What are your favourite David Bowie songs ?

213 replies

WildRosie · 15/03/2023 19:39

Just to pass the time. As many as you like. In no particular order. I've reduced mine to three but there's a few more I could list:

Starman
Golden Years
Sound and Vision.

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Maverickess · 15/03/2023 20:10

I'm reading the comments and going "Me too!"; "I'd forgotten that one!"; "Ooh no! That one definitely"; "Nope, gotta be that one!"
😂
But, Life on Mars or Changes, or Modern Love, or The Little Drummer Boy or....all of them 🤷🏼‍♀️ he could have sang a shopping list and I'd have loved it.

And anything from The Labyrinth, but I think Under Pressure with Queen/Freddie Mercury ticks all my boxes!

LakeTiticaca · 15/03/2023 20:11

Star man
John I'm only dancing
This is not America ( with Pat Metheny)
😍

RaininSummer · 15/03/2023 20:11

Difficult but moonage daydream, heroes and sorrow are up the top for me

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Wazzzzzuuuuuuup · 15/03/2023 20:11

Five years
Heroes
Ashes to ashes

I also have a soft spot for The Man Who Sold the World, although the Nirvana cover is better.

And All the Young Dudes, reminds me of my dad who I lost a few years ago

Nellieinthebarn · 15/03/2023 20:15

Anyone else only listened to Dark Star once?

ThoseDamnCrows · 15/03/2023 20:16

China Girl
Modern Love
Thursday’s Child

Rattysparklebum · 15/03/2023 20:18

Ziggy Stardust, the story telling is amazing, Young Americans and the Bowie, Pet Shop Boys remix Hello Space boy, that’s my happy song

Puppylucky · 15/03/2023 20:19

One of the things I love most about Bowie is that he had such a long and varied career that there's always something new to discover/ obsess about. For me it's Memories of A Free Festival (the Moonage Daydream doc mix) You've Got A Bad Habit of Leaving and Sex and The Church

Gobolino80 · 15/03/2023 20:19

Modern Love
Rebel Rebel
China Girl
Suffragette City
Sound and Vision
Young Americans

Jonei · 15/03/2023 20:20

All of them. But I really love
Life on Mars
Kooks
John I'm only dancing
Space oddity

MosquitoBuffet · 15/03/2023 20:21

Wild is the wind

Puppylucky · 15/03/2023 20:21

@Maverickess somewhere on the net there is a download of the isolated vocals on Under Pressure and Bowie's voice on that is just extraordinary (as is Freddie's obviously!)

Gobolino80 · 15/03/2023 20:23

Has anyone seen Moonage Daydream? There's some amazing archive footage of concerts from the 70's. The entire film is magical, I felt like I'd been in a different world for a couple of hours when I left the cinema.

C1N1C · 15/03/2023 20:23

Labyrinth of course...

But also a more obscure one for you lot... he narrated an animation of Peter and the Wolf :)

TwoMonthsOff · 15/03/2023 20:24

Station to Station and sound and vision His Berlin period is the best for me

notacooldad · 15/03/2023 20:25

Cat people ( putting out fire)
I'm afraid if the Americans.

TwoMonthsOff · 15/03/2023 20:26

Gobolino80 · 15/03/2023 20:19

Modern Love
Rebel Rebel
China Girl
Suffragette City
Sound and Vision
Young Americans

I love the piano stripped down version of S & V in the B and Q ad wonder where that came from
one rare occasion of respecting and enjoying an ad

user1494050295 · 15/03/2023 20:26

WildRosie · 15/03/2023 19:39

Just to pass the time. As many as you like. In no particular order. I've reduced mine to three but there's a few more I could list:

Starman
Golden Years
Sound and Vision.

Heroes

AllMyExesWearRolexes · 15/03/2023 20:27

Up the hill backwards...

TwoMonthsOff · 15/03/2023 20:27

Aaah yeah Heroes ❤️I’ve got goosebumps thinking it

RadioactiveWear · 15/03/2023 20:29

Life on Mars
The Gene Genie
China Girl
Let's Dance

Ohthebanality · 15/03/2023 20:31

Station to Station is one of my absolute favourites. I love his songs with the long and strange endings, All the Madman and Bewley Brothers, also Moonage Daydream.

waltzingparrot · 15/03/2023 20:31

Wild is the Wind

daffodilandtulip · 15/03/2023 20:32

The man who sold the world
The Labyrinth Soundtrack

Ohthebanality · 15/03/2023 20:32

Young Americans too