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The Best David Bowie Song

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  • 29-12-2005 11:03pm
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    swingking
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    I was listening to The Best of Bowie on Today Fm and it got me thinking:
    What is in people's opinions the best David Bowie Song

    Mine would be Life on Mars


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    deegan_m
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    Quicksand


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    Doctor J
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    Let's Dance

    just for the bassline :v:


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    Airblazer
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    Starman...really gets the crowd going when this is played


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    madisona
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    anything by Tin Machine


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    [Deleted User]
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    madisona wrote:
    anything by Tin Machine



    SPAM!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


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    TheDoc
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    Heros Starman The man who sold the world Ziggy Stardust

    They are my favourite 4, i have every single bowie album heard every single trck, think these are the best 4.

    I recently aquired his DVD Reality Tour........that is possibly the worst performance of Bowie i have ever seen. The female bassist just ruined it i feel, her voice totally outdid bowies and she just takes away from the original bowie =/


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    The Gnome
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    Love a bit of the auld Ziggy myself, that or Starman.


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    Chardee MacDennis
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    under pressure, life on mars, space oddity , starman, ziggy stardust, my top 5 in order


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    Ruu_Old
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    Life on Mars would be my pick also.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Ziggy Stardust


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    MikeC101
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    Ashes to Ashes for me...just something about it sends chills down my spine. In a good way.


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    cjs19
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    Lady Stardust, nobody? Whered he get those opening chords from?


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    mike65
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    Very hard to say, I'l take a left-field approach and mention the 1975 Philly remix of John, I'm Only Dancing (not relased until '79), anything from Low side 2, Jean Genie from Aladin Sane, and of course The Laughing Gnome! ;)

    Mike.


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    tj-music.com
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    Given that the man is a genius it is hard to name only one. "Hello Spaceboy" or "Underground" would be some of my favourites.


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    Redegg
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    be my wife

    love life on mars too.


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    Daavid
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    The Motel has gotta be up there, and Lady Grinning Soul

    Too many to mention.


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    Bitsie
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    Ashes too ashes or Space Oddity


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    Kolodny
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    Ashes to Ashes
    MikeC101 wrote:
    ...just something about it sends chills down my spine. In a good way.

    and for exactly that reason.


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    Nimrod's Son
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    "Heroes" - breathtaking. I love his vocals in that track.


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    Dont be at yourself
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    Another vote for Life On Mars.

    There's so many though. Heroes, Fashion, Lets Dance, Starman... all great. I'd kill to see him live.


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    JacoStanley
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    [DM]-TheDOC- wrote:



    I recently aquired his DVD Reality Tour........that is possibly the worst performance of Bowie i have ever seen. The female bassist just ruined it i feel, her voice totally outdid bowies and she just takes away from the original bowie =/

    You've got to be joking. She's fantastic for the whole gig and when she takes Freddie's part in Under Pressure she just becomes Goddess like. She's been with Bowie since the the mid nineties I think. Personal favourite of mine is "Strangers When We Meet" from Outside. Not a great album however.


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    ChuckProphet
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    No contest - 5 Years.


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    Amazotheamazing
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    5 years is a great, great song.


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    jcoote
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    there are so man but ziggy or queen bitch would be up there


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    Sangre
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    Magic Dance from the Labrinyth!


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    Johnny Storm
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    Panic in Detroit


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    Dagnir Glaurung
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    ChuckProphet wrote:
    No contest - 5 Years.

    I agree with this. Five Years is wonderful.


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    TheDoc
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    I think it would make an shorter list to name his worst songs, the man did now wrong, even that christmas collaboration with your man, so cheesy, yet brilliant =D only bowie could pull that off


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    Mark
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    Life on Mars, in no small part helped by how well it was used in The Life Aquatic.


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    billy the squid
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    Ground control to Major Tom. don't know if that is the name of it but that is my favorite. other than that it would have to be the Queen song he featureed in "under pressure"


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