The Best David Bowie Song

modular · 21-01-2006 5:02pm

Starman!

Also, Changes. Now there's a catchy song.

Lemming · 21-01-2006 5:09pm

I couldn't name any one Bowie song that I think is best, but I do have my favourites:

Space Oddity
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
Life on Mars
The man who sold the world
Rock & Roll Suicide
Sorrow

and of course 'Under Pressure'

Dev 17 · 21-01-2006 6:13pm

teh man who sold the world imo.

Atrocity · 21-01-2006 7:13pm

Heroes without a doubt.

Rantorama · 21-01-2006 10:56pm

Heroes...subtle and brilliant.

Gandhi · 22-01-2006 12:47am

Loving the Alien.

Although Life on Mars is really great too.

Helmet · 22-01-2006 11:49am

Will openly admit that I much prefer his older dress-wearing stuff.
Moonage Daydream, Rock and Roll Suicide, Bewley brothers.
Anyone ever hear him doing a version of my death by Jacques Brel, damned good.
Overall though I reckon Moonage Daydream!!!
I'm an aligator!!!

Photi · 23-01-2006 8:15am

Queen Bitch

Blisterman · 23-01-2006 12:46pm

I like Rebel Rebel. Great song.

magpie · 23-01-2006 12:48pm

Cracked Actor is a current favourite as is Time.

OK, I've been listening to Alladin Sane a lot recently.

Oh, and Scary Monsters can't be ****ed with.

EDIT/ Looking over some of the other replies

anything from Low side 2

Ah, Warszawa or Art Life would be my faves. Good Ol' Brian Eno.

grumpytrousers · 23-01-2006 12:53pm

Gun to my head, and i'm only allowed pick one, then it'll have to be "heroes". The album version - if only 'cos it's longer

There's so many 'honourable mentions' though...somebody mentioned 5 years and 'lady stardust' and i'd have to agree...I also really like Drive In Saturday, Life on Mars and (if only for the cool rock'n'roll piano right after 'wam-bam-thankyou-mam) Suffragette City.

Am I the only person who really really really likes Absolute Beginners?

DIRTY69 · 25-01-2006 7:23am

too many to mention tbh. HEs a legond!! to bad his nu stuff isnt up to much!:(

klingklang · 25-01-2006 10:16am

Station To Station

FunkyChicken · 25-01-2006 5:45pm

Heroes, under pressure or ground control to major tom.

starn · 25-01-2006 5:48pm

Space Oddity, Life on Mars, Golden Years, and under Pressure.....oh and that bout the gnome

Paparazzo · 26-02-2011 3:17am

Sorry for dragging up an old thread, but this type of thread doesn't really need a date.
The guy is a genius, and I'd love to see a few more songs added that aren't the usual "best of" stuff. We all know Ziggy Stardust and Space Oddity is great, but the guy has a hell of a lot of material, and a hell of a lot of genius stuff. Here's a few:

My favourite bowie song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKMSgZo9c8s

And Lady Grinning Soul:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jlOPW9zesY

Moonage Daydream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE4Mu_cZcIA

Queen Bitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbDbQc3QdXU

This guy has so much good stuff I can't believe it! His best of albums have such a tiny percentage of his good stuff it's unreal!

Here's another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWX_MFNOL_Y

Even this is genius:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DakPPBqPok

Latchy · 26-02-2011 3:26am

Life on Mars would also be my no 1 , I remember it first time around and still sounds as fresh and brilliant now as it did back then .I remember being on a ferry sailing across the Irish sea and saying hello to Rick Wakeman who I remembered played that lovely piano solo on Life On Mars.

Golden Years is the other top Bowie song .....that's also fav and part of the soundtrack to my teen years .

Omnipresence · 26-02-2011 3:30am

5 Years....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmaCxeXpvds

Intense

wandatowell · 26-02-2011 12:55pm

Genius, Always loved Lets Dance meself

Superbus · 27-02-2011 7:17pm

TVC 15

HalloweenJack · 27-02-2011 10:53pm

Teenage Wildlife.

It'd probably be easier to list your favourite songs from each album.

loyatemu · 27-02-2011 10:58pm

Heroes is a towering song, one of the best of the last 40 years.

for a less obvious one - Stay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuKHYttgwhA

Buck · 27-02-2011 10:58pm

Ziggy Stardust for me.
I do also like Bowie's cover of The Pixies - Cactus

ValJester · 28-02-2011 3:43am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE4Mu_cZcIA

followed very closely by

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II82y16bwpw

Oh_Noes · 28-02-2011 3:55am

magpie wrote: »

Cracked Actor is a current favourite as is Time.

OK, I've been listening to Alladin Sane a lot recently.

Oh, and Scary Monsters can't be ****ed with.

EDIT/ Looking over some of the other replies

Ah, Warszawa or Art Life would be my faves. Good Ol' Brian Eno.

A New Career in a New Town. And anything else off either side of Low.

Queen Bitch, Candidate, Word on a Wing, Heart's Filthy lesson.

Have to disagree with a poster above, I loved the Black Tie White Noise Album.

There's nothing like sitting bored driving down the motorway when Moonage Daydream randomly comes on the radio. I wreck my voice trying to sing it :pac:

fontanalis · 28-02-2011 10:18pm

grumpytrousers wrote: »

Gun to my head, and i'm only allowed pick one, then it'll have to be "heroes". The album version - if only 'cos it's longer

There's so many 'honourable mentions' though...somebody mentioned 5 years and 'lady stardust' and i'd have to agree...I also really like Drive In Saturday, Life on Mars and (if only for the cool rock'n'roll piano right after 'wam-bam-thankyou-mam) Suffragette City.

Am I the only person who really really really likes Absolute Beginners?

No you're not.
Another honourable mention is Young Americans. And who can foget the wonderful christmas duet; Little Drumemr Boy.