Ashes to ashes lyrics

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An art rock , art pop and new wave song led by a flanged piano riff, the lyrics act as a sequel to Bowie's hit " Space Oddity ": the astronaut Major Tom has succumbed to drug addiction and floats isolated in space. Bowie partially based the lyrics on his own experiences with drug addiction throughout the s. The song's music video , co-directed by Bowie and David Mallet , was at the time the most expensive music video ever made. Influential on the rising New Romantic movement, commentators have considered it one of Bowie's best videos and of all time. Bowie performed the song only once during but frequently during his later concert tours. Initially viewed with mixed critical reactions, later reviewers and biographers have considered it one of Bowie's finest songs, particularly praising the unique musical structure. In subsequent decades, the song has appeared on compilation albums and other artists have covered, sampled or used its musical elements for their own songs.

Ashes to ashes lyrics

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For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Obviously a drug reference, he is trying to get off drugs that dominated his life in the 70s.

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Ashes to ashes lyrics

PDF Playlist. It is also known for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet, which at the time was the most expensive music video ever made. The lyrics revisit Bowie's Major Tom character from 's "Space Oddity" in a darker theme, which he referenced once again in with "Hallo Spaceboy". The song's melody was sampled in a remix of his single "Love Is Lost". The song's original title was "People Are Turning to Gold".

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Archived from the original on 22 March According to biographer Chris O'Leary, he played "various chord inversions for each chorus section", although Visconti said that "it's the warm string choir you hear on the part that goes, 'I've never done good things, I've never done bad things Retrieved 29 April It became Bowie's fastest-selling single up to that point and his second number one single following the reissue of "Space Oddity". Retrieved 15 November — via Newspapers. Kabuki reference, the girls in Kabuki theatre are played by boys. Archived from the original on 20 December Retrieved 12 December Archived from the original on 20 September The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Retrieved 30 September Retrieved 10 March O'Leary says that while his career was far from over when the song was released, "Ashes to Ashes" is "his last song" or "the closing chapter that comes midway through the book". BigPoppaChidog on July 09, Link.

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Thank you. This song is the funeral for Major Tom, but Bowie is able to be the one singing it. The author likens Murray's funky bass playing to the plastic soul of Young Americans and Station to Station In later decades, reviewers and biographers consider "Ashes to Ashes" one of Bowie's best songs. And here is where the drugs come in. Here we had the great blast of American technological know-how shoving this guy up into space, but once he gets there he's not quite sure why he's there. Major Tom. Archived from the original on 3 August Read Edit View history. Record Mirror. Add Your Thoughts Comments.