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.

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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".

Ashes to ashes lyrics

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Smash Hits. Archived from the original on 9 June Messing with Major Tom sounds more like forgetting who you really are, and losing all happiness and sense of direction. Whitburn, Joel So it's very nostalgic. Down to T Mr Wellard! Retrieved 6 Oct Melancholic and introspective, [17] the song's lyrics act as a sequel to "Space Oddity", which ends with Major Tom alone floating out in space. Rolling Stone. Singles Top It's certainly one of the better songs that I've ever written. Archived PDF from the original on 7 August In the video, Bowie portrays three different characters — a clown, astronaut and asylum inmate — all of whom represent variations of the song's "outsider theme". Wow, so few people have made any attempt at looking at the meaning of the song.

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Retrieved 24 October Retrieved 24 June Mountain Song Jane's Addiction. Archived from the original on 13 November Retrieved 8 July — via worldradiohistory. Retrieved 12 August People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. General Comment I wonder if the line 'Oh no, not again' which no one's seemed to talk about is possibly a nod to Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or just coincidence? Retrieved 12 December Archived from the original on 8 May Roy Bittan , a member of Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band who were recording The River in the adjacent studio, contributed piano while session musician Chuck Hammer played guitar synthesiser.