David Bowie

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

"We've got five years, stuck on my eyes
We've got five years, what a surprise
We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot

We've got five years, that's all we've got"

Five Years

"New love - a boy and girl are talking
New words - that only they can share in
New words - a love so strong it tears their hearts"

Soul Love

"Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe
Put your ray gun to my head
Press your space face close to mine, love"

Moonage Daydream

"When you climb to the top of the mountain
Look out over the sea
Think about the places perhaps, where a young man could be
Then you jump back down to the rooftops
Look out over the town
Think about all of the strange things circulating round"

It Ain't Easy

"Femme fatales emerged from shadows
To watch this creature fair
Boys stood upon their chairs
To make their point of view
I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey

Lady Stardust sang his songs
Of darkness and dismay"

Lady Stardust

"I could fall asleep at night
as a rock & roll star
I could fall in love all right
as a rock & roll star"

Star

"We can't dance, we don't talk much
We just ball and play
But then we move like tigers on vaseline"

Hang On To Yourself

"Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band"

Ziggy Stardust

"Ohhh, Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am!"

Suffragette City

Rock'n'Roll Suicide

Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth
You pull on your finger, then another finger, then your
cigarette
The wall-to-wall is calling, it lingers, then you forget
Ohhh, you're a rock 'n' roll suicide

You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it

And the clock waits so patiently on your song
You walk past a cafe but you don't eat when you've lived
too long
Oh, no, no, no, you're a rock 'n' roll suciide

Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across the road

But the day breaks instead so you hurry home
Don't let the sun blast your shadow
Don't let the milk float ride your mind
You're so natural - religiously unkind


Oh no love! you're not alone
You're watching yourself but you're too unfair
You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care
Oh no love! you're not alone
No matter what or who you've been
No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone

Just turn on with me and you're not alone
Let's turn on with me and you're not alone
Let's turn on and be not alone
Gimme your hands cause you're wonderful
Gimme your hands cause you're wonderful
Oh gimme your hands.