Song of the day
Sound And Vision
The lead single from David Bowie's 1977 album Low, 'Sound And Vision' was a top ten hit in the UK, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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Watch that man
Something In The Air (Live at the Elysée Montmartre, Paris, 1999)
Album of the month
Station To Station (1976)
David Bowie’s tenth studio album was recorded in Los Angeles in 1975, and released the following year. It marked a transitional phase in Bowie’s career, between the blue-eyed soul of Young Americans and the more experimental European sound of the Berlin trilogy.
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He speaks of senseless things
"I'm all through with rock and roll. Finished. I've rocked my roll. It was great fun while it lasted but I won't do it again." — David Bowie, 1975
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Did you know?
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London.
Ten key dates
8 January 1947: David Bowie is born
1 June 1967: his debut album is released
20 March 1970: David marries Angela Barnett
22 January 1972: 'I'm gay and always have been'
6 June 1972: Ziggy Stardust album released
3 July 1973: Bowie breaks up the band
8 January 2013: Where Are We Now? single released
24 April 1992: David marries Iman
7 December 2015: Bowie's final public appearance, at the Lazarus musical premiere
10 January 2016: David Bowie diesFor much more from the past, visit Day-in day-out: a David Bowie history!
Everyone Says ‘Hi’
Robert Arthur said: "This last quote of Bowie's means the world to me. Thank you for this pie.." on Tin Machine
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Lisa said: "1 of the best songs ever. Can't believe he didn't include it in Ziggy St.." on Holy Holy
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