Song of the day
Golden Years
The lead single from David Bowie's 10th studio album Station To Station, 'Golden Years' was an evolution of the smooth funk and soul previously heard on Young Americans.
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He speaks of senseless things
"I've always felt bemused at being called the chameleon of rock. Doesn't a chameleon exert tremendous energy to become indistinguishable from its environment?" — David Bowie, 2004
Watch that man
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream (Live) [2023 Remaster]
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 dies
Did you know?
David Bowie's 1996 single Telling Lies was the first downloadable single released by a major artist.
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Album of the month
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
David Bowie’s 14th studio album was the follow-up to his acclaimed Berlin trilogy of Low, “Heroes” and Lodger, and his last to be released by the RCA label.
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