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David Bowie
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David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is an iconic cross-era english rock musician. Bowie has been called the chameleon of rock, due to his ability to predict (and even set) musical trends, adjusting his musical persona accordingly.
As multi-instrumentalist, he is famous for playing the guitar, piano and saxophone; but also plays the harmonica, drums, cello, marimba, bass guitar, koto, stylophone and spoons. He rose to fame with the heady 1969 folk rock single
Space Oddity and became a glam-rock icon with the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972). Subsequent albums have explored blue-eyed soul, electronica and new wave, often predating these genres’ popularity or even the point at which they were defined as genres.
Bowie is one of the most influential rock musicians from the 1970s to the present. He has sold an estimated 136 million albums in his career and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Due to his wide spread into different genres, it could be said that he influences most modern bands at least on an indirect level (i.e. Bowie influenced a band who influenced them). In addition to his musical career, Bowie has had success as a painter, webdesigner, sculptor and actor, starring in many films (including Labyrinth, Basquiat, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Hunger, and The Prestige) across the years.
On September 11, 1977, David Bowie appeared alongside Bing Crosby for the filming of Crosby’s annual Christmas special, shortly before Crosby’s death. Their duet of “Little Drummer Boy” proved to be one of the most influential moments of music history as they bridged the generations with a single song.
As multi-instrumentalist, he is famous for playing the guitar, piano and saxophone; but also plays the harmonica, drums, cello, marimba, bass guitar, koto, stylophone and spoons. He rose to fame with the heady 1969 folk rock single
Space Oddity and became a glam-rock icon with the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972). Subsequent albums have explored blue-eyed soul, electronica and new wave, often predating these genres’ popularity or even the point at which they were defined as genres.Bowie is one of the most influential rock musicians from the 1970s to the present. He has sold an estimated 136 million albums in his career and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Due to his wide spread into different genres, it could be said that he influences most modern bands at least on an indirect level (i.e. Bowie influenced a band who influenced them). In addition to his musical career, Bowie has had success as a painter, webdesigner, sculptor and actor, starring in many films (including Labyrinth, Basquiat, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Hunger, and The Prestige) across the years.
On September 11, 1977, David Bowie appeared alongside Bing Crosby for the filming of Crosby’s annual Christmas special, shortly before Crosby’s death. Their duet of “Little Drummer Boy” proved to be one of the most influential moments of music history as they bridged the generations with a single song.
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Changes
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Suffragette City
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Life On Mars?
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Rebel Rebel
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Ashes to Ashes
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Five Years
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Modern Love
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veselaslivka wrote:
david bowie is the best ! i love him :D
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demantik wrote:
NONE of the following reach even 4th place ? LOW, Heroes, Station to Station, Scary Monsters, Lodger. Also..Queen, Rolling Stones.. -sigh-
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chelliepopz wrote:
plus you gotta love him in labyrinth ;) best film ever ;)
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chelliepopz wrote:
i love david bowie so much! i was brought up listening to his music and i absolutly adore it! he's a ledge ;) x
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trick_tak wrote:
http://www.zw.com.pl/gwiazdanapowstanie/ głosujmy!!!
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Pastiche1 wrote:
Not even his best.
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Cannsaw wrote:
Ziggy Stardust might be the best album ever
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dirtycreature wrote:
Bowie is THE MAN
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jocenty wrote:
http://www.zw.com.pl/gwiazdanapowstanie/ link for polish fans!
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MrMinch wrote:
He is amazing!!!
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higginst wrote:
You are our God. We worship you.
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thisismenow wrote:
I'm not an all around fan of Bowie, I've got about 10 songs that I like. But I love them.
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not_yourstar wrote:
Amazing.
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Djembafan wrote:
yes, sound & vision is probably my fav Bowiesong
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radiolennon wrote:
sound & vision
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Malleenka wrote:
With his music I laugh With his music I cry I feel high And down And always so so so exciting Can anyone find a better man???
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lucianaminami wrote:
uhhhh classic!
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Assiman wrote:
bowie is great and stuff, but he really raped cream's "I feel free" : (
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storvikarn wrote:
Are you a working class hero? Join Working Class Heroes! (note that this group do not support any kind of government)
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licoricepizza wrote:
@theansweris42x: I guess it can be enjoyed as camp. But the original is so much superior, that (to me), the cover is embarrassing. And the wardrobe (in the video) screams early 80s Miami Vice/Members Only. Yuck. (David, you have better fashion sense!!!). :)
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