David Bowie – Be My Wife
On Low, released in January 1977, Be My Wife sits among the short, dry rock songs of side one, before the instrumental half begins. David Bowie writes a direct plea: share my life, be my wife.
David Bowie – Starman
Starman sits near the front of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, released in June 1972 on RCA. Ken Scott co-produces with Bowie. Mick Ronson sharpens the guitar figure and the vocal blend.
David Bowie – Five Years
Five Years opens The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in June 1972. Before the glam costumes fill the frame, Bowie stages a market-square panic: a news guy weeps, mothers sigh, and the clock is set at five years.
David Bowie – Hang on to Yourself
Hang on to Yourself reaches most listeners on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in June 1972, but the song already had a life. Bowie cut an earlier version with Arnold Corns, a short-lived project around Freddie Burretti.
David Bowie – Suffragette City
Le riff entre déjà à toute vitesse. Le piano de Mick Ronson frappe le temps fort, Trevor Bolder et Woody Woodmansey tiennent une batterie sèche et David Bowie crie comme si la ville n'allait pas attendre. Suffragette City est vers la fin de Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie – Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
Une guitare acoustique seule et une voix fatiguée ouvrent le dernier titre. Puis l'arrangement de cordes de Mick Ronson se fait entendre, le groupe entre et David Bowie tourne le texte vers le public : you're not.