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"Ziggy Stardust" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie from his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott , he recorded it at Trident Studios in London in November 1971 with his backing band the Spiders from Mars —comprising Mick Ronson , Trevor Bolder and ...
David Bowie frequently performed "Life on Mars?" during his concert tours. Live recordings from 1972's Ziggy Stardust tour have been released on the 2003 30th-anniversary bonus disc of Aladdin Sane [103] [104] and on the bootleg album Santa Monica '72 (1994), [105] which received an official release as Live Santa Monica '72 in 2008. [106]
The version played at the final Ziggy Stardust concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on 3 July 1973 was released on Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture. [14] Before beginning the song, Bowie announced: "This is the last show we'll ever do." This was later understood as the retiring of Ziggy Stardust. [15]
Hear the Creation of David Bowie’s Iconic ‘Ziggy Stardust,’ Step by Step, in New 5-CD ‘Rock and Roll Star’ Boxed Set: Album Review. Jem Aswad. June 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM.
"Sweet Head" is a song written by David Bowie which was recorded at Trident Studios on 11 November 1971. It took 18 years before it was eventually released and it first appeared on the Rykodisc CD release of Ziggy Stardust in 1990. Its release came as a complete surprise to even the most die-hard Bowie fans and collectors who were totally ...
David Bowie not only wrote some of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, he never stopped reinventing himself. David Bowie's best-loved characters: Ziggy Stardust to Goblin King Skip to main ...
David Bowie – vocals, rhythm guitar, producer; Freddie Burretti – vocals (credited) [7] Mark Carr-Pritchard – guitar; Peter DeSomogyi – bass; Tim Broadbent – drums, tambourine; Ziggy Stardust version. Personnel per Kevin Cann and Nicholas Pegg. [18] [57] David Bowie – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, saxophone, pennywhistle, producer
Sources for the Ziggy Stardust name included the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, the song "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael, and Bowie's fascination with glitter. [34] A girlfriend recalled Bowie "scrawling notes on a cocktail napkin about a crazy rock star named Iggy or Ziggy", and on his return to England he declared his intention to create a ...