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According to Bowie's producer Tony Visconti, the lyrics and video of "Lazarus" and other songs on the album were intended to be a self-epitaph, a commentary on Bowie's own impending death. [11] [12] [13] The song's reference to Lazarus has been interpreted as referring to Bowie's prediction of increased fame following his death. [14]
"Fame" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released on his 1975 album Young Americans and was later issued as the album's second single by RCA Records in June 1975. Written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon , it was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975.
Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) is an album by the New York cast of the musical Lazarus, which was written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, with music by David Bowie – orchestrated by Henry Hey. The album was released on 21 October 2016.
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Bowie's 1975 song "Fame" features contributions from former Beatle John Lennon. [70] On top of covering Lennon's songs over his career, [71] Bowie performed a one-off live cover of "Imagine" on the final date of the 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour to mark the third anniversary of Lennon's death. The performance was uploaded to YouTube in 2016. [72]
Bowie also released 28 video albums and 72 music videos. [1] Throughout his lifetime, Bowie sold at least 100 million records worldwide. [2] In 2012, Bowie was ranked ninth best selling singles artist in United Kingdom with 10.6 million singles sold. [3] As of January 2016, 12.09 million David Bowie singles had been sold in Britain. [4]
The 40th Psalm of the Book of Psalms from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament [30] "1984" Diamond Dogs: David Bowie: Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell: One of several songs that Bowie wrote about Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four; Bowie had also hoped to produce a televised musical based on the book. [31] "2112" 2112: Rush: Anthem ...
The world lost a music legend when David Bowie died on Jan. 10, 2016.. The British-born Bowie burst onto the music scene in 1969 with his song “Space Oddity” and spent the next 40 years as one ...