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David Bowie w/Trent Reznor, David Bowie & QueenMusic Quotes:
I cannot breathe in the atmosphere of convention. I find freedom only in the realms of my eccentricity. Submitted by: Michael Pace
| Religion is for people who fear hell Spirituality is for people who have been there. - David Bowie Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Band Name Origins:
- He named himself after the American frontiersman Jim Bowie (which was actually pronounced BOO-ee, incidentally), because of his fascination with America. Submitted by: Lois
- David Bowie's name comes from the Bowie knife... His real name is David Jones. Another Davey Jones was a member of the Monkeys. David Bowie had previously recorded as Davey Jones and the King Bees (without success). At the time he recorded Space Oddity, his first single as David Bowie, he was roommates with Marc Bolan, vocalist for T-Rex. He discussed the Davey Jones of the Monkeys issue with Marc, and how he wanted to create a new stage name for himself. David liked the name "Mick Jagger" because it sounded like a dagger and told Marc that he wanted a name that sounded like a knife. Marc Bolan suggest David Jones change his name to Bowie, like a bowie knife. Submitted by: ChrisG
Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: David Jones. Submitted by: not important
Also known as: David Jones. Submitted by: Phillip Ewing
Performer Nick Names:
Known informally as: The Thin White Duke. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Strange Offspring Names:
- Duncan Zowie Heywood Jones - NOT Duncan Zowie Bowie Submitted by: Liz Racz
- Zowie Bowie (Jones) - Zowie is the male derivitive of the greek name 'Zoe' meaning life. I think its a beautiful name and as you have all said, he did leave the option for him to change it to Duncan. Submitted by: Trace
- Alexandria Zahra Jones - Bowie has been married two times. His first marriage was to Mary Angela ("Angie") Barnett in 1970. The couple separated and later divorced. He has one child, Duncan Zowie Heywood Bowie (who sometimes goes by the name of "Joe") born in 1971 by Angie. He remarried supermodel Iman Abdulmajid (usually known just as "Iman") in 1992. The couple currently have one child, Alexandria Zahra Jones, known as Lexi. Submitted by: Katie
- Zowie Bowie - Bowie has been married two times. His first marriage was to Mary Angela ("Angie") Barnett in 1970. The couple separated and later divorced. He has one child, Duncan Zowie Heywood Bowie (who sometimes goes by the name of "Joe") born in 1971 by Angie. But, everyone calles him Duncan. He remarried supermodel Iman Abdulmajid (usually known just as "Iman") in 1992. The couple currently have one child, Alexandria Zahra Jones, who goes by Lexi. Submitted by: Katie
- Zowie - Wowie!!! Submitted by: jacqueline b
- Zowie Bowie - His given name is Duncan Zowie Bowie. For a while when he was younger, he was known as Joe or Joey. He now goes by Duncan. He also uses his father's real last name, Jones. Duncan Jones is alright, if a bit plain. Submitted by: erin
- Zowie Bowie - David Bowie's son's full name was Zowie Duncan Haywood, and from the outset David admitted that he would encourage his son to change his name if he didn't like it. Presumeably, David was expecting him to adopt one of his middle names, the latter of which was David's father's name, rather than the not much better "Joey". Submitted by: Nick
- Zowie Bowie - David Bowie's real last name is Jones, so wouldn't that make his son Zowie Jones? (or Joe, or Duncan as I've just read...) Submitted by: somegirl
- Zowie Bowie - As someone mentioned, poor Zowie Bowie did change his name eventually ... but he changed it to JOEY! Nice move ... Submitted by: Camille
- Zowie Bowie - It's Zowie, not Zoey... and the poor boy changed it later on. Submitted by: Erika
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Hunger,Basquiat,The Prestige,Zoolander" | Bowie received excellent reviews for all the films listed.When he portrayed Andy Warhol in "Basquiat" you forget that it's him under that crooked wig. For a man that radiates his persona, this shows amazing talent.His Broadway performance as John Merrick in "The Elephant Man" earned him great reviews despite the Broadway critic's penchant for tearing apart those who usually work in a "lower" art form. Ed Note: Don't forget Labrynth, one of the best movies ever! - Michael Pace |
| "Labyrinth, The Hunger, The Prestige, Zoolander, Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, The Man Who Fell To Earth" | Wow. This guy was so good in Labyrinth. - Shark |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | David says "Ziggy" six times in the song, which is six times more than he says "Stardust" - Alan of Seville |
| "Space Oddity" | "Ground control to Major Tom…" - crazydon |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| David Winchester | Use a rifle David, not a wimpy knife. | Ralph |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Manic In Detroit" | "Panic In Detroit" | britrock |
| "Dust to Dust" | "Ashes to Ashes" | JarethLoverBritt |
| "Golden Beers" | "Golden Years" | britrock |
| "TCBY" | "TVC15" | britrock |
| "wet nails" | "red sails" | princejellyfish |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Man Who Sold the World," | The world has never been on sale | princejellyfish |
| "Drive-In Saturday," | Days cannot be driven in | princejellyfish |
| "Rock And Roll Suicide," | You cannot kill yourself with music | princejellyfish |
| "Golden Years," | A year is a distance of time. You can't see years. | princejellyfish |
| "Cat People," | Cats aren't humans | princejellyfish |
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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "What Are You Looking For?" | "Life On Mars," David Bowie | Brian Kelly |
| "I Hope You Dance" | "Let's Dance," David Bowie | note: Bowie did NOT duet with Tina Turnee on this. - Kathy |
| "Disco Inferno" | "Ashes to Ashes," David Bowie | Martha Hankins |
| "How Long Will They Mourn Me" | "Five Years," David Bowie | FussBudget |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Tim Will Crawl" originally "Time Will Crawl"
Clint Westwood
"His Is Not America" originally "This Is Not America"
What Bush & Cheney really believe?
Schwarnold Ortzanegger
"Pace Oddity" originally "Space Oddity"
Thessaly Danes
"Lay Stardust" originally "Lady Stardust"
Peter
"Lad Stardust" originally "Lady Stardust"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Tiny Machine" originally "Tin Machine"
Heck Noover Nuck
"Thin Machine" originally "Tin Machine"
Heck Noover Nuck
"Song For Blob Dylan" originally "Song For Bob Dylan"
Terror Reid
"Song For Bomb Dylan" originally "Song For Bob Dylan"
Terror Reid
"Spacek Oddity" originally "Space Oddity"
As in Sissy Spacek
Naomi Swanson
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Aladdin Sale" originally "Aladdin Sane"
All flying carpets must GO!
Josh
"Tan Machine" originally "Tin Machine"
Lois Teem
"Sin Machine" originally "Tin Machine"
Lois Teem
"This Is Now America" originally "This Is Not America"
Regina Olsen
"This Is Hot America" originally "This Is Not America"
Regina Olsen
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Magic Dance" | "Moron Dunce" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Changes" | "Changin'" | Mark Scotti |
| "Space Oddity" | "Free Credit Report: David Bowie" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Space Oddity" | "The Spartan Dream" | Karane |
| "Space Oddity" | "Parodist Odd Ditty" | MasonR |
| "Life On Mars?" | "Disney Pixar Cars" | Anthony Cox |
| "Within You" | "It's No Fair" | Crazy Jake |
| "Space Oddity" | "Race Oddity (the Why Is He In This Race Song?)" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Oh You Pretty Things" | "All New Witty Things" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Starman" | "Barman" | John A. Barry |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Ashes To Ashes | Cremation | Travis |
| Space Oddity | Verizon Wireless | JC Foster |
| Heroes | 'Higglytown Heroes' promos | Meatload |
| Queen B**** | The Sharon Osbourne Show on ITV1 | Pickle |
| Starman | 'Captain Eo' (Disneyland movie) promo | AstroChimp |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Changes | sex change clinic | Sexy Sadie |
| Starman | SETI | Bobby Bob |
| Life On Mars | SETI | Abigclown |
| We Are The Dead | Any Funeral Home | kai |
| Ashes To Ashes | Funeral Directors | Tarquin |
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Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears | The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie | Everybody Wants To Rule The Man Who Sold The World | Josh |
| Driving Sideways Aimee Mann | Up the Hill Backwards David Bowie | Driving Sideways Up the Hill Backwards Which way are you going again?? | Josh |
| Killer Queen Queen | Queen Bitch David Bowie | Killer Queen Bitch Sounds like a female attack dog. A really big one. | DeeDee |
| Man On The Corner Genesis | The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie | The Man On The Corner Who Sold The World | MOR |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
David & David Bowie
David & David combined with David Bowie
Submitted By: exdeath
The David Bowie
The David combined with David Bowie
Submitted By: exdeath
Bowie Knife
David Bowie combined with Shonen Knife
Submitted By: rocky
Misheard Lyrics:
"Moonage Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: Your squawking like a big funky bird and I am busting up my brains for the words
Original Lyrics: You're squawking like a pink monkey bird
And I'm busting up my brains for the words. | "Always Crashing In The Same Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Every chance that I take
I take it on the road With kilometers to the red lights I was always looking left, then right oh, but I'm always crashing in the same car! Original Lyrics: Every chance that I take
I take it on the road With kilometers, and the red lights I was always looking left and right oh, but I'm always crashing in the same car! |
"After All"
Misheard Lyrics: they think that we're holding the secret of all...
Original Lyrics: they think that we're holding a secretive ball
| "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to grow up I want to stay in Dancing in the dark
Original Lyrics: I don't want to go out I won't stay in Get things done
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Golden Years"
Misheard Lyrics: cold in here
Original Lyrics: golden years
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Story about this misheard lyric by: little Jen no |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"China Girl"
Better Lyrics:
Little Giant girl
Original Lyrics:
Little China girl
Submitted by: Colin Slater
"Space Oddity"
Better Lyrics:
Ground control to Cheech and Chong
Smoke your reefer joints and take hits from the bong
Smoke your reefer joints and take hits from the bong
Original Lyrics:
Ground control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Submitted by: Gamblor
Funny Lyrics:
"Ziggy Stardust"
The Funny Lyrics: 'He was the Nazz, with God-given ass'
Why They're Funny: Maura's first impression was right; Ziggy represents a Messiah figure (albeit a leper one). 'The Nazz' was a piece by Lord Buckley in which he basically retells some Gospel stories in fifties hipster lingo:
'Now, The Nazz was the kind of a cat that come on so cool and so groovy and so with-it that when he laid it down, WHA-BOM, it stayed there.' Submitted by: Joe
| "Ziggy Stardust"
The Funny Lyrics: Well hung with snow white tan.
Why They're Funny: When I first heard this, it reminded me of my ex-boyfriend!
Submitted by: Taylor
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Memory Of A Free Festival"
The Repetitive Lyrics: The sun machine is coming down and we gonna have a party
Why They're Repetitive: It's repeated many many times, still it's a great song
Submitted by: StranoMostro
| "Golden Years"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Golden years, gold, wah, wah wah.
Why They're Repetitive: Said like a jillion times towards the end, interrupted only by David whistling.
Submitted by: britrock
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Ziggy Stardust"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Like some cat from Japan
Why They're Nonsensical: huh? one minute he's saying how Ziggy could really sing the next he's comparing him to some foreign cat... go figure
Submitted by: Dmad
| "Ashes to Ashes"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: We are hoping to kick but the planet is glowing
Why They're Nonsensical: What are they hoping to kick? And why would the planets glow effect that?
Submitted by: DS
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Starman"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Didn’t know what time it was the lights were low oh oh
I leaned back on my radio oh oh Some cat was layin’ down some rock ’n’ roll ’lotta soul, he said Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-se That weren’t no d.j. that was hazy cosmic jive Why They're Misrhymed: The way he stretches out the lyrics, it could almost pass as rhyming, don't you think?
Submitted by: Rock Princess
| "Sorrow"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: You never do what you know you ought-ta
Somethin tells me your the devil's daughter.. Why They're Misrhymed: No, really, he tried to rhyme this!
Submitted by: Tracey
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Dated Lyrics:
"1984"
The Dated Lyrics: Someday they won't let you
Now you must agree The times they are a-telling And the changing isn't free You've read it in the tea leaves And the tracks are on TV Beware the savage jaw of 1984 They'll split your pretty cranium And fill it full of air And tell you that you're eighty But brother, you won't care You'll be shooting up on anything Tomorrow's never there Beware the savage jaw of 1984 Why They're Dated: For one thing - 1984 has come and gone. For another - Bowie wasn't 80 in 1984. He's not even 80 now. So not only is it slightly dated, it is somewhat ridiculous.
Submitted by: Rock Princess
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"China Girl"
The Lyrics: I feel a tragic like I'm Marlon Brando
When I look at my China Girl Who They Mention: Marlon Brando
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Life on Mars?"
The Lyrics: It's on Amerikas [sic] tortured brow
Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's on sale again Who They Mention: Mickey Mouse, John Lennon
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Young Americans"
The Lyrics: Well, ain't that poster love?
Well, it ain't that Barbie doll Her heart's been broken just like you have ... You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler A pimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler Black's got respect, and white's got his Soul Train Mama's got cramps, and look at your hands ache Product Brand Name: Barbie dolls
Cadillac cars Chrysler cars TV show "Soul Train" Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Young Americans"
The Lyrics: He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang
Heaven forbid she take anything Product Brand Name: Ford Mustang
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"China Girl"
Opening Lines: I could escape this feeling with my China girl.
Comments: From his 1983 Let's Dance album.
Submitted by: Vic George
| "Let's Dance"
Opening Lines: Let's dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Comments: Although Bowie had several hits between them, 1983's "Let's Dance" was the first #1 song for Bowie since "Fame" back in 1975. By 1983, Bowie was considered the elder statesmen for the "New Wave" of British artists, and less controversial then in his earlier 1970's incarnation.
Submitted by: Peter
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Made Up Words in Songs:
"Queen Bitch"
The Made Up Words: Bibberty-bobberty
Comments: Used to describe a hat. I'd really like to know what a bibberty-bobberty hat is supposed to look like...
Submitted by: DeeDee
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Boasts in Song Lyrics:
"Sufffragette City"
The Boasting Lyrics: Ah, don't lean on me man
Cause you can't afford the ticket! Comments: As Bowie was doing his great Ziggy tour of the U.S. in 1972, he and the Spiders had next to no money for themselves; everything was handled via the record company. If they wanted to do something extra on a blank day and would have to pay in cash, they had to ask for the money.
The pretense of showing them off as flash stars was vital to the tour, but it was 80% pretense (this is gathered from George Tremlett's book, a strong one on the economic side of Bowie's fame) Submitted by: Martin
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"the space odessy"
The Lyrics: ground control to major tom
commencing countdown engine's on ground control to major tom your circuit's dead can you hear me major tom!? Why: a song about a lost rocket in space that is horrible!
Submitted by: art
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Song Title Space Change:
"Lady's Tar Dust" originally "Lady Stardust"
Submitted by: Josh
"Mo' Dern Love" originally "Modern Love"
Mo', as in short for "more"
Submitted by: Mae Beam
"This Is No Tam, Erica" originally "This Is Not America"
Tam = short for "Tam O'Shanter"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Ziggy's Tardust" originally "Ziggy Stardust"
Submitted by: Deirdre Collins
"This I Snot, America" originally "This Is Not America"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Band Name Anagrams:
Diva, I bowed Submitted by: Marie248
I Vow I Be Dad Submitted by: Britney Spears into pruning hooks
I know how that DNA test will turn out.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Deal Scent" originally "Let's Dance"
The one who smelt it dealt it?
Submitted by: Diana Jasper
"Sent Decal" originally "Let's Dance"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Steed Clan" originally "Let's Dance"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Ten-scaled" originally "Let's Dance"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Scald Teen" originally "Let's Dance"
Submitted by: Josh
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Panic in Detroit"
The Lyrics: Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone Why: Detroit, MI...
Submitted by: Carolyn
| "Young Americans"
The Lyrics: All the way from Washington
Why: Washington, D. C.
Submitted by: crazydon
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Song Title Acrostics:
SO: "Space Oddity"
Submitted by: Travis
DIDO: "Day In, Day Out"
This Dido chick must be very popular.
Submitted by: Rocky
MAD: "Moon Age Daydream"
Submitted by: /
SO: "Space Oddity"
Submitted by: Peter
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Don't Sit Down"
This is a 30 second song where Bowie just says "Don't sit down" while laughing.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Look Back In Anger"
1956 movie with Richard Burton
Submitted by: Rocky
"young americans"
Submitted by: trackman
"TVC 15"
What were TVCs 1 to 14?
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
