David Bowie: Ashes To Ashes | Song-Factsheet

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Song «Ashes To Ashes» von David Bowie.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1980 08 01 (Single), 1980 09 12 (Album)
Label: RCA BOW 6, RCA BOW LP 2
Songwriter David Bowie
Produktion: David Bowie & Tony Visconti
Genre: Newpop - Artpop - Newromantic

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David Bowie bringt mit diesem Song eine Hauptfigur seines Frühwerks zurück und definiert sie radikal um. Major Tom war ein Astronaut, der die Verbindung mit der Erde kappte, um schwerelos und «out of the blue» durch den unendlichen Raum zu schweben. In Ashes to Ashes beerdigt er die alte Interpretation dieser Figur zugunsten einer anderen ziemlich desillusionierten Sichtweise. Major Tom ist nicht der konsequente Verweigerer technologischer Wertvorstellungen, der mit seinem subversiven Akt der Technokratie ein Schnippchen schlägt, sondern Major Tom ist ein Junkie, einer der sich von der Gesellschaft und von seinem Leben verabschiedet hat.

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David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie
Tony Visconti

Lyrics

Do you remember a guy that's been In such an early song I've heard a rumor from ground control Oh no, don't say it's true They got a message from the action man "I'm happy, hope you're happy too I've loved all I've needed love Sordid details following" The shrieking of nothing is killing Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair But I'm hoping to kick but the planet it's glowing Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know major tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight But the little green wheels are following me Oh no, not again I'm stuck with a valuable friend "I'm happy, hope you're happy too" One flash of light but no smoking pistol I never done good things I never done bad things I never did anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh Want an axe to break the ice Want to come down right now Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know major tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with major tom My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with major tom My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with major tom My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with major tom