As far as I know, March 29th doesn't have an important connection with David Bowie's life or career, but I was listening to one of his tunes today and it gave me an urge to make my #MusicMonday post a humble tribute to this great artist.
Bowie released a ton of great music throughout his career so this shortlist will barely scratch the surface of his work but I hope it brings a nostalgic smile to all the Bowie fas out there and perhaps serves as an introduction to those who don't really know his music and would like to find out more.
I don't even know how to describe what this song does to me. Everything about it just screams "80's"! It has a unique energy and it's one of my go-to's if I need some cheering up after a bad day.
This is one of my all-time Bowie favorites and it's actually the song that I mentioned on this post's intro. I was just listening to some random music when "Ziggy" strummed those very characteristic chords of the intro riff. This is a great song and it's also part of a much bigger story. I recommend you check out Bowie's album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars".
And since we're talking about "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", let's follow with another great song of that album. Starman has some very interesting lyrics and the instrumental work is just flawless!
I knew this song before I even knew who David Bowie was. Labyrinth was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I must confess it scared me a little bit and for a while, I feared David Bowie because he is kinda evil in that movie. But despite that, I loved that song and I learned to sing it (or most of it) even before I knew enough English to understand what the lyrics said. It's a classic!
That's it for this week! Oh boy, how I miss Bowie! At least he will live forever in the music he left us.
