David Bowie
Talented English singer David Bowie began his musical journey as a teenager. By the age of 15 the singer, who was a native of London, had already started his first band named the Konrads....
Category: David Bowie
“Oh! You Pretty Things” by David Bowie
The 1970s, when David Bowie was in his twenties, can be considered his signature decade. There was a lot going on in both his personal life and artistry, with the latter of course being...
David Bowie’s “Valentine’s Day” Lyrics Meaning
For starters, it’s imperative that we state that this song doesn’t actually have anything to do with Valentine’s Day, the annual holiday in which romantic love is celebrated in the Western world. Instead, it revolves...
David Bowie’s “Thursday’s Child” Lyrics Meaning
For starters, this song is named after an autobiography that the late Eartha Kitt published in 1956. For the record, Eartha Kitt was a mid-20th century entertainer and sex symbol. But with that noted, this track was...
“The Man Who Sold the World” by David Bowie
As we have pointed out in the past, the early 1970s’ era was a juncture in music history where many Western artists began experimenting with spiritual ideas that are not native to their civilization. ...
Queen’s “Under Pressure” Lyrics Meaning
Queen’s “Under Pressure” features the vocalists complaining about “pressure” in the truest sense of the word, i.e. as something we all have to deal with on a daily basis. Furthermore, it can be said...
David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans” Lyrics Meaning
David Bowie, the late English musician, was not literally “afraid of Americans”. Rather this piece serves as an anti-American song. And what he is particularly criticizing is not the people per se but rather the ideologies...
“Let’s Dance” by David Bowie
This is of course a dance song, albeit one which may sound slightly-unorthodox in that regard. A pair of “red shoes”, which are mentioned twice in the lyrics, play a prominent role in not only...
David Bowie’s “Blackstar” Lyrics Meaning
In “Blackstar“, Bowie makes several references to death as though it was a final declaration of who he was and what could happen after his departure. In the second bridge of the song, he points...
David Bowie’s “Heroes” Lyrics Meaning
The titular “heroes” of this David Bowie song are lovers (the singer and his partner). And both the singer and his woman are hell-bent on enjoying each other’s company despite the odds being against...
