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The Beatles song that David Bowie copied for a ‘Ziggy Stardust’
(Credit: Wikimedia/Alamy) Music Wed January 19, 2022 4:30 p.m. GMT There was something ethereal, alien, and generally otherworldly about David Bowie. Over Starman’s iconic career, he was so adaptable, evolving, and groundbreaking that trying to place him in any genre, era, or style was nearly impossible. Bringing together his unique looks, daring attitude and undeniable …
5 moments that exemplify the wonder that was David Bowie
David Bowie died six years ago today (January 10). Since his passing, we now know more than ever that there was no other artist like him, and there probably never will be one like him again. These five moments prove it. 5. He could laugh and not take himself too seriously. Make no mistake, Bowie …
Charles Shaar Murray of NME meets David Bowie, 1973
Advertising functionality with Universal Pictures – This article originally appeared in May 1973 in the New Musical Express Angie Bowie is a gas. She really is. She sits between Cherry Vanilla and an ice bucket at a table in the colossally elegant main dining room of the Hotel George Cinq in Paris, and she entertains. …
David Bowie Estate Sells Entire Songbook for $ 250 Million: Report
Cha-cha-cha-ching! The David Bowie estate sold the publishing rights to the singer’s vast and innovative catalog of songs from “Changes” for $ 250 million, according to Variety. Negotiations with music publishing company Warner Chappell Music reportedly lasted several months and covered music recorded in the six decades before Bowie’s death in January 2016, just two …
From his genres to his jobs, he left little to be typed-Entertainment News, Firstpost
David Bowie would have turned 75 on January 8, an opportunity like any other to tell the indelible mark he left on our understanding of creative role-playing. In #TheMusicThatMadeUs, senior journalist Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri talks about the impact musicians and their art have on our lives, how they are shaping the industry by rewriting its …
David Bowie copied part of a song “Ziggy Stardust” from “Sgt. Pepper ‘
In his album The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders of Mars, David Bowie copied part of a Beatles song Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Group. During an interview, Bowie said John Lennon did one thing better than anyone. Bowie explained why he drew inspiration from other artists. Beatles Staff Sgt. Pepper’s …
The BBC’s epic mistakes after dismissing David Bowie and Sir David Attenborough before fame
Early in their careers Sir David Attenborough and David Bowie were denied jobs at the BBC Video upload Video unavailable The video will play automatically soon8to cancel Play now David Bowie discusses the potential of the Internet in 1999 The BBC rejected both Sir David Attenborough and David Bowie for jobs before they were famous, …
David Bowie rare acoustic performance of ‘Dead Man Walking’
(Credit: John Hutchinson) Music Wed December 29, 2021 10:00 GMT When it comes to David Bowie, there’s often so much razzmatazz in the mix that the adornments of his performative brilliance are often soaked up in the blinding mire. For example, he’s the perfect example of a musician who’s nicknamed “such an underrated singer” so …
[WATCH] David Bowie criticizes MTV for not playing black artists
Every now and then, David Bowie’s 1983 interview with Mark Goodman resurfaces on social media – specifically, the clip in which Bowie notes the shortage of black performers aired on the station at the time. It’s a fairly well known music story now; At the start of MTV history, the station chose not to broadcast …
“Take off the lipstick and take off the earring”
When the world tune in to watch the new TV show, Merry Christmas from Bing Crosby, during the Christmas season of 1977, they had no idea they were about to witness the strangest collaboration in musical history. A collaboration between Bing Crosby, a veteran Hollywood star, King of Crooners, known for “White Christmas”, and David …