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"Ashes to Ashes" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie from his 14th studio album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, it was recorded from February to April 1980 in New York and London and features guitar synthesiser played by Chuck Hammer.
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It's catchy and memorable and yet nothing really sounds like it. Station to station isn't largely popular because it's 10 minutes long. The known song off that album is golden years. Scary monsters is a great song but I'd argue not as mainstream friendly as ashes to ashes.
Aug 1, 2021 · The first single from Bowie’s 14th album Scary Monsters (and Super Freaks), ‘Ashes To Ashes’ defied all the odds and became a UK number one. Given the song’s compositional aspects, this is an incredible feat.
Aug 23, 2022 · Long recognised as one of the very best David Bowie songs, Ashes To Ashes was “the end of something” Bowie observed. “I was wrapping up the 70s really for myself, and that seemed a good enough epitaph for it – that we’ve lost [Major Tom], he’s out there somewhere, we’ll leave him be.”.
How 'Ashes To Ashes' Put The First Act Of David Bowie's Career To Rest : The Record Following a decade of relentless self-reinvention, one song signaled the beginning of a new persona for the...
The album cover is a large-scale collage featuring Bowie donning a Pierrot costume, with references to his prior releases on the rear sleeve. The album's lead single, "Ashes to Ashes", revisited the character of Major Tom from "Space Oddity" and was promoted with an inventive music video.
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Jun 24, 2020 · It’s amazing to think that “Ashes To Ashes”, featured on 1980’s Scary Monsters (and Super Freaks), became a #1 UK hit, considering the unsentimental subject matter and off-kilter music.
