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1. www.goodreads.com › book › showAshes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016 - Goodreads

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   Feb 12, 2019 · Starting with Low, the first of Bowie's Berlin albums, and finishing with Blackstar—his final masterpiece released just days before his death in 2016—each song is annotated in depth and explored in essays that touch upon the song's creation, production, influences and impact.

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2. www.npr.org › sections › therecordHow 'Ashes To Ashes' Put The First Act Of David Bowie's ...

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   Oct 6, 2017 · His 1979 album, Lodger, wrapped up a groundbreaking, three-album collaboration with Brian Eno that had yielded his most acclaimed work to date, including the full-lengths Low and "Heroes."

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3. www.amazon.co.uk › Ashes-Songs-David-Bowie-1976Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016 Kindle ...

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   A comprehensive exploration of the final four decades of David Bowie’s musical career—covering every song he wrote, performed, or produced In Ashes to Ashes, the ultimate David Bowie expert offers a song-by-song retrospective of the legendary pop star's musical career from 1976 to 2016.

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   • Author: Chris O'Leary

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5. www.bu.edu › 2019 › david-bowie-ashes-to-ashes-bookAshes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie - Boston University

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   Jul 9, 2019 · But in February, O’Leary (COM’94) published Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976–2016 (Repeater Books, 2019), a forensic dive into every Bowie track of the period: when and where each was recorded, personnel, release dates, chart positions, musical and lyrical analysis, and behind-the-scenes context, all rolled up with O’Leary ...

6. www.thisisdig.com › feature › ashes-to-ashes-davidAshes To Ashes: How David Bowie Put Major Tom’s Epitaph Into ...

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   Aug 23, 2022 · Like the single itself, Ashes To Ashes’ parent album also topped the charts in the UK, signalling what Melody Maker called Bowie’s “eerily impressive stride into the 80s”. For Bowie, that was very much the point.

7. www.thinwhiteduke.net › ashes-to-ashesThe story behind the David Bowie song 'Ashes To Ashes'

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   ‘Ashes to Ashes’ is one of Bowie’s best, and popular, songs, for a variety reasons. Released in August 1980 as the first single from the Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) album, it became Bowie’s second #1 in the UK.

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   What is David Bowie's Ashes to ashes?

   • ‘Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016’ is the second book to grow out of that project; the first being ‘Rebel, Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from ’64 to ‘76’, which was published to some acclaim in 2015.

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   When did David Bowie release Ashes to ashes?

   • When it finally emerged, on 8 August 1980, Ashes To Ashes lit up the UK chart; Bowie’s fastest-selling single to date, it became his second homeland No.1. It was also a postmodern art-rock classic that saw him draw a line under all that had gone before as he entered yet another new phase of his career. Listen to the best of David Bowie here.

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   Is ashes toashes a good book?

   • Ashes to Ashes is published by Repeater and will be released on 12 February 2019. There's a lot to love about this book if you're a Bowie fan. The historical details and context that the author provides are generally fantastic. I was sometimes worn down by the author knowing tone -- occasionally dismissive or patronizing of Bowie.

   Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016

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   How long does it take to read Ashes to ashes?

   • At 710 pages, Ashes to Ashes is a massive tome and I can reliably tell you that it will take about two months to read, once you’ve tumbled down the infinite rabbit holes to which the book will lead you. The book begins not with a Bowie album as might be expected but with Bowie’s production of Iggy Pop’s debut solo album The Idiot.

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   Was 'Ashes to Ashes' a UK hit?

   • 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.

   Behind The Song: David Bowie, “Ashes To Ashes” - American Songwriter

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   Is Ashes to Ashes the best music video ever made?

   • The accolades were quick to follow, with a Record Mirror readers’ vote placing both Ashes To Ashes and Fashion in a tie for best music video of the year; almost two decades later, at the end of the 90s, MTV called it the 58th greatest music video ever made.

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   Aug 2, 2021 · 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.