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David Bowie w/Trent Reznor, David Bowie & Queen"Too much is never enough" - Bowie says this in an ad on network TV channels to promote the nascent Music Television cable TV channel MTV! Submitted by: I Want My MTV!
| And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan Submitted by: Travis
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Also known as: David Jones. Submitted by: not important
Also known as: David Jones. Submitted by: Phillip Ewing
Known informally as: Ziggy Stardust. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Known informally as: The Thin White Duke. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Hunger, etc." | don't forget "Into the Night" from 1985. Bowie is a gangster, wearing the yellow outfit from the "Modern Love" video. When he gets in a fracas with a federal agent he pulls out a BOWIE knife. This film also features Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dan Ackroyd and B.B. King. A great thriller. Check it out. - 84/85 |
| "The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Hunger,Basquiat,The Prestige,Zoolander" | Bowie received excellent reviews for all the films listed.When he portrayed Andy Warhol in "Basquiat" you forget that it's him under that crooked wig. For a man that radiates his persona, this shows amazing talent.His Broadway performance as John Merrick in "The Elephant Man" earned him great reviews despite the Broadway critic's penchant for tearing apart those who usually work in a "lower" art form. Ed Note: Don't forget Labrynth, one of the best movies ever! - Michael Pace |
| "Labyrinth, The Hunger, The Prestige, Zoolander, Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, The Man Who Fell To Earth" | Wow. This guy was so good in Labyrinth. - Shark |
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "David Bowie" | "Mime, lounge singer, etc." | When David Bowie was in college and he wasn't "Bowie" yet, he worked in various forms of entertainment, including performing as a mime and singing cocktail lounge songs in a parlor. He was already working up to becoming the phenominae that he is today! - Aladdin Stardust |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | David says "Ziggy" six times in the song, which is six times more than he says "Stardust" - Alan of Seville |
| "Space Oddity" | "Ground control to Major Tom…" - crazydon |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| David Winchester | Use a rifle David, not a wimpy knife. | Ralph |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Shame" | "Fame" | Sutch |
| "This is not Helvetica (Song for Arial)" | "This is not America" | Raphael |
| "Manic In Detroit" | "Panic In Detroit" | britrock |
| "Dust to Dust" | "Ashes to Ashes" | JarethLoverBritt |
| "Golden Beers" | "Golden Years" | britrock |
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Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Starman," | No man is a celestial body | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Suffragette City," | There is no city with that name | Susanna Viljanen |
| "We Are The Dead," | You can't sing if you're dead. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Modern Love," | The emotion of love doesn't change with the times. | Peter |
| "I Dig Everything," | I'm sure Bowie hasn't been digging everything. | Peter |
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Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Dance Or Die," Family Force 5 | "Let's Dance," David Bowie | |
| "What Lurks On Channel X?," Rob Zombie | "Heroes," David Bowie | |
| "If You Wanna Dance," Five | "Let's Dance," David Bowie | |
| "I Love Music," The O'Jays | "Let's Dance," David Bowie | |
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Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Space Oddity" | "Waste of Space Oddity" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Loving the Alien" | "Loving the Hessian" | Monstermaster13 |
| "Cygnet Committee" | "Cigarette Committee" | CryHavoc |
| "Space Oddity" | "Wendy Christopher's Oddity" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | "Fack Sabbath" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Starman" | "Avon Man" | Below Average Dave |
| "Space Oddity" | "X-Mas Oddity" | Matthias |
| "Let's Dance" | "Die, Ants" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Space Oddity (Ground Control to Major Tom)" | "Sleep Oddity (Are you sleeping, Brother John?" | Syncronos |
| "Ziggy Stardust" | "Katy Perry" | SpeakToMe |
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Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Ashes To Ashes | Cremation | Travis |
| Space Oddity | Verizon Wireless | JC Foster |
| Heroes | 'Higglytown Heroes' promos | Meatload |
| Queen B**** | The Sharon Osbourne Show on ITV1 | Pickle |
| Starman | 'Captain Eo' (Disneyland movie) promo | AstroChimp |
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Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Andy Warhol | The Andy Warhol Museum | carly_carlz |
| Panic in Detroit | Detroit Town Hall | carly_carlz |
| Changes | Barack Obama's Answering Machine | carly_carlz |
| Space Oddity | NASA | Icknabob |
| Changes | sex change clinic | Sexy Sadie |
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First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears | The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie | Everybody Wants To Rule The Man Who Sold The World | Josh |
| Driving Sideways Aimee Mann | Up the Hill Backwards David Bowie | Driving Sideways Up the Hill Backwards Which way are you going again?? | Josh |
| Killer Queen Queen | Queen Bitch David Bowie | Killer Queen Bitch Sounds like a female attack dog. A really big one. | DeeDee |
| Man On The Corner Genesis | The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie | The Man On The Corner Who Sold The World | MOR |
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"Suffragette City"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a mean ugly man
'Cause you can't afford a ticket Down to Sumberton City. Original Lyrics: Ah don't lean on me man
'Cause you can't afford the ticket I'm back from Suffragette City. | "1984"
Misheard Lyrics: Beware the sound in store
Original Lyrics: Beware the savage jaw, of nineteen eighty-four
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"Memory of a Free Festival"
Misheard Lyrics: Some machine is coming down
And we're gonna have to party Original Lyrics: The Sun Machine is coming down
And we're gonna have a party | "Moonage Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: Spoken like a big monkey butt
Original Lyrics: You're squawking like a pink monkey bird
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"1984"
Misheard Lyrics: Beware the sound in store
Original Lyrics: Beware the savage jaw, of nineteen eighty-four
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Jim Belesky Surprised the bleep out of me, savage jaw??? What does that even mean? I sang along using sound in store; it sounded right as I often listened to Tower Philly album, as in beware the future (of 1984) |
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"Ziggy Stardust"
The Funny Lyrics: Well hung with snow white tan.
Why They're Funny: When I first heard this, it reminded me of my ex-boyfriend!
Submitted by: Taylor
| "Ziggy Stardust"
The Funny Lyrics: He was the nazz
with God given ass Why They're Funny: English not being my native language, I used to think that 'nazz' was short for 'nazarene', so that the image would be that Ziggy was Christ. If that were the case, his hindquarters would certainly be 'God given'!
Submitted by: Maura
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"Memory Of A Free Festival"
The Repetitive Lyrics: The sun machine is coming down and we gonna have a party
Why They're Repetitive: It's repeated many many times, still it's a great song
Submitted by: StranoMostro
| "Golden Years"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Golden years, gold, wah, wah wah.
Why They're Repetitive: Said like a jillion times towards the end, interrupted only by David whistling.
Submitted by: britrock
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"Watch That Man"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag
Why They're Nonsensical: Look at it. Of course it makes no sense whatsoever. Bowie has millions like this. To him, the words don't seem to need a meaning; they are used to create a picture or an impression.
Submitted by: Matt Stevenson
| "The Man Who Sold The World"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: We passed upon the stairs, spoke of was and when.
Although I wasn't there, I made my way back home. Why They're Nonsensical: I love this song and wouldn't want to change it for the world, but this, in typical David Bowie manner, makes no sense whatsoever! (But perhaps the "I wasn't there" line could refer to what was being spoken about as he passed the person on the stairs? Still, it's kinda confusing.)
Submitted by: Jonas Dygd
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"Starman"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Didn’t know what time it was the lights were low oh oh
I leaned back on my radio oh oh Some cat was layin’ down some rock ’n’ roll ’lotta soul, he said Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-se That weren’t no d.j. that was hazy cosmic jive Why They're Misrhymed: The way he stretches out the lyrics, it could almost pass as rhyming, don't you think?
Submitted by: Rock Princess
| "Sorrow"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: You never do what you know you ought-ta
Somethin tells me your the devil's daughter.. Why They're Misrhymed: No, really, he tried to rhyme this!
Submitted by: Tracey
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"Rebel Rebel"
The Insulting Lyrics: Rebel, rebel, you tore your dress. Rebel, rebel, your face is a mess. Rebel, rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so.
Why They're Insulting: No woman wants to be called a tramp, even if it's tempered by "hot." Earlier he calls her, "You tacky thing."
Submitted by: Adam
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"1984"
The Dated Lyrics: Someday they won't let you
Now you must agree The times they are a-telling And the changing isn't free You've read it in the tea leaves And the tracks are on TV Beware the savage jaw of 1984 They'll split your pretty cranium And fill it full of air And tell you that you're eighty But brother, you won't care You'll be shooting up on anything Tomorrow's never there Beware the savage jaw of 1984 Why They're Dated: For one thing - 1984 has come and gone. For another - Bowie wasn't 80 in 1984. He's not even 80 now. So not only is it slightly dated, it is somewhat ridiculous.
Submitted by: Rock Princess
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"Life On Mars ?"
The Lyrics: It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's on sale again Who They Mention: This song mentions John Lennon, who has since helped David Bowie get a #1 hit song with 'Fame', and also Mickey Mouse (he counts as a celebrity, right ?)
Submitted by: Cecile
| "Little Wonder"
The Lyrics: Stinky weather, Fat shaky hands
Dopey morning Doc, Grumpy gnomes Little wonder then, little wonder You little wonder, little wonder you Big screen dolls, tits and explosions Sleepytime, Bashful but nude Little wonder then, little wonder... ...It's all in the tablets, Sneezy Bhutan Little wonder then, little wonder Who They Mention: Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy
Submitted by: MARK E
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"Young Americans"
The Lyrics: Well, ain't that poster love?
Well, it ain't that Barbie doll Her heart's been broken just like you have ... You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler A pimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler Black's got respect, and white's got his Soul Train Mama's got cramps, and look at your hands ache Product Brand Name: Barbie dolls
Cadillac cars Chrysler cars TV show "Soul Train" Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Young Americans"
The Lyrics: He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang
Heaven forbid she take anything Product Brand Name: Ford Mustang
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Modern Love"
The Song Lyrics: Modern Love gets me to the Church on Time
Church on Time terrifies me Church on Time makes me party Church on Time puts my trust in God and Man. Song They Mention: "Get Me To The Church On Time" from the musical My Fair Lady.
Submitted by: A Person Who Does Not Wish To Give Their Name
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"Blue Jean"
Opening Lines: Blue Jean-I just met a girl named Blue Jean.
Comments: Submitted by: Britrock
| "Jean Genie"
Opening Lines: A small jean genie snuck off to the city.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Queen Bitch"
The Made Up Words: Bibberty-bobberty
Comments: Used to describe a hat. I'd really like to know what a bibberty-bobberty hat is supposed to look like...
Submitted by: DeeDee
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"Ziggy Stardust"
The Boasting Lyrics: He was the Nazz
with God-given ass - he took it all too far, but boy, could he play guitar. Comments: Again, David talking about his own assets. Not only does he refer to Ziggy (his persona at the time) as the "Nazz" (the most magnetic of beings, a Jesus-like figure) but he also talks about his wonderful, God-given ass.
Submitted by: Katie
| "Ziggy Stardust"
The Boasting Lyrics: Well-hung and snow white tan.
Comments: Well, seeing as David WAS Ziggy Stardust, he's kinda just touting his own attributes here. I'm not saying he's wrong (have you SEEN The Man Who Fell To Earth?!) but he's definitely boasting.
Submitted by: Katie
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"the space odessy"
The Lyrics: ground control to major tom
commencing countdown engine's on ground control to major tom your circuit's dead can you hear me major tom!? Why: a song about a lost rocket in space that is horrible!
Submitted by: art
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"Panic in Detroit"
The Lyrics: Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone Why: Detroit, MI...
Submitted by: Carolyn
| "Young Americans"
The Lyrics: All the way from Washington
Why: Washington, D. C.
Submitted by: crazydon
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