"Suffragette City" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was originally released in April 1972 as the B-side of the single "Starman" and subsequently appeared on his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972). The song was later reissued as a single in 1976,with the US single edit of "Stay" as the B-side,to promote the compilation album Changesonebowie in the UK. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott,it was recorded by Bowie at Trident Studios in London with his backing band the Spiders from Mars,consisting of Mick Ronson,Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey,at a late stage of the album's sessions. The song was originally offered to English band Mott the Hoople,who declined it and recorded Bowie's "All the Young Dudes" instead. It is a glam rock song that is influenced by the music of Little Richard and the Velvet Underground. The lyrics include a reference to Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and the lyric "Oooohh wham bam,thank you,ma'am".
Lodger is the 13th studio album by the English musician David Bowie,released on 25 May 1979 through RCA Records. Recorded in collaboration with musician Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti,it was the final release of his Berlin Trilogy,following Low and "Heroes". Sessions took place in Switzerland in September 1978 during a break in the Isolar II world tour,and in New York City in March 1979 at the tour's end. Most of the same personnel from prior releases returned,and future King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew joined from the tour. The sessions saw the use of techniques inspired by Eno's Oblique Strategies cards,such as having the musicians swap instruments and play old songs backwards.
The "Alabama Song"—also known as "Moon of Alabama","Moon over Alabama",and "Whisky Bar"—is an English version of a song written by Bertolt Brecht and translated from German by his close collaborator Elisabeth Hauptmann in 1925 and set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 play Little Mahagonny. It was reused for the 1930 opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and has been recorded by the Doors and David Bowie.
"Fame" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released on his 1975 album Young Americans and was later issued as the album's second single by RCA Records in June 1975. Written by Bowie,Carlos Alomar and John Lennon,it was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975. It is a funk rock song that represents Bowie's dissatisfaction with the troubles of fame and stardom.
"Warszawa" is a mostly instrumental song by David Bowie and Brian Eno originally released in 1977 on the album Low. The band Joy Division was initially called Warsaw as a reference to this song.
"Joe the Lion" is a song by David Bowie in 1977 for the album "Heroes". It was produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti and features lead guitar by Robert Fripp.
"Changes" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie,originally released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. RCA Records then released it as a single from the album on 7 January 1972. Written following his promotional tour of America in early 1971,"Changes" was recorded at Trident Studios in London between June and July that year. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott,it featured Strawbs member Rick Wakeman on piano and the musicians who would later become known as the Spiders from Mars:guitarist Mick Ronson,bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick Woodmansey. The song also marks the first instance of Bowie playing the saxophone on one of his recordings.
Stage is the second live album by English musician David Bowie,recorded on the Isolar II Tour,and released through RCA Records in 1978. Stage has been reissued numerous times,each with expanded track listings.
"TVC 15" is a song by English musician David Bowie,released on his 1976 album Station to Station. RCA Records later released it as the second single from the album on 30 April 1976. The song was recorded in late 1975 at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles. Co-produced by Bowie and Harry Maslin,the recording featured guitarists Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick,bassist George Murray,drummer Dennis Davis,pianist Roy Bittan and Warren Peace on backing vocals. The upbeat song is mostly art rock performed in a style reminiscent of the 1950s. Lyrically,the song concerns a character's girlfriend being eaten by a television set. It was inspired by a dream of Iggy Pop's and Bowie's role in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). Some lyrics are also influenced by the Yardbirds and Kraftwerk.
"Sound and Vision" is a song by the English musician David Bowie. It was released in January 1977 by RCA Records on side one of his 11th studio album Low. RCA later chose it as the first single from the album. Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti,the song was recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville,France,in September 1976,and completed at Hansa Studios in West Berlin in October and November. The song began as a simple G major chord progression that Bowie gave to the backing musicians,writing and recording his vocals afterward. It features backing vocals from Brian Eno and Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin.
"Beauty and the Beast" is a song by David Bowie,the first track on his 1977 album "Heroes". It was issued as the second single from the album in January 1978,becoming a minor UK hit,peaking at No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Breaking Glass" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was co-written by Bowie,bassist George Murray and drummer Dennis Davis in September 1976. Originally a track on Bowie's 1977 album Low,a reworked version of the song was a regular on the Isolar II Tour. A live version from that tour was used as the lead track on a 7-inch EP to promote his second live album,Stage in 1978. The EP reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1978.
"Rock 'n' Roll with Me" is a power ballad written by David Bowie and Warren Peace and recorded in January 1974 that first appeared on Bowie's Diamond Dogs album,supposedly to address the artist's complex relation with his fans. A version recorded during the Diamond Dogs tour in July 1974 was released on the album David Live.
"Station to Station" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released in January 1976 as the title track and opener of his tenth studio album Station to Station,as well as on a promotional 7-inch single in France the same month. Co-produced by Bowie and Harry Maslin,it was written and recorded at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles between September and November 1975. At over 10 minutes in length,it is Bowie's longest studio recording. Opening with a train-like noise,the song's first half is a slow march,built around an atonal guitar riff,while the second half takes the form of a prog-disco suite in a different key and tempo than the first. It has been characterised as art rock and is influenced by the German electronic bands Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream.
"Speed of Life" is the first instrumental by David Bowie. It is the opening track for his album Low from 1977.
"What in the World" is a song by David Bowie released on his 1977 album Low,later making appearances as repertoire in the 1978 world tour as well as other major tours.
"Always Crashing in the Same Car" is a song by David Bowie from his album Low from 1977.
"Art Decade" is an instrumental by English singer-songwriter David Bowie,released on his 1977 album Low.
"Look Back in Anger" is a song written by English artists David Bowie and Brian Eno for the album Lodger (1979). It concerns "a tatty 'Angel of Death'",and features a guitar solo by Carlos Alomar.
The Isolar II –The 1978 World Tour,more commonly known as The Low / Heroes World Tour or The Stage Tour,was a worldwide concert tour by David Bowie. The tour opened on 29 March 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena continuing through North America,Europe and Australia before reaching a conclusion at the Nippon Budokan in Japan on 12 December 1978.
