"Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981,it was later included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Queen's second number-one hit in their home country and Bowie's third,and also charted in the top 10 in more than 10 countries around the world.
Labyrinth is a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas as executive producer. Based on conceptual designs by Brian Froud,the film was written by Terry Jones,and many of its characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The film stars Jennifer Connelly as 16-year-old Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth,the Goblin King. In Labyrinth,Sarah embarks on a quest to reach the center of an enormous,otherworldly maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby,whom she wished away to Jareth.
"Space Oddity" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was first released on 11 July 1969 by Philips Records as a 7-inch single,then as the opening track of his second studio album David Bowie. Produced by Gus Dudgeon and recorded at Trident Studios in London,it is a tale about a fictional astronaut named Major Tom;its title and subject matter were partly inspired by 2001:A Space Odyssey (1968) and Bowie's feelings of alienation at that point in his career. One of the most musically complex songs he had written up to that point,it represented a change from the music hall-influenced sound of his debut to a sound akin to psychedelic folk and inspired by the Bee Gees.
"Life on Mars?" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie,first released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. Bowie wrote the song as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way". "Life on Mars?" was recorded on 6 August 1971 at Trident Studios in London,and was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Bowie's backing band consisted of guitarist and string arranger Mick Ronson,bassist Trevor Bolder,drummer Mick Woodmansey and Strawbs member Rick Wakeman on piano. "Life on Mars?" is primarily a glam rock ballad,with elements of cabaret and art rock;it has a complex structure that includes chord changes throughout. The lyrics are about a girl who goes to a cinema to escape reality,and include surreal images that reflect optimism and the effects of Hollywood.
"Blue Jean" is a song written and recorded by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie for his sixteenth studio album Tonight (1984). One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie,it was released as a single ahead of the album and charted in the United States,peaking at No. 8,becoming his 5th and last top 10 hit with no features. The song is loosely inspired by Eddie Cochran.
"'Heroes'" is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 12th studio album of the same name. Co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno and co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti,the song was recorded in mid-1977 at Hansa Studio 2 in West Berlin. Using a G–D chord progression,the backing track was recorded fully before lyrics were written;Bowie and Eno added synthesiser overdubs while Robert Fripp contributed guitar. To record the vocal,Visconti devised a "multi-latch" system,wherein three microphones were placed at different distances from Bowie and would open when he sang loud enough. Like other album tracks,he improvised lyrics while standing at the microphone.
"Boys Keep Swinging" is a song by English musician David Bowie,released on 27 April 1979 by RCA Records in the United Kingdom as the lead single from his 1979 album Lodger. It was written by Bowie and Brian Eno and recorded in Montreux and New York City in September 1978 and March 1979. The recording utilised techniques from Eno's Oblique Strategies cards,which resulted in the musicians swapping instruments. Adrian Belew contributed a guitar solo,which he played receiving little guidance and was composited from multiple takes. The song was also built on the same chord sequence as the album track "Fantastic Voyage". Musically,"Boys Keep Swinging" contains elements of glam rock,funk and new wave,while lyrically,the song deals with the concept of gender identity,featuring various gender-bending lyrics. Bowie himself stated that the song was full of irony.
"China Girl" is a song written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie in 1976,and first released by Pop on his debut solo album,The Idiot (1977). Inspired by an affair Pop had with a Vietnamese woman,the lyrics tell a story of unrequited love for the protagonist's Asian girlfriend,realizing by the end that his Western influences are corrupting her. Like the rest of The Idiot,Bowie wrote the music and Pop improvised the lyrics while standing at the microphone. The song was released as a single in May 1977 and failed to chart.
"This Is Not America" is a song by English singer David Bowie and American jazz fusion band Pat Metheny Group,taken from the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Falcon and the Snowman. It was released as a single in February 1985,reaching number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 32 in the United States.
"Absolute Beginners" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. Released on 3 March 1986,it was the theme song to the 1986 film of the same name. Although the film was not a commercial success,the song was a big hit,reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the top 10 on the main singles charts in ten other countries. In the US,it peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"When the Wind Blows" is a 1986 song from the soundtrack of the film of the same name,performed by David Bowie and written by Bowie and Erdal Kızılçay. It was released as a single in October 1986 and released digitally in 2007.
"Day-In Day-Out" is a song recorded by the English singer David Bowie,serving as the opening track for his seventeenth studio album,Never Let Me Down (1987). It was issued as a single on 23 March 1987 ahead of the record's release. The recording was solely written by Bowie,while production was handled by him along with David Richards. An R&B track,"Day-In Day-Out" criticizes the treatment of the homeless in the United States at that time,and deals with the depths to which a young mother sinks to feed her child.
"Magic Dance" is a song written and recorded by the English singer David Bowie for the Jim Henson musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986). It was released as a single in limited markets worldwide in January 1987. Upon Bowie's death in 2016,the single version of "Magic Dance" reached #63 on the iTunes chart in the UK.
"Jump They Say" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie from his 18th album Black Tie White Noise (1993). It was written by Bowie,produced by Nile Rodgers and released as the first single from the album in March 1993. While Bowie opted not to tour for the Black Tie White Noise album,the song was performed on his 1995–96 Outside Tour and released as part of the live concert No Trendy Réchauffé (2020). The accompanying music video for "Jump They Say" was directed by Mark Romanek and received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.
"As the World Falls Down" is a song written by David Bowie for the soundtrack of the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth.
"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 1995 album Outside. It originated as an instrumental by Reeves Gabrels called "Moondust",which Bowie and Brian Eno stripped down and used to form the final track. An industrial rock and electronica number influenced by the Pixies and Nine Inch Nails,the song contains a hypnotic sound,with synthesisers,loops and distorted guitar lines. Lyrically influenced by Brion Gysin,the song contains images of apocalypse and continues the androgynous conundrums of former Bowie songs such as "Rebel Rebel".
"Little Wonder" is a song by English musician David Bowie,released as the second single from his 21st album,Earthling (1997). "Little Wonder" backed by three remixes,was issued on 27 January 1997. The single was a success,peaking at number 14 in the UK and topping the chart in Japan. The accompanying music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi and depicts Bowie at three different ages. Biographer David Buckley considers it a dance-oriented video rather than a rock one,reminiscent of Orbital's "The Box" (1996).
"Thursday's Child" is a song recorded by David Bowie for his twenty-second studio album Hours (1999). Written by Bowie and Reeves Gabrels,the song was released as the album's lead single on 20 September 1999,by Virgin Records.
Labyrinth is a soundtrack album by David Bowie and composer Trevor Jones,released in 1986 for the film Labyrinth. It was the second of three soundtrack releases in which Bowie had a major role,following Christiane F. (1981) and preceding The Buddha of Suburbia (1993). The soundtrack album features Jones' score,which is split into six tracks for the soundtrack:"Into the Labyrinth","Sarah","Hallucination","The Goblin Battle","Thirteen O'Clock",and "Home at Last".
Jareth is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1986 musical fantasy film Labyrinth. Portrayed by David Bowie,Jareth is the powerful and enigmatic king of the goblins to whom protagonist Sarah Williams wishes away her baby brother Toby. Jareth gives Sarah thirteen hours to retrieve the baby from his castle at the centre of an enormous labyrinth,during which time he sets obstacles in her path and tries to entice her away from her quest.
