THE THIN WHITE DUKE

David Robert Jones was born in Brixton (London, England) on January 8th 1947, so Happy Birthday!!!!!

By the year 1966 he became David Bowie. He chose this surname after Jim Bowie, the designer of a popular fighting knife called the Bowie Knife!

Bowie has been a singer for more than fifty years. In fact, he is more than a singer. He is a composer, a writer, an actor, a producer,... He is a reference for many artistic movements and he has a great influence on a big number of musicians nowadays. His lyrics are deep and a lot of times they are based on literature and art. Many times he just cared about exploring new types of music instead of looking for success. He has placed music in the category of art in capital letters.

His first steps are to be found in the psychodelic rock that later turned into Glam rock. We can also find him in funk and after being in Germany he returned to England to lead the New Romantics Underground Movement. He has also written quite a lot of popular pop songs and he has even tried electronic music.

So, let's listen to some of his songs to have an idea of his work now that he is about to release Balckstar, his new album.

SPACE ODDITY (1969).-

At the same time that Men were about to reach the Moon.

CHANGES (1971)

HEROES (1977).- 

In the late seventies Bowie moved to Berlin and there he composed a three album tryptich. Heroes is the second composition.

Heroes, the song, tells the story of two lovers who meet at the Berlin Wall. It is a sad song.

ASHES TO ASHES (1980).-

This song belongs to the New Romantic Underground Movement. It became a hit in the UK and was number one in that country.

BLUE JEAN (1984)

LOVE IS LOST. REMIX. (2013).-

Such a smart video matches perfectly well with the song.
Love is Lost contains recognizable parts of Ashes to Ashes maybe just trying to show Bowie's rebirth after the health problems that kept him away from the world of music.

But, the best is yet to come...