he helped put the glam in glam rock this
rock and roll’ chameleon is a lot more
than just outrageous makeup and glittery
clothes and his songs prove it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
David Bowie songs for this list we’ve
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs life’s begun by number 10 golden
years
golden years was Bowie’s second single
to crack the top ten in the United
States and continued the plastic soul
sound he had initiated with his previous
single the massive hit fame oh he claims
he wrote the song for Elvis Presley and
while it’s intriguing to think what the
King might have done with it
it’s unique funk sound is 100 percent
boys
number nine suffragette City
Oh ease 1972 album the rise and fall of
Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars
was a watershed for him and many
consider it his finest record
it’s filled with incredible songs
including the propulsively catchy
suffragette City
one of Bowie’s most rocking tracks it
moves like a bat out of hell from first
note to last and manages to pay tribute
to Little Richard along the way
six in number eight young Americans
young Americans was the first bowie cut
that really showcased his ability to
take classic Philly soul sounds and meld
them into one that was utterly his own
with a big assist from david sanborn
tasty sax backing vocal arrangements by
Luther Vandross and a semi Samba beat
the song’s musical group provides a
tasty counterbalance to the lyrics
cynical references to America in the
1970s Oh
number seven heroes
heroes was the second Bowie album
created in collaboration with minimalist
Brian Eno and the title track is one of
the singers masterpieces
it didn’t achieve massive commercial
success peaking at number 24 in the UK
and not even charting on the Hot 100 in
the States but it’s a true critics
darling
there are notable moments throughout
including some awesome Robert Fripp
guitar work but it’s the cohesiveness of
all the elements that really impress it
it’s a god-awful small affair
number six life on Mars the mouse yeah
but tamami is yelling no although the
lyrics suggests some sort of surreal
dreamscape Bowie’s life on Mars is an
acidic yet oddly sensitive take on
youthful confusion circa 1971
Oh
Oh confronted with overwhelming images
from a world they must inhabit but
didn’t make who wouldn’t wonder about
alternatives to this reality
you
add in a pounding piano an otherworldly
string section and a naked Lea yearning
vocal performance and the result is
irresistible
and a top three hit in the UK
Palli others must see the fakir a much
too fast
number five changes
Changez is an especially apt song for
Boeing
considered one of rock’s most chameleon
ik artists for his ability to change
both personas and musical styles with
ease although the song earned only
moderate chart success it has become one
of Bowie’s most identifiable tracks
they changed me
and why not
that’s stuttering chorus simple yet
surprising bridge and catchy bass and
sax figures combined with Bowie’s
playful vocal make this a song one is
always welcome to stumble across
number four fame fame was something of
an afterthought making it onto the young
Americans album at the last minute
it became Bowie’s first number-one
single in the United States and went
gold to boot created with John Lennon
and featuring a memorable guitar riff
from Carlos Alomar it’s a nasty bitter
diatribe about what else but the funky
rhythm and echoing wail of the music
make the message totally palatable and
danceable
number three rebel rebel
one of Bowie’s finest glam-rock outings
rebel rebel has a guitar riff to die for
and an attitude that’s more Rolling
Stones than the stones themselves
that it somehow comes across as playful
even with lyrics like
well we moved beyond glam-rock after
this cut but it’s a fitting tribute to
the genre
and a demonstration of its power in the
right hand
number two Ziggy Stardust Oh Ziggy play
guitar
Johnny good with guitarist Mick Ronson
shines on Ziggy Stardust
but Bowie’s vocal matches him
snarling one minute winning the next
Bowie sales through this story of an
extraordinary rock figure and the
dangers of stardom he was an ass goofbot
given ass but it took an al Jabar
it’s an opt told tale but Bowie gives it
strange details and wild musical
passages that make it seem fresh
and as with most great performers it’s
not what Bowie says really it’s the way
he says it now shake it play guitar
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
to the song on the radio
Jean Jean
the changing
I’m afraid of America
the stores must
never here
you
number one Space Oddity ground controls
and Major Tom Bowie’s first hit was a
mind-blower ground controls and agents
on Space Oddity the tale of Major Tom a
make-believe astronaut stuck in space
when released in 1969 it was timely
shut you where
both 2001 a Space Odyssey and the Apollo
11 moon landing were big news but Space
Oddity has lived on
always a favorite because of its
beautifully crafted structure
captivating yet odd story and strangely
appealing musical themes
and Bowie’s vocal is one of his most
compelling which is saying something
do you agree with our choices what David
Bowie song is your favorite
for more enthralling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
rock and roll’ chameleon is a lot more
than just outrageous makeup and glittery
clothes and his songs prove it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
David Bowie songs for this list we’ve
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs life’s begun by number 10 golden
years
golden years was Bowie’s second single
to crack the top ten in the United
States and continued the plastic soul
sound he had initiated with his previous
single the massive hit fame oh he claims
he wrote the song for Elvis Presley and
while it’s intriguing to think what the
King might have done with it
it’s unique funk sound is 100 percent
boys
number nine suffragette City
Oh ease 1972 album the rise and fall of
Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars
was a watershed for him and many
consider it his finest record
it’s filled with incredible songs
including the propulsively catchy
suffragette City
one of Bowie’s most rocking tracks it
moves like a bat out of hell from first
note to last and manages to pay tribute
to Little Richard along the way
six in number eight young Americans
young Americans was the first bowie cut
that really showcased his ability to
take classic Philly soul sounds and meld
them into one that was utterly his own
with a big assist from david sanborn
tasty sax backing vocal arrangements by
Luther Vandross and a semi Samba beat
the song’s musical group provides a
tasty counterbalance to the lyrics
cynical references to America in the
1970s Oh
number seven heroes
heroes was the second Bowie album
created in collaboration with minimalist
Brian Eno and the title track is one of
the singers masterpieces
it didn’t achieve massive commercial
success peaking at number 24 in the UK
and not even charting on the Hot 100 in
the States but it’s a true critics
darling
there are notable moments throughout
including some awesome Robert Fripp
guitar work but it’s the cohesiveness of
all the elements that really impress it
it’s a god-awful small affair
number six life on Mars the mouse yeah
but tamami is yelling no although the
lyrics suggests some sort of surreal
dreamscape Bowie’s life on Mars is an
acidic yet oddly sensitive take on
youthful confusion circa 1971
Oh
Oh confronted with overwhelming images
from a world they must inhabit but
didn’t make who wouldn’t wonder about
alternatives to this reality
you
add in a pounding piano an otherworldly
string section and a naked Lea yearning
vocal performance and the result is
irresistible
and a top three hit in the UK
Palli others must see the fakir a much
too fast
number five changes
Changez is an especially apt song for
Boeing
considered one of rock’s most chameleon
ik artists for his ability to change
both personas and musical styles with
ease although the song earned only
moderate chart success it has become one
of Bowie’s most identifiable tracks
they changed me
and why not
that’s stuttering chorus simple yet
surprising bridge and catchy bass and
sax figures combined with Bowie’s
playful vocal make this a song one is
always welcome to stumble across
number four fame fame was something of
an afterthought making it onto the young
Americans album at the last minute
it became Bowie’s first number-one
single in the United States and went
gold to boot created with John Lennon
and featuring a memorable guitar riff
from Carlos Alomar it’s a nasty bitter
diatribe about what else but the funky
rhythm and echoing wail of the music
make the message totally palatable and
danceable
number three rebel rebel
one of Bowie’s finest glam-rock outings
rebel rebel has a guitar riff to die for
and an attitude that’s more Rolling
Stones than the stones themselves
that it somehow comes across as playful
even with lyrics like
well we moved beyond glam-rock after
this cut but it’s a fitting tribute to
the genre
and a demonstration of its power in the
right hand
number two Ziggy Stardust Oh Ziggy play
guitar
Johnny good with guitarist Mick Ronson
shines on Ziggy Stardust
but Bowie’s vocal matches him
snarling one minute winning the next
Bowie sales through this story of an
extraordinary rock figure and the
dangers of stardom he was an ass goofbot
given ass but it took an al Jabar
it’s an opt told tale but Bowie gives it
strange details and wild musical
passages that make it seem fresh
and as with most great performers it’s
not what Bowie says really it’s the way
he says it now shake it play guitar
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
to the song on the radio
Jean Jean
the changing
I’m afraid of America
the stores must
never here
you
number one Space Oddity ground controls
and Major Tom Bowie’s first hit was a
mind-blower ground controls and agents
on Space Oddity the tale of Major Tom a
make-believe astronaut stuck in space
when released in 1969 it was timely
shut you where
both 2001 a Space Odyssey and the Apollo
11 moon landing were big news but Space
Oddity has lived on
always a favorite because of its
beautifully crafted structure
captivating yet odd story and strangely
appealing musical themes
and Bowie’s vocal is one of his most
compelling which is saying something
do you agree with our choices what David
Bowie song is your favorite
for more enthralling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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