David Bowie: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey

Aknowledgements Introduction 1 One : 'I am a D.J./I am what I play' .. 'D.J.' - Lodger 11 Two : 'Put on your red shoes/And dance the blues' .. 'Let's Dance' - Let's Dance 21 Three : 'Because You're Young...' 'Because You're Young' - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 31 Four : 'Time - He's waiting in the wings' .. 'Time' - Aladdin sane 1969, 39 Five : 'Watch that man - Oh Honey Watch that Man/He talks like a jerk/But he could eat you with a fork and spoon' .. 'Watch That Man' - Aladdin Sane 51 Six : 'Do you remember the bills you have to pay/For even yesterday' .. 'Young Americans' - Young Americans 59 Seven : 'And so the story goes they wore the clothes/They said the things to make it seem improbable' .. 'Bewlay Brothers' - Hunky Dory 83 Eight : 'Up the hill backwards, it'll be alright...' 'Up The Hill Backwards' - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 93 Nine : 'We're learning to live with somebody's depression' 'Fantastic Voyage' - Lodger 103 Ten : 'Boys keep swinging/Boys always work it out' 'Boys Keep Swinging' - Lodger 108 Eleven : 'I could make a transformation as a rock 'n' roll star... I could play the wild mutation as a rock 'n' roll star' 'Star' - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders Of Mars 119 Twelve : I don't wanna go out/I want to stay inside/And get things done' .. 'Modern Love' - Let's Dance 132 Thirteen : 'I stumble into town, just like a sacred cow...' 'China Girl' - The Idiot 'China Girl' - Let's Dance 142 Fourteen : 'Then I came across a monster/Who was sleeping by a tree/And I looked and frowned and the monster was me.' 'The Width Of A Circle' - The Man Who Sold The World 152 Fifteen : 'But the film is saddening bore/'Cause I wrote it ten times before/It's about to be writ again/As I ask you to focus on...' 'Life On Mars' - Hunky Dory 167 Sixteen : 'Future Legend' 'Future Legend' - Diamond Dogs 171 Postscript 172 A Survey Of Comments On Bowie's Sexuality 173 A Few Adjectives (And Nouns) That Have Been Used To Describe David Bowie:- 174 A Bowie Timeline, Inc. Discography* 180 Source Notes