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An Entity of Type : wsb:Song, within Data Space : wasabi.inria.fr associated with source document(s)

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has title
  • Ashes To Ashes
has format
  • Single (music)
has language
  • eng
Subject
  • 1980 singles
  • 1980 songs
  • David Bowie songs
  • Song recordings produced by David Bowie
  • Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti
  • Songs written by David Bowie
  • RCA Records singles
  • UK Singles Chart number-one singles
  • Sequel songs
abstract
  • %22Ashes to Ashes%22 is a song by David Bowie, released in 1980. It made No. 1 in the UK and was the first cut from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album, also a No. 1 hit. As well as its musical qualities, it is noted for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet. The lyrics revisit Bowie's Major Tom character from 1969's %22Space Oddity%22, which he referenced once again in 1995 with %22Hallo Spaceboy%22. The song's original title was %22People Are Turning to Gold.%22Interviewed in 1980, Bowie described the song as %22a nursery rhyme. It's very much a 1980s nursery rhyme. I think 1980s nursery rhymes will have a lot to do with the 1880s/1890s nursery rhymes which are all rather horrid and had little boys with their ears being cut off and stuff like that...%22. Years later, Bowie said that with %22Ashes to Ashes%22 he was %22wrapping up the seventies really%22 for himself, which %22seemed a good enough epitaph for it%22.
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  • 5714decc25ac0d8aee3edab5
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  • USJT19900172
producer
  • David Bowie
  • Tony Visconti
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  • 997
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  • 3155111
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  • english
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wsb:record_label
  • RCA Records
wsb:recording_description
  • The Power Station, New York, February 1980; Good Earth Studios, London, April 1980
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wsb:title_without_accent
  • Ashes To Ashes
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