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Who sang Ashes To Ashes?

Release date: 12/9/1980

Duration: 04:26

Producer(s): David Bowie

David Bowie released the song Ashes To Ashes. Date of release: 12/9/1980.

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Major Tom is a junkie who is stuck in space and the only things that keep him company are pictures of Japanese girls.

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David Bowie - Short Biography

- English singer-songwriter and actor David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was a major figure in the music industry.
- He is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
- Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians alike for his innovative work in the 1970s.
- He was known for his reinvention and visual presentation.
- His music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.

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- The song is a sequel to Bowie's first song, "Space Oddity."
- The song's innovative layered synthetic guitar textures were generated by Chuck Hammer.
- The song's melody was sampled in a remix of his 2013 single "Love Is Lost."
- The original title of the song was "People Are Turning to Gold."
- AllMusic critic Dave Thompson described the track and accompanying video as "a very deliberate acknowledgement of the then burgeoning New Romantic scene."
- It was ranked as the 5th best single of 1980 by NME magazine.

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