If David Bowie hadn't died, today would be his 70th birthday, and three days from now, it's his first anniversary.
Some people have come as if they never appeared, and some people have appeared and will never disappear again. NME selected 22 of David Bowie's most poetic lyrics, which is also the best gift he left to the world, the homepage jun picked 10 songs for you, and the pictures are also either charming or cold, very eye-catching.
1、“There’s a starman waiting in the sky/ He’d like to come and meet us/ But he thinks he’d blow our minds”
A star-like man will appear in the sky, and he will be happy to meet us, even if he will not blindly obey us.
‘Starman’ – ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’
2、“Look up here, I’m in heaven/ I’ve got scars that can’t be seen/ I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen/ Everybody knows me now”
see
I'm in heaven
The scars I carried went unnoticed
The story I carry is not copied
I know no one
‘Lazarus’ – ‘Blackstar’
3、“We live closer to the earth/ Never to the heavens/ The stars are never far away/ Stars are out tonight”
We live near the earth / but never touch heaven / The stars never go away from it / Tonight the stars are shining brightly
‘The Stars Are Out Tonight’ – ‘The Next Day’
4、“We can be heroes/ Just for one day”
We will be heroes / even if it is only for one day
‘Heroes’ – ‘Heroes’
5、“I know when to go out, know when to stay in/ Get things done”
I know when to go/know when to stop/to complete the mission
‘Modern Love’ – ‘Let’s Dance’
6、“Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth/ You pull on your finger, then another finger, then your cigarette”
Time to light a cigarette / Put it in your mouth / You hold out your finger to hold the cigarette / Suck it hard
‘Rock N Roll Suicide’ – ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’
7、“Baby, I’ve been breaking glass/ In your room again/ Listen/ Don’t look at the carpet/ I drew something awful on it”
Baby / In your room / I smashed the glass again / Listen / Never look at the carpet / I drew something messy / On it
‘Breaking Glass’ – ‘Low’
8、“This is Major Tom to Ground Control / I’m stepping through the door / And I’m floating in a most peculiar way / And the stars look very different today”
Here's Captain Tom /Calling ground commander/I'm walking through the hatch/Floating in a wonderful way/The stars tonight look so different
‘Space Oddity’ – ‘David Bowie’
9、“Now my brother lays upon the rocks/ He could be dead, He could be not/ He could be you/ He’s chameleon, comedian, corinthian and caricature”
Now my brother is lying on the rock / He may or may not be / He may be you / He's a chameleon / He's a comedian / He's Collins / He's a comic strip
‘Bewlay Brothers’ – ‘Hunky Dory’
10、“When all the world was very young/ And mountain magic heavy hung/ The supermen would walk in file / Guardians of a loveless isle”
When the world is still very young / Huge magic is hanging / Superman walking in it / He is the guardian of the icy island
‘The Supermen’ – ‘The Man Who Sold The World’