Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. In 1977, he again changed direction with the electronic-inflected album Low, the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.
After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had three number-one hits: the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure" (a 1981 collaboration with Queen). He achieved massive commercial success in the 1980s starting with Let's Dance (1983). Between 1988 and 1992, he fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine before resuming his solo career in 1993. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with The Next Day. He remained musically active until his death from liver cancer at his home in New York City. He died two days after both his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at over 100 million records worldwide, made him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum, eleven gold and eight silver album certifications, and released 11 number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists in history. As of 2022, Bowie was the best-selling vinyl artist of the 21st century.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie
Studio albums
David Bowie (1967)
David Bowie/Space Oddity (1969)
The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
Hunky Dory (1971)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
Aladdin Sane (1973)
Pin Ups (1973)
Diamond Dogs (1974)
Young Americans (1975)
Station to Station (1976)
Low (1977)
"Heroes" (1977)
Lodger (1979)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)
Let's Dance (1983)
Tonight (1984)
Never Let Me Down (1987)
Black Tie White Noise (1993)
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Outside (1995)
Earthling (1997)
Hours (1999)
Heathen (2002)
Reality (2003)
The Next Day (2013)
Blackstar (2016)
5:15 Angels Have Gone
David Bowie Lyrics
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This little town, let me down
This foreign rain, brings me down
5:15, train overdue
Angels have gone, no ticket
I'm jumping tracks, I'm changing time
Forever I will adore only you
5:15, all of my life
Angels have gone
I'm changing trains
Angels like them, thin on the ground
All of my life, all legs and wings
Swings turn the eyes
5:15, train overdue
Angels have gone
We never talk anymore
Forever I will adore only you
Cold station all of my life
Forever I fear [Incomprehensible]
In David Bowie's song 5:15 Angels Have Gone, the singer appears stranded in a foreign town, where everything from the rain to the train lets him down. In the song, Bowie sings about the elusive angels who have left the town without him, and the loneliness and sense of isolation he feels as he tries to find and reconnect with them. With the train overdue and no ticket for him to board, Bowie has to change trains to find a new way to his destination. The lyrics suggest a sense of disconnection not only from his environment but also from the people around him, and the longing for something more substantial and meaningful.
The four verses of 5:15 Angels Have Gone are built around a repetition of the time and the idea of changing trains. The lyrics can be seen as a metaphor for Bowie's life and his attempts to find a path and purpose. The song seems to suggest that he feels trapped in a particular place, but he knows that he cannot stay there anymore. The chorus, "We never talk anymore. Forever I will adore only you," highlights the theme of disconnection, loneliness, and yearning for something that is lost.
Line by Line Meaning
5:15, I'm changing trains
The singer is changing trains at 5:15.
This little town, let me down
The town disappointed the singer.
This foreign rain, brings me down
The singer is feeling low due to the unfamiliar rain.
5:15, train overdue
The artist's train is late at 5:15.
Angels have gone, no ticket
The artist cannot find any angels around and does not have a ticket.
I'm jumping tracks, I'm changing time
The singer is taking a different path, changing the course of their life.
We never talk anymore
The singer and someone else do not communicate anymore.
Forever I will adore only you
The artist continues to love and admire only one person.
5:15, all of my life
The artist has been waiting for this 5:15 train their whole life.
Angels have gone
The angels the artist is looking for are no longer present.
I'm changing trains
The singer is switching trains once again.
Angels like them, thin on the ground
The angels the artist was looking for are hard to come by.
All of my life, all legs and wings
The singer has spent their whole life seeing angels and their wings.
Swings turn the eyes
The motion of swings draws the singer's attention.
We never talk anymore
The singer and someone else still do not communicate.
Forever I will adore only you
The artist still only has admiration for one person.
Cold station all of my life
The artist has spent their whole life waiting in cold stations for trains.
Forever I fear [Incomprehensible]
The singer has a continuous fear that is unspecified.
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