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)
Gemini Spacecraft
David Bowie Lyrics
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And I thought about you
I passed through the shadow of Jupiter
(sigh)
And I thought about you
I shot my spacegun
And boy, I really felt blue
Parked under the stars
The winding stream
Moon shining down
On some little town
And with each beam
The same old dream
I took a trip on a Gemini spacecraft
And I thought about you
Well I shot my spacegun
And I thought about you
Pulled down my sun visor
Boy, I really felt blue
You jumped into your Gemini
I jumped into mine
We'll orbit the Moon
For just one time
Tomorrow night
Tomorrow night
Will you hold hands
With me under the moonlight
Took a trip in a Gemini spacecraft
And I thought about you
I shot my spacegun
And I thought about you
I took, I took a walk in space
Boy, I really felt blue
Well I peeked through the crack
And I looked way back
The stardust trail
Leading back to you
What did I do
What could I do
What did I do
Well
I thought about you
I thought about you
Took a trip on a Gemini spacecraft
And thought about you
David Bowie’s song “Gemini Spacecraft” is a dreamy, melancholic and nostalgic ode to space exploration and love. In the opening line, Bowie sets the tone by telling us that he has taken a trip on a Gemini spacecraft and thought about someone he loves. As he passes through the shadow of Jupiter, he “sighs” and longs for this person. The verse continues with him shooting his space gun and feeling blue, even in the vast emptiness of space.
The second verse imagines two or three flying saucers parked under the stars, while a winding stream reflects the moon shining down on a little town. Bowie then connects these images to his love interest, saying that with each beam of light, he thinks of the same old dream. The chorus repeats the opening verse, emphasizing the feelings of longing and sadness. The bridge of the song features a call and response between Bowie and his lover, imagining they are both in their own Gemini spacecrafts orbiting the moon together. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus and the lines “I thought about you”, as Bowie contemplates his feelings and memories of this person.
Line by Line Meaning
Took a trip on a Gemini spacecraft
The singer went on a journey on a Gemini spacecraft
And I thought about you
During the journey, the singer was thinking about someone they have feelings for
I passed through the shadow of Jupiter
During the journey, the spacecraft passed through the shadow of Jupiter
(sigh)
This is an audible expression of the artist's nostalgia or longing for someone
And I thought about you
The artist once again thinks about the person they have feelings for
I shot my spacegun
The singer used their imagination to pretend that they were shooting a spacegun
And boy, I really felt blue
The singer was feeling sad or melancholic
Two or three flying saucers
The artist observed two or three unidentified flying objects
Parked under the stars
The flying saucers were stationary and located under the stars
The winding stream
There is a stream with a winding course
Moon shining down
The moon's light is illuminating the scene
On some little town
The moonlight is shining on a small town
And with each beam
Every ray of moonlight
The same old dream
The singer is reminded of the same dream they have had before
Pulled down my sun visor
The singer moved a protective panel in the spacecraft to shield themselves from the sun's rays
Boy, I really felt blue
The artist is feeling sad or depressed
You jumped into your Gemini
Another person, perhaps the person the artist is thinking about, also went on a journey on a Gemini spacecraft
I jumped into mine
The singer also went on a journey on a Gemini spacecraft
We'll orbit the Moon
Both spacecraft will circle the Moon
For just one time
This will only happen once
Tomorrow night
The following evening
Will you hold hands
The artist is asking the person they have feelings for if they will hold hands
With me under the moonlight
The singer is asking the person they have feelings for to hold hands with them in the moonlight
I took, I took a walk in space
The artist imagines themselves taking a walk in outer space
Boy, I really felt blue
The singer is feeling sad or dejected
Well I peeked through the crack
The singer looked through a small opening or crack
And I looked way back
The singer looked far into the distance
The stardust trail
There is a trail of stardust
Leading back to you
The stardust trail leads to the person the artist has feelings for
What did I do
The singer is questioning their actions
What could I do
The singer feels helpless or unsure of what they could have done
What did I do
The artist is once again questioning their actions
Well
This is an interjection, used to indicate that the artist is about to say something
I thought about you
The artist is again thinking about the person they have feelings for
I thought about you
The singer repeats that they are thinking about the person they have feelings for
Took a trip on a Gemini spacecraft
This line repeats the opening line of the song
Contributed by Sydney M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DrJKintobor
on I Can't Give Everything Away
I can totally imagine this being the end theme of Sabrina Online, when Sabrina marries Richard and they drive off into the sunset...
Peter Bonney
on Diamond Dogs
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