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.
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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)
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David Bowie Lyrics
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Party up mood, naddy vellocet round on Tuesday
Real bad dizzy snatch making all the homies mad, Thursday
Popo blind to the polly in the hole by Friday
Where the fuck did Monday go?
I'll go to this pig and pug show
I'm sitting in the chestnut tree
Girl loves me
(Hey cheena)
Girl loves me
Girl loves me
(Hey cheena)
Girl don't see
Where the fuck did Monday go?
I'll go to this pig and pug show
Where the fuck did Monday go?
You viddy at the Cheena
Choodesny with the red rot
Libbilubbing litso-fitso
Devotchka watch her garbles
Spatchko at the rozz-shop
Split a ded from his deng deng
Viddy viddy at the cheena
Girl loves me
(Hey cheena)
Girl loves me
Girl loves me
(Hey cheena)
Girl told me
Girl loves me
(Hey cheena)
Girl loves me
Where the fuck did Monday go?
Where the fuck did Monday go?
Where the fuck did Monday go?
Girl come see
(Hey cheena)
Girl loves me
Girl loves me
(Hey cheena)
Girl don't see
Where the fuck did Monday go?
Where the fuck did Monday go?
David Bowie's song "Girl Loves Me" from his final album Blackstar is a surrealistic, stream-of-consciousness exercise in avant-garde wordplay. The lyrics seem to be a mixture of Nadsat, the argot used in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange, and Bowie's own whimsical imagery. The opening lines, "Cheena so sound, so titty up this Malchick, say," can roughly be translated to "The Chinese are cool, let's dress up nice and go out." The rest of the song continues in this vein, with nonsensical phrases like "naddy vellocet round on Tuesday" and "Spatchka want the Russian" that defy traditional interpretation.
That being said, there is a sense of urgency and anxiety in the lyrics, reflected in repeated questions of "Where the fuck did Monday go?" and a feeling of being lost or disconnected from the world around him. The refrain of "Girl loves me, Hey cheena, Girl don't speak" could be interpreted as a desperate plea for connection and understanding, although the meaning behind it is left intentionally vague.
Overall, "Girl Loves Me" is a fascinating embodiment of Bowie's commitment to experimentation and pushing creative boundaries. The lyrics, while difficult to decipher, evoke a sense of disorientation and searching, complemented by the haunting, almost ominous backing music.
Line by Line Meaning
Cheena so sound, so titty up this Malchick, say
Hey girl, you look great, so let's go have some fun together
Party up mood, naddy vellocet round on Tuesday
Let's party hard, have a good time and get drunk on Tuesday
Real bad dizzy snatch making all the homies mad, Thursday
We're going to get so high on drugs that it'll make our friends envious on Thursday
Popo blind to the polly in the hole by Friday
We'll do some illegal activity, and even the police won't be able to catch us by Friday
Where the fuck did Monday go?
What happened to Monday? Time flies, and I can't believe it's already gone
I'll go to this pig-and-pot show
I'll attend a performance or entertainment show involving pigs and cannabis
I'm sitting in the chestnut tree
I'm calm, relaxed and at peace, sitting in a chestnut tree
Who the fuck's gonna mess with me?
I'm confident and tough, nobody can cause me any harm
You viddy at the Cheena
Have a look at that girl over there, she's beautiful
Truth is me with the Red Rock
I'm a truthful person, and I have red rocks, possibly precious gems
You be loving little zipshot
You're enjoying or addicted to a drug called zipshot
Devotchka want ya goloss
A young woman likes your voice and wants to hear more of it
Spatchka want the Russian
Someone wants a drug called spatchka from Russia
Swear to dead fun is dang dang
Having fun is worth risking one's life for
Girl loves me
A girl is in love with me
Hey cheena
Addressing a girl or woman as 'cheena'
Girl don't speak
The girl doesn't speak or communicate with others about her love for me
Where the fuck did Monday go?
Repeating the question about Monday disappearing
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: David Bowie
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