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)
I Am With Name
David Bowie Lyrics
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I was
Ramona A. Stone
I started with no enemies of my own
I was an artiste
In a tunnel
But I've been having a mid-life crisis
And ape men with metal parts
I've spat upon deeply felt age
I've hid my hearts in
And I hate the funny colored english
We'll creep togeher you and I
For I know who the small friends are
Song
I am with name, I am with name
I am Ramona A Stone
A night fear female
Good timing drone
I am with name, I am with name
I am with name, I am with name
I am Ramona A Stone
She should say: twitch & stream
It'll end in chrome
Night of the female good time drone
I am with name
I am Ramona A Stone
She should say:
I am with name
I am Ramona A Stone
A person who loses a name
Feels anxiety descending
Left at the crossroads, between the centuries
A millenium fetish
I am with name, I am with name
I am Ramona A Stone
I am with name
Night fear female
Good timing drone
I am with name
I am Ramona A Stone
I am Ramona A Stone
[Give it to me one more time!]
Anxiety descending
Anxiety descending
The song "I Am With Name" by David Bowie appears to be about a woman named Ramona A. Stone who is experiencing a mid-life crisis and is struggling with her identity. We see this through the opening lines, where she talks about being an artist in a tunnel with no enemies of her own. However, her mid-life crisis leads her to dream of sleep, and she starts to feel like she is part-ape with metal parts. She has spat upon deeply felt age and has hidden her hearts inside. She also expresses hatred towards the "funny colored English" and seems to want to creep with someone who she knows are her small friends.
The central theme of the song appears to be about identity and a sense of belonging. Ramona A. Stone is experiencing a crisis of identity, and she feels like she is losing her name. She talks about feeling anxiety descending and being left at the crossroads between centuries. She describes herself as a "millennium fetish" and states that she is with name, and that name is Ramona A. Stone. This sense of identity seems to bring her comfort, and she repeats the line "I am with name, I am Ramona A. Stone" several times throughout the song.
Overall, "I Am With Name" appears to be a song about identity, belonging, and the struggle to find oneself in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Ramona A. Stone is a symbol of this struggle, and the song captures the feelings of anxiety and uncertainty that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
I was
I existed in the past
Ramona A. Stone
The name I identify with
I started with no enemies of my own
I had no conflicts or issues at the outset
I was an artiste
I was a creative person, an artist
In a tunnel
I was working on something with focus and intensity
But I've been having a mid-life crisis
I am experiencing a period of doubt and unease
And I've been dreaming of sleep
I wish to rest and escape the pressures of life
And ape men with metal parts
I am troubled by the dehumanization of society
I've spat upon deeply felt age
I reject the idea of aging and its limitations
I've hid my hearts in
I kept my feelings concealed
And I hate the funny colored english
I dislike how the English language is spoken in a certain way
We'll creep together you and I
We will proceed cautiously and discreetly
For I know who the small friends are
I know who can be trusted in difficult times
I am with name, I am with name
I am identifying myself
I am Ramona A Stone
That's the name people call me
A night fear female
I am a woman who experiences fear at night
Good timing drone
I am a robot that operates according to a schedule
She should say: twitch & stream
I should say those words, which are associated with online video games
It'll end in chrome
The outcome will be metallic and shiny
I am with name
I am identifying myself
Anxiety descending
I feel a growing sense of unease
Left at the crossroads, between the centuries
I am facing a major decision that will affect my future
A millennium fetish
I am obsessed with something that is associated with a specific time period
Night fear female
I am a woman who experiences fear at night
Good timing drone
I am a robot that operates according to a schedule
Contributed by Victoria B. 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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