1. The Spiders from M… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist under this name:
1. The Spiders from Mars, a rock band associated with David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust era. The Spiders had one post-Ziggy Stardust-era album, of which Bowie had had no participation.
2. The Spiders from Mars, a collaborative eurobeat project between Dave Rodgers and Mickey B..
Oh! You Pretty Things
The Spiders from Mars Lyrics
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Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Put another log on the fire for me
I've made some breakfast and coffee
Look out my window and what do I see
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
All the nightmares came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
What are we coming to
No room for me, no fun for you
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the golden ones
Written in pain, written in awe
By a puzzled man who questioned
What we were here for
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh you Pretty Things
Don't you know you're driving your
Mamas and Papas insane
Oh you Pretty Things
Don't you know you're driving your
Mamas and Papas insane
Let me make it plain
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
Look at your children
See their faces in golden rays
Don't kid yourself they belong to you
They're the start of a coming race
The earth is a bitch
We've finished our news
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh you Pretty Things
Don't you know you're driving your
Mamas and Papas insane
Oh you Pretty Things
Don't you know you're driving your
Mamas and Papas insane
Let me make it plain
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
The Spiders from Mars's song "Oh! You Pretty Things" begins with a call to wake up and face reality. The lyrics "Put on some clothes, shake up your bed / Put another log on the fire for me / I've made some breakfast and coffee" suggest the everyday routine of getting up and starting the day. However, this normalcy is disrupted by the next lines "Look out my window and what do I see / A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me / All the nightmares came today / And it looks as though they're here to stay," which hint at a more ominous and apocalyptic world. The lyrics then shift to a prophetic tone, imagining a future where a new race emerges as the dominant species. "Homo Superior" is depicted as the successor to "Homo Sapiens," and the song's final lines "You gotta make way for the Homo Superior" implies that humans must make space for this future evolution.
The song's chorus "Oh you Pretty Things / Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and Papas insane" is a nod to the popular folk-rock band The Mamas and The Papas. The reference to this group's "insanity" could be seen as a commentary on the limitations of a previous generation's values and ways of thinking.
Overall, "Oh! You Pretty Things" is a provocative and thought-provoking song that offers a vision of a possible future while also questioning the present.
Line by Line Meaning
Wake up you sleepy head
Get out of bed, stop being lazy
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Get dressed and make your bed
Put another log on the fire for me
Add more fuel to the fire
I've made some breakfast and coffee
I prepared breakfast and coffee for you
Look out my window and what do I see
Observing outside the window
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
A surreal scene of a crack in the sky and a hand reaching down
All the nightmares came today
The worst possible scenarios are happening now
And it looks as though they're here to stay
These situations seem like they will never end
What are we coming to
What is the world coming to
No room for me, no fun for you
There is no space for me and nothing enjoyable for you
I think about a world to come
Contemplating a future world
Where the books were found by the golden ones
A future in which the wise and knowledgeable prevail
Written in pain, written in awe
The books were written with great emotion
By a puzzled man who questioned
Authored by an inquisitive person
What we were here for
Asking the purpose of our existence
All the strangers came today
Unexpected people appeared
And it looks as though they're here to stay
They seem like they will stick around
Oh you Pretty Things
Direct address to charming, attractive individuals
Don't you know you're driving your
You are causing stress and frustration for
Mamas and Papas insane
Parents are going crazy
Let me make it plain
Let me be clear and direct
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
Prepare for the arrival of a new, superior species
Look at your children
Observe your offspring
See their faces in golden rays
Notice the warmth and radiance in their faces
Don't kid yourself they belong to you
Don't deceive yourself that your children are solely yours
They're the start of a coming race
They are the beginning of an impending evolution
The earth is a bitch
The planet is harsh and unforgiving
We've finished our news
The current state of the world is the result of our actions
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
The current human species has become obsolete
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, TINTORETTO MUSIC
Written by: DAVID BOWIE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Calum McKenzie
Why can't we have music like this these days. Why does everything have to be so polished and digitally alerted? This is raw and honest. This bloke shits on most music artists of today.
Hayat Kazemi
back in my day...
Derek Laidlaw
Two right real music
J.C
He was a one-off genius, a gift to humanity. No one can really compete with Bowie
Jamie Harper
Shits on every single so called music artist today
kickstar1
Hard to believe this was live. It's so damn clean and tight. His voice was spot on.
TJ
Guys this is a closed studio room. This is why it sounds so good. Not just cause it’s Bowie and the band
Fear Of Music
@cattycorner Coolest instrument ever. Hammond makes every song better
cattycorner
@Fear Of Music Of course! That was the keyboard of choice then.
Fear Of Music
@cattycorner Is it strings? It sounds like a Hammond organ to me.