David Bowie Ziggy Stardust Cover
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David bowie ziggy stardust cover. For one thing the sort of big red enclosed phone box in which bowie posed for the shot on the back of the sleeve is a thing of the past. Instead he paid homage to the past and delivered a simply searing cover of chuck berry s around and around as well as paying tribute to the starry songs which had seen him become one of the biggest rock. Frontman joe elliott tells howard how influential david bowie was to him and the band before covering the iconic rocker s hit song ziggy stardust check ou. Ziggy stardust is a song written by english singer songwriter david bowie for his 1972 concept album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars.
Ziggy stardust 35th anniversary cover contest has now closed actually it hasn t. We ll be setting up the voting page shortly but meantime go and peruse the handiwork of. The rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars often shortened to ziggy stardust is the fifth studio album by english musician david bowie released on 16 june 1972 in the united kingdom by rca records it was produced by bowie and ken scott and features bowie s backing band the spiders from mars mick ronson trevor bolder and mick woodmansey. Essex united kingdom when.
But of course it s all changed. No matter what or who you ve been. Co produced by bowie and ken scott he recorded it at trident studios in london in november 1971 with his backing band the spiders from mars comprising mick ronson trevor bolder and mick woodmansey. Floral tributes are left to the memory of david bowie on heddon street the location of the album cover for his album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars featuring.
Above is the overall winning entry of our bowienet ziggy stardust 35th anniversary cover contest. See footnote and you can view all thirty six including eight late entries here. This is where the photography for the cover artwork of ziggy stardust was done. Thus following several years consultation with david bowie s management company the crown office estate decided to pay tribute to ziggy with his very own plaque the ziggy stardust plaque was unveiled by bowie fan garry kemp of spandau ballet in the presence of micky woody woodmansey drummer with the spiders from mars and trevor bolder the spiders guitarist.
With a whopping 40 of all of the votes cast for the top five cover 4 which was created by bowienetter arabia took the top spot with ease. This is my cover of one of my favourite songs ziggy stardust by the legend david bowie.