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"[...] Sono liriche tragiche, bellissime, da grande poeta, intrise di una sofferenza che è sempre il prezzo della poesia: la sofferenza che lo accomuna ai suoi grandi compagni di strada, come lui forse più poeti che compositori".
Fernanda Pivano
(dal libretto di introduzione di 1.Outside. 1-14 agosto 1995)
David Bowie 1967 copertina cover
David Bowie (1967)
  1. Uncle Arthur
  2. Sell Me A Coat
  3. Rubber Band
  4. Love You Till Tuesday
  5. There Is A Happy Land
  6. We Are Hungry Men
  7. When I Live My Dream
  8. The Little Bombardier
  9. Silly Boy Blue
  10. Come And Buy My Toys
  11. Join The Gang
  12. She’s Got Medals
  13. Maid Of Bond street
  14. Please Mr.Gravedigger
Space oddity
Space Oddity (1969)
  1. Space Oddity
  2. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed
  3. Don’t Sit Down
  4. Letter To Hermione
  5. Cygnet Committee
  6. Janine
  7. An Occasional Dream
  8. Wild Eyed From Freecloud
  9. God Knows I’m Good
  10. Memory Of a Free Festival
theman
The Man Who Sold The World (1971)
  1. The Width Of A Circle
  2. All The Madmen
  3. Black Country Rock
  4. After All
  5. Running Gun Blues
  6. Saviour Machine
  7. She Shook Me Cold
  8. The Man Who Sold The World
  9. The Supermen
hunky
Hunky Dory (1971)
  1. Changes
  2. Oh! You Pretty Things
  3. Eight Line Poem
  4. Life On Mars?
  5. Kooks
  6. Quicksand
  7. Fill Your Heart
  8. Andy Warhol
  9. Song For Bob Dylan
  10. Queen Bitch
  11. The Bewlay Brothers
ziggy
Ziggy Stardust (1972)
  1. Five Years
  2. Soul Love
  3. Moonage Daydream
  4. Starman
  5. It Ain’t Easy
  6. Lady Stardust
  7. Star
  8. Hang On To Yourself
  9. Ziggy Stardust
  10. Suffragette City
  11. Rock’n’roll Suicide
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Copertina Cover
Aladdin Sane (1973)
  1. Watch That Man
  2. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
  3. Drive-in saturday
  4. Panic In Detroit
  5. Cracked Actor
  6. Time
  7. The Prettiest Star
  8. Let’s Spend The Night Together
  9. The Jean Genie
  10. Lady Grinning Soul
pinups
Pin Ups (1973)
  1. Rosalyn
  2. Here Comes The Night
  3. I Wish You Would
  4. See Emily Play
  5. Everything’s Alright
  6. I Can’t Explain
  7. Friday On My Mind
  8. Sorrow
  9. Don’t Bring Me Down
  10. Shapes Of Things
  11. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
  12. Where Have All The Good Times Gone
diamonddogs
Diamond Dogs (1974)
  1. Future Legend
  2. Diamond Dogs
  3. Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise)
  4. Rebel Rebel
  5. Rock’n’roll With Me
  6. We Are The Dead
  7. 1984
  8. Big Brother
  9. Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family
young americans
Young Americans (1975)
  1. Young Americans
  2. Win
  3. Fascination
  4. Right
  5. Somebody Up There Likes Me
  6. Across The Universe
  7. Can You Hear Me
  8. Fame
station
Station to Station (1976)
  1. Station To Station
  2. Golden Years
  3. Word On a Wing
  4. TVC15
  5. Stay
  6. Wild Is The Wind
low
Low (1977)
  1. Speed Of Life
  2. Breaking Glass
  3. What In The World
  4. Sound And Vision
  5. Always Crashing In The Same Car
  6. Be My Wife
  7. A New Career In A New Town
  8. Warsawa
  9. Art Decade
  10. Weeping Wall
  11. Subterraneans
heroes
"Heroes" (1977)
  1. Beauty And The Beast
  2. Joe The Lion
  3. “Heroes”
  4. Sons Of The Silent Age
  5. Blackout
  6. V-2 Schneider
  7. Sense Of Doubt
  8. Moss Garden
  9. Neuköln
  10. The Secret Life Of Arabia
lodger
Lodger (1979)
  1. Fantastic Voyage
  2. African Night Flight
  3. Move On
  4. Yassassin
  5. Red Sails
  6. D.J.
  7. Look Back In Anger
  8. Boys Keep Swinging
  9. Repetition
  10. Red Money
David Bowie Scary Monsters Cover Copertina
Scary Monsters (1980)
  1. It’s No Game (No. 1)
  2. Up The Hill Backwards
  3. Scary Monsters (And Supercreeps)
  4. Ashes To Ashes
  5. Fashion
  6. Teenage Wildlife
  7. Scream Like A Baby
  8. Kingdom Come
  9. Because You’re Young
  10. It’s No game (No. 2)
letsdance
Let's Dance (1983)
  1. Modern Love
  2. China Girl
  3. Let’s Dance
  4. Without You
  5. Ricochet
  6. Criminal World
  7. Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
  8. Shake It
tonight
Tonight (1984)
  1. Loving The Alien
  2. Don’t Look Down
  3. God Only Knows
  4. Tonight
  5. Neighborhood Threat
  6. Blue Jean
  7. Tumble And Twirl
  8. I Keep Forgettin’
  9. Dancing With The Big Boys
labyrinth
Labyrinth (1986)
  1. Opening Titles
  2. Magic Dance
  3. Chilly Down
  4. As The World Fall Down
  5. Within You
  6. Underground
neverletmedown
Never Let Me Down (1987)
  1. Day-In Day Out
  2. Time Will Crawl
  3. Beat Of Your Drum
  4. Never Let Me Down
  5. Zeroes
  6. Glass Spider
  7. Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)
  8. New York’s In Love
  9. ’87 And Cry
  10. Too Dizzy 
  11. Bang Bang
tinmachine1
Tin Machine (1989)
  1. Heaven’s In Here
  2. Tin Machine
  3. Prisoner Of Love
  4. Crack City
  5. I Can’t Read
  6. Under The God
  7. Amazing
  8. Working Class Hero
  9. Bus Stop
  10. Pretty Thing
  11. Video Crime
  12. Run
  13. Sacrifice Yourself
  14. Baby Can Dance
tinmachine2
Tin Machine II (1991)
  1. Baby Universal
  2. One Shot
  3. You Belong In Rock N’Roll
  4. If There Is Something
  5. Amlapura
  6. Betty Wrong
  7. You Can’t Talk
  8. Stateside
  9. Shopping For Girls
  10. A Big Hurt
  11. Sorry
  12. Goodbye Mr.Ed
buddhaofsuburbia
Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
  1. Buddha Of Suburbia
  2. Sex And The Church
  3. South Horizon
  4. The Mysteries
  5. Bleed Like A Craze, Dad
  6. Strangers When We Meet
  7. Dead Against It
  8. Untitled No.1
  9. Ian Fish, U.K. Heir
  10. Buddha of Suburbia
blacktie
Black Tie White Noise (1993)
  1. The Wedding
  2. You’ve Been Around
  3. I Feel Free
  4. Black Tie White Noise
  5. Jump They Say
  6. Nite Flights
  7. Pallas Athena
  8. Miracle Goodnight
  9. Don’t Let Me Down & Down
  10. Looking For Lester
  11. I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday
  12. Wedding Song
  13. Lucy Can’t Dance
outside
1. Outside (1995)
  1. Leon Take Us Outside
  2. Outside
  3. The Hearts Filthy Lesson
  4. A Small Plot Of Land
  5. Baby Grace (a Horrid Cassette)
  6. Hallo Spaceboy
  7. The Motel
  8. I Have Not Been to Oxford Town
  9. No Control
  10. Algeria Touchshriek
  11. The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction
  12. Ramona A. Stone/I Am With Name
  13. Wishful Beginnings
  14. We Prick You
  15. Nathan Adler
  16. I’m Deranged
  17. Thru’ These Architect’s Eyes
  18. Nathan Adler (Part 2)
  19. Strangers When we Meet

I diari di Nathan Adler (booklet)

earthling
Earthling (1997)
  1. Little Wonder
  2. Looking For Satellites
  3. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
  4. Seven Years In Tibet
  5. Dead Man Walking
  6. Telling Lies
  7. The Last Thing You Should Do
  8. I’m Afraid Of Americans
  9. Law (Earthlings On Fire)
hours
Hours (1999)
  1. Thursday’s Child
  2. Something In the Air
  3. Survive
  4. If I’m Dreaming My Life
  5. Seven
  6. What’s Really Happening
  7. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
  8. New Angels Of Promise
  9. Brilliant Adventure
  10. The Dreamers
heathen
Heathen (2002)
  1. Sunday
  2. Cactus
  3. Slip Away
  4. Slow Burn
  5. Afraid
  6. I’ve Been Waiting For You
  7. I Would Be Your Slave
  8. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
  9. 5.15 The Angels Have Gone
  10. Everyone Says “Hi”
  11. A Better Future
  12. Heathen (The Rays)
reality
Reality (2003)
  1. New Killer Star
  2. Pablo Picasso
  3. Never Get Old
  4. The Loneliest Guy
  5. Looking for Water
  6. She’ll Drive the Big Car
  7. Days
  8. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
  9. Try Some, Buy Some
  10. Reality
  11. Bring Me The Disco King
The Next Day (2013)
  1. The Next Day
  2. Dirty Boys
  3. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
  4. Love Is Lost
  5. Where Are We Now?
  6. Valentine’s Day
  7. If You Can See Me
  8. I’d Rather Be High
  9. Boss Of Me
  10. Dancing Out In Space
  11. How Does The Grass Grow
  12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire
  13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
  14. Heat
blackstar
Blackstar (2016)
  1. Blackstar
  2. ‘Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
  3. Lazarus
  4. Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)
  5. Girl Loves Me
  6. Dollar Days
  7. I Can’t Give Everything Away
David Bowie No Plan EP
No Plan EP (2017)
  1. Lazarus
  2. No Plan
  3. Killing A Little Time
  4. When I Met You
David Bowie Toy 2021
Toy (2021)
  1. I Dig Everything
  2. You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving
  3. The London Boys
  4. Karma Man
  5. Conversation Piece
  6. Shadow Man
  7. Let Me Sleep Beside You
  8. Hole in the Ground
  9. Baby Loves That Way
  10. Can’t Help Thinking About Me
  11. Silly Boy Blue
  12. Toy (Your Turn to Drive)
David Bowie Little Wonders traduzioni outtake bside
Little Wonders (B-Side, outtake, rarità, altri brani sparsi)

Nella prossima sezione “Little Wonders” troverete tutti i brani non compresi negli album ufficiali originali di Bowie: outtake, b-side, rarità, brani di colonne sonore, duetti e collaborazioni.

Per procedere alla sezione cliccate il simbolo qui sotto:

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