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David Bowie

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Aliases
David Bowie with The Lower Third
Davie Jones with The King Bees
Davy Jones
Real name
David Robert Jones
Born
January 8, 1947
Died
January 10, 2016
Country
United Kingdom
IPI
00003960406 211 works
00015471209 91 works
Affiliation
BMI, PRS
Comments
Legendary pop singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, painter, and actor. He was known as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His androgynous appearance was an iconic element of his image.
Married Somali-born supermodel Iman Abdulmajid in 1992.
In 2005 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Member of
Tin Machine Co-head and -songwriter
Band Aid (1984)
The Arnold Corns
The Manish Boys
The Riot Squad [GB] Lead vocals (1967)
Feathers [GB]
Family
Angie Bowie Wife (1970-1980)
Related
Mick Ronson Member of The Spiders From Mars
Ava Cherry
Reeves Gabrels Collaborator and co-songwriter (1990s)
John Hutchinson Hutchinson was lead guitarist on some Bowie albums
Warren Peace
Adrian Belew Guitar in Bowie's band (1978-1980; 1990)
Carlos Alomar Long-term collaborator
Brian Eno Eno co-wrote and produced Bowie key albums
Tony Visconti Visconti produced quite some Bowie albums
Related labels
ISO Records   founder of
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Songs written by David Bowie

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
1984 David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (7 artists)
5:15 The Angels Have Gone David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by (2 artists)
Abdulmajid David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie April 1991 Covered by Philip Glass
A Better Future David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Unverified
Absolute Beginners David Bowie David Bowie 1986 Covered by (24 artists)
Afraid David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by (2 artists)
African Night Flight David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (3 artists)
After All David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (8 artists)
Aladdin Sane David Bowie David Bowie April 12, 1973 Covered by (3 artists)
All Saints David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie 1991 Covered by Dylan Howe
All the Madmen David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (12 artists)
All the Young Dudes David Bowie Mott the Hoople June 28, 1972 Covered by (66 artists)
Always Crashing in the Same Car David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (18 artists)
Amazing David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels Tin Machine May 1989 Covered by Max Lorentz
Andy Warhol David Bowie Dana Gillespie REC, David Bowie REL 1971 Covered by (20 artists)
A New Career in a New Town David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (5 artists)
An Occasional Dream David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by (3 artists)
Art Decade David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (8 artists)
Ashes to Ashes David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Covered by (82 artists)
A Small Plot of Land David Bowie, Brian Eno, Erdal Kizilçay, Reeves Gabrels, Mike Garson, Sterling Campbell David Bowie September 26, 1995 Covered by (2 artists)
As the World Falls Down David Bowie David Bowie 1986 Covered by (21 artists)
Baby David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop March 18, 1977 Covered by Joan as Police Woman
Battle for Britain (The Letter) David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati David Bowie February 1997 Covered by (2 artists)
Beauty and the Beast David Bowie David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by (3 artists)
Because You're Young David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Covered by Buddha of Suburbia
Be My Wife David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (17 artists)
Big Brother David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (7 artists)
Black Country Rock David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (7 artists)
Blackout David Bowie David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by Max Lorentz
Blackstar David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2016 Covered by (6 artists)
Black Tie White Noise David Bowie David Bowie April 1993 Covered by (2 artists)
Blue Jean David Bowie David Bowie September 1984 Covered by (13 artists)
Boys Keep Swinging David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (30 artists)
Breaking Glass David Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (9 artists)
Bring Me the Disco King David Bowie David Bowie REC, David Bowie featuring Maynard James Keenan & John Frusciante REL 2003 Covered by (4 artists)
Buddha of Suburbia David Bowie David Bowie November 1993 Covered by (2 artists)
Candidate David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (5 artists)
Candidate [demo] David Bowie David Bowie January 1, 1974 Covered by Momus
Can't Help Thinking About Me David Bowie David Bowie with The Lower Third 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Can You Hear Me David Bowie David Bowie March 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) David Bowie, Giorgio Moroder David Bowie April 1982 Covered by (28 artists)
Changes David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (61 artists)
Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (4 artists)
Chilly Down David Bowie David Bowie 1986 Covered by Peter Alexander [US]
China Girl David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop March 18, 1977 Covered by (39 artists)
Ching-a-Ling David Bowie Feathers [GB] October 24, 1968 Covered by Joab Nevo feat. Matthew Lister & Metaphorest
Conversation Piece David Bowie David Bowie 1970 Covered by (3 artists)
Cracked Actor David Bowie David Bowie April 12, 1973 Covered by (11 artists)
Crystal Japan David Bowie David Bowie 1980 Unverified
Cygnet Committee David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by (5 artists)
Day-In Day-Out David Bowie David Bowie April 1987 Covered by (3 artists)
Dead Man Walking David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie February 1997 Covered by (2 artists)
Diamond Dogs David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (14 artists)
Did You Ever Have a Dream David Bowie David Bowie July 14, 1967 Covered by The Muffinmates
Dirty Boys David Bowie David Bowie March 8, 2013 Covered by Michael Esper
D.J. David Bowie, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (7 artists)
Do Anything You Say David Bowie David Bowie April 1, 1966 Covered by The Great Imposters
Dodo David Bowie David Bowie REC, The Count REL 1973 Covered by Stevie Salas
Dollar Days David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2016 Covered by (2 artists)
Don't Sit Down David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by Henry Westmoreland
Drive-In Saturday David Bowie David Bowie April 6, 1973 Covered by (15 artists)
Eight Line Poem David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (3 artists)
Everyone Says 'Hi' David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by (2 artists)
Fall Dog Bombs the Moon David Bowie David Bowie 2003 Covered by (2 artists)
Fall in Love with Me David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales Iggy Pop August 1977 Covered by (3 artists)
Fame John Lennon, David Bowie, Carlos Alomar David Bowie March 1975 Covered by (45 artists)
Fantastic Voyage David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (5 artists)
Fashion David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Covered by (19 artists)
Five Years David Bowie David Bowie June 6, 1972 Covered by (39 artists)
Five Years David Bowie The Enemy Missing information
Funtime David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop March 18, 1977 Covered by (13 artists)
Future Legend David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (5 artists)
Girl Loves Me David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2016 Unverified
Girls David Bowie, Erdal Kizilçay Tina Turner September 5, 1986 Covered by (2 artists)
God Knows I'm Good David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by (7 artists)
Golden Years David Bowie David Bowie November 21, 1975 Covered by (29 artists)
Hallo Spaceboy David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie September 26, 1995 Covered by (6 artists)
Hang On to Yourself David Bowie The Arnold Corns May 7, 1971 Covered by (23 artists)
Heathen (The Rays) David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by (3 artists)
Heroes David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie 1977 Covered by (179 artists)
Holy Holy David Bowie David Bowie January 1971 Covered by Marquee Moon
I Am a Laser David Bowie Ava Cherry and The Astronettes November 1973 Covered by (2 artists)
I Can't Give Everything Away David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2016 Covered by (2 artists)
I Can't Read David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels Tin Machine May 1989 Covered by (4 artists)
I Dig Everything David Bowie David Bowie July 5, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
If You Can See Me David Bowie David Bowie March 8, 2013 Covered by Esperanza Spalding
I Have Not Been to Oxford Town David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie September 26, 1995 Covered by Des de Moor and Russell Churney
I'll Follow You David Bowie Davy Jones with The Lower Third June 1965 Covered by Colin Brooks
I'm Afraid of Americans David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie 1995 Covered by (14 artists)
I'm Deranged David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie September 26, 1995 Covered by (10 artists)
I'm Not Losing Sleep David Bowie David Bowie August 5, 1966 Covered by The Great Imposters
In the Heat of the Morning David Bowie David Bowie 1970 Covered by (6 artists)
It's No Game David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Covered by (2 artists)
I Would Be Your Slave David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Unverified
Janine David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by Henry Westmoreland
Joe the Lion David Bowie David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by (2 artists)
John, I'm Only Dancing David Bowie David Bowie September 1972 Covered by (18 artists)
Jump They Say David Bowie David Bowie April 1993 Covered by (5 artists)
Kooks David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (16 artists)
Lady Grinning Soul David Bowie David Bowie April 12, 1973 Covered by (22 artists)
Lady Stardust David Bowie David Bowie June 6, 1972 Covered by (20 artists)
Law (Earthlings on Fire) David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie February 1997 Unverified
Lazarus David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2016 Covered by (15 artists)
Let Me Sleep Beside You David Bowie David Bowie September 1, 1967 Covered by Terry Kitchen
Let's Dance David Bowie David Bowie April 1983 Covered by (90 artists)
Letter to Hermione David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by (19 artists)
Life on Mars David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (183 artists)
Little Bombardier David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Unverified
Little Wonder David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati David Bowie February 1997 Covered by (3 artists)
Look back in anger David Bowie metacosmos Missing information
Look Back in Anger David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (9 artists)
Looking for Satellites David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati David Bowie February 1997 Unverified
Looking for Water David Bowie David Bowie 2003 Covered by Carl Craig presents Zoos of Berlin
Love Is Lost David Bowie David Bowie March 8, 2013 Covered by (4 artists)
Love You till Tuesday David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Covered by Psychosexual
Loving the Alien David Bowie David Bowie September 1984 Covered by (14 artists)
Lucy Can't Dance David Bowie David Bowie April 1993 Covered by Max Lorentz
Lust for Life David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop August 1977 Covered by (28 artists)
Magic Dance David Bowie David Bowie 1986 Covered by (5 artists)
Maid Of Bond Street David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Unverified
Memory of a Free Festival David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by (11 artists)
Modern Love David Bowie David Bowie April 1983 Covered by (41 artists)
Moonage Daydream David Bowie The Arnold Corns May 7, 1971 Covered by (54 artists)
Moss Garden David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by Dylan Howe
Move On David Bowie David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (3 artists)
Neighborhood Threat David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner Iggy Pop August 1977 Covered by (3 artists)
Neuköln David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by (4 artists)
Never Let Me Down David Bowie, Carlos Alomar David Bowie April 1987 Covered by (5 artists)
New Killer Star David Bowie David Bowie September 15, 2003 Unverified
Nightclubbing David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop March 18, 1977 Covered by (13 artists)
Oh! You Pretty Things David Bowie Peter Noone April 1971 Covered by (37 artists)
Outside David Bowie, Kevin Armstrong David Bowie September 26, 1995 Covered by (2 artists)
Panic in Detroit David Bowie David Bowie April 12, 1973 Covered by (13 artists)
Please Mr. Gravedigger David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Queen Bitch David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (21 artists)
Quicksand David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (22 artists)
Real Cool World David Bowie David Bowie 1992 Covered by Dead Eye Dolls
Reality David Bowie David Bowie 2003 Covered by Max Lorentz
Rebel Rebel David Bowie David Bowie February 1974 Covered by (79 artists)
Red Money David Bowie, Carlos Alomar David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (2 artists)
Red Sails David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (2 artists)
Repetition David Bowie David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (5 artists)
Right David Bowie David Bowie March 1975 Covered by Khruangbin
Right On Mother David Bowie David Bowie REC, Peter Noone REL 1970 Covered by Leif Engvalls
Rock n' Roll Suicide David Bowie David Bowie June 6, 1972 Covered by (39 artists)
Rock 'n' Roll with Me David Bowie, Warren Peace David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (4 artists)
Rubber Band David Bowie David Bowie December 2, 1966 Covered by Shane Devon
Running Gun Blues David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy with Glenn Gregory and Steve Norman
Saviour Machine David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (7 artists)
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Covered by (15 artists)
Secret Life of Arabia David Bowie, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by (2 artists)
Sell Me a Coat David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Sense of Doubt David Bowie David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by Philip Glass
Seven David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie September 21, 1999 Covered by (2 artists)
Seven Years in Tibet David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie February 1997 Covered by Max Lorentz
Shades David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop October 1986 Covered by (5 artists)
Shadow Man David Bowie David Bowie 1989 Unverified
She's Got Medals David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967
She Shook Me Cold David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (3 artists)
Shining Star David Bowie David Bowie April 1987 Covered by Max Lorentz
Shopping for Girls David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels Tin Machine September 1991 Covered by Max Lorentz
Silly Boy Blue David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
Silver Tree Top School for Boys David Bowie The Riot Squad [GB] REC, The Slender Plenty REL 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Sister Midnight David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Carlos Alomar Iggy Pop March 18, 1977 Covered by (5 artists)
Slip Away David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by Clifford Slapper with Des de Moor
Slow Burn David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by (7 artists)
Some Are David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie 1991 Covered by (3 artists)
Some Weird Sin David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop August 1977 Covered by Local H
Song for Bob Dylan David Bowie George Underwood and David Bowie REC, David Bowie REL June 3, 1971 Covered by (3 artists)
Sons of the Silent Age David Bowie David Bowie October 14, 1977 Covered by (3 artists)
Soul Love David Bowie David Bowie June 6, 1972 Covered by (20 artists)
Sound and Vision David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (27 artists)
Space Oddity David Bowie David Bowie REC,REL 1968 Covered by (274 artists)
Speed of Life David Bowie David Bowie September 1976 Covered by (5 artists)
Star David Bowie David Bowie June 6, 1972 Covered by (7 artists)
Starman David Bowie David Bowie April 1972 Covered by (110 artists)
Station to Station David Bowie David Bowie January 23, 1976 Covered by (5 artists)
Stay David Bowie David Bowie January 23, 1976 Covered by (9 artists)
Strangers When We Meet David Bowie David Bowie November 1993 Covered by (2 artists)
Subterraneans David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (4 artists)
Success David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner Iggy Pop August 1977 Covered by (4 artists)
Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2016 Unverified
Suffragette City David Bowie David Bowie April 1972 Covered by (64 artists)
Sunday David Bowie David Bowie June 11, 2002 Covered by The Wee Trio
Sweet Head David Bowie David Bowie 1990 Unverified
Sweet Thing David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (10 artists)
Teenage Wildlife David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Covered by (3 artists)
Telling Lies David Bowie David Bowie February 1997 Unverified
The Bewlay Brothers David Bowie David Bowie November 1971 Covered by (8 artists)
The Gospel According to Tony Day David Bowie David Bowie April 14, 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
The Hearts Filthy Lesson David Bowie, Brian Eno, Erdal Kizilçay, Reeves Gabrels, Mike Garson, Sterling Campbell David Bowie September 11, 1995 Covered by (4 artists)
The Jean Genie David Bowie David Bowie November 24, 1972 Covered by (40 artists)
The Last Thing You Should Do David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati David Bowie February 1997 Unverified
The Laughing Gnome David Bowie David Bowie April 14, 1967 Covered by (13 artists)
The London Boys David Bowie David Bowie December 2, 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
The Loneliest Guy David Bowie David Bowie 2003 Covered by Mike Garson
The Man Who Sold the World David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (121 artists)
The Motel David Bowie David Bowie September 26, 1995 Covered by Syria [DE]
The Next Day David Bowie David Bowie March 8, 2013 Covered by Piano Tribute Players
The Prettiest Star David Bowie David Bowie 1970 Covered by (13 artists)
The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie September 21, 1999 Unverified
There Is A Happy Land David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Unverified
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) David Bowie David Bowie March 8, 2013 Covered by (2 artists)
The Supermen David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (8 artists)
The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (as Beauty) David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie September 26, 1995 Unverified
The Width of a Circle David Bowie David Bowie November 4, 1970 Covered by (5 artists)
This Is Not America David Bowie, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays David Bowie and Pat Metheny Group September 1984 Covered by (31 artists)
Thursday's Child David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie September 20, 1999 Covered by (4 artists)
Time David Bowie David Bowie April 12, 1973 Covered by (15 artists)
Time Will Crawl David Bowie David Bowie April 1987 Covered by Burning Gates
Tiny Girls David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop March 18, 1977 Covered by (2 artists)
Tis a Pity She Was a Whore David Bowie David Bowie November 14, 2014 Covered by Max Lorentz
Tonight David Bowie, Iggy Pop Iggy Pop August 1977 Covered by (15 artists)
TVC 15 David Bowie David Bowie January 23, 1976 Covered by (8 artists)
Uncle Arthur David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Covered by (3 artists)
Underground David Bowie David Bowie 1986 Covered by (3 artists)
Under Pressure David Bowie, Brian May [GB], Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor [GB1], John Deacon Queen & David Bowie October 26, 1981 Covered by (107 artists)
Under the God David Bowie Tin Machine May 1989 Covered by (3 artists)
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed David Bowie David Bowie November 1969 Covered by (3 artists)
Up the Hill Backwards David Bowie David Bowie September 1980 Unverified
V-2 Schneider David Bowie David Bowie 1977 Covered by (2 artists)
Valentine's Day David Bowie David Bowie March 8, 2013 Covered by (4 artists)
Velvet Goldmine David Bowie David Bowie November 11, 1971 Covered by (3 artists)
Warszawa David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (21 artists)
Watch That Man David Bowie David Bowie April 12, 1973 Covered by (5 artists)
We Are the Dead David Bowie David Bowie May 24, 1974 Covered by (5 artists)
Weeping Wall David Bowie David Bowie September 1976 Covered by (3 artists)
We Prick You David Bowie, Brian Eno David Bowie September 26, 1995 Unverified
What in the World David Bowie David Bowie January 14, 1977 Covered by (3 artists)
When I Live My Dream David Bowie David Bowie June 1, 1967 Covered by (6 artists)
When I'm Five David Bowie David Bowie May 13, 1968 Covered by (3 artists)
Where Are We Now? David Bowie David Bowie January 8, 2013 Covered by (15 artists)
Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud David Bowie David Bowie July 11, 1969 Covered by (4 artists)
Win David Bowie David Bowie March 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
Within You David Bowie David Bowie 1986 Covered by (4 artists)
Without You David Bowie David Bowie April 1983 Covered by Max Lorentz
Word on a Wing David Bowie David Bowie January 23, 1976 Covered by (3 artists)
Yassassin David Bowie David Bowie May 1979 Covered by (4 artists)
You Belong in Rock n' Roll David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels Tin Machine August 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Young Americans David Bowie David Bowie March 1975 Covered by (29 artists)
You've been around David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels David Bowie April 1993 Unverified
You've Got a Habit of Leaving David Bowie Davy Jones (David Bowie) August 20, 1965 Covered by Miriam [US]
Ziggy Stardust David Bowie David Bowie June 6, 1972 Covered by (58 artists)

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