Ashes to Ashes / Move On

Revisiting the tragic Major Tom character from 'Space Oddity', Bowie masterfully deconstructs his own mythology by revealing the astronaut as a strung-out junkie. The track features Chuck Hammer's pioneering use of the Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer alongside an intricate, funk-inspired slap-bass line. The highly expensive, surreal music video cemented the visual aesthetics of the emerging New Romantic movement.