Ziggy Stardust

by David Bowie

From the album: Stage

Track 2 of 17 on Stage (1978).

Stage cover art

Lyrics for Ziggy Stardust

Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly, And the spiders from Mars. He played it left hand But made it too far Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band Now Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling He could leave 'em to hang 'Came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan So where were the spiders, while the fly tried to break our balls With just the beer light to guide us So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands? Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo The kid was just crass, he was the nazz With God given ass He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind Like a leper messiah When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band. Ziggy played guitar

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  1. Hang On To Yourself
  2. Ziggy Stardust
  3. Five Years
  4. Soul Love
  5. Star
  6. Station To Station
  7. Fame
  8. TVC 15
  9. Warszawa
  10. Speed Of Life
  11. Art Decade
  12. Sense Of Doubt
  13. Breaking Glass
  14. "Heroes"
  15. What In The World
  16. Blackout
  17. Beauty And The Beast