BOWIE ~ MOONAGE DAYDREAM ~ LIVE 95

David Bowie Performing on the OUTSIDE tour at The Point, Dublin, Ireland 24/11/1995 “Moonage Daydream“ is a song written by David in 1971, first released as a single with the band Arnold Corns. A re-recorded version, featuring Bowie and his band The Spiders from Mars, was released in 1972 on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The song tells of an alien messiah and hints at his destiny to save the world from the impending disaster described in Bowie’s “Five Years“, as well as his fate as the quintessential “soul lover“. “With Bowie, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to sci-fi-inspired songs,“ observed Tim Wheeler of Ash. “But ’Moonage Daydream’ is my favourite. It’s got a great riff and it sounds really pretty in a weird kind of way, even though the lyrics are quite dark.“ In the story arc of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, this is one of the most important songs. It d