Music great David Bowie is lauded across the globe for his unique musical talent, but the iconic star also had a wicked sense of humor and loved to be downright silly. Bowie enjoyed a dirty joke with ...

T here are too many iconic David Bowie songs to list, but if there is one that stands out as the most heartbreaking one, that would be "Letter to Hermione." The song, from the leg ...

David Bowie conquered the 1970s by fearlessly going out on a limb with his artistic choices and trusting his fans would follow him out there. With the 1983 Let’s Dance album and its buoyant opening ...

In 1979, David Bowie took over BBC Radio 1 for two hours to play some of his favorite songs. During his moment as guest DJ, he played 28 of his all-time favorites. Some were by friends like Iggy Pop ...

The legendary artists was known to interpret other people's material. — -- David Bowie's impact on future generations of musicians artists is immeasurable. His sound and style can be found in ...

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Abba's "Waterloo" was released in March 1974 as the first single off their second album of the same name. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 for Sweden, and put Abba on the map. It was ...

RECORDING WEEK 2025: Nobody would deny that David Bowie was one of music’s most influential pioneers. Yet, while a commonly-held misconception would dub Bowie as pop’s trend-aware ‘chameleon’, some of ...

In 1981, the two biggest musical acts at the time, Queen and David Bowie, joined forces to make one of the most iconic duets in rock history, “Under Pressure.” However, the process of getting there ...

Early in his career, David Bowie turned on the radio and heard a Frank Sinatra song that shocked him. The British singer didn’t feel stunned by the power of Sinatra’s vocals; instead, he felt furious ...

David Bowie had countless iconic albums, but Tonight stood out for the wrong reasons and it's the one release he later ...