Product Description
24th May, 2024 was the Golden Jubilee of David Bowies Diamond Dogs. The first single from the album, ‘Rebel Rebel’, reached number 5 in the UK and the album would also reach similar heights on both sides of the Atlantic reaching number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the USA.
The writing of the album was influenced by Bowie not being able to secure the rights for a theatrical production of George Orwell’s 1984 and the work of William S. Burroughs, whom Bowie had interviewed for Rolling Stone in November 1973. The songs on the album created an urban apocalyptic scenario with Bowie appearing on the cover as a controversial half-man, half-dog hybrid painted by the Belgian artist Guy Peellaert from photos by the world-renowned photographer Terry O’Neill. Since its release, tracks from Diamond Dogs have been covered by artists such as Beck, Tina Turner, Duran Duran, Def Leppard, Joan As Police Woman, Dead Or Alive and The Struts.
Tracklist
Side One
- Future Legend
- Diamond Dogs
- Sweet Things
- Candidate
- Sweet Thing (Reprise)
- Rebel Rebel
Side Two
- Rock 'n Roll With Me
- We are dead
- 1984
- Big Brother
- Chant of the ever circling skeletal family
