Bauhaus – Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie Cover)

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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

Ziggy really sang
Screwed up eyes and screwed down hair-do
Like some cat from Japan
He could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave them to hang
Came on so loaded man
Well hung and snow-white tan

So where were the Spiders
While the flies tried to break our balls
Just the beer light to guide us
So we bitch about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands

Ziggy played for time
Jiving us that we were voodoo
But the kids were 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
We had to break up the band

Now Ziggy played guitar

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  • +1
    General Comment:Bauhaus covered Bowie? FUUUUUUUUUUUU------ thats awesome.
    Flag FuckUserNameson April 12, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Yup just a fuck off to the press.
    I can't help but laugh when I hear it because Peter Murphy DOES sound EXACTLY like David Bowie.
    Flag Wauhauson August 09, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I think it's very similar to the original, but very good. (love the video!) I think I read somewhere that critics kept saying they were trying to imitate Bowie and they went and made this cover just to take the mick... the video seems tongue in cheek as well.
    Flag brilliantdayson September 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Does the original justice. Bowie's one is probably slightly better, but I don't think it matters.
    Flag violet skyon April 26, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:well.. I'm no guitar-pro, but I really like this cover.
    Flag Curlon January 29, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:a shite cover version.

    daniel ash was never that good on guitar, he even plays a simplified version of the song compared to mick ronson.
    Flag simoonon June 18, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:yeah I really like this cover. and I agree with confinedininsanity
    Flag mcscumbagon April 28, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:It's not often I prefer the cover to an original - but this is an exception.
    Flag butterflykiss84on April 28, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:A good cover. I prefer it over the original. Its more energetic.
    Flag x____Fucktardon April 14, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:MarcelDwayne is right. Bauhaus were always being compared to Bowie (one of their major influences), so they finally said, "what the hell!" and covered one of his most famous songs. It turned out just swell.
    Flag thinwhiteduchesson February 19, 2006   Link

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