Lady Stardust

Song infobox
Name = Lady Stardust


Artist = David Bowie
Album = The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Released = June 6, 1972
track_no = 6
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:21
Writer = David Bowie
Label = RCA Records
Producer = David Bowie and Ken Scott
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "Five Years"
# "Soul Love"
# "Moonage Daydream"
# "Starman"
# "It Ain't Easy";Side two
#

"Lady Stardust"
# "Star"
# "Hang on to Yourself"
# "Ziggy Stardust"
# "Suffragette City"
# "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"

"Lady Stardust" is a song written by David Bowie in for the album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972).

The song is generally interpreted as alluding to fellow glam rock icon Marc Bolan. [Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). "Bowie: An Illustrated Record": p.48] [David Buckley (1999). "Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story": pp.146-7] The original demo version was entitled "A Song for Marc."

Live versions

*Bowie played the song at the BBC show "Sounds of the 70s" with Bob Harris on 25 May 1972. This was broadcast on 19 June 1972 and in 2000 was released on the album "Bowie at the Beeb".

Other releases

* The original demo version of the song was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc CD release of "Ziggy Stardust" in 1990. This also appeared on the "Ziggy Stardust - 30th Anniversary Reissue" bonus disc in 2002.
* It appeared on the Russian compilation "Starman" in 1989.

Cover versions

* El Vez – "Son of a Lad from Spain?" (1999)
* Seu Jorge – Portuguese version for the film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004)
* Danny Michel - "Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie" (2004)

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