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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
Lead Vocals
Trevor Bolder
Bass Guitar
Woody Woodmansey
Drums
Mick Ronson
Guitar
Rick Wakeman
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
Songwriter
Mick Ronson
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Bowie
Co-Producer
Ken Scott
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling, "No!"
And her daddy has told her to go
[Verse 2]
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
[Chorus]
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on
[Chorus]
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the bestselling show
Is there life on Mars?
[Verse 3]
It's on Amerika's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
[Verse 4]
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
[PreChorus]
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on
[Chorus]
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
Written by: David Bowie