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PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Vocals
Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner
Background Vocals
Gail Ann Dorsey
Gail Ann Dorsey
Bass
Holly Palmer
Holly Palmer
Background Vocals
Mark Plati
Mark Plati
Guitar
Sterling Campbell
Sterling Campbell
Drums
Earl Slick
Earl Slick
Guitar
Mike Garson
Mike Garson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nigel Reeve
Nigel Reeve
Mastering Engineer
Ray Staff
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

One for you to keep warm with
Keep warm with this
(I feel love in this room)
But I do more, I do
Hey now, now
Hey now, now
Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low, oh, oh
I leaned back on my radio, oh, oh
Some cat was layin' down some rock-n-roll, "lotta soul", he said
Then the loud sound did seem to fade, ay, ay
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase, ay, ay
That weren't no DJ, that was hazy cosmic jive
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
"Let the children lose it"
"Let the children use it"
"Let all the children boogie"
I had to phone someone, so I picked on you, ooh, ooh
"Hey, that's far out", so you heard him too, ooh, ooh
Switch on the TV, we may pick him up on channel two
Look out your window, I can see his light, ay, ay
If we can sparkle, he may land tonight, ay, ay
Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
And there's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
"Let the children lose it"
"Let the children use it"
"Let all the children boogie"
Starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me::
"Let the children lose it"
"Let the children use it"
"Let all the children boogie"
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ha-ha
Well, thank you
Having a good time?
Well, we're having a ball, I assure you
This is so cool for us, yeah, it really is cool
I've not been here for 30 years
And it's fucking great, ha
I'm really hot and sweaty
I wore a stupid jacket
I'm too vain to take it off, ha-ha
Well, maybe in a minute, ha-ha, oh
Written by: David Bowie
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