4 STORIES
1969 · 60S
A folk-acoustic ballad disguised as a science-fiction broadcast, "Space Oddity" arrived just nine days before Apollo 11 lifted off, and it h…
1971 · 70S
A cinematic ballad disguised as a glam-rock aria, "Life on Mars?" is David Bowie's most theatrical kiss-off to the dreary realities of 1970s…
1972 · 70S
A glittering science-fiction parable disguised as a pop single, "Starman" arrived in the spring of 1972 as the gateway drug to Bowie's Ziggy…
1977 · 70S
BERLIN, GERMANY
A six-minute anthem about two lovers kissing in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, "Heroes" was never a hit upon release — it limped to number 2…