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Life on Mars?
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Davie Bowie
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Life on Mars? Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Songwriting
Homophony: Often times authors and lyricists will use homophones—words that sound the same as other words that mean something completely different—to give additional meanings to phrases. An exc...
Music
There's quite a bit of interesting musical history behind "Life On Mars?" The song is a parody of the famous Frank Sinatra hit "My Way," which was written by Paul Anka. Before Anka wrote "My Way,"...
Calling Card
Intellectual Lyrics Throughout David Bowie's career, he's been well known for the intellectual depth of his songs, and has been called everything from a postmodern artist to an "auteur." "Life On M...
