“Be My Wife” subverts soul structure in a surprisingly catchy fashion. Rooted in Bowie’s collapsing marriage, the song is a take on the common “heartbreak song” punctuated by a ragtime piano and plodding, minor-key guitars.
The single release of the song was promoted with a music video, the first “...
[Verse]
Sometimes you get so lonely
Sometimes you get nowhere
I've lived all over the world
I've left every place
[Chorus]
Please be mine
Share my life
Stay with me
Be my wife
[Verse]
Sometimes you get so lonely
Sometimes you get nowhere
I've lived all over the world
I've left every place
[Chorus]
Please be mine
Share my life
Stay with me
Be my wife
[Outro]
Sometimes you get so lonely
Be My Wife was written by David Bowie.
Be My Wife was produced by Tony Visconti & David Bowie.
David Bowie released Be My Wife on Fri Jan 14 1977.