Moonage Daydream
David Bowie * Track #3 On The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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Moonage Daydream by David Bowie
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“Moonage Daydream” initially failed to chart when released as a single in 1971 by Arnold Corns, Bowie’s side project that has come to be seen as a “dry run” for the Ziggy experiment. Peter Doggett claimed that the song “would have been long forgotten” if it hadn’t later been re-recorded and included...
Moonage Daydream Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm an alligator, I'm a mama-papa coming for you
I'm a space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' bitch for you
Keep your mouth shut, you're squawking like a pink monkey bird
And I'm busting up my brains for the words
[Chorus]
Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe
Put your ray gun to my head
Press your space face close to mine, love
Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah
[Verse 2]
Don't fake it, baby, lay the real thing on me
The church of man, love, is such a holy place to be
Make me, baby, make me know you really care
Make me jump into the air
[Chorus]
Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe
Put your ray gun to my head
Press your space face close to mine, love
Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe
Put your ray gun to my head
Press your space face close to mine, love
Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh-
Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe
(Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe)
('Lectric eye on me babe)
Put your ray gun to my head
(Put your ray gun to my head)
(Ray gun to my head)
Press your space face close to mine, love
(Press your space face close to mine, love)
(Press your space face close to mine, love)
Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah
(Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah)
(Freak out in a moonage daydream
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...)
[Outro]
Freak out (Freak out, freak out, freak out, freak out...)
Far out (Far out, far out, far out, far out...)
In out (In out, in out, in out, in out...)
Moonage Daydream Q&A
Who wrote Moonage Daydream's ?
Moonage Daydream was written by David Bowie.
Who produced Moonage Daydream's ?
Moonage Daydream was produced by Ken Scott & David Bowie.
When did David Bowie release Moonage Daydream?
David Bowie released Moonage Daydream on Fri Jun 16 1972.
What did David Bowie say about "Moonage Daydream"?
In an excerpt from his (never-published) autobiography, Bowie claimed that the song was based on an unspecified friend of his, possibly Vince Taylor. It should be noted that these reflections were written during his time of greatest cocaine usage and should be taken with a grain of salt:
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