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It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling, "No!"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on

Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?

It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
Because Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
Because I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on

Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?

1120ralph May 03, 2013 - 14:07	Oh what a great set this afternoon, with few exceptions. Thanks to rp I didn't go postal at work today! [ Reply ]
Gajdzin Apr 04, 2013 - 15:42	SanFranGayMan wrote: Is this a great country or what?? !!! Is WHAT a great country? The world is not limited to wherever you live, you know. Marcin Bruczkowski www.marcin.bruczkowski.com [ Reply ]
ziakut Apr 02, 2013 - 10:40	Sentimental and powerful. [ Reply ]
grant Mar 19, 2013 - 00:29	cinematic [ Reply ]
lemmoth Feb 15, 2013 - 14:46	SanFranGayMan wrote: This album is really just an homage to reaction/liberation from the current expectations demanded from the next generation by the current generation-nothing new there. But the reactions expressed here to hopelessness of the then current paradigm don't always get expressed with each generation-it's a pendulum I guess. And it seems we are back in that 60s mindset, fast-forward issues, but not values-those remain constant, but they are like mushrooms-here today and gone tomorrow, but back next year. Is this a great country or what?? !!! Heavy man. I'm with Fred, I never have really tried to completely understand the lyrics, I just marvel at the execution, the music, the singing, the playing. All incredibly brilliant and epic and breathtakingly delivered that many times I've seen it done live. [ Reply ]
SanFranGayMan Jan 31, 2013 - 20:29	This album is really just an homage to reaction/liberation from the current expectations demanded from the next generation by the current generation-nothing new there. But the reactions expressed here to hopelessness of the then current paradigm don't always get expressed with each generation-it's a pendulum I guess. And it seems we are back in that 60s mindset, fast-forward issues, but not values-those remain constant, but they are like mushrooms-here today and gone tomorrow, but back next year. Is this a great country or what?? !!! [ Reply ]
Antigone Jan 15, 2013 - 07:09	I love this song if only because it reminds me of the opening of ... Life on Mars [ Reply ]
cShaggy Dec 14, 2012 - 22:24	fredriley wrote: Great animated GIF! I never understood the lyrics 30 years ago, and still don't, but I love the song anyway :) ..always thought of it as wondering if he could eacape to mars given all the insanity going on around here..guess the question remains legit (if that interp is even close).. [ Reply ]
RichardArthur Nov 30, 2012 - 03:19	Bowie at his caberet greatness. [ Reply ]
Kanuffen Nov 27, 2012 - 22:47	[ Reply ]
misterbearbaby Nov 22, 2012 - 09:43	The soundtrack of my sad, demented, all-too-short life. [ Reply ]
ziggytrix Nov 13, 2012 - 13:26	oldsaxon wrote: This song became sort of new for me when I watched the BBC show, "Life on Mars"...which is, really...amazing television. I think there was an American version, but, the English show was compelling in ways that are hard to describe. I only watched the first episode of the US remake. It had a great moment, but for the most part it was too faithful to the original to keep my interest. Not like Being Human - now that's how you do a remake - keep the basic concept and turn everything else upside down! Then you have TWO good series worth watching (even though the last season of the UK Being Human might have jumped the shark)! [ Reply ]
coy Nov 13, 2012 - 13:25	fredriley wrote: Great animated GIF! I never understood the lyrics 30 years ago, and still don't, but I love the song anyway :) it means the spacemen are coming to save us they will scoop us up in their pure light and whisk us away to a world where we don't have to work [ Reply ]
coy Nov 13, 2012 - 13:23	oh man i can't tell you how many times bill synched up with my code that was perfect !! [ Reply ]
ottojama Nov 13, 2012 - 13:21	See on hea. [ Reply ]
fredriley Nov 07, 2012 - 03:35	rockpommel16 wrote: .... .........great song for a rainy wednesday morning..........love bowie so much since nearly 35yrs.... Great animated GIF! I never understood the lyrics 30 years ago, and still don't, but I love the song anyway :) [ Reply ]
olivertwist Oct 27, 2012 - 14:19	rockpommel16 wrote: .... .........great song for a rainy wednesday morning..........love bowie so much since nearly 35yrs.... Awesome image rp16! [ Reply ]
Toke Oct 13, 2012 - 04:38	Rotterdam wrote: Oh dear. I had only given this a 3, but my husband tells me he rates it as sucko-barfo and he does not understand why it gets airtime, and he has lost respect for Rick Wakeman for having played on the album, and, and, and... So I just muted it, for the sake of marital harmony. See you all soon again... Your husband is quite correct in his scoring and as its said ''Hubby knows best'' [ Reply ]
Toke Oct 13, 2012 - 04:36	Bill after tormenting me ears yet again I am convinced that my pet Saluki could howl a lot better. [ Reply ]
Stingray Sep 28, 2012 - 07:42	Coincidence or refering to the news? Most likely the latter! THAT IS BILL AND RP!! CONGRATULATIONS! [ Reply ]