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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie. It is a concept album telling the story of a fictional rock star named Ziggy Stardust.[3] It peaked at No. 5 in the United Kingdom[4] and No. 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts.[5]
The album tells the story of Bowie’s alter ego Ziggy Stardust, a rock star who acts as a messenger for extraterrestrial beings. Bowie created Ziggy Stardust while in New York City promoting Hunky Dory and performed as him on a tour of the United Kingdom, Japan and North America.[6] The album, and the character of Ziggy Stardust, was known for its glam rock influences and themes of sexual exploration and social commentary. These factors, coupled with the ambiguity surrounding Bowie’s sexuality and fuelled by a ground-breaking performance of “Starman” on Top of the Pops,[7] led to the album being met with controversy and since hailed as a seminal work.[8]
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Ziggy Stardust 9 years, 1 month agoJust having lunch with the mastermind!
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Ziggy Stardust 9 years, 1 month agoZiggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly
And the spiders from Mars. He played it left handBut made it too far
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy’s band -
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