Hang on to Yourself
David Bowie
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Well she's a tongue twisting storm, she will come to the show tonight Praying to the light machine She wants my honey not my money she's a funky-thigh collector Layin' on 'lectric dreams So come on, come on, we've really got a good thing going Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna make it You better hang on to yourself We can't dance, we don't talk much, we just ball and play But then we move like tigers on vaseline Well the bitter comes out better on a stolen guitar You're the blessed, we're the spiders from Mars So come on, come on, we've really got a good thing going Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna make it You better hang on to yourself So come on, come on, we've really got a good thing going Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna make it You better hang on to yourself So come on, come on, we've really got a good thing going Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna make it You better hang on to yourself Come on, ah, come on, ah (repeat ad inf.)
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Written by: David Bowie
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12 facts about this song
Song Creation"Hang On to Yourself" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971.
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Album InclusionThe song was originally featured as the opening track on the band's dress album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
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Pre-Ziggy Stardust ReleaseBefore it became a part of the Ziggy Stardust album, "Hang On to Yourself" was already released by Bowie's side project, a band named Arnold Corns in 1971.
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Musical StyleThis particular song can be described as glam rock and protopunk, indicative of Bowie's early 70s sound.
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Live PerformancesBowie frequently performed "Hang On to Yourself" during his Ziggy Stardust Tour. It was also a regular staple in setlists for his 2003 A Reality Tour.
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ReissueThe song was included in a 2012 compilation album called "The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987".
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Multiple VersionsThe demo version of "Hang On to Yourself" provides a gentler, acoustic arrangement compared to the hard rock, glam sound of the studio version.
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Inspirational LegacyThis Bowie track influenced many punk rock bands and is cited by Sex Pistols' guitarist Steve Jones as having a significant impact on their music style.
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Radio AirplayThe song was first aired on BBC's John Peel show in 1972.
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Cover VersionsSeveral bands, like 'Material Issue' in 1994 and 'The Polyphonic Spree' in 2012, have performed cover versions of "Hang On to Yourself".
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Band Related FactArnold Corns was initially a strategy to test David Bowie's new material designed for Ziggy Stardust's character.
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Music VideoAlthough a music video was never officially produced for the song, live performance footage can be found online and on various Bowie concert DVDs.
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