Prettiest Star
David Bowie
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Cold fire, you've got everything but cold fire You will be my rest and peace, child I moved up to take a place Near you So tired, it's the sky that makes you feel tried It's a trick to make you see wide It can all but break your heat In pieces Staying back in your memory Are the movies in the past? How you moved is all it takes To sing a song of when I loved The prettiest star One day, though it might as well be someday You and I will rise up all the way All because of what you are The prettiest star Staying back in your memory Are the movies in the past? How you moved is all it takes To sing a song of when I loved The prettiest star One day, though it might as well be someday You and I will rise up all the way All because of what you are The prettiest star
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Written by: DAVID BOWIE
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Album Information"Prettiest Star" is a song from the album "Aladdin Sane," which was released in April 1973 by David Bowie.
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Song InspirationBowie wrote and dedicated "Prettiest Star" to his first wife Angela Barnett. He proposed to her in February 1969 and got married later in the same year.
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Special CollaborationInternationally acclaimed guitarist Marc Bolan played lead guitar in the original single version of "Prettiest Star."
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Single ReleaseThe song was originally released as a single in March 1970. However, it failed to chart which led to Bowie’s temporary retirement from the music industry to focus on studying art.
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Independent ReleaseDespite the initial failure, the song was re-recorded and included in the album "Aladdin Sane." The album version is significantly different from the single version, featuring Mick Ronson's solo guitar rather than Bolan's.
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Unique Format"Prettiest Star" was one of the first popular music singles released in the UK in stereo format. Most singles in those days were released in mono for jukebox compatibility.
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Song ThemeThis beautiful ballad lyrically represents a love-struck Bowie serenading his beloved with his promises of stardom and impending fame.
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Hidden MessagesSome Bowie fans claim that "Prettiest Star" actually prefigures, during its fade-out, the alien persona Bowie would soon adopt for his 1972 breakthrough album, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars."
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Music CompositionThe song contains a memorable repeating melody, with Bowie's pronounced cockney accent standing out during the verses.
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Noteworthy CoversThe song has been covered by many artists, including Seu Jorge in Portuguese for the soundtrack of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," a 2004 film that is full of Bowie's songs translated into Portuguese.
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