Cracked Actor
David Bowie
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I've come on a few years from my Hollywood Highs The best of the last, the cleanest star they ever had I'm stiff on my legend, The films that I made Forget that I'm fifty 'Cause you just got paid Crack, baby, crack, Show me you're real Smack, baby, smack, is that all that you feel Suck, baby, suck, Give me your head Before you start professing That you're knocking me dead Oh, stay, please stay, please stay You caught yourself a trick down On Sunset and Vine But since he pinned you baby You're a porcupine You sold me illusions for a sack full of checks You've made a bad connection 'cause I just want your sex Crack, baby, crack, Show me you're real Smack, baby, smack, is that all that you feel Suck, baby, suck, Give me your head Before you start professing That you're knocking me dead Oh, hey, Uh, stay for a day, oh yeah Don't you dare Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, yeah
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Written by: David Bowie
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10 facts about this song
Song Origin Fact"Cracked Actor" is a song from David Bowie's 1973 album, 'Aladdin Sane.' The album was Bowie's sixth studio album.
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Album Ranking FactIn 2020, the Rolling Stone magazine ranked 'Aladdin Sane' as the 279th greatest album of all time, which features 'Cracked Actor.'
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Live Performance Fact"Cracked Actor" became a staple of David Bowie's concerts during his 1974 North American Diamond Dogs Tour.
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Song Theme FactThe song is notable for its theme which focuses on an aging, washed-up Hollywood actor who engaged with prostitutes to feel young.
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Album Influence Fact'Aladdin Sane' is one of Bowie's most influential albums, and "Cracked Actor" is a significant highlight of the record.
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Song Reverence FactIn a fan poll carried out by NME magazine in 2015, 'Cracked Actor' was listed as one of Bowie's 'greatest songs'.
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Documentary Title Fact'Cracked Actor' is also the name taken by a 1975 BBC documentary about David Bowie.
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Band Cover FactThe song "Cracked Actor" was covered by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses throughout their 1991–93 Use Your Illusion Tour.
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Performance Style FactDavid Bowie's stage performances of the song on the Diamond Dogs tour featured a harrowing sequence with him as the actor, performing in front of a mirror.
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Record Store Day FactA special live version of 'Cracked Actor' was released as a 3LP for Record Store Day in 2017. This release was a recording of Bowie's 1974 Los Angeles show and was the first official release of this particular version of the song.
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