Absolute Beginners (Single Version) (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 2002
From the album Best Of Bowie (track #34)
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Absolute Beginners (Single Version) appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Best Of Bowie (track #34) (this album) (compilation) (2002)
- The Platinum Collection (track #52) (compilation) (2005)
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| ! | 03/17/2025 20:35 |  Bach | 6,711 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2022 00:16 | matterhornrider | 22,351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2022 22:22 | MaxStorm98 | 51,483 | 99/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2022 19:43 | LosWochos | 308,517 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2019 12:30 | PeterSmith | 2,528 | 76/100 |
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DeusExMackia 03/24/2019 21:38 | #233972
An overlooked gem of an 80s pop song. Much of Bowie's output in the decade is lacking or easy to dismiss (save for the Scary Monsters and Let's Dance), but this stands in bold, stark contradiction. Wonderful, breezy, hopeful, poetic, dreamy, blue sky pop fluff perfection.
Side note: If you can sit there and tell me that "As long as you're still smiling, There's nothing more I need" isn't one of the most romantic lines in pop history then frankly you can show yourself the door.
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