Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1973
From the album Aladdin Sane (track #2)
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Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Aladdin Sane (track #2) (this album) (1973)
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| ! | 08/16/2026 15:37 | Bjartmar03 | 3,235 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 09:28 | Siromynian | 18,266 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 21:29 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,106 | 100/100 |
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| ! | 12/10/2025 09:09 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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I find this a hard track to define and I love it. Very experimental heading into discordant jazz piano as the centre piece of the song. I’ve heard the piano piece described as being a kin to Cecil Taylor, which I completely get.
It’s a very dramatic piece of work throughout. I wish that I could write more but I find it very hard to quantity the track, which is a good thing. Maybe it defines description. Maybe others on here can do better (Edited)
talinhosgameplay 07/24/2025 18:39 | #310276
The crazy piano reminds me of "Cat Food" by King Crimson. (Edited)
Mike Garson's piano is the highlight. But the whole track is good. Jazzy with a nice vocal from Bowie. The first of 3 outstanding songs on Aladdin Sane.
One of Bowie's most devastatingly beautiful ballads. The vocals, lyrics, and piano work very clearly stand out as some of the best moments in Bowie's catalog.
i love the piano solo of this song
The piano is in incredibly good! It makes the song.
A good song but the piano solo drives me up the wall. Aside from that, it's fine, it's just that annoying and irritating tinkling of the ivories kind of spoils it for me.
Mother Nature's Son 09/07/2014 20:07 | #121437
Reminds me a bit of the "Outside" album the same way it's also plastered with this crazy avant-garde piano playing.
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