Be My Wife (track)
by David Bowie
Be My Wife appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Low (track #6) (this album) (1977)
- Sound + Vision (track #33) (compilation) (1989)
- A Reality Tour (track #9) (2010)
- Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78) (track #4) (2018)
- Live In Berlin (1978) L.P. (track #2) (2018)
- A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982) (track #6) (compilation) (2017)
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| ! | 06/07/2026 15:11 |  Superunknown | 542 | 86/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 22:59 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 06:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,611 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 18:57 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 20:33 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
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Grzywa 01/13/2016 14:29 | #156438
The best song on the album. Dramatic, great guitar licks and that insistent piano. I'm not sure if it works as a way of asking the big question, though.
neilgee 09/12/2015 07:02 | #149554
Not really my favourite era of Bowie but I love this one, it has a proper melody.
Great track
The piano is my favorite part
Lows <3 <3
Neoclassical.
The coolest Sida A track on Low. The guitar riff's really good.
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