Moonage Daydream (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1972
From the album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (track #3)
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Moonage Daydream appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (track #3) (this album) (1972)
- Sound + Vision (track #10) (compilation) (1989)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #27) (2000)
- Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture (track #6) (1983)
- David Live (track #3) (1974)
- Live Santa Monica '72 (track #13) (1994)
- Nothing Has Changed (track #47) (compilation) (2014)
- Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) (track #4) (2017)
- Legacy (track #8) (compilation) (2016)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #32) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/20/2026 04:30 |  nextorgd | 340 | 97/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 03:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,328 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 01:16 | stryker700 | 1,893 | 84/100 |
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AAL2014 07/08/2022 03:44 | #287192
I don’t think there’s anything about Moonage Daydream that isn’t completely creative, memorable, and well-executed. By the outro, this song has one foot on Earth and the other high above the clouds. The track is both natural and celestial.
Outstanding track and one of my favorite songs in Bowie’s massive discography. (Edited)
TheDude85 04/17/2019 12:20 | #235118
Mick Ronson isn't discussed much outside of Guitar aficionados , but his work with Bowie particularly on "Moonage Daydream" is brilliant. (Edited)
Grouse 02/03/2019 13:36 | #231223
This is some heavy stuff!
Absolutely love this song. I can screech that entire guitar solo - lol. Love it from start to finish. The crazy lyrics I believe come from his cut-up words phase and pick them at random and see how they fit:
"I'm an alligator, I'm a mama-papa coming for you
I'm the space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' bitch for you
Keep your mouth shut, you're squawking like a pink monkey bird
And I'm busting up my brains for the words"
And on top of the guitar solo I love the echo vocal he does during that final stage (Edited)
incredible guitar, love it
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