David Bowie Trivia

1. According to Rolling Stone magazine, David Bowie wrote this song after witnessing two lovers having a rendezvous near what structure?

From Quiz Song by Song: "Heroes"

Answer: The Berlin Wall

Rolling Stone magazine quotes Bowie in its 2004 article "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time": "I thought, of all the places to meet in Berlin, why pick a bench underneath a guard turret on the Wall?" The song is an outgrowth of "imagining the story behind their affair," says Rolling Stone magazine, and is "his most compassionate song ever." It tells the stories of two divided lovers, one in East and one in West Berlin in the divided nation of Germany. On January 11, 2016, after Bowie's death, the German Foreign Office tweeted, "Goodbye, David Bowie. You are now among #Heroes. Thank you for helping to bring down the #wall." The tweet went on to link to footage of Bowie's 1987 performance of "Heroes" in West Berlin.

From Quiz David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy

Answer: The Man Who Fell to Earth

"The Man Who Fell to Earth," released in 1976, was Bowie's first starring film role. Bowie recorded some music that was intended for the soundtrack of this film, but the director decided that it was unsuitable, and these works were incorporated into "Low." The album's title, located on the cover above the side-on image of the artist, forms a visual pun meaning "low profile," which was part of what Bowie was seeking by moving from New York to Berlin, as he was trying to overcome his out-of-control cocaine use.

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics 1967 - 1987

Answer: Ashes to Ashes

"Ashes to Ashes" (1980) was written and recorded by David Bowie and can be found on the album "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (1980). It was a number one hit in the UK and got to number three in Norway and Australia. There have been many cover versions recorded including artists such as Happy Rhodes, Bojan Z and A Perfect Circle.

From Quiz David Bowie's 'Blackstar'

Answer: An astronaut

Bowie's obsession and reverence for space spanned his entire musical career. 'Life on Mars', 'Moonage Daydream', 'Hello Spaceboy' 'Starman'... the list goes on. However, his most famous space creation, 'Space Oddity' (1969) was his first UK top 5 hit. In 2013, the song was covered in space! Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sang his own version whilst on the International Space Station, making 'Space Oddity' the first video to be shot outside planet Earth!

From Quiz Easy David Bowie Lyrics

Answer: Suffragette City

Bowie originally offered "Suffragette City" to Mott the Hoople, but they turned it down. Mott had some success with their recording of Bowie's "All the Young Dudes," though.

From Quiz The Life and Works of David Bowie

Answer: The Konrads

The Konrads first came into existence when they made an appearance with Jess Conrad. The band consisted of five members: David Jones (later to be known as David Bowie) played the tenor saxophone; Neville Wills played the guitar, as did Alan Dodds; Dave Crook played the drums; and George Underwood was the vocalist.

From Quiz Ground Control to Major Tom

Answer: David Bowie

The single name was "Space Oddity", but the album was launched in the UK first as "David Bowie" in 1969. In 1972 the album was reissued under the single title.

From Quiz Sound And Vision

Answer: The Hearts Filthy Lesson

"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" is from the the "Outside" album. The album also contained a booklet titled "The Diary of Nathan Adler or the Art Ritual Murder of Baby Grace Blue".

From Quiz "Oh You Pretty Things" A Quiz About David Bowie

Answer: Time

"Time" is from the album "Aladdin Sane" which was released in 1973.

From Quiz David Bowie lyrics, you name the song

Answer: The Bewlay Brothers

"The Bewlay Brothers" is from the album "Hunky Dory". "Hunky Dory" also contains the classic song "Life On Mars" .

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics

Answer: Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" was originally recorded for a remake of the film "Cat People". When released as a single, this song went to Number 26 in the UK and Number 67 in the US. David Bowie also performed a version of this song during his "Serious Moonlight Tour".

From Quiz Ten Bowie Songs

Answer: Cactus

It was originally a song in 1988 on their album 'Surfer Rosa'.

From Quiz Easy Bowie Personas

Answer: Thin White Duke

The Thin White Duke hit his pinnacle in the mid-seventies, is strongly connected (some would say disconnected!) with 'The Man Who Fell To Earth', and 'his' album is the soul-funk 'Station to Station'.

From Quiz Questionsbowie

Answer: Freddie Mercury

This song is not on any David Bowie album, but it is on Queen's 1982 album, "Hot Space". This is a great song; I think it's one of the best duet songs of all time.

From Quiz Bowie Lyrics

Answer: "What In The World"

Album: "Low" Compared to the other tracks on the album, this one sounds very upbeat. This lyric deals with isolationism.

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics #2

Answer: Aladdin Sane

"Aladdin Sane" is from the album called "Aladdin Sane", which was released in 1973. Aladdin Sane is also one of David Bowie's alter-egos.

From Quiz The Man Who Sold The World Lyrics

Answer: All The Madmen

This song was inspired by David Bowie's elder half-brother, Terry, who had mental problems and later committed suicide.

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics

Answer: Kooks

Bowie did this song to his son Zowie, but he doesn't know what "Kooks" means. It's from "Hunky Dory" which was released in 1971.

From Quiz Ziggy Stardust Lyrics

Answer: Ziggy Stardust

It was released on the B-side of "The Jean Genie" on 24 November 1972. It's highest chart position was number 2. "Running Gun Blues" is from "The Man Who Sold The World", 1970.

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics

Answer: Life On Mars?

I love this song! It's from the album "Hunky Dory" which was released in December 1971.

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics #1

Answer: Starman

It's from "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars", released in 1972. Released as a single on April 14th, 1972.

From Quiz David Bowie Albums

Answer: Station To Station

"Station To Station" is on the soundtrack from the film called "The Man Who Fell To Earth", in which David Bowie plays the lead role.

From Quiz David Bowie's 'Hunky Dory'

Answer: Fill Your Heart

This is the only song on the record that wasn't written by David Bowie but by two men named Biff Rose and Paul Williams.

From Quiz The 'Low', 'Heroes,' 'Lodger' Trilogy

Answer: 'Heroes'

Robert Fripp plays guitar on 'Heroes,' and returns on 1980's 'Scary Monsters.'

From Quiz David Bowie

Answer: The Monkees

Bowie was born David Jones, and didn't want to be confused with Davey Jones of the Monkees. Quite a silly notion in retrospect.

From Quiz Song by Song: "Heroes"

Answer: Brian Eno

Eno used an EMS VCS 3 synthesizer to create what Rolling Stone magazine called a "throbbing groove consisting of Eno's humming synths." This portable synthesizer is known for its flexible semi-modular voice architecture. Eno, who is reputed for his work in the ambient music genre, also did guitar treatments for this song.

From Quiz David Bowie Lyrics 1967 - 1987

Answer: The Laughing Gnome

"The Laughing Gnome" (1967) was written and recorded by David Bowie and released as a single in April 1967. It failed to chart but upon re release in 1973 it got to number six in the UK. The song used a sped up recording of David Bowie's voice to portray the Gnome.

From Quiz David Bowie's 'Blackstar'

Answer: Dude

'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore' takes its name from John Ford's Jacobean dark tragedy first performed in 1629 at London's Cockpit Theatre. Bowie's take is a nod to the bleakness of World War One, and he described the song as "If Vorticists [followers of a British Cubist movement 1914-15] wrote rock music it might have sounded like this."

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