David Bowie - The Singles Collection CD 2

DAVID BOWIE

THE SINGLES COLLECTION (1993) CD 2

  1. Heroes
  2. Beauty & The Beast
  3. Boys Keep Swinging
  4. D.J.
  5. Alabama Song
  6. Ashes To Ashes
  7. Fashion
  8. Scary Monsters
  9. Under Pressure
10. Wild Is The Wind
11. Let's Dance
12. China Girl
13. Modern Love
14. Blue Jean
15. This Is Not America
16. Dancing In The Street
17. Absolute Beginners
18. Day In Day Out

DAVID BOWIE

THE SINGLES COLLECTION CD 2

1. HEROES

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, for ever and ever
Oh we can be heroes, just for one day

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, just for one day

I, I can remember
I remember
Standing, by the wall
By the wall
And the guns, shot above our heads
Over our heads
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall
Nothing could fall
And the shame, was on the other side
Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever
Then we could be heroes, just for one day

We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes.

2. BEAUTY & THE BEAST

Ooooooo

Weaving down a byroad, singing the song
That's my kind of highroll, gone wrong
My-my
Smile at least
You can't say no to the Beauty and the Beast

Something in the night
Something in the day
Nothing is wrong but darling
Something's in the way
There's slaughter in the air
Protest on the wind
Someone else inside me
Someone could get skinned, how?
My-my
Someone fetch a priest
You can't say no to the Beauty and the Beast
Darling

My-my
You can't say no to the Beauty and the Beast
Liebling
My-my
You can't say no to the Beauty and the Beast

I wanted to believe me
I wanted to be good
I wanted no distractions
Like every good boy should

My-my

Nothing will corrupt us
Nothing will compete
Thank God heaven left us
Standing on our feet
My-my
Beauty and the Beast
My-my
Just Beauty and the Beast
You can't say no to the Beauty and the Beast
Darling

My-my
My
My-my
My.

3. BOYS KEEP SWINGING

1, 2, 3, 4

Heaven loves ya
The clouds part for ya
Nothing stands in your way
When you're a boy

Clothes always fit ya
Life is a pop of the cherry
When you're a boy

When you're a boy
You can wear a uniform
When you're a boy
Other boys check you out
You get a girl
These are your favourite things
When you're a boy

Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
Uncage the colours
Unfurl the flag
Luck just kissed you hello
When you're a boy

They'll never clone ya
You're always first on the line
When you're a boy

When you're a boy
You can buy a home of your own
When you're a boy
Learn to drive and everything
You'll get your share
When you're a boy

Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out.

4. D.J.

I'm home, lost my job and incurably ill
You think this is easy, realism
I've got a girl out there, I suppose
I think she's dancing
Feel like Dan Dare lies down
I think she's dancing, what do I know?

I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can't turn around no, can't turn around, no, oh, ooh
I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can't turn around no, can't turn around, no, oh no

I am a D.J., I am what I play
I got believers
Believing me, oh

One more, weekend, of lights and evening faces
Fast food, living nostalgia
Humble pie or bitter fruit

I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can't turn around no, can't turn around no, ooh

I am a D.J., I am what I say
Can't turn around no, can't turn around, ooh

I am a D.J., I am what I play
I've got believers
Believing me

I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can't turn around no, can't turn around
I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can't turn around no, can't turn around
I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can turn around no

Time flies when you're having fun
Break his heart, break her heart
He used to be my boss and millions of puppet dancer
I am a D.J., and I've got believers

I've got believers
I've got believers
I've got believers in me
I've got believers
I am a D.J., I am what I play
I am a D.J..

5. ALABAMA SONG

Show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh don't ask why
No don't ask why
For we must find the next whiskey bar
Or if we don't find our next whiskey bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you we must die

Oh moon of Alabama
It's time to say goodbye
We've lost our good ole mama
And must have whiskey or you know why
Oh moon of Alabama
It's time to say goodbye
We've lost our good ole mama
And must have whiskey or you know why

Oh show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh don't ask why
Oh don't ask why
For we must find the next little dollar
Or if we don't find the next little dollar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you we must die

Oh moon of Alabama
It's time to say goodbye
We've lost our good ole mama
And must have dollar or you know why
Oh moon of Alabama
It's time to say goodbye
We've lost our good ole mama
And must have dollar or you know why

Oh show us the way to the next little girl
Oh don't ask why
No don't ask why
For we must find the next little girl
Or if we don't find the next little girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you we must die

Oh moon of Alabama
It's time to say goodbye
We've lost our good ole mama
And must have little girl
Or you know why

Oh moon of Alabama
It's time to say auf wiedersehn
We've lost our good ole mama
And must have dollar or you know why
You know why
You know why.

6. ASHES TO ASHES

Do you remember a guy that's been
In such an early song
I've heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don't say it's true

They got a message from the Action Man
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too
I've loved all I've needed love
Sordid details following"

The shrieking of nothing is killing
Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I
Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair
But I'm hoping to kick but the planet it's glowing
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Strung out in heaven's high
Hitting an all-time low

Time and again I tell myself
I'll stay clean tonight
But the little green wheels are following me
Oh no, not again
I'm stuck with a valuable friend
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too"
One flash of light but no smoking pistol

I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh
Want an axe to break the ice
Wanna come down right now
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Strung out in heaven's high
Hitting an all-time low

My mother said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
My mother said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
My mother said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
My mother said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom.

7. FASHION

There's a brand new dance but I don't know its name
That people from bad homes do again and again
It's big and it's bland full of tension and fear
They do it over there but we don't do it here

Fashion! Turn to the left
Fashion! Turn to the right
Oooh, fashion!
We are the goon squad and we're coming to town
Beep-beep
Beep-beep

Listen to me
Don't listen to me
Talk to me
Don't talk to me
Dance with me
Don't dance with me, no
Beep-beep

There's a brand new talk, but it's not very clear
Oh bop
That people from good homes are talking this year
Oh bop, fashion
It's loud and tasteless and I've heard it before
Oh bop
You shout it while you're dancing on the ole dance floor
Oh bop, fashion

Fashion! Turn to the left
Fashion! Right
Fashion!
We are the goon squad and we're coming to town
Beep-beep
Beep-beep

Listen to me
Don't listen to me
Talk to me
Don't talk to me
Dance with me
Don't dance with me, no
Beep-beep
Beep-beep

Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
La-la la la la la la-la

Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
La-la la la la la la-la

Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
La-la la la la la la-la

Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
Oh, bop, do do do do do do do do
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion
La-la la la la la la-la.

8. SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS)

She had an horror of rooms she was tired you can't hide beat
When I looked in her eyes they were blue but nobody home
Well she could've been a killer
If she didn't walk the way she do, and she do
She opened strange doors that we'd never close again

She began to wail jealousies scream
Waiting at the lights, know what I mean
Scary monsters, super creeps
Keep me running, running scared
Scary monsters, super creeps
Keep me running, running scared

She asked me to stay and I stole her room
She asked for my love and I gave her a dangerous mind
Now she's stupid in the street and she can't socialise
Well I love the little girl and I'll love her
Till the day she dies

She wails
Jimmy's guitar sound jealousies scream
Waiting at the lights, know what I mean
Scary monsters, super creeps
Keep me running, running scared
Scary monsters, super creeps
Keep me running, running scared

Oh oh woh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh oh

Scary monsters, super creeps
Keep me running, running scared
Scary monsters, and super creeps
Keep me running, running scared

Scary monsters, super creeps
Keep me running, running scared
Scary monsters, and super creeps
Keep me running, running scared

Oh oh woh-oh
Oh oh-oh-oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh.

9. UNDER PRESSURE

Mmm bah bah, mmm bah be
Bu bu bum ba be
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure
That burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

Mmm ba ba be, mmm ba ba be, e deda e deda
That's okay!
It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming let me out!
Pray tomorrow takes me higher
Pressure on people
People on streets

De de de, oh oh, da da da ba ba
Okay
Chippin' around
Kick my brains around the floor
These are the days
It never rains but it pours
E doda do, e doda do, do do, do do
People on streets
Dida di da de
People on streets
Dida di da di da di da

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming let me out!
Pray tomorrow takes me higher
Pressure on people
People on streets

Turned away from it all
Like a blind man
Sat on fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love
But it's so slashed and torn
Why why why?
Love love love love
Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love give love give love
Give love give love give love give love give love?
'Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care
For the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way
Of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure.

10. WILD IS THE WIND

Love me, love me, love me, love me, say you do
Let me fly away with you
For my love is like the wind and wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Give me more than one caress, satisfy this hungriness
Let the wind blow through your heart
For wild is the wind, wild is the wind

You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins
You kiss me
With your kiss my life begins
You're spring to me, all things to me
Don't you know, you're life itself!

Like the leaf clings to the tree
Oh, my darling, cling to me
For we're like creatures of the wind, wild is the wind
Wild is the wind

You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins
You kiss me
With your kiss my life begins
You're spring to me, all things to me
Don't you know, you're life itself!

Like the leaf clings to the tree
Oh, my darling, cling to me
For we're like creatures in the wind and wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind.

11. LET'S DANCE

Let's dance

Let's dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let's dance, to the song they're playin' on the radio
Let's sway, while colour lights up your face
Let's sway, sway through the crowd to an empty space
If you say run, I'll run with you
And if you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower

Let's dance

Let's dance, for fear your grace should fall
Let's dance, for fear tonight is all
Let's sway, you could look into my eyes
Let's sway, under the moonlight, this serious moonlight
And if you say run, I'll run with you
And if you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower

Let's dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let's dance, to the song we're playing
Let's sway
Let's sway, under the moonlight, this serious moonlight

Let's dance.

12. CHINA GIRL

Oh oh oh ohoo little China Girl
Oh oh oh ohoo little China Girl

I could escape this feeling, with my China Girl
I feel a wreck without my little China Girl
I hear her heart beating, loud as thunder
Saw the stars crashing

I'm a mess without, my little China Girl
Wake up mornings where's my little China Girl
I hear heart's beating, loud as thunder
I saw they stars crashing down

I feel an tragic like an Marlon Brando
When I look at my China Girl
I could pretend that nothing really meant too much
When I look at my China Girl

I stumble into town just like a sacred cow
Visions of swastikas in my head
Plans for everyone
It's in the white of my eyes

My little China Girl
You shouldn't mess with me
I'll ruin everything you are
I'll give you television
I'll give you eyes of blue
I'll give you men who want to rule the world

And when I get excited
My little China Girl says
Oh baby just you shut your mouth
She says... sh
She says... sh
She says

Oh oh oh ohoo little China Girl
Oh oh oh ohoo little China Girl.

13. MODERN LOVE

I don't want to go out
I won't stay in
Get things done

I catch a paper boy
But things don't really change
I'm standing in the wind
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

There's no sign of life
It's just the power to charm
I'm lying in the rain
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try
Never gonna fall for
Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, walks on by
Modern love, gets me to the church on time
Church on time, terrifies me
Church on time, makes me party
Church on time, puts my trust in God and man
God and man, no confessions
God and man, no religion
God and man, don't believe in modern love

It's not really work
It's just the power to charm
I'm still standing in the wind
But I never wave bye bye

But I try, I try
Never gonna fall for
Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, walks on by
Modern love, gets me to the church on time
Church on time, terrifies me
Church on time, makes me party
Church on time, puts my trust in God and man
God and man, no confessions
God and man, no religion
God and man, don't believe in modern love
Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, walks on by
Modern love, gets me to the church on time
Church on time, terrifies me
Church on time, makes me party
Church on time, puts my trust in God and man
God and man, no confessions
God and man, no religion
God and man, I don't believe in modern love
Modern love (12 x)

Modern love, modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, modern love, walks on by
Modern love, modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, modern love, walks on by
Never gonna fall for
Never gonna fall for.

14. BLUE JEAN

Blue Jean, I just met me a girl named Blue Jean
Blue Jean, she got a camouflaged face and no money
Remember they always let you down when you need 'em
Oh, Blue Jean, is heaven any sweeter than Blue Jean
She got a police bike
She got a turned up nose

Sometimes I feel like
Oh, the whole human race
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Oh, and when my Blue Jean's blue
Blue Jean can send me
Oh, somebody send me
Somebody send me
Oh, somebody send me

One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember like everybody has to wait in line
Blue Jean, look out world you know I've got mine
She got Latin roots
She got everything

Sometimes I feel like
Oh, the whole human race
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Oh, and when my Blue Jean's blue
Blue Jean can tempt me
Oh, somebody send me
Somebody sent me
Oh, somebody send me

Sometimes I feel like
Oh, the whole human race
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Oh, and when my Blue Jean's blue
Blue Jean can tempt me
Oh, somebody send me
Somebody sent me
Oh, somebody send me
Somebody somebody
Oh, somebody send me
Oh, somebody send me
Oh, somebody send me.

15. THIS IS NOT AMERICA

This is not America

Cha-la-la-la-la

A little piece of you
The little peace in me
Will die
This is not America
For this is not America

Blossom falls to bloom
This season
Promise not to stare
Too long
This is not America
For this is not a miracle

There was a time
A storm that blew so pure
For this could be the biggest sky
And I could have
The faintest idea
For this is not America

Cha-la-la-la-la
Cha-la-la-la-la
Cha-la-la-la-la

This is not America
This is not
Cha-la-la-la-la
Snowman melting
From the inside
Falcon spirals
To the ground
So bloody red
Tomorrows clouds

A little piece of you
The little piece in me
Will die
This is not America
For this is not America

There was a time
A wind that blew so young
For this could be the biggest sky
And I could have the faintest idea
For this is not America

Cha-la-la-la-la
Cha-la-la-la-la
Cha-la-la-la-la

This is not America, ooh
This is not
Cha-la-la-la
This is not America, ooh
This is not
This is not America, ooh
This is not
Cha-la-la-la.

16. DANCING IN THE STREET

OK, talk to you
South America, Australia, France, Germany, UK, Africa

Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
In New York City
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
They'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the street, oh

It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy, grab a girl
Everywhere, around the world
They'll be dancing, dancing in the street

It's an invitation across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
They'll be laughing and singing, music swinging
Dancing in the street
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore in DC now
Don't forget the motor city
On the streets of Brazil
Back in the USSR
No matter where you are

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
They'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the street, oh

It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on every guy, grab a girl
Everywhere, around the world
They'll be dancing, dancing in the street
Way down in L.A., everyday
Dancing in the street
Cross in China too
Me and you
Dancing in the street

Don't you know
They'll be dancing
Dancing in the street.

17. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

I've nothing much to offer
There's nothing much to take
I'm an absolute beginner
And I'm absolutely sane
As long as we're together
The rest can go to hell
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
With eyes completely open
But nervous all the same

If our love song
Could fly over mountains
Could laugh at the ocean
Just like the films
There's no reason
To feel all the hard times
To lay down the hard lines
It's absolutely true

Nothing much could happen
Nothing we can't shake
Oh we're absolute beginners
With nothing much at stake
As long as you're still smiling
There's nothing more I need
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
But if my love is your love
We're certain to succeed

If our love song
Could fly over mountains
Sail over heartaches second time
Just like the films
There's no reason
To feel all the hard times
To lay down the hard lines
It's absolutely true.

18. DAY IN DAY OUT

Day-In, Day-Out
Stay-In, Fade-Out

Day-In
Day-Out
She was born in a handbag
Love left on a doorstep
What she lacks is a backup
Nothing seems to make a dent
Gonna find her some money, honey
Try to pay her rent
That's the kind of protection everyone is shouting about

Day-In, Day-Out
Stay-In, Fade-Out
Day-In oo oo
Day-Out oo oo oo

First thing she learns is she's a citizen
Some things they turn out right
When you're under the USA
Someone rings a bell and it's all over
She's going out her way
Stealing for that one good rush
Day-In, Day-Out
Stay-In, Fade-Out

She could use a little money
She's hangin' on his arms like a cheap suit
She's got no money, honey
She's on the other side
Oh come on little baby
Late night, big town, police, shake down
Oo Oo
Oo Oo
Day-In, Day-Out
Stay-In, Fade-Out

Day-In, Day-Out
Stay-In, Fade-Out
She's got a ticket to nowhere
She's gonna take a train ride
Nobody knows her or knows her name
She's in the pocket of a home boy
Oh she's gonna take her a shotgun, pow
Spin the grail spin the drug
She's gonna make them well aware
She's an angry gal
Day-In, Day-Out
You Stay-In, you Fade-Out
Stay-In, Fade-Out.

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