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Monday, December 27, 2010

872. Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie (1980)

"Ashes to Ashes" helped David Bowie wrap "up the seventies." The song reflects Bowie's experiences throughout the decade and features an appearance from Major Tom. While looking back at the previous decade, Bowie's video looked ahead to the golden age of MTV. Bowie was a natural to the video music medium as "Ashes to Ashes" demonstrates.

Note to younger readers: Once upon a time, MTV played music...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMThz7eQ6K0

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