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David Bowie: The Space Oddity Comes Down To Earth

James Johnson, New Musical Express, 14 August 1971

AT ONE TIME singer/songwriter David Bowie used to write songs because, "I truly believed we songwriters were going to change the face of the world." But, after having a hit with 'Space Oddity' a couple of years back, a non-working visit to the States changed him. His ideas changed and so did his songs.

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