Barry Philips Discos

Published by Barry Philips · February 23 at 1:00 PM · 

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
31-David Bowie-Five Years.
1972-Has never been released as a single in the UK.
Best Bit-At-2.50.To fully appreciate what this song is all about plug your ear piece into your phone, and take a walk around town. While listening to this song watch people going about their everyday business, be careful not to stare though, because that would be rude.
‘Five Years’ is the opening track on David Bowie’s 1972 Album ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars,’ to date it has currently sold in excess of 7.5 million copies worldwide (see also best songs 807-440-334-302-209-186-118 and 47.)
The song is about someone having just been told that the world has only got five more years until it destructs.The narrator is walking through the market square observing people’s reactions to this news, some lose self control and others try to remain calm. He observes how everybody is different, but realises that really we are all the same. At first the situation feels very surreal, but as reality kicks in he finds it difficult to control his emotions.
Bowie has stated that he chose five years as the length of time following a dream he had in 1971 in which his late father came to him and told him that he had only five years left to live, and that he must never fly again.
‘Smiling and waving and looking so fine, don’t think you knew you were in this song.’
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This is the second highest placed David Bowie song on my countdown.YOUTUBE.COMFive years – [The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars] – David BowiePushing through the market square So many mothers sighing News had just come over We had five years left to cry in News guy wept when he told us…