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ROR 11 From the Heavens
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A bluesy rock track
rock bowie blues change memoriam
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Blues • Blues Rock
Charts
Peak #49
Peak in subgenre #18
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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December 16, 2018
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MP3 7.7 MB • 256 kbps • 4:11
Story behind the song
News had just come through of Bowie's death as I was writing this, so it ended up as another 'in memoriam'... and developed accordingly - the break sections hark back to Hunky Dory. (Well, if he could write songs about Dylan and Warhol then, I can write about him now!)
Lyrics
Am G You came from the heavens alien and strange Am G E7 You came from the heavens harbinger of change F C G C Am E7 Made virtue of uncertainty never twice the same You came from the heavens Shook us to the core You came from the heavens powerful and raw Knowledge gained through failure beauty in the flaw You came from the heavens made us re-assess You came from the heavens balance to redress Widened our horizons liberated the repressed F C They say that if you wear a mask Bb F Inhibitions can be freed F C Gain the confidence at last Dm E7 To be what you want to be You came from the heavens opened up our eyes You came from the heavens truth in disguise Individuality is bound to arise You came from the heavens burning fast You came from the heavens to erase the past Nothing lasts forever change can be a blast
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