“Ashes to Ashes” and the Humiliation of David Bowie
“Ashes to Ashes” is one of David Bowie’s most iconic songs. It collapses myth, reinvents old characters, and confronts the shadows of his own past. In this episode, we trace the story behind the song: its deep ties to “Space Oddity,” its place within Bowie’s 1980 album Scary Monsters (and […]
