Tag Archives: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

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Song of the Day #6,273: ‘Ashes to Ashes (Single Version)’ – David Bowie

Continuing my look at the most underrated songs of the 80s (as determined by writer Chris Dalla Riva), #6 on the list is David Bowie’s ‘Ashes to Ashes.’

This song was the first single on Bowie’s 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) and went to #1 in the UK but fell just short of cracking the Hot 100 in the U.S. The video received a fair amount of airplay — which is good, because at the time it was the most expensive ever made. Watching it, that’s hard to believe.

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Song of the Day #2,941: ‘Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ – David Bowie

david_bowie_scary_monstersMy 4th favorite album of 1980 is one I didn’t hear until 36 years later — just a few months ago, in fact.

As I wrote in June while marching my way through half of Bowie’s catalog, Scary Monsters is widely considered the last great album he ever made. It capped off a remarkable run that spanned more than a dozen ground-breaking records in just over 10 years.

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