Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
זיגי סטארדאסט הוא דמות דמיונית שיצר דיוויד בואי, ואיתה הוא הופיע בסוג של אופרת רוק בשנים 1972-1973
יחד עם הלהקה שלו שכונתה ״העכבישים מכוכב מארס״.
כפי שמוצג בשיר ובאלבום, זיגי סטארדאסט הוא כוכב רוק אנדרוגיני (דו מיני) וחיזרי
שהגיע לכדור הארץ לפני אסון אפוקליפטי מתקרב כדי להעביר מסר של תקווה.
לאחר שצבר קהל עוקבים גדול של מעריצים שסגדו לו כמשיח,
זיגי מת בסופו של דבר כקורבן לתהילתו ולעודף האגו שלו.
הדמות נועדה לסמל כוכב רוק מוגזם ומשוחרר מינית ולשמש פרשנות לחברה שבה סוגדים לסלבריטאים.
דיוויד בואי שחי ושיחק את הדמות הזו במשך השנתיים האלה, הגיע למצב שכבר לא יכל להבדיל בין זיגי לדמותו, והרגיש שהוא מאבד את שפיותו. אז הוא החליט לשחרר את זיגי ולהפסיק את סיבוב ההופעות
Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
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Oh
Oh, yeah
Ziggy played guitar
Jamming good with Weird and Gilly
And the Spiders from Mars
He played it left hand
But made it too far
Became the special man
Then we were Ziggy's band
Ziggy really sang
Screwed-up eyes and screwed-down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan
He could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
They came on so loaded, man
Well-hung and snow-white tan
So where were the spiders
While the fly tried to break our bones?
With just the beer light to guide us
So we bitched about his fans
And should we crush his sweet hands?
Oh
Mm-hmm
Ziggy played for time
Jiving us that we were voodoo
The kids were just crass
He was the nazz
With God-given ass
He took it all too far
But, boy, could he play guitar
Making love with his ego
Ziggy sucked up into his mind, ah
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man
I had to break up the band
Oh, yeah
Ooh
Ziggy played guitar
Intro | G | D D4 D D4 D | Cadd9 G/B G/A D7/F G| x4 G Ziggy played guitar, Bm C Jamming good with Weird and Gilly, D And the Spiders from Mars. G He played it left hand, Em But made it too far. Am Became the special man, C Then we were Ziggy's band. G Ziggy really sang, Bm C screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo, D like some cat from Japan. G He could lick 'em by smiling, Em he could leave them to hang. Am They came on so loaded, man, C well hung, snow white tan.... Am G F G So where were the spiders, Am G F G While the fly tried to break our balls? Am G F Just the beer light to guide us, D so we bitched about his fans E and should we crush his sweet hands? | G | D D4 D D4 D | Cadd9 G/B G/A D7/F G| x2 G Ziggy played for time, Bm C Jiving us that we were voodoo. D The kids were just crass, G He was the nazz, Em With God given ass. A He took it all too far, C But, boy, Could he play guitar! Am G F G Making love with his ego, Am G F G Ziggy sucked up into his mind, Am G F Like a leper Messiah, D When the kids had killed the man E I had to break up the band! | G | D D4 D D4 D | Cadd9 G/B G/A D7/F G| x2 | G | D D4 D D4 D | Cadd9 G/B G/A D7/F G| Yeah... ooohh.... C G Ziggy played guitar...