Some make you sing and some make you scream, One makes you … - David Bowie

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Some make you sing and some make you scream,
One makes you wish that you'd never been seen.
But there's a shop on the corner that's selling papier-mache,
Making bullet-proof faces, Charlie Manson, Cassius Clay.
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing.

- Sweet Thing

David Bowie

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David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known under his stage name David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor. Bowie was a figure in popular music for over four decades, and was known as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s.

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Pen Names: Thin White Duke • Ziggy Stardust • Aladdin Sane

Birth Name: David Robert Jones

Alternative Names: David Jones • Davy Jones • Halloween Jack

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If you want it, boys, get it here, thing.

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