“Lady Stardust”
Song by David Bowie
Album	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Released	June 6, 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Rock
Length	3:21
Label	RCA Records
Writer	David Bowie
Producer	David Bowie and Ken Scott
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars track listing
Side one "Five Years" "Soul Love" "Moonage Daydream" "Starman" "It Ain't Easy" Side two "Lady Stardust" "Star" "Hang on to Yourself" "Ziggy Stardust" "Suffragette City" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"

"Lady Stardust" is a song written by David Bowie in for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972). A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Ken Scott (born April 20, 1947 in London) is an influential English Record producer and Recording engineer. " Five Years " is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. " Soul Love " is a song written by David Bowie in for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972 " Moonage Daydream " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and first released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. " Starman " is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972 " It Ain't Easy " is a song written and originally recorded by Ron Davies. " Star " is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. " Hang Onto Yourself " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. " Ziggy Stardust " is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars “ Suffragette City ” is a single by David Bowie. Recorded towards the end of the Ziggy Stardust sessions “Suffragette City” is a trademark piece " Rock 'n' Roll Suicide " is a song by David Bowie, originally released as the closing track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

The song is generally interpreted as alluding to fellow glam rock icon Marc Bolan. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer songwriter and Guitarist ^{[1] [2]} The original demo version was entitled "A Song for Marc. "

Contents 1 Live versions 2 Other releases 3 Cover versions 4 Notes

Live versions

• Bowie played the song at the BBC show Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris on 25 May 1972. "Whispering" Bob Harris (born Robert Brinley Harris in Northampton, England on 11 April 1946) is a Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This was broadcast on 19 June 1972 and in 2000 was released on the album Bowie at the Beeb. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bowie at the Beeb is a compilation album by David Bowie, first released in 2000

Other releases

• The original demo version of the song was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc CD release of Ziggy Stardust in 1990. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. This also appeared on the Ziggy Stardust - 30th Anniversary Reissue bonus disc in 2002.
• It appeared on the Russian compilation Starman in 1989.

Cover versions

• El Vez – Son of a Lad from Spain? (1999)
• Seu Jorge – Portuguese version for the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
• Danny Michel - Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie (2004)

Notes

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