Five Years - Music

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David-Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

"Five Years" Is A Song Written By David Bowie And Released In 1972. It Was The Opening Track On The Album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. The Song Tells Of An Earth Doomed To Destruction In Five Years And The Aftermath Of This Knowledge. Bowie Is Rumoured To Have Chosen The Length Of Time Five Years As A Result Of A Dream In Which His Deceased Father Told Him He Must Never Fly Again And Would Die In Five Years. Various Live Versions Of The Song Have Been Recorded Bowie Played The Song At The BBC Show In Concert John Peel On June 3 1971. This Was Broadcast On June 20 1971 And Released In 2000 On The Album Bowie At The Beeb The Best Of The BBC Radio Sessions. A Version Recorded At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 20 October 1972 Was Released On Santa Monica '72. Another Version Recorded On The "Heroes" Tour At The Philadelphia Spectrum On April 28 Or April 29 1978 Was Released On Stage. Bowie Performed The Song Live On Old Grey Whistle Test. It Is Included On The DVD Version Of Best Of Bowie. The Track Was Performed By Bowie With The Arcade Fire At The 2005 Fashion Rocks Concert In New York As Well As Life On Mars? And The The Arcade Fire's Own Song Wake Up. These Recordings Were Made Available On The ITunes Music Store In A Virtual Live EP. The Track Was To Be The Closing Number Of David's 1985 Live Aid Set At London's Wembley Stadium But Was Dropped The Day Before The Concert To Allow Time For The Broadcast Of The Famous Appeal Video Featuring Drive By The Cars As Its Soundtrack. It Can Also Be Found On The Japanese Best Of Bowie And The Russian Release Of Starman. The Song Has Also Been Covered Many Times Aslan - CD Single 1998 Cyclefly - Blockbuster A Glitter Glam Rock Experience 2000 .
Endless - The Dark Side Of David Bowie A Tribute To David Bowie 1997 Fish - Songs From The Mirror 1993 Seu Jorge Recorded A Portuguese Version For The Film The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou And Appear On His Album The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions. 2004 Marian Gold – United 1999 Golden Smog - Live Recording 16 April 1996
Low Max - Live Recording
The Outcasts - 5-Track Mini-LP Seven Deadly Sins Blood And Thunder & Seven Deadly Sins CD 1997 Frank Sidebottom - "Frank's Firm Favourites"
The Polyphonic Spree - The Track Was Made Available On The Band's Website. They Occasionally Played It While Supporting Bowie On His Reality Tour.
Brian Molko - Live On France2 2004 Uncredited Live Performance Included As A "bonus Track" On The Tribute Album ".2 Contamination A Tribute To David Bowie" 2006 The Enemy - Live Recording 12 March 2007