Remembering the Starman David Bowie One Year Later

The Starman himself David Bowie died one year ago today and fans are remembering the artist that changed the world with his music.

One year ago today, the world lost our Starman. David Bowie died of cancer and everyone seemed floored by his death. No one knew he was sick and he had just released a new album and had a musical happening in New York based on it.

But much like the life he led, his death was something otherworldly too. Just before he died, he released the song “Lazarus” that starts with the lyric “Look up here, I’m in Heaven.” And since, fans have been remembering the great artist.

Famous for his songs “Changes” and “Ziggy Stardust” and so many more hits from the 70s and beyond, Bowie also was a symbol for the LGBTQ community. He shattered the idea of masculinity. He was one with the stars and we were one with Bowie.

That’s All We’ve Got

Personally, my favorite song by David Bowie is his song “Five Years” from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. It’s about the end of the world and the last five years before everyone is gone.

"It was cold and it rained and I felt like an actor. And I thought of Ma and I wanted to get back there. Your face, your race, the way that you talk. I kiss you, you’re beautiful, I want you to walk. We’ve got five years, stuck on my eyes. We’ve got five years, what a surprise!"

The song is beautiful, just as Bowie was. “We’ve got five years, my brain hurts a lot. We’ve got five years, that’s all we’ve got.”

Ziggy, you taught us all just to be ourselves. We didn’t have to change for the world, it could change for us and now, you’re making music for the stars.

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