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" Modern Love " is a song written and recorded by David Bowie. It was the opening track to his fifteenth studio album Let's Dance . It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983. Bowie claimed the song was inspired by Little Richard, and it maintains the album's theme of a struggle between God and man.. The line "Get me to the church on time" from the lyrics is the title of Get Me to the Church on Time from My Fair Lady . Read more about the song

" China Girl " is a song co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop during their years in Berlin, first appearing on Pop's album The Idiot (1977). The song became more widely known when it was rerecorded by Bowie and released on his album Let's Dance (1983) and as a single. Read more about the song

" Absolute Beginners " was the theme tune to the film of the same name (itself an adaptation of the book Absolute Beginners ), composed and performed by David Bowie. Bowie was good friends with the film's director, Julien Temple (who had worked with him in 1984 on the Jazzin' for Blue Jean short film), and landed both the supporting role of Vendice Partners , and the deal to record the theme tune. Read more about the song

" This Is Not America " is a song by jazz fusion band Pat Metheny Group and rock singer David Bowie, taken from the soundtrack for the film The Falcon and the Snowman . The instrumental, written by Metheny and Lyle Mays, is itself a song called " Chris " and was also included on the soundtrack for the film. " This Is Not America " adds additional drums courtesy of a Linn drum machine as well as Bowie's vocal performance. Metheny later noted that Bowie's words were "profound and meaningful – and absolutely perfect for the film." Read More about the song

" Under Pressure " is a 1981 song originally recorded by Queen and David Bowie, and later included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space . The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's second number-one hit in their native country (after 1975's Bohemian Rhapsody , which topped the chart for nine weeks). It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s. Read more about the song

A third hit version was done by Mick Jagger and David Bowie as a duo in 1985, as part of the Live Aid charity movement. The original plan was to perform a track together live, with Bowie performing at Wembley Stadium and Jagger at John F. Kennedy Stadium, until it was realized that the satellite link-up would cause a half-second delay that would make this impossible unless either Bowie or Jagger mimed their contribution, something neither artist was willing to do. Read more about the song

The single was one of Bowie's fastest selling to date, entering the UK singles chart at number five on its first week of release, staying at the top of the charts for three weeks. Soon afterwards, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100, Bowie's only single to reach number one on both sides of the Atlantic. In Oceania, it narrowly missed topping the Australian charts, peaking at number two, but peaked at number one for 4 consecutive weeks in New Zealand. Read more about the song