The Night I Played Ziggy’s Guitar

New to a sleepy, seaside school - we watched our backs/broke a rule or two
Forget that heavy metal noise - it’s time to find something new for the boys
The fey young guy in the record store - said listen to this - it’s like nothing before
Was he just trying to take the piss - cos there’s a man on the cover in a flowery dress
The boys at school they hated it
But the girls they loved us for loving it
And every song it spoke to us - all the mad men sold the world - like nothing else we’d ever heard - spread the word

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The night I played Ziggy’s guitar
For one minute in my life I’m a star
It hit me like a lightning bolt - who knew that he’d go far?
The night I played Ziggy’s guitar

One day Al said - let’s get a step ahead - we’ll cut our hair and dye it red
Our feather cuts were oh so Ziggy - even found me my own Angie B
The news came over Bowie’s coming to town- waiting in the sky to come on down
We have to meet him before the show - so many things I need to know
Surrounded by the Spiders
David showed me how to play Ziggy Stardust
Then he asked me for a cigarette - and I told him I’m in a band and then I shook his hand - he gimme his hand

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He pulled me up on the stage
And he gave me his 12 string to play
And I’m jamming with Wierd and Gilly
Yeah it was me, the boy in the bright blue jeans - and I’m playing Suffragette City – Suffragette City yeah

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