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Barker, Emily (8 January 2018). "David Bowie's 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friends". NME. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019 . Retrieved 16 February 2020. David Bowie – Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023 . Retrieved 12 January 2023. It really is an ode to childhood, if you like, a popular nursery rhyme. It's about space men becoming junkies. [10]Released as the album's lead single on 1August 1980, "Ashes to Ashes" became Bowie's second No.1 UK single and his fastest-selling single. The song's music video, co-directed by Bowie and David Mallet, was at the time the most expensive music video ever made. [1] The solarised video features Bowie as a clown, an astronaut and an asylum inmate, each representing variations on the song's theme, and four members of London's Blitz club, including Steve Strange. Influential on the rising New Romantic movement; commentators have considered it one of Bowie's best videos and of all time. The vocal melody also matches the piano riff through its use of contrasting beats, such as "funk" on the downbeat and "fun-ky" on the off-beat. [3] Visconti called the beat "a mind-bender". [9] Additionally, the vocal melody features contrasting phrasing, meaning the verses consist of unrelated sections, singing through bars ("Major To-om's"), key changes, large vocal register changes and contrasting singing styles. [3] [16] O'Leary comments: "It's as if the conductor of an orchestra is also the lead tenor." [3] Ashes to Ashes Final Episode". Tv.sky.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010 . Retrieved 22 May 2010. Perone, James E. (2007). The Words and Music of David Bowie. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-27599-245-3. We, frankly, loved it. It was a tough episode to watch at times, and it demanded a level of concentration we’re simply not used to seeing from the usual television dramas we get.