David Bowie

I put on my headphones and closed my eyes.
I turned the volume up and uttered some sighs.
They were of bliss they were not unhappy.
For the voice entering my eardrums brought me unspeakable joy.
The voice was male, a baritone at least.
Deep, hypnotic and gave my ears a feast.
My heart fluttering fast, my insides all warm.
My cheeks all flushed like a wasp swarm.
My body humming pleasurably to the sound of the song.
His singing felt like it was next to me I turn around and almost gasp at what I see.
A tall, thin blonde man laying next to me.
His skin was pale vampire like.
His eyes mismatched and his teeth...

                Hero
    
    I walked into the cemetery with a bouquet of flowers. I remembered the details as if it were a few days ago even though it had been a year.

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There will always be certain songs, riffs, hooks, and earworms that get stuck in our heads. Most of them are as annoying as spam. Others are brilliant. Here are David Bowie’s Top 20 most brilliant flashes of genius.

20. “Commencing countdown, engines on. Check ignition and may God's love be with you. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, lift-off!” -- Space Oddity. With the anticipation of more David Bowie surprises to come, this line seems like the most obvious place to start for any Bowie countdown.

19. “Just walking the dead” -- Where Are We Now. This cryptic...