David Bowie

Released: October 19, 1973

Songwriter: Henry Vanda George Young

Producer: David Bowie Ken Scott

[Verse 1]
Monday morning feels so bad
Everybody seems to nag me
Coming Tuesday I feel better
Even my old man looks good
Wednesday just do not go
Thursday goes too slow
I have got Friday on my mind

[Chorus]
(See my baby)
Going to have fun in the city
(feel like fucking you)
(Do my baby screw)
Be with my girl
She is so pretty
(all I want to do)
(I will go crazy)
She looks fine tonight
(zoom zoom zoom)
She is out of sight to me (so divine)
(Tonight) I spend my bread
(Tonight) I lose my head
(Tonight) I have got to get tonight
Monday I have Friday on my mind

Do the five day drag once more (Monday blue)

[Verse 2]
There is nothing else that bugs me
More than working for the rich men (poor man, beggar
Man, thief)
Hey I will change that scene one day
Today I might be mad
Tomorrow I will be glad
'Cause I will have Friday on my mind

[Chorus]
(See my baby) (feel like fucking you)
Gonna have fun
(zoom zoom zoom)
Be with my girl [repeat ad lib.]

David Bowie (1947 – 2016) was a British musician, and one of the most iconic rock stars with a widely diverse career where he frequently changed his appearance and musical style, resulting in an acclaimed discography comparable to other stalwarts such as The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Born David Robert Jones, Bowie quickly renamed himself to prevent confusion with The Monkees singer Davy Jones. Enduring many early missteps, he rose to prominence when his most famous song, “Space Oddity,” was played during the coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Despite this early breakthrough, Bowie remained a cult figure for several years. Even the release of Hunky Dory, his first great album, went largely unnoticed. Bowie only lodged himself firmly in the public consciousness when he announced his bisexuality and created Ziggy Stardust in early 1972. A Martian who combined the debauchery of Iggy Pop with the artistry of Lou Reed, Ziggy was the main character in Bowie’s breakthrough album, and his public persona for eighteen months.

Bowie used his new-found popularity to move to America, and dabble with new musical directions and cocaine. Diamond Dogs and Young Americans continue to divide critics, but Station To Station found Bowie at a new creative peak, despite escalating drug use and related health issues.

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