OTR: David Bowie - Changesbowie

David Bowie's musical career began in 1967, however it was 1969's "Space Oddity" that marked his rise to rock stardom. My first introduction to Bowie came via Jim Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth in which he played Jareth, the Goblin King. This was also my initial introduction to Bowie's music, as he had collaborated with Trevor Jones in composing the score and five pop tunes which would appear on the soundtrack. "Magic Dance" remains a great underplayed 80s pop song, but when I was young, the haunting "Within You" was my favourite. The where David Bowie sings the song as Jareth, strolling coldly about his M.C. Escher-like castle as he mocks Sarah for being unable to get to her baby brother was - and is - fascinating to me. As a child, it was an enthralling and tense cinematic experience. Today I watch the scene and appreciate it for it videoesque quality - it is no less than a music video right in the middle of the film (one of five), but the song is as haunting as ever.

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