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Coffee Break: Bowie covers

by Anna Reed

January 10, 2018

Bowie performs as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on July 3, 1973.
Bowie performs as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on July 3, 1973.Express/Getty Images, via NPR

Two years ago today, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, artist and actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday.

It's hard to believe we've gone two years without our Starman.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what covers of Bowie songs do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Car Seat Headrest - Blackstar
Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel
Mates of State - Starman
Duran Duran - Boys Keep Swinging
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
David Bowie - Cactus
William Shatner - Space Oddity (clip)
Franz Ferdinand - Sound and Vision
TV On The Radio - Heroes

Coffee Break: Bowie covers