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“Look Back In Anger” by David Bowie
From the album Lodger (1979)
“Look Back In Anger” by David Bowie appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2007 and 2022. It was first released in 1979 on the album Lodger. Its best result is #693 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,148 alternative song of all time.
David Bowie and Brian Eno wrote "Look Back in Anger" for Lodger in 1979, a song about a shabby, threadbare Angel of Death, and despite the title it has nothing to do with John Osborne's play. It became a single almost by default: RCA doubted America was ready for the gender-bending of "Boys Keep Swinging", Lodger's lead single elsewhere, and put this out instead, with "Repetition", the album's tale of domestic violence, on the flip. It didn't chart.
Carlos Alomar takes the guitar solo over George Murray's bass, Dennis Davis's drums and Sean Mayes's piano, while Eno adds analog synthesizer, French horn and trumpet. Bowie produced with Tony Visconti, who also sings backup and mixed with Rod O'Brien. He played it on his 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour, where it opens the concert film, and in the mid-1990s rebuilt it as heavy rock.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1826 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2022 | 693 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
Also listed as: Look Back in Anger.
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