Out Of The Ashes We Rise

"Ashes to Ashes" is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 14th studio album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, it was recorded from February to April 1980 in New York and London and features guitar synthesiser played by Chuck Hammer. "Ashes to Ashes" is an art rock, art pop and new wave song led by a flanged piano riff, and its lyrics act as a sequel to Bowie's 1969 hit "Space Oddity": the astronaut Major Tom has succumbed to drug addiction and floats isolated in space.