Songs that sound like David Bowie songs but aren't.
by laceycalow | created - 01 Apr 2012 | updated - 01 Apr 2012 | Public..........there must be loads!.............
1. Fish
Actor | The Jacket
The Scottish rock singer-songwriter best known by the stage name "Fish", Derek William Dick was the firstborn of Robert and Isabella Dick. His parents ran a garage and petrol station, where he worked as a pump attendant in his youth. He has a sister, Laura, three years his junior. He attended Kings...
'Goldfish and Clowns' from the album 'Sunsets on Empire'
2. Morrissey
Soundtrack | Shaun of the Dead
Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England, UK. At a very early age, he took an interest in writing. His top priority was poetry, though he would have his biography on James Dean, "James Dean Is Not Dead", published by his early 20s. His literary influences ranged from ...
'I Know it's going to happen Someday' from the album ' Your Arsenal'
3. Peter Gabriel
Soundtrack | WALL·E
Peter Gabriel was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, England. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band Genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music ...
'Family Snapshot from the third ('Melt') album
4. Pulp
Soundtrack | Great Expectations
Pulp were an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Throughout the 1980s, the band struggled to find success, but gained prominence in the UK in the mid-1990s with the release of the albums His 'n' Hers in 1994 and particularly Different Class in 1995, which reached the number one spot in ...
'Party Hard' from the album 'This is Hardcore'
5. Blur
Soundtrack | Baby Driver
Blur is an English rock band, formed in London in 1988. Their debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) ...
'M.O.R' from the fifth eponymous album
6. Suede
Soundtrack | The World's End
Suede is an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1989. In 1992, Suede were dubbed by Melody Maker as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted much attention from the British music press. The following year their debut album Suede went to the top of the UK Albums Chart, becoming ...
'This Hollywood Life' from the album 'Dog Man Star'
7. Arcade Fire
Soundtrack | Her
Arcade Fire is known for Her (2013), The Hunger Games (2012) and Love and Monsters (2020).
'Black Mirror' from the album 'Neon Bible'
8. MGMT
Soundtrack | The Amazing Spider-Man 2
MGMT is known for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), The Kids Are All Right (2010) and 21 (2008).
'Time to Pretend' from the album 'Oracular Spectacular'
9. Secret Machines
Soundtrack | The Manchurian Candidate
'Lightning Blue Eyes' from the album 'Ten Silver Drops'
10. The Divine Comedy
Soundtrack | Father Ted
The Divine Comedy is known for Father Ted (1995), Alice and Martin (1998) and Shooting Fish (1997).
'Commuter Love' from the album 'Fin de Siecle'
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