Top 7 Evocative Bowie Lyrics Referring to Japan (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–61 … My Adventures in Japan)

Bowie's otherwordly incarnations were as unique and alien as … well, as someone from Japan.

David Bowie always had a fascination with Japan. As well as a few undeniable points of contact with the country.

Bowie was very different, and so is Japan. When he went there, he was a stranger in a strange land, an alien in alien country.    _{(Image source)}

The man who fell to Japan

During the peak of his career in the 1970s, his bizarre and otherwordly incarnations were as unique and alien as … well, as someone from Japan.

When you picture Bowie live on stage in Tokyo, before a mass audience of Japanese youth in their inimitable attire, it just seems to fit.    _{(Image source)}

Stranger in a strange land

Over his entire career, Japan was the one country that he referred to most often in his songs.

It’s quite possible that, as a result of the mutual alienation, he felt more at home there.    _{(Image source)}

   Introduction to – “Notes from Under the Tatami Mats”  _{(right-click on title)}

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Links to my Other Series …

      Introduction – "Intro to Vocab-ability"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Guide – "Guide to Entries"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Index– "Index" to all Chapters and Sections   _{(right-click on title)}

      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"   _{(right-click on title)}

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