In it, having relationships and sex for fun was illegal. Paul from Derry, IrelandI'd read somewhere that this song was based on the novel 1984 by George Orwell.Mom got very irritated when I kept singing the hook over and over again in the car. Voodoocat from Zimbabwe, United StatesFirst time I heard this song was in a Ross'.This song makes me want to crossdress immediatly! Joe from Notttingham, EnglandThough i havn't heard the diamond dogs/1984 theory before and so have no evidence to say anything about the album as a whole, i can definatly say that it seems a bit of a stretch to apply it to julia in 1984, who doesn't even rebel so much as to wear a dress if i recall correctly.Julia is a member of the anti-sex league "Doesnt know if you're a boy or a girl" and at one part state who she wants ato get a dress, which is a forbidden object "rebel, rebel, put on your dress" its about Winston and Julia being rebelious towards the party and Big Brother. Jess from Cape Town, South AfricaOk did anyone read 1984? Diamond Dogs was based on the book and this song depicts Julia in 1984.Kayla from Bloomington, InI agree with Nessie (Sapporo, Japan)! And this song does have a great riff.one thing tho, "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed was a song about tansvestites, not only one. Lila from San Diego, Calove this song, really do, i love a lot of songs, and this is one of them.The gender bending is far out when you're twenty, youth is extravagant, after all. Kenny from Clydebank, ScotlandIt's the guitar riff and the music that make this song a standard.I love the lyrics, very free spirited song That sets the whole rebelious mood for the song. Allie from Pine Knob, MiI LOVE the guitar at the begining of this song.He made a lot of images of rock stars in his compelling book 'Rock Dreams'. Reuben from Amsterdam, NetherlandsGuy Pellaert is actually a Belgian artist.Bowie plays a very truncated version of "Rebel Rebel" on the "Storytellers" CD/DVD, which is a shame, but the story about is early days chumming about with Marc Bolan is a gem. Paul from Rothesay, Nb, CanadaI do believe this song was written during the Ziggy Stardust sessions but was cut from the album because it didn't fit the concept.Tom from Warrington, United KingdomBowie,if i`m not mistaken said the song was about going out with billy doll,and his mothers reaction to the way billy dressed,hence she`s not sure if he`s a boy or a girl.I have to assume he is talking about a Joan Jett looking female. In opposition, had it been a boy that looked like a girl, this song would have been given an "XX' rating and not have been allowed to be sold. The closet door was still closed and locked. Now I would doubt that any gay men were saying you look divine in the early 70's. However, short-haired women were still quite unusual and would cause someone to question. This is the early 70's, so long hair on men was not at all unusual. Dan from OhFirst of all, the question is gay or not gay? Boy looking like a girl, or girl looking like a boy? I think when determining the meaning of a song, you have to either go to the source (Bowie) or think about things.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. What can I do for you? Looks like you've been there too You wanna be there when they count up the dudes You got your cue line and a handful of ludes You've got your transmission and your live wire You can't get enough, but enough ain't the test You've torn your dress, your face is a mess It just felt so cinematic and powerful.You've got your mother in a whirl 'cause she's We didn’t really know what do with the song at first, but as soon as Glenn Kotche played that drum pattern in the second verse we knew this was going to be the album opener. Recording it in the studio with Tucker Martine was incredible. The ending of “Rebel Heart” begged to be epic, we wanted to take the listener on a journey. This song came to us in the midst of all of that. This was during a quite tumultuous time of heartbreak and emotional disorientation. We were overcome by this haunting feeling of being only the two of us alone in a house in the middle of the desert. We could see the starry sky very clearly. There was a storm outside, it was late at night. When we wrote this song we’d been playing around with these old occult themed board games, tarot cards and an ouija board that was in the house. We rented a gorgeous dome house that was very isolated. During this trip we went out to Joshua Tree. We stayed in California for five weeks to write new material for Ruins.
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