05 January 2014

How Bowie came up with Aladdin Sane

In this Lego recreation of a seminal moment in pop history, Lego David and Angie Bowie decide what alter-ego will follow the legendary Ziggy Stardust in Bowie's on-stage repertoire. As we know, Aladdin Sane eventually triumphed, but there were plenty of other options in the mix, including Cobbler Bob ('Cobbler Bob! Bob is a cobbler, there's a hole in my soul').



[Via Adam Buxton]

See also:
Music: Never born, so I'll never get old, 8 January 2013
Music: Sukita/Bowie: Speed of Life, 16 September 2012
MoviesIn the lair of the Goblin King, 12 July 2009

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