On the Ziggy Stardust album, Soul Love barely has a chance to fade away when Moonage Daydream comes smashing out of the speakers: Baaa Na Na! --- I'M AN ALLIGATOR...
If you are not familiar with the story, Earth only has five years left in existence. Ziggy Stardust is a messiah figure/rock star put on Earth by extraterrestrial beings who will eventually arrive to save the rock n roll children.
Moonage Daydream is the third song on the album, and it marks the first appearance of Ziggy Stardust in the story. My take on it is that Ziggy just crashes in on some girl and she is completely startled and shines a flashlight on him. Meanwhile he is blabbering on about being a space invader and seducing her at the same time. He's trying to get her to calm down, but she is freaked out...far out...
Musically, I've never been that into the brief interlude that begins at 1:54. To be honest, I am always just waiting for the 3:14 mark, when Mick Ronson takes us on a completely epic guitar journey into the stratosphere.
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