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Eight Line Poem [Bowie at the Beeb]

David Bowie
Track 20 on Bowie at the Beeb 
Sep. 26, 20001 viewer

Eight Line Poem [Bowie at the Beeb] Lyrics

The tactful cactus by your window
Surveys the prairie of your room
The mobile spins to its collision
Clara puts her head between her paws
They've opened shops down West side
Will all the cacti find a home
But the key to the city
Is in the sun that pins the branches to the sky

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Bowie at the Beeb (2000)
David Bowie
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    Queen Bitch [Bowie at the Beeb]
  24. 24.
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  25. 25.
    Five Years [Bowie at the Beeb]
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    Moonage Daydream [Bowie at the Beeb]
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    Hang On To Yourself [Bowie at the Beeb- II]
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    Suffragette City [Bowie at the Beeb]
  30. 30.
    Ziggy Stardust [Bowie at the Beeb- II]
  31. 31.
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  32. 32.
    Space Oddity [Bowie at the Beeb]
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    Changes [Bowie at the Beeb]
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Release Date
September 26, 2000
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