Single:
Diamond Dogs entered the Australian singles chart* on 29 July 1974 and peaked at #66.
Album:
The song is on Diamond Dogs which entered the Australian albums chart* on 3 June 1974 and peaked at #3.
Songwriter:
David Bowie
Producer:
David Bowie
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The lyric of Diamond Dogs introduces the listener to Bowie’s latest persona and his environment; Halloween Jack dwells on top of an abandoned skyscraper (“Manhattan Chase”, a.k.a. One Chase Manhattan Plaza) in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan. The guitar sound is heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones, and signalled Bowie moving away from glam rock and closer to a proto-punk Stooges-influenced sound.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Dogs_(song)
Lyrics:
This ain’t rock ‘n’ roll, this is genocide!
As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
You asked for the latest party
With your silicone hump and your ten inch stump
Dressed like a priest you was
Tod Browning’s Freak you was
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