“I'm the cream
Of the great utopia dream.
And you're in the gleam
In the depths of your banker's spleen.”

— David Bowie

Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
Song lyrics, Space Oddity (1969)

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British musician, actor, record producer and arranger 1947–2016

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