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David Bowie has unveiled a new track 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore', available to download now.
The B-side to 'Sue (Or In Season Of Crime)', both tracks were released to appear on Nothing Has Changed, a new compilation that features rare material alongside classic hits.
A barrage of left-field elements, 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore' is a decidedly experimental effort from the icon, offsetting visceral instrumental foundations with the subdued vocal style that carried through The Next Day, a contrast that seemingly brings together a wealth of influences from across his career.
Speaking of the track himself, Bowie described the single as “If Vorticists wrote Rock Music it might have sounded like this.”
As always, the lyrical content also remains on point and inventive, with noteable lines including "Man, she punched me like a dude, hold your mad hands I cried, 'tis pity she's a whore". Rather unexpectedly for Bowie, the word 'cock' also features in the second verse.
Audio currently isn't available online of the track, however the single is up for download now on iTunes, one week ahead of the album and A-side's release.
Check out what the Nothing Has Changed boxset will look like below:
Much like 'Sue', this latest track was given it's inaugural airing on BBC 6Music, with Shaun Keaveny premiering the track this morning (10 November), audio of the track is expected to be available to stream soon.
Alongside classic hits, the boxset features a host of rarities from across the decades, most notably tracks including 'Your Turn To Drive', the 2001 version of 'Shadow Man' and James Murphy 'Hello Steve Reich Mix' of 'Love Is Lost' (although sadly not the ten minute version).
Nothing Has Changed is released through Parlophone on 17 November, check out the full tracklisting below:
CD 1
1. Sue (or In A Season Of Crime)
2. Where Are We Now?
3. Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA Edit)
4. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
5. New Killer Star (radio edit)
6. Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (edit)
7. Slow Burn (radio edit)
8. Let Me Sleep Beside You (3.14)
9. Your Turn To Drive (4.44)
10. Shadow Man (4.48)
11. Seven (Marius De Vries mix)
12. Survive (Marius De Vries mix)
13. Thursday’s Child (radio edit)
14. I’m Afraid Of Americans (V1) (clean edit)
15. Little Wonder (edit)
16, Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Remix) (with The Pet Shop Boys)
17. Heart’s Filthy Lesson (radio edit)
18. Strangers When We Meet (single version)
CD 2:
1. Buddha Of Suburbia
2. Jump They Say (radio edit)
3, Time Will Crawl (MM remix)
4. Absolute Beginners (single version)
5. Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger)
6. Loving The Alien (single remix)
7. This Is Not America (with The Pat Metheny Group)
8. Blue Jean
9. Modern Love
10. China Girl
11. Let's Dance (single version)
12. Fashion (single version)
13. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (single version)
14. Ashes To Ashes (single version)
15, Under Pressure (with Queen)
16. Boys Keep Swinging
17. ‘Heroes’ (single version)
18. Sound And Vision
19. Golden Years (single version)
20. Wild Is The Wind (2010 Harry Maslin Mix)
CD 3
1. Fame
2, Young Americans (2007 Tony Visconti mix single edit)
3. Diamond Dogs
4. Rebel Rebel
5. Sorrow
6. Drive-In Saturday
7.All The Young Dudes
8. The Jean Genie (original single mix)
9. Moonage Daydream
10. Ziggy Stardust
11. Starman (original single mix)
12. Life On Mars? (2003 Ken Scott Mix)
13. Oh! You Pretty Things
14. Changes
15. The Man Who Sold The World
16. Space Oddity
17. In The Heat Of The Morning
18. Silly Boy Blue
19. Can’t Help Thinking About Me
20. You’ve Got A Habit Of Leaving
21. Liza Jane
The double vinyl tracklist is:
SIDE 1:
Let's Dance (single version)
Ashes To Ashes (single version)
‘Heroes’’ (single version)
Changes
Life On Mars?
SIDE 2:
Space Oddity
Starman (original single mix)
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie (original single mix)
Rebel Rebel
SIDE 3:
Golden Years (single version)
Fame
Sound And Vision
Under Pressure
Sue (or In A Season Of Crime)
SIDE 4:
Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix) - with The Pet Shop Boys
China Girl (single version)
Modern Love (single version)
Absolute Beginners (single version)
Where Are We Now?
