David Bowie: Rebel Rebel (1974)
Rebel Rebel Bowie as Halloween Jack Artist: David Bowie Album: Diamond Dogs Released: February 1974 (UK) May 1974 (US) Songwriter: David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" is both David Bowie 's farewell to glam rock and a proto-punk track from his Diamond Dogs album. After its release, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Critically acclaimed for its central guitar riff, several publications consider it one of Bowie's greatest songs. After he died in 2016, Rolling Stone listed "Rebel Rebel" as one of Bowie's 30 essential songs . Spencer Kaufman of Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the song at number seven on his list of Top 10 Bowie Songs . In 2018, the writers of NME numbered "Rebel Rebel" as Bowie's fifth greatest song . Jon Savage of The Guardian included Rebel, Rebel when he named the 20 best glam-rock songs of all time.
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