Starman - Pride Song of the Day - June 6th

“Look out your window, I can see his light
If we can sparkle, he may land tonight
Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright.”

Shine, queen.

Sparkle. 

It’s our chance to beckon the 

Starman.

In one of the most gorgeously iconic tunes in his heroic catalog, “Starman,” from the quintessential 1972 album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” David Bowie tells the tale of an otherworldly rock n’ roll jam that sneaks across the airwaves one night, with an important message to us earthlings from the Starman, waiting in the sky…

Ziggy Stardust, the glittery, intergalactic rock-star is the messenger. 

And the message from beyond?

Love. 

Inclusion.

Hope. 

Celebration. 

In a time of war, great unrest and conflict in the world, Bowie descended onto the rock n’ roll scene as Ziggy, offering humankind in fabulous fashion a vision of hope, and a future in which all are welcome to shine and boogie, just as they are.

The Starman from beyond is kind and sensitive, understanding we may not be ready for the full glory - he doesn’t want to blow our minds. 

But the message is critical - the fate of the world may depend on it:

“Let the children lose it,
Let the children use it,
And all the children boogie.”

Ziggy lets us know if we’ll all sparkle, the way we’re made and intended to, the Starman may even come join us! 

But we’d better beware: if we tell the wrong person, the message might get us locked up. 

Because love has always been a threat to the system, has it not?

How ironic. 

The thing we all need, that we all long for, to boogie as we damn well are, is such a threat that it can get us locked up. Put away.

It’s the lovers that are “crazy,” or “toxic” somehow.

It’s an age-old conundrum. The Starman could see it 50 years ago. Ziggy tried to tell us.

Some of us heard, and are still going to battle.

Our weapon of choice?

🏳️‍🌈 Pride. 🏳️‍🌈

Pride is the message Ziggy brought to us from the Starman. 

You are beautiful as you are.

You are beloved, as you are.

And in the new world, the one we strive for, and march for, and dance for, you’ll be able to boogie, baby.

Bowie’s “Starman” is as shimmery and vibrant (and needed) today as ever. Ziggy changed rock n’ roll. Ziggy changed the world. And may we all continue to dance with abandon into the glittery and glorious future the “Starman” gave us a glimpse into all those years ago.

Happy Pride, all.