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David Bowie celebrates his 60th birthday today. Congratulations!!!

He is one of the most dynamic musicians of the last (and this) century. I've always been amazed by his ability to change, adapt to new times and come up with new ideas. While he has made many appearances (e.g., playing the king of goblins in a cult movie "Labyrinth") one of my favorites parts is the action/quest game "Omikron: The Nomad Soul" which he composed a whole album for:

1999's "Hours" featured "What's Really Happening", the lyrics for which were written by Alex Grant, the winner of Bowie's "Cyber Song Contest" Internet competition.

That same year also found Bowie composing the soundtrack for a computer game called "Omikron: The Nomad Soul". David Bowie and his wife, Iman, made appearances as characters in the game.

Omikron remains one of the best computer games I've ever played.

You can find many more interesting facts about David Bowie on Wikipedia.

Some of my favorite songs by David Bowie:

• "Space Oddity" (1969)
• "Absolute Beginners" (1986)
• Album "Hours" (1999) a.k.a. the soundtrack for "Omikron: The Nomad Soul"

If you like Bowie's music, what are your favorites?