Adam writes…Ahead of Tomorrow's Rock'n'Roll London Pub Walk – 7pm Tottenham Court Road tube – here's a Bowie playlist…
10 songs, dating from 1964 - 1969, the London years of obscurity, the years when we find him in his home city growing and improving, the pre-Ziggy Bowie, the Jones boy that we find on the route of our tour.
From his first single in '64 – Liza Jane as Davie Jones & the King Bees – to Space Oddity in '69, five years from R&B via music hall, Anthony Newley, Jacques Brel to the moon.
Think about it: five years to make it. You don't get five years today, you get five minutes, and if the prima donna on the judges' panel on the game show doesn't like you, then it's all over…
Here's the playlist…
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
