David Bowie is set to drop his career-spanning compilation titled Nothing Has Changed later this month. As part of the project, he will also release a new two-song single, which includes the previously unveiled "Sue (Or In A Season of Crime)" as well as the B-side "Tis a Pity She Was A Whore," which premiered this morning on BBC Radio 6 from DJ Shaun Keaveny.
Bowie describes the song on his Facebook page as "If Vorticists wrote Rock Music it might have sounded like this."
"The song acknowledges the shocking rawness of the First World War and the title is a play on 'Tis Pity She's A Whore' a John Ford Restoration play first performed in 1629 at the Cockpit Theatre in London," the statement reads. "The demo track was recorded, played and written by David Bowie in his home studio."
The dramatic, drum-heavy, horn-filled track opens with the line "Man, she punched me like a dude" and features anxious piano tinkering. Bowie shared the full lyrics on his Facebook page, which you can read above.
Nothing Has Changed is due out Nov. 18 via Parlaphone and features new songs and unreleased material from his 2001 album Toy as well as work from his 50-year career in reverse chronological order all of which spans two or three discs, depending on the version. "Sue (Or In A Season of Crime)" and "Tis A Pity She Was A Whore" are available digitally now. A limited-edition 10-inch vinyl of the two tracks will also be available for purchase on Record Store Day's Black Friday event (Nov. 28).
Check out "Tis A Pity She Was A Whore" below, and let us know what you think in the comments section!
Nothing Has Changed Tracklist:
Disc 1
"Sue (or in a Season Of Crime)" (7:40)
"Where Are We Now?" (4:09)
"Love Is Lost" (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA Edit) (4:07)
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" (3:57)
"New Killer Star" (radio edit) (3:42)
"Everyone Says 'Hi'" (edit) (3:29)
"Slow Burn" (radio edit) (3:55)
"Let Me Sleep Beside You" (3:14)
"Your Turn to Drive" (4:44)
"Shadow Man" (4:48)
"Seven" (Marius De Vries mix) (4:12)
"Survive" (Marius De Vries mix) (4:18)
"Thursday's Child" (radio edit) (4:25)
"I'm Afraid of Americans (V1)" (clean edit) (4:30)
"Little Wonder" (edit) (3:40)
"Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Remix)" (with The Pet Shop Boys) (4:23)
"Heart's Filthy Lesson" (radio edit) (3:32)
"Strangers When We Meet" (single version) (4:21)
Disc 2
"Buddha of Suburbia" (4:24)
"Jump They Say" (radio edit) (3:53)
"Time Will Crawl" (MM remix)" (4:18)
"Absolute Beginners" (single version) (5:35)
"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger) (3:20)
"Loving the Alien" (single remix) (4:45)
"This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group) (3:51)
"Blue Jean" (3:11)
"Modern Love" (single version) (3:56)
"China Girl" (single version) (4:15)
"Let's Dance" (single version) (4:08)
"Fashion" (single version) (3:25)
"Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (single version) (3:32)
"Ashes to Ashes" (single version) (3:35)
"Under Pressure" (with Queen) (3:56)
"Boys Keep Swinging" (3:17)
"Heroes" (single version) (3:35)
"Sound and Vision" (3:03)
"Golden Years" (single version) (3:27)
"Wild Is the Wind" (2010 Harry Maslin mix) (5:58)
Disc 3
"Fame" (4:14)
"Young Americans" (2007 Tony Visconti mix, single edit) (3:13)
"Diamond Dogs" (5:56)
"Rebel Rebel" (4:28)
"Sorrow" (2:53)
"Drive-In Saturday" (4:29)
"All the Young Dudes" (3:08)
"The Jean Genie" (original single mix) (4:05)
"Moonage Daydream" (4:40)
"Ziggy Stardust" (3:12)
"Starman" (original single mix) (4:10)
"Life on Mars?" (2003 Ken Scott mix) (3:49)
"Oh! You Pretty Things" (3:11)
"Changes" (3:33)
"The Man Who Sold the World" (3:56)
"Space Oddity: (5:12)
"In the Heat of the Morning" (3:00)
"Silly Boy Blue" (3:54)
"Can't Help Thinking About Me" (2:46)
"You've Got a Habit of Leaving" (2:32)
"Liza Jane" (2:18)
