Fantastic Voyage (David Bowie Song)
"Fantastic Voyage" is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1979 for the album Lodger. It is one of the last songs Bowie performed live on stage before his retirement from live performances in late 2006 (alongside "Changes" and "Wild Is the Wind").
"Fantastic Voyage" has exactly the same chord sequence as "Boys Keep Swinging", from the same album.
- Musicians
- David Bowie: Piano, vocals, background vocals
- Dennis Davis: Percussion
- George Murray: Bass
- Sean Mayes: Piano
- Simon House: Mandolin
- Adrian Belew: Mandolin
- Tony Visconti: Mandolin, background vocals
- Brian Eno: Ambient drone
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