Track 9 from his second album “David Bowie” released in 1969 copyright Mercury Records. It was ahead of its time for ’69 and fell flat when initially released, so it was reissued in ’72 after the success of “Ziggy.” The cover of the ’72 reissue featured an updated portrait of the artist, and reached No. 16 on the Billboard chart. This is taken from the remastered CD released in 2015. Written by David Bowie and produced by Tony Visconti & Gus Dudgeon. RIP Paul Buckmaster & David Bowie. Featuring:

David Bowie – Lead vocals, acoustic guitars, Stylophone, chord organ & kalimba
Special Guests:
Tim Renwick – Lead & rhythm guitars
Keith Christmas – Acoustic guitars
Mick Wayne – Guitars
Rick Wakeman – Mellotron & electric harpsichord
Tony Visconti – Bass, flute & recorder
John Lodge – Bass
Herbie Flowers – Bass
John Cambridge – Drums
Terry Cox – Drums
Benny Marshall & friends – Harmonica & background vocals on “Memory of a Free Festival”
Paul Buckmaster – Cello

The children of the summer's end gathered in the dampened grass
We played our songs and felt the London sky
Resting on our hands, it was God's land
It was ragged and naive, it was Heaven

Touch, we touched the very soul
Of holding each and every life
We claimed the very source of joy ran through
It didn't, but it seemed that way
I kissed a lot of people that day

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon
To paint that love upon a white balloon
And fly it from the toppest top of all the tops
That man has pushed beyond his brain
Satori must be something just the same

We scanned the skies with rainbow eyes and saw machines of every shape and size
We talked with tall Venusians passing through
And Peter tried to climb aboard but the Captain shook his head and away they soared
Climbing through the ivory vibrant cloud
Someone passed some bliss among the crowd
And we walked back to the road, unchained

The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh
The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh
The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh
The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh
The sun machine is coming down, oh, uh-huh-huh (and we're gonna have a party)
(The sun machine is coming down, and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh)
(The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh)
(The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh)
(The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh)
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The sun machine is coming down and were gonna have a party, uh-huh-huh
The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party, yeah, yeah
The sun machine is coming down, whoa-ho
The sun machine is coming down, whoa-oh-ho-oh

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