Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Directed by Bruno Varela
Music & lyrics by David Bowie • Arranged by Steven Brown • Recorded by Gilberto Vargas Estudio Foco Rojo Oaxaca Mexico and by Nikolas Klau Studio La Levure • Benjamin Glibert: upright bass • Luc van Lieshout: trumpet • Nikolas Klau: synth • Steven Brown: piano, voice, alto sax

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From the upcoming album “In This Very World"
To be released in 2026 on Crammed Discs.

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LYRICS :
He looked a lot like Che Guevara
Drove a Diesel van
Kept his gun in quiet seclusion
Such a humble man
The only survivor of the National Peoples Gang
Panic in Detroit
I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home
I wish someone would phone.
Panic in Detroit
He laughed at accidental sirens
That broke the evening gloom
Police had warned of repercussions
They followed none too soon
A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
Panic in Detroit
I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home
I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit
Having scored a trillion dollars
I made my way back home
Found him slumped across the table
A gun and me alone
I ran to the window
looked for a plane or two
Panic in Detroit
He left me an autograph;
‘Let me collect dust’
I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit