Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From '' Testing A Theory - The Shape Of Things To Come ''
Released: April 30, 2025
Tracklist
1. Livin' Doll
2. Suffragette City
3. Bad Girls Go To Hell
4. I Think We're Alone Now (Clean Version)
5. The Only Way Is All The Way
6. F. T. W
The Soda Poppers are:
Frida The Bleeder on Vocals, Guitar, Bass and a slippery slope
Silent Sonia on Drums and double Vodkas
Additional contributions from:
Sticky Vikki on a Big Organ, backing vocals and stolen drugs
Johny Vincent on Guitar, backing vocals and knob twiddling
Recoded, mixed and mastered by JSK at Millionaire Mansions studio Manchester during 2024/25.
Notes
It's Loud n Lewd, lucious and loosh. Hard and fast dirty fuckin' Rock n' Roll. It started off life as a 5 track EP which grew quickly to a collection of 17 original songs and 6 cover versions the first 6 of these appear here in this lovingly crafted slab of leather n' studs and glam n' glitter. Presented here as CD or download with the possibility of a vinyl single in the coming weeks.
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Suffragette City" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was originally released in April 1972 as the B-side of the single "Starman" and subsequently appeared on his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972). The song was later reissued as a single in 1976, with the US single edit of "Stay" as the B-side, to promote the compilation album Changesonebowie in the UK. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, it was recorded by Bowie at Trident Studios in London with his backing band the Spiders from Mars, consisting of Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey, at a late stage of the album's sessions. The song was originally offered to English band Mott the Hoople, who declined it and recorded Bowie's "All the Young Dudes" instead. It is a glam rock song that is influenced by the music of Little Richard and the Velvet Underground. The lyrics include a reference to Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and the lyric "Oooohh wham bam, thank you, ma'am".
"Suffragette City" received acclaim from music critics, with many praising the guitar work, the band's performance, the false ending, the lyric and the song's power. It has subsequently been called one of Bowie's greatest songs by multiple publications, including NME. Bowie performed the song frequently during his concert tours and it has appeared on multiple compilation albums. It has been remastered several times, including 2012 for the 40th anniversary of the album; this version was included as part of the 2015 box set Five Years (1969–1973).
Release and reception
"Suffragette City" was originally released on 28 April 1972 by RCA Records as the B-side of Bowie's single "Starman" (as RCA 2199). It was subsequently released as the 10th and penultimate track on his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, on 16 June of that year. RCA reissued the track as the A-side of a single (RCA 2726) on 9 July 1976, to promote the compilation album Changesonebowie in the UK, with the US single edit of the Station to Station track "Stay" as the B-side. The single failed to chart.
Since its release, "Suffragette City" has received critical acclaim, with many writers praising the guitar work. In a review of Ziggy Stardust on its release, Richard Cromelin of Rolling Stone called "Suffragette City" Bowie's "supreme moment as a rock & roller". Noting the Velvet Underground influence, he praised the guitar work in the second half and the false ending, writing that the lyric "Oooohh Wham Bam Thank you Ma'am!" brings you back into it and would make you want to do somersaults. Cromlin concluded by saying that there's only one thing left for the Star, quoting the lyric "There's only room for one and here she comes, here she comes".
In 2015, Ultimate Classic Rock placed the track on their list of the top 200 songs of the 1970s, writing, "this song underscored Bowie's broad interests – he pulled in references from Charles Mingus and A Clockwork Orange – even as it showcased his willingness to experiment with things like the ARP synth".
Ian Fortnam of Louder, in a review ranking every song on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars from worst to best, placed "Suffragette City" at number five, calling it "Ziggy's most reconstructed rocker". Also praising the false ending and famous hook, he ends his review by describing the track as "glam rock in excelsis".
🔗 [LINKS]
facebook.com/the.soda.poppers
facebook.com/johny.skullknuckles
facebook.com/The.Kopek.Millionaires
Available on bandcamp:
johnymusic.bandcamp.com/album/testing-a-theory-the-shape-of-things-to-come
#davidbowiecover
#suffregettecity
From '' Testing A Theory - The Shape Of Things To Come ''
Released: April 30, 2025
Tracklist
1. Livin' Doll
2. Suffragette City
3. Bad Girls Go To Hell
4. I Think We're Alone Now (Clean Version)
5. The Only Way Is All The Way
6. F. T. W
The Soda Poppers are:
Frida The Bleeder on Vocals, Guitar, Bass and a slippery slope
Silent Sonia on Drums and double Vodkas
Additional contributions from:
Sticky Vikki on a Big Organ, backing vocals and stolen drugs
Johny Vincent on Guitar, backing vocals and knob twiddling
Recoded, mixed and mastered by JSK at Millionaire Mansions studio Manchester during 2024/25.
Notes
It's Loud n Lewd, lucious and loosh. Hard and fast dirty fuckin' Rock n' Roll. It started off life as a 5 track EP which grew quickly to a collection of 17 original songs and 6 cover versions the first 6 of these appear here in this lovingly crafted slab of leather n' studs and glam n' glitter. Presented here as CD or download with the possibility of a vinyl single in the coming weeks.
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Suffragette City" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was originally released in April 1972 as the B-side of the single "Starman" and subsequently appeared on his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972). The song was later reissued as a single in 1976, with the US single edit of "Stay" as the B-side, to promote the compilation album Changesonebowie in the UK. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, it was recorded by Bowie at Trident Studios in London with his backing band the Spiders from Mars, consisting of Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey, at a late stage of the album's sessions. The song was originally offered to English band Mott the Hoople, who declined it and recorded Bowie's "All the Young Dudes" instead. It is a glam rock song that is influenced by the music of Little Richard and the Velvet Underground. The lyrics include a reference to Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and the lyric "Oooohh wham bam, thank you, ma'am".
"Suffragette City" received acclaim from music critics, with many praising the guitar work, the band's performance, the false ending, the lyric and the song's power. It has subsequently been called one of Bowie's greatest songs by multiple publications, including NME. Bowie performed the song frequently during his concert tours and it has appeared on multiple compilation albums. It has been remastered several times, including 2012 for the 40th anniversary of the album; this version was included as part of the 2015 box set Five Years (1969–1973).
Release and reception
"Suffragette City" was originally released on 28 April 1972 by RCA Records as the B-side of Bowie's single "Starman" (as RCA 2199). It was subsequently released as the 10th and penultimate track on his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, on 16 June of that year. RCA reissued the track as the A-side of a single (RCA 2726) on 9 July 1976, to promote the compilation album Changesonebowie in the UK, with the US single edit of the Station to Station track "Stay" as the B-side. The single failed to chart.
Since its release, "Suffragette City" has received critical acclaim, with many writers praising the guitar work. In a review of Ziggy Stardust on its release, Richard Cromelin of Rolling Stone called "Suffragette City" Bowie's "supreme moment as a rock & roller". Noting the Velvet Underground influence, he praised the guitar work in the second half and the false ending, writing that the lyric "Oooohh Wham Bam Thank you Ma'am!" brings you back into it and would make you want to do somersaults. Cromlin concluded by saying that there's only one thing left for the Star, quoting the lyric "There's only room for one and here she comes, here she comes".
In 2015, Ultimate Classic Rock placed the track on their list of the top 200 songs of the 1970s, writing, "this song underscored Bowie's broad interests – he pulled in references from Charles Mingus and A Clockwork Orange – even as it showcased his willingness to experiment with things like the ARP synth".
Ian Fortnam of Louder, in a review ranking every song on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars from worst to best, placed "Suffragette City" at number five, calling it "Ziggy's most reconstructed rocker". Also praising the false ending and famous hook, he ends his review by describing the track as "glam rock in excelsis".
🔗 [LINKS]
facebook.com/the.soda.poppers
facebook.com/johny.skullknuckles
facebook.com/The.Kopek.Millionaires
Available on bandcamp:
johnymusic.bandcamp.com/album/testing-a-theory-the-shape-of-things-to-come
#davidbowiecover
#suffregettecity
