1987 · London
by David Bowie
London: EMI, 1987. Vintage UK record store poster for the 1987 single, the opening track for David Bowie's 1987 album "Never Let Me Down."
Exploring the theme of homelessness in the US, "Day-In Day-Out" is perhaps best remembered today for its controversial music video, which depicted a young couple struggling to survive in Los Angeles. The video was heavily censored, and particularly challenging scenes (including footage of a man urinating on Ronald Reagan's star on the Hollywood Walk, a child spelling out the word fuck in building blocks, and the heavily implied rape of the video's protagonist) led to the video being banned by many television (truncated)
Exploring the theme of homelessness in the US, "Day-In Day-Out" is perhaps best remembered today for its controversial music video, which depicted a young couple struggling to survive in Los Angeles. The video was heavily censored, and particularly challenging scenes (including footage of a man urinating on Ronald Reagan's star on the Hollywood Walk, a child spelling out the word fuck in building blocks, and the heavily implied rape of the video's protagonist) led to the video being banned by many television (truncated)