A promotional video for David Bowie 's hit single "Life on Mars?"A promotional video for David Bowie 's hit single "Life on Mars?"A promotional video for David Bowie 's hit single "Life on Mars?"
One reviewer suggested the song was written after "a brief and painful affair" with actress Hermione Farthingale. While on tour in 1990, Bowie introduced the song by saying "You fall in love, you write a love song. This is a love song."
