High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Ashes to Ashes" is a song by David Bowie, released in 1980. It made #1 in the UK and was the first cut from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album, also a #1 hit. As well as its musical qualities, it is noted for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet. The lyrics revisit Bowie`s Major Tom character from 1969`s "Space Oddity", which he referenced once again in 1995 with "Hallo Spaceboy".