Rebel Rebel
Defiant rock classic
Rebel Rebel is the title of a 1974 David Bowie song, often referenced as shorthand for glam rock's celebration of gender-bending and youthful defiance.
The doubled word intensifies the rebellious quality—someone called a rebel rebel embodies transgression as identity, not just occasional behavior.
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- glamFlashy allure, abbreviated
- glam rockFlamboyant seventies musical style
- androgynousNeither distinctly male nor female
- gender bendingChallenging conventional identity categories
outcast · defiant · misfit · punk · safety pins · torn jeans · eyeliner · ripped · leather · teenage · teenage angst · anthem · wild · iconic · nonconformist · insurgent · uprising · mutiny
musical energy/tempo
Rebel RebelSpace Oddity
Glam rock debut, 1969
ballad · power ballad · slow jam · torch song · lullaby
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