Mine was Bowie’s “This Is Not America”, in 1985. I heard it on the radio in the morning and went out and bought it later that day. It was a relief to hear a good new Bowie song! I loved the chord progression, Bowie’s vocal of course and just the whole atmosphere if it. It was from a film “The Falcon and the Snowman” which I’ve never seen.
The collaboration with Pat Metheney seemed, and still seems incongruous, but it was one of those one-off collaborations that just worked. (See also “Under Pressure” and probably a million others I can’t think of immediately)
This from Wikipedia – “Despite Metheny being known as a jazz musician, the song was described by Bowie biographer Chris O’Leary as “hardly a jazz piece”, as Metheny plays a simple rhythm guitar throughout the song, with no solos or improvisations.[5] Metheny later noted that Bowie’s lyrics were “profound and meaningful—and absolutely perfect for the film.”