Posted on 01/12/2016 3:03:27 PM PST by DallasBiff
JMO, David Bowies's greatest song, especiallsy where he sang "the queer got sick at the sight of that".
I made the case that while Bowie in the late 60s and the 70s, like many, questioned conventional lifestyles and experimented with alternative lifestyles, did wind up spending his last 20+ years as a devoted husband and family man. As if he realized after all the experimentation that indeed the traditional ways were the best.
The Heart’s Filthy Lesson
His best song? Every song from the Ziggy Stardust album was his “best song”. That album just plain rocks.
One of his most underrated songs and videos IMHO was “Jump They Say”, I’ve had this one playing in my head a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avJt0SQec0I
My favorite is “Moonage Daydream”. It has some killer guitar riffs!
Absolutely! I bought that album after hearing "Star Man" on the radio one evening back in 1982. First time I played the album, I didn't know what to make of it. It quickly became my favorite, and I listened to it incessantly, and still do today (33 years later!).
RIP David.
“Fashion” is another of my favorites...
I frequently quote the line “We are the Goon Squad and We’re Coming To Town...Beep Beep” on threads referring to the Leftists coming in and imposing their PC-Sharia.
A really great cover of The Man Who Sold The World by Nirvana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
He had more songs that I like than I first recalled.
My favorites are...
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Under Pressure (w/Queen)
Changes
Fame
Space Oddity
He was once quoted as saying (and I may be paraphrasing here) “you know, I’m a flaming heterosexual.”
I rode past on my bike today where he used to live in downtown Manhattan. There were a bunch of people gathered outside with some police presence.
Bowie was a loser at life and then became a winner with Imam in 1992. My parents snuck into my oldest brother’s room in 1976 and stole his ticket to Diamond Dogs show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. My brother was fuming. My father just hated Bowie.
Heroes is the one song I listen to the most after Young Americans. May the Lord have mercy on his soul.
Can’t pick a favorite from Bowie’s catalog - way too many good songs. Some personal favorites off the top of my head: “Aladdin Sane”, “Drive-In Saturday”, “Panic in Detroit” (been listening to the Aladdin Sane album since I heard Bowie passed), “The Man Who Sold The World”, “Station to Station”, “Fame”, “Golden Years”, “The Speed of Life”.
So many great songs it is hard to pick one as best. Always liked Diamond Dogs. Also he had a “ David Live “ album which was superb !!! One of my all time favorites.
Not just his music, he made a durn good knife too.
Tragic song about his brother’s suicide.
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