Reply to: Bowie

[DodgyAgent]

I am sure Mr Bowie is extremely talented, my problem is that, with the possible exception of 'Laughing Gnome' I have never understood a single word of his lyrics.

Case in point...




Catchy tune, but what the **** is he on about? Any fanboi able to elighten me? I am sure he did not just pick random words out of a dictionary ...

You wouldn't . I don't think he ever mentioned climate change in any of his songs.

[NotAllThere]

Resurrected thread in memorium.

[Doggy Styles]

Bumped into him and his model wife in a pub in the middle of nowhere Nr Okehampton Devon, many years ago.

Seemed like a relatively down to earth sort of bloke considering what a global superstar he is.

'E's a sarf-east Lahndanna, inny.

[Scrag Meister]

Bumped into him and his model wife in a pub in the middle of nowhere Nr Okehampton Devon, many years ago.

Seemed like a relatively down to earth sort of bloke considering what a global superstar he is.

[minestrone]

Forgot about this...

[minestrone]

Mike Love famously fecked up Smile with "but what does it mean" comments. Sent Wilson into a 20 year breakdown. The coda to surfs up is amazing but God only knows what "columnated ruins domino" was about.

Mind you, I did play in a band that sacked a singer for writing "last train for an arsehole" in a song.

[Doggy Styles]

Some of my favourite songs mean absolutely nothing to me lyrically.

WMS

It's the music. I am occasionally interested in the words, but usually only if I like the music first. WTF does Song 2 mean? Or Mouldy Old Dough?

Life on Mars was Bowie's classic cut-and-paste from newspaper headlines. Good song, but the words are just something to sing along to.

[minestrone]

Some of my favourite songs mean absolutely nothing to me lyrically.

[pacharan]

Just listening to Cygnet Committee. Astounding.

I have the album too, but at this time of morning?

[Doggy Styles]

We had a cat called Ziggy. He was lovely.

Interestingly a bloke who lives down the road from me is called Ziggy.

It's his real name, he's English, and he's about sixty and therefore too old to have been named after Bowie's creation (or your cat).

He has two very fit daughters.

[NotAllThere]

Just listening to Cygnet Committee. Astounding.

[mudskipper]

I was listening to the Space Oddity album the other day. I'd forgotten about tracks like Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed, and Memory of a Free Festival. Really an amazing album. And it was made in 1969! It's as old as me.

I've aged. The album hasn't!

We had a cat called Ziggy. He was lovely.

[NotAllThere]

I was listening to the Space Oddity album the other day. I'd forgotten about tracks like Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed, and Memory of a Free Festival. Really an amazing album. And it was made in 1969! It's as old as me.

I've aged. The album hasn't!

[Bagpuss]

I am sure Mr Bowie is extremely talented, my problem is that, with the possible exception of 'Laughing Gnome' I have never understood a single word of his lyrics.

Case in point...




Catchy tune, but what the **** is he on about? Any fanboi able to elighten me? I am sure he did not just pick random words out of a dictionary ...

Funny you should say that...

Cut-up technique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Doggy Styles]

Well, I think here he's just revisiting his Major Tom character from Space Oddity.

On my 10th birthday my dear old granny asked if Is like her to make a request for me on Ed Stewpots Family Favourites. I said yes please, Space Oddity by DAvid Bowie. Know what I got? My Bruvva by Terry Scott

That is a great song!