May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Quite possibly the most sensual Bowie song there is. It just…expresses desire like no other song can. It isn’t about sex…other Bowie songs do that (She Shook Me Cold, for example…that’s about nothing else)…it’s about love-making, physical contact, the senses, foreplay. And it’s musically exotic…Spanish guitars…there’s a heat and sultriness to it musically because of…
He was 24! TWENTY FOUR! Fuck me sideways… “In the crutch-hungry dark”…I mean…just…WHAT A LINE! I’ve been having a Bowie night…and…well, as the post title says…this is a masterpiece.
A wonderful friend of mine in Germany got me a copy of Rolling Stone with a Bowie special inside, and an exclusive 7” vinyl copy of “Heroes” and “Helden”. A genuine collector’s item. I am so, so happy and thankful. There are some really beautiful people in the world.
Oh, the video is naff…but I love the song. It’s in my Bowie Top 50. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zh4zo
A fabulous synth intro from Mick, then a fabulous classic rock riff from Charlie. And then….like the crashing elevator within the chorus, in comes Jim with such stilted and stark lyrics…getting straight to the point of it! It’s bleak. It’s dystopia! Industrial. Gritty. In a pea-soup fog. It’s a Lowry painting. It’s Fritz Lang’s Metropolis….
I had never before seen this picture of David until today. Reminiscent of a pose “some other boy” may have struck, back in the day… I also have waist envy…
Oh, my good god!! It is a Bowie fan and vinyl collector’s wet dream! Fuck a proverbial duck! And…thank you for calling it a New Career In A New Town – you knew EXACTLY how to get me…hook, line and sinker! More details here: http://smarturl.it/BNetANCIANT
My wonderful friend, Gillian, sent me this most AMAZINGLY HUGE poster of Mr Bowie. OMG…it is AWESOME! I love it! Thank you, Gillian!
I posted this ON MY OWN TIMELINE on Facebook last night…but look what happened!!!! (Slightly off the main theme of the blog, I know…but I *HAD*’to share it…for sheer awesomeness!)