David Bowie

[HomerJSimpson]

Saw Bowie at Live Aid and was blown away. I have to be honest and say I didn't get everything he did or in fact like some of it but he is unquestionably someone who laughed at musical boundaries and would push his music and looks as far as he could. A musical legend

 

[richart]

Very sad news. One of the all time greats.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Just watched his cameo in Extras series 2 on my box set DVD.

Here's a link to what is only the audio but the actual footage is so toe-curlingly brilliant that I urge you to seek it out and laugh your socks off.

As a massive Bowie fan Ricky Gervais must have been so proud of this.

http://youtu.be/ub2l1N_IJig

 

[GG26]

RIP - Drive In Saturday was one of the first five singles that I bought. Thanks for the music.

 

[Liverbirdie]

The early football casuals and the gay scene in the 70's both had him as "heroes". Sums him up as an artist who can be such an icon to two quite different sections of society. Vive la difference!

I only discovered his music from his greatest hits, which is one of the best greatest hits ever. I didnt delve into each album, as there was so bloody many of them, but as an artist and a performer, rather than just a rock star - outside of Freddie, none could better him.

RIP

 

[need_my_wedge]

Remember hitch hiking and catching trains from Crawley to Milton Keynes to watch him at the bowl when I was 17. A very long day but totally worth it.

 

[Fyldewhite]

The set list from the concert I saw at Maine Road, Manchester, August 1990.......not bad.

 

[Dan2501]

That's a seriously good set list. Man Bowie has some serious tunes. Listening to Best of Bowie now.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Just been listening to Blackstar and Lazarus in particular. Talk about writing your own end. A bit like Mercury's These Were The Days. Not sure about the album yet but hard to be subjective after the news yesterday.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Granted the cover is a poor imitation but an interesting story to go with it from Fish (ex Marillion)

My cover of '5 Years' from 'Songs From the Mirror' 1993.
I wanted Bowie to play the sax parts on this as he was in East Lothian chasing artworks at the time of recording. Regrettably I couldn't get in touch.
I always figured it was about the music business and fame as the standard length of a record contract was 5 years.
As a 'Market Square' was mentioned I was convinced it was about Aylesbury, the town and Friar's gig that was so important in his career launch.
Another wee interesting piece of information is that Marillion recorded 'Misplaced Childhood' in Hansa studios in Berlin in the same room as he wrote and recorded 'Heroes'. When he was there you could see the Wall from the studio and it's alleged that was where he saw the rendezvous between the 2 lovers, the soldier and the girl in the lyric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAjVn149y3g

Seen a lot of covers on social media in the last twenty four hours and to be honest none hold a candle to any of the originals

 

[louise_a]

The set list from the concert I saw at Maine Road, Manchester, August 1990.......not bad.

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I went to that show too, the support band was James, it was the first time I had come across them.

On a side note, I was wondering my Bowie had never been mentioned in the honours lists and it turns out that he refused a CBE and also a knighthood over the years.

 

[williamalex1]

Just been listening to Blackstar and Lazarus in particular. Talk about writing your own end. A bit like Mercury's These Were The Days. Not sure about the album yet but hard to be subjective after the news yesterday.

I thought the same when i saw a bit of the video.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I went to that show too, the support band was James, it was the first time I had come across them.

On a side note, I was wondering my Bowie had never been mentioned in the honours lists and it turns out that he refused a CBE and also a knighthood over the years.

I never knew that. Did he ever say why he turned them down?

 

[Hacker Khan]

I never knew that. Did he ever say why he turned them down?

Because he was the coolest person ever. Or more accurately he said when turning down the CBE 'I don't know what this is for' or something like that. But mostly because he was just too damn cool.

 

[Fish]

Watching some great footage on BBC4 (116) now 👍

Lots of old interviews and backstage clips.