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David Bowie- Oh! You Pretty Things & Eight Line Poem (REACTION//DISCUSSION)
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Unquestionably the jauntiest song about the next stage of human evolution ever composed. Bowie got the bouncy piano idea from the Beatles/McCartney "Martha, My Dear," a song about an Old English Sheepdog lolloping happily about.
First time hearing Eight Line Poem myself. Now I want to make a movie so that I can use the song.
I always interpreted 'Oh! You Pretty Things' as addressing the next generation, especially as Bowie became a father himself during summer 1971 (see the song Kooks later on this album), but apparently it's inspired by various occultist and psychology texts he was reading at the time. The bluesy piano intro has been compared to the start of Paul McCartney's 'Martha My Dear' (on The Beatles' White Album), played on the same piano in the same studio at Trident. It's probably more stuttering and almost staccato compared to McCartney's more fluent playing, but I can understand the comparisons. Here the piano sets up that brilliant chorus perfectly which provides some much needed resolution. Great track.
Two superb pieces. "Oh! You Pretty Things", quite close to the Beatles in spirit (especially in its very catchy chorus) and in "Eight Line Poem", the way Bowie sings reminds me a little bit of Bob Dylan. I really like the interplay between Mick Ronson's few notes on guitar and Bowie on piano (who also plays on the previous piece).
Bowie's music never fails to be interesting or curious. I find his voice addictive .Iv been listening to him for over 40 years and it never grows old .Can't imagine a life without him in it .and im still discovering songs iv never heard. Amazingly I love them all.
"Oh! You Pretty Things" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. It was the first song he wrote for the album. Bowie recorded the song as a demo before giving it to singer Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, who decided to release it as his debut solo single. Featuring Bowie on piano, Noone's recording was produced by Mickie Most and featured structural and lyrical differences from Bowie's later version. Released by RAK Records in April 1971 under the title "Oh! You Pretty Thing", the single peaked at number 12 in the UK, becoming Bowie's biggest success as a songwriter since his own single "Space Oddity" two years earlier.
"Ziggy Stardust" & "Hunky Dory" are my fave Bowie albums & both are in my top 30 albums of all time
An interesting fact is that, 'Oh, You Pretty Things' was first released by Peter Noon ex lead singer of the group 'Herman's Hermits', then released by Bowie shortly afterwards.
This is my favourite Bowie album, all of his albums are good but this one for me is slightly above the others. 🙂
As a young teen I had watched Peter Noone performing this song on all the TV variety shows & it was a good year or two later that I discovered Bowie. I did not make the connection AT ALL until I watched a Bowie documentary after he passed, I had totally forgotten the Peter Noone performances. (Noone's version does have a whole different vibe, just saying')
I will say that I too was a voracious reader in my youth & even though I hadn't read all of the works of many of Bowie's references (not to mention the musical ones) I knew they were literary & it did prompt me to seek out things I may not have otherwise. Bowie was my mentor, in more ways that I can list.
I can't say enough how much he changed my life!
Hunky Dory just makes me smile from beginning to end. I find it really comforting.
David Bowie's coming out record. And thus glam was born.
Fun fact: I was 12 years old when HD came out and I first heard Eight Line Poem, which contains the line “Clara puts her head between her paws” - and at home we had a cat called Clara! This weird coincidence only cemented my love of the album, and of Bowie, even at that tender age.
Great reaction, JP.
Greatest best drop EVER!....on oh, u pretty things...
Out the door this morning I did go. To feed the animals in the ice and snow. Kibble for dogs and cats, silo corn for cows, raw meat for the ferrets. And if I had one I would have some seed for the parrot. From my lips, I did sing. I love taking care of you, Oh! You Pretty Things! You say to yourself who is this raucous rhyming gnome? The one who just said all this in an Eight Line Poem! Peace, parse, prose.
Oh! You lovely man!
Then it goes right into is there life on Mars, two great songs back to back.great pick @JustJP
Hunky Dory has this very comforting feeling throughout the album, personally I feel it's great for new fans, as it was great for me when I listened to it after having experienced Blackstar as a first.
The piano work in the album is some of my favorite in any bowie records (I personally prefer it over Mike Garson's), and Ronno was starting to have his guitar highlights that would only keep growing in the next albums. Lovely reaction to it all!!
Oh, you pretty things might be my favorite
At last, an old favourite of mine.
50 years young 17th December…….. 🤩🥳⚡️
After he left Bowie,s band Mick Ronson released two excellent albums of his own. They were, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and then Play, Don't Worry. Not too long after that Ronson joined up with Ian Hunter who had left his band, Mott The Hoople, and they made a string of albums together. Theses too were excellent albums from the collaborations of two very talented musicians! You should check them out! Also...play more Beatles!!!
Hunky Dory is my favorite Bowie LP! Thanks for posting.
8 Line Poem is about a room while he is writing and what is happening in it, his dog, the mobile hanging over a crib?, the potted cactus on the sill, the shops out the window...
Justin Mick Ronson's contribution to Bowie can not be over stated. He was an incredibly talented musician. Not only a great guitarist, but a very talented keyboardist and arranger. His string arrangements on songs like "Life On Mars" are incredible. He also played keyboards and did the string arrangements on Lou Reeds album "Transformer" considered to be one of Reeds best albums. You should consider a full album listen of it. The song "Perfect Day" is one of the most haunting and beautiful songs ever produced!
This is the only Bowie album that I ever bought and it still remains my favourite Bowie album...
There's an undeniable logic to that!
Loving this, bit you are on the verge of listening to one of the greatest power Ballard's with " Life on Mars?" Which is one of his most emotionally significant pieces as well. I can't wait!
The easy to find live performance of this on RUclips is AMAZING. Bowie sitting at the piano with his chest out.
0.1k and then it's time for da Passion Play XD
Hi JP. If I am not mistaken, the reference of Homo Superior is to Nietzsche's notion of the Overman. Bowie was a well read musician. Love your videos!
Likely so; Bowie made several references to Neitzsche on the Man Who Sold the World record.
That and Magneto from X-Men.
Bowie was clearly influenced by science fiction at this stage of his career. It was evident to me when it came out because I'd already read the 2 books referenced in other comments i.e. Childhoods End and The Midwich Cuckoos, though more likely the former since it doesn't mention non-consensual alien impregnation. Ziggy Stardust is clearly based on Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land in which a charismatic pan-sexual young man found on Mars is brought to Earth and becomes a cult figure among the youth until he is brought down by his eventually disillusioned fans, as was the film he starred in, The Man who fell to Earth. In fact Bowie was to star in the movie version of Stranger in a Strange Land but it fell through (due to legal issues, I think) and he fell to Earth instead. Of course the references to Orwell's 1984 are evident in Diamond Dogs and Drive-in Saturday on Aladdin Sane.
His previous album, The Man who Sold the World is one of my favourites even though it's a heavier rock sound because it also covers heavier subjects such as madness, black magic and Nietzsche's superman. I guess that says more about me than about him. It also contains the best Marc Bolan take-off I've ever heard on Black Country Rock.
Also, Homo Superior is a direct lift from Magneto in X-Men.
Love these tracks….it’s an early Bowie and you can see the mix of influences that he was soaking up: Anthony Newley, Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Dylan, etc. BTW, I always thought that the Golden Ones were aliens!
Loved your reaction & insight into 2 great songs. Thanks
Thank you Karen!
The ice cream lady wet her drawers to see you in the Passion Play.
This album has some of the most exquisite lyrics ever. Eight Line Poem is definitely a whiskey drinking song!!
Thank you! Your videos and commentary are worthwhile and insightful. In that order! I am awaiting your thoughts and feelings on Mick Ronson,s solo efforts and his fine collaborations with the great Ian Hunter! Beatles too please!
Sir, I'm having such a good time watching your reactions to David, he is my main man, this is absolutely brilliant for me!
I LOVE this album with all my heart. And love everything else you've been discovering/reacting to recently... However I do hope that you are going to get round to finishing off Crisis what Crisis, I have always been utterly enthralled by that album, I think you are up to side B!
Best Wishes
always enjoy your videos
Congrats on breaking 20K, JP.
Cool song, good reaction. Cheers, m8. ;>D
Ty Damon!!
Although Bowie did use backing singers on his studio tracks, nearl always one of those backing singers was Bowie himself. On some tracks it's only him. :)
Hi JP ! First, thanks for "Eight line poem" : since English is not my native language, I always struggled a bit with its meaning, so I'm happy you found one for me :-p ! But of course, even without understanding what it actually meant, it never prevented me from enjoying the sheer beauty of it (the producer of the album, Ken Scott, was known for his obsession with pure sounds and perfect music production : just listen to the flanger (I guess...) effects on the piano : it's pure genius !).
For "Oh you pretty things", you're correct : it's a song from a freshly new father about the coming generation, his expectations from it, and also a fear it may one day wipe them out of existence. A duality of emotions I think all fathers must have been through when becoming a parent (a wild guess on my part once again, since I never experienced anything close to this...). And another proof that, with Bowie, the most harmless-sounding songs are the most disturbing ones :D ...
Rick Wakemen 9(Yes meneber during their classic period) played piano on this LP
A big hit in the UK for Peter Noone, former lead singer with the distinctly uncool Herman's Hermits - they were marketed as a clean-cut version of a Merseybeat group that your grandma would quite like. I think Peter himself had a good idea of which way the wind was blowing, so his choice of this song to launch his solo career was an astute one.
Herman's Hermits were from Manchester.
In fact an elderly relative once bought me Herman's Hermits' greatest hits for Christmas. They definitely were the 'safe', uncool sixties beat group, very successful though.
@@mana3735 I know that, but I reckoned my comment was long enough as it was!
Good stuff indeed
I know this is over used but David is one of a kind and there will never be another like him or as good. :)
Bowie plays piano on both tracks
Enjoyed your reaction. Sorry to hear you don't enjoy whiskey... I don't drink a lot but Crown Royal on the rocks is typically my drink of choice when I do...
Crown Royal Northern Harvest is my rec for Canadian Whiskey. It is made 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of here. For Irish I drink Tullamore Dew (but not the tourist bottle). My favourite scotch is Laphroig but who can afford that anymore.
My favorite album.
Proper interpretation, Hunky Dory is pretty much about all this. In Changes you kind get the same themes, of new generation.
My favourite Bowie album- hell one of my favourite albums by anyone- very apt title ,can’t help feeling hunky dory after a listen, my favourite track ( tough choice) is probably QUEEN BITCH with her satin and tat, 👍🇬🇧🤪.
If I didn’t know the voice so well I would think this was the Beatles
My initials are also JP. But, these compliments do not stem from that. I have enjoyed the way you have reacted to the Bowie songs, musically and lyrically. "Man Who Sold the World" is Bowie's rock masterpiece. It is also straightforward lyrically. Later Bowie got into word salad techniques. I'd love you to react to it. Anyhow, I love what you've done so far and appreciate it. - JP!
Next two songs are masterpieces!
Hi JP. Dave from London. Day After Day, you give us great music. Pretty Things is another favourite early Bowie song; yes, it's an infectiously catchy chorus. Surprising it wasn't a single for him, but Peter Noone, former singer with 60s pop group Herman's Hermit's, had a UK hit with his cover (which DB played on). Eight Line Poem sounds very much like the Stones to me, in its slow bluesy mood, with David even sounding a bit like Mick. P.S. My song ref, Day After Day, is by Badfinger, Apple Records stablemates of The Beatles.
Love the Badfinger.
I never knew Peter Noone had a hit with that! World apart from Herman's Hermits for sure. Closest I came to seeing him was at a few 60s package concerts I went to in the late eighties. There were bona fide sixties stars like Gerry Marsden, The Searchers, etc, but the line-up of Herman's Hermits didn't feature Peter and the line-up of the Byrds only featured the original drummer Michael Clarke alongside several session guys.
It's Bowie. It's good.
..unless it's Young Americans! (spits)
@@lemming9984 I would pretty much agree with you on Young Americans overall, but there are actually two great songs on that album: "Win" and "Somebody Up There Likes Me" !
@@Katehowe3010 It's true ! Just because it's Bowie (or the Beatles or whoever it is) doesn't mean it's necessarily good ! but after all, it's just up to everyone's appreciation.
Think Bowie played piano on Pretty things. The track seems to refer to Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End - worth checking up the synopsis of this. It's more literal (in a sci-fi sense)!
Childhood's End was an amazing book. Clarke and Kubrick used it as an inspiration for 2001:A Space Odyssey. I haven't read it in decades. I wonder if the suck fairy has ruined it (the suck fairy is the entity that sneaks around ruining books you loved when you were young by making you realize the story or it's assumptions were based on horrible, bigoted, sexist and racist foundations when you reread it decades later).
That’s got to Bowie on the piano. I can’t imagine Wakeman playing like that unless he was 8 years old at the time.
@@jaybird4093 Consensus seems to be it's Bowie at the beginning and Wakeman on the chorus but both have claimed they played piano on the track.
@@jeremyb5640 Okay. I’ll listen again more closely. Thanks.
@@jeremyb5640 I listened again but it’s too hard to tell. The piano in the chorus is turned way down in the mix. I’m going to go with Bowie still on the piano because it’s such a simple part. I see that Wakeman made that statement in 2017. Between the booze and nearly 36 years time, maybe his recollections are off a little.
It's probably not what he was alluding to, but I wandered if the reference to pretty things and mammas and pappas was to the bands of same name.
Also would like to give a nod to the light flanger/phaser effect on the piano on "Eight Line Poem", I think it really helds add a touch of the lyric's uncertainty to the music.
I'm going to start buying CD's, I know Bowie but I never heard this. Same goes with a lot of music you cover. Thanks JP
CDs are the way to go - better than streaming, and you get the artwork!
Ronson had a couple of solo albums, but not sure who the personnel was that accompanied him. He had some nice tunes though. The instrumental "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" and "Play Don't Worry" were a couple of his best.
I always treat the first three tracks as connected. Next track is the sublime Life On Mars? with a wonderful vocal and piano performance from Bowie and Wakeman
No, clearly it's like a tactful cactus by your window. XD
"Eight Line Poem" isn't one I return to regularly, but I think it did help prime me for my dive into Andrew Bird, who can also get very surreal.
It's nice to read your comment mentioning Andrew Bird, probably my favourite artist of the 00's. But I don't see (hear) the connection with Eight Line Poem, a track I've been regularly skipping during the past forty years.
@@mariosandri4010 Delivery more than content in this case, I think.
It's all leading up to "The Bewlay Brothers".
Songs that could have been written 2021 or for that sake 2221 as still be as fresh and the flowers blossoming in the spring.
If no one has sent you a copy of the Bowie Bible yet you should pick one up, "The Complete David Bowie" by Nicholas Pegg. 640 pages of every known song, performance (musical and acting), every album, a description of each song, etc. Very useful.
Of 'Eight Line Poem' Bowie said, "The city is a kind of high-life wart on the backside of the prairie." There's another version he recorded for the BBC: ruclips.net/video/HcWIoihuatE/видео.html
'Oh! You Pretty Things' is wonderful of course but the next song is a writ-in-stone classic, 'Life on Mars?' which was actually sung in space by a real astronaut. As Donovan named one of his own albums that song is A Gift from a Flower to a Garden.
It was Space Oddity that was ang in space.
I always liked how Rick's Steinway sets the tempo and backing for these two tracks.
I always thought it was David playing this song? its credited to both of them, so perhaps Bowie composed it and Rick polished it haha
@@vegdagol2843 David is certainly capable of playing the Keys
@@JoanieAdamms @M Lake Recorded on the Trident studios piano, a Bechstein grand piano which also featured throughout the Ziggy Stardust album, Hey Jude and Martha My Dear by the Beatles, various Elton John and Queen albums, 'I Don't Like Mondays' by the Boomtown Rates and hundreds of other 60s and 70s classics. It's thought that Bowie plays the intro alone with Rick playing on the chorus. You're right that have both have claimed it though!
@@jeremyb5640 Also, there's a organ in the mix, I think I hear, maybe that's one of them too
@@vegdagol2843 You're right - Bowie is on the piano - I am watching him play it on Old Grey Whislte (1972) - it's exactly like the album! ruclips.net/video/DKt0LooLxKA/видео.html
This was the first Bowie album I bought in the seventies and I played it endlessly. Try the Bewlay Brothers next as you are his target market for that one ;-)
Usually, the older Bowies take a while to sink in, these didn’t. I may have heard them years ago in the days of ether but, other than the chorus of OYPT, had no recollection (barely a wisp). Especially, the second song, love the bluesy country twangy Steve Cropperesque playing. Really nice.
Wake up you sleepyhead indeed.
Hope the next album is not polled unless it’s fair. Otherwise, it’ll just be old Bowie albums forever and even if it’s fair, newer stuff will probably never get a go.
You’ll get to Heathen and Earthling in 2050, maybe.
Peace and 2050 Music
It's been good to see Bowie's latest boxset 'Brilliant Adventures', bringing together his albums from 1992-2001 doing so well. Some absolute gems in that collection.
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Very happy to see Conversation Piece on there, done for the Toy album? Going to enjoy this.
The only case where a Bowie track became more famous through its cover version (by Mott the Hoople).
You talking about All the Young Dudes? It's not on this album.
@@silgen oh boy, what had I been drinking? 😄 of course, you are right, Steve!
@@murdockreviews I dunno, but can I have some :)
@@silgen *passing on* 🍹🥃🍾
@@murdockreviews Cheers!
Pretty Things is such a great song. My favorite off the album next to Song for Andy Warhol (and of course Changes).
Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Kooks, Fill Your Heart (cover tune) are all informed by his impending fatherhood, I think. I don’t know WTF Eight-Line Poem is about, but I love it.
Oh! YPT seems to have been inspired by Nietzsche's idea of the Superman, as well the SF books "Childhood's End" by Arthur C Clarke and John Wyndham's "The Midwich Cuckoos". The latter was made into the movie "Village of the Damned", which appears to have inspired some of the imagery of the song ("...see their faces in golden rays"). Bowie seems to also be drawing a parallel between the end of adolescence of young people and the end of adolescence for the human race.
The song was a hit for Peter Noone, late lead singer for Herman's Hermits, who is obviously clueless about the meaning of the song. With his cheesy grin and head bobbing you'd think he was singing about surfing with the Beach Boys rather than the end of the human race. The video of him "singing" the song is hilarious in an excruciatingly painful kind of way. Here is is in all it's hideous glory if you are brave enough to try it: ruclips.net/video/xSxv8n5OpzQ/видео.html
You said late lead singer as in "dead"? Because he's well alive.
@@sexysadie2901 No, I meant he had been lead singer of Herman's Hermits until just before this time. I could have been clearer, I admit.
Justin it gets even better from here. If you have been impressed so far (and you should be as these are great songs) wait until you hear the next track! "Life On Mars?" is not only one of Bowies greatest songs, in my opinion it's one of the greatest songs ever written. It's one of Bowies iconic songs.
Looking forward to it! :D TY!
Where Yuri Gagarin and David Sylvian meet.
I almost liked the chorus to OYPT. It sounds very Beatlesque, though. A week or so ago, you described a piano part by Ryuichi Sakamoto as simple. If that’s the case, then this piano part is primitive, at best. Basically major triads up and down the keyboard with little respect to key. It reminds me of Kurt Cobain in Nirvana who plays the same major chord on his guitar up and down the neck regardless of the key. It’s a hard sound for my ear to like. Bowie‘s music is pretty consistent for me. ⭐️
Peter Noone changed the word Bitch to Beast on his 45 version 🤔
These are good...but the next song is the business 👍
Hi JP, how do you get such good sound on your videos??
Ynow in as much as you give your tuppence worth on these songs by Bowie.....its obvious you are enthralled by the historical essence of his work.....a time when writing was real.....just like a young man walking into the scout hall to learn to play piano on the old upright in the corner....GO listen to Aladdin Sane (The track!) for a journey into madness, and back home again......
Don't take drugs! Well unless you are putting Honky Dory on the turntable, there is an exemption for that.
Just say hello
David Bowie seemed to have a thing for the Pretty Things. Not only did he write this song, which in my opinion is far greater than anything the Pretty Things ever did,
but he also covered the band's "Rosalyn" on his Pin-Ups album. And much later, on the Hours album, they pop up again in "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell".
Not sure if they are the same Things or not, but the name certainly is.
As for "Eight Line Poem", well, it's fine. It's more of an interlude than a song, really. And it's harmless enough. But it pales next to pretty (things) much everything else
on the album except for "Song for Bob Dylan" which is utter shit.
Pretty sure Pretty things is an homage to some of Nietzsches writing.
The Pretty Things lead singer and composer the late Phil May claimed Oh! You Pretty Things was written about them? Because as a teenager David Jones (later Bowie) hero worshipped Phil and The Pretty Things, no one will know now? 😊👍
TRUE Tale there Malekmo61...Like I mentioned to JP (When he checked out & ENJOYED "The Pretties" SF Sorrow" Album Last Month)...."The Pretty Things are Rock n' Rolls" "Other-Wordly SHITE!!.......Bowie actually listed Phil'May's Tely# Under "God' in his Black-Book back in the Day & featured TWO "PT's" Tracks on his Retro 60's FAV's Collection ("Pin Up's) etc....Here's Bowie's latter Career omage ROCKER to Phil & the Band from (1999) "The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell" ruclips.net/video/330xVUHu4Kc/видео.html
@@Slamit88 they performed some of S.F. Sorrow in Brisbane Queensland in 2018, I'm so glad I saw The Pretty Things live before their Electric performances ended, was shocked to see Phil May died last year as he was right there on the stage looking over at me, very impressive performance believe me!!!
@@Slamit88 I shared this on Facebook and Twink shared it as well!!! He is very impressed!!! 😊👍
Influenced by Ray Davies of The Kinks.
OYPT, classic, catchy, the better of the two. That said, on this 11 tracker there's only 6 i'd be bothered with. And oddly, like Mr Olivares below, 8LP, i have no recollection of at all despite hearing this album numerous times BITD... An ok album, but with only a 54% hit rate, i'll come back when you get to ''The Man Who Sold The World.
"Man Who Sold the World" (1970) remains My (Our??) Fav' Album by him to this day Jfergs.....Can Just IMAGINE JP (or ANY other Music "Aficionado" for that Matter) being BLOWN-AWAY on FIRST Listen/Absorb to the Legacy (& Albums EPIC Opening Track) "Width Of a Circle"),,,,,this was Ronson's First Album w/Bowie & his playing is just SOARING/Heavy Metal/Blues ELECTRIFYINGLY BRILLIANT thru-out & ALL lyrically wrapped in a ("Humankind-Jump the Shark" Paranoia) Nightmare like Futuristic World of DOMINATION from "The Machines/Supermen" & ever present Insanity theme was just so INNOVATIVE/FAR AHEAD OF IT'S TIME" etc!!.....FANTASTIC Recording Quality (Produced by Tony Visconti who's DEEP THROBBING Bass Playing on ALL is KILLER also !!) & FRESH Sounding to this Day!!....In fact "Har She Blows": "Width Of a Circle" ruclips.net/video/pnRNAIQAc50/видео.html
@@Slamit88 A good perspective on the album here, well put. TMWSTW is my fave of all Bowie's LP's. And 'Width' my favourite song of his, period. I've recommended the album a couple of times to JP, when Bowie's popped up in conversation. And told him that 'Width', not just an outstanding track, but imho, one of THE greatest openers to an LP ever. And yet in the poll we lost out to Hunky Dory, what were people thinking :) Oh well, we'll just have to be patient. Hopefully our day will come, and JP will see what he's been missing.
@@jfergs.3302 BAM!!.....yes, TMWSTW is FAR SUPERIOR to "Hunky Dory" (In OUR Honest etc) ......I actually bought the Album in 8th Grade (WAY BACK IN THE DAY etc) & just had one of my BEST "WTF'!!?? Music experiences on listens (So FAR AHEAD of it's Time) at the time & again, I do visit it (fairly often ) to this Day....The former simply BLOWS "Surface "Bowie listeners/Fans (not familiar with) away when they "Discover" it though huh' Amigo!!....B-Kool Jfergs!!......
@@Slamit88 Haha, i don't remember exactly how old i was when i bought this. I was into buying LP's, and yet i bought this on cassette, tape for some reason!. Still have it. Can't remember why i got it on tape though :)
rick wakeman
No Wakeman on these two tracks ! Unlike other Hunky Dory tracks where Rick Wakeman is on the piano, here it's Bowie on piano.
@@a.k.1740 Bowie starts the track then Wakeman takes over after the 1st verse to the end (according to Wakeman)
_Hunky_ _Dory_ was never among my favorites from Bowie. It isn't that I thought it was bad, just not an album I felt/feel held together well; more of Bowie trying to find a niche and voice. Individual tracks like "Queen Bitch" and "Andy Warhol" seemed a bit edgy at the time, though they quickly dropped off my rotation. I find it fascinating that viewers selected it as the album they most wanted to next be covered - guess I'm gettin' old. These 2 tunes I personally found derivative and unsatisfying, but that's just me - everyone has the right to their own.
Feel the DIVERSE "Life On Mars", "Kooks" & "Queen Bitch" Tracks BEST represent THE "Bowie Magic" on the Album, the rest of it....Nahhhhh....not so much......To me, it's a NOTICEABLE Direction "Set-Back" at the time, coming after the BRILLIANT (& Wonderfully "Other-Wordly") "Man Who Sold The World" Album......Not to worry much though, as Bowie & The Spiders CERTAINLY got things "Back On Track" w/Ziggy next in line...Kicking Off an AMAZING (5) Album run thru (1977's) "Low" (w/a "Slight Detour" from the (6th) offering in the run, the Decadent (& ANNOYING) Soul Bore (X-cept for the Title Track & EXCELLENT ""Fascination-Sho' Nuff'") of (1975's) "Young Americans"......Cheers,~EW
Plus, end it when the song ends and just talk about the one song. It dragged out. You can comment on a different song another song. RUclips is continuing.
I've never been a big fan of Bowie. I recognize his talent and that he's a really good artist, but his music never resonated with me that deeply. I enjoy it somewhat, but I'm not in love with it.
I used to feel the same way but I recently bought a DVD of a concert he put out called "a reality tour" and it had 30 songs live. I think I knew about 6 of them. It was really a very well-done show to take all those different styles he puts forth in each album and make a cohesive concert out of it surprised me. It was the first time I really really enjoyed Bowie other than his hits and I started becoming a bigger fan than I ever was before. Only own the Changes LP, but I will be watching the concert DVD again soon. Not sure I would buy a LP of his as the DVD shall satisfied any Bowie needs I think I may have in the future...
Feel free to feel that, Maybe Hunky Dory isn't for you, but always be open for another chance with another album, you might find something you love
@@JoanieAdamms thanks for letting me know that I'm "free to feel that"
@@Lightmane Of course, we all have a voice, and it should be free, especially nowadays, you like what you like, and you love what you love
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I have that DVD, for some reason I have yet to watch it all, think it was on TV and did see some of it. Now, I shall…
This song.....about thé coming of...woke 😔😁
It's too long. Don't say you don't like things others may. " I don't like whisky".
This is a very "queer friendly" album.
Gave a thumbs up for the song. You talk too much at the beginning. What I mean is you give way too many complements to us.
Just say hello.