It's haunting that of all songs, this was the last song to end this album. So chilling and telling with these lines: Close me in the dark, let me disappear Soon there'll be nothing left of me Nothing left to release Heartbreaking, really :(. I'll never get over his loss.
Who is he singing to? Who broke their promise to him? "..Memories that flutter like bats out of hell.." Watch 'The Hunger' or 'Cat People' and you will get a glimpse. He was one of the few who sold his soul in jest and not for entirely selfish reasons. Alas, through his life he made blood sacrifices to pay his debt. In the end, he withered as they all do. Unlike the selfish ones, David did have a ray of Grace bestowed upon him in the end.. which may have saved his Soul.
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. ( Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde) One saint said: “If I go to heaven, I will be surprised by three things. I will not see in paradise those whom I thought I would see there. I will see in paradise those whom I did not expect to see there. And finally, I will be surprised if I save myself!” It is necessary to avoid saying anything about people, judging them, praising or blaming them, because the heart of a person is a deep sea, and we see only its surface.
You promised me the ending would be clear You'd let me know when the time was now Don't let me know when you're opening the door Stab me in the dark, let me disappear Memories that flutter like bats out of hell Stab you from the city spires Life wasn't worth the balance Or the crumpled paper it was written on Don't let me know we're invisible Don't let me know we're invisible Hot cash days that you trailed around Cold cold nights under chrome and glass Led me down river of perfumed limbs Sent me to the streets with the good time girls Don't let me know we're invisible Don't let me know we're invisible We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Feed me no lies I don't know about you, I don't know about you Breathe through the years I don't know about you, I don't know about you Bring me the disco king I don't know about you, I don't know about you Dead or alive, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king Spin-offs with those who slept like corpses Damp morning rays in the stiff bad clubs Killing time in the '70s Smelling of love through the moist winds Don't let me know when you're opening the door Close me in the dark, let me disappear Soon there'll be nothing left of me Nothing left to release Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire Feed me no lies I don't know about you, I don't know about you Breathe through the years I don't know about you, I don't know about you Bring me the disco king I don't know about you, I don't know about you Dead or alive, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king
Who is he singing to? Who broke their promise to him? "..Memories that flutter like bats out of hell.." Watch 'The Hunger' or 'Cat People' and you will get a glimpse. He was one of the few who sold his soul in jest and not for entirely selfish reasons. Alas, through his life he made blood sacrifices to pay his debt. In the end, he withered as they all do. Unlike the selfish ones, David did have a ray of Grace bestowed upon him in the end.. which may have saved his Soul.
"You promised me that the ending would be clear", he begins, but this isn’t a promise David Bowie would ever make. The lines about opening the door may reference Brel’s “My Death,” an old Bowie obsession, but if there was a death here, it proved temporary. “Bring Me the Disco King” sets the stage for a world in which David Bowie is only a memory or a legend, a world that’s waiting to be born. He’ll be okay, most likely, but he doesn’t know about you. - Chris O'Leary, Pushing Ahead of the Dame bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/bring-me-the-disco-king/
I think Mr Garson had been listening to Steely Dan around this time. That gorgeous piano is straight from The Royal Scam. Which is, natch, a good thing.
A recently released version that will take your breath away on channel of MIKE GARSON, the sensational pianist of David Bowie, live on Reality-Tour 2004 in Tokyo!
What a magnificent track. I would love to hear the other two versions Bowie did of this song in the styles of the albums he was making at the time: _Black Tie White Noise_, and _Earthling_. I've heard that each of those versions were faster than this one (and it's so perfect at this tempo), so my curiosity about what those actually sound like is piqued.
A recently released version that will take your breath away on channel of MIKE GARSON, the sensational pianist of David Bowie, live on Reality-Tour 2004 in Tokyo!
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"Under CHROME and glass". I'd Rather Be Chrome. I tell you, every album after 1. Outside was really the promised parts 2 to 5 in part, although presented as entirely personal rather than character-based.
Does ANYONE know where I can get the piano sheet music for this piece !?! It is seriously my favourite song at the moment and would LOVE to learn it! I cannot find it anywhere to download or purchase can anyone help me!
+Chloe Cowan There are chords for it on Ultimate Guitar, but I'm nowhere near a piano to test their accuracy! tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/david_bowie/bring_me_the_disco_king_lohner_crd.htm
How is it a shit opinion? I simply think it is not a good album cover. I mean, take a look at his other ones, well staged pictures of him. This one is just a cringy avatar that doesn't even look like him.
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This is one of the coolest songs ever made.
i agree a 101%
piano and vocal version of bowie's lazarus ruclips.net/video/vXVPG0KGdw0/видео.html
I LIKE IT.IS SAD SONG WITH SOULS SOUNDS.RIP BOWIE,BLACK STAR.
RIP David Bowie. You were a hero, to all of us. So many of us don't know what it is to live in a world where you don't.
Bowie is alright in my book.
Loved his acting portrayals too.
He kept the world fun.
The Thin White Duke
It's haunting that of all songs, this was the last song to end this album. So chilling and telling with these lines:
Close me in the dark, let me disappear
Soon there'll be nothing left of me
Nothing left to release
Heartbreaking, really :(. I'll never get over his loss.
You and me both. Thank God his music, like Elton John sang in "Someone saved my life tonight," "safe in time. Thank God my music's still alive."
Who is he singing to?
Who broke their promise to him?
"..Memories that flutter like bats out of hell.."
Watch 'The Hunger' or 'Cat People' and you will get a glimpse.
He was one of the few who sold his soul in jest and not for entirely selfish reasons. Alas, through his life he made blood sacrifices to pay his debt. In the end, he withered as they all do.
Unlike the selfish ones, David did have a ray of Grace bestowed upon him in the end.. which may have saved his Soul.
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. ( Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde)
One saint said: “If I go to heaven, I will be surprised by three things. I will not see in paradise those whom I thought I would see there. I will see in paradise those whom I did not expect to see there. And finally, I will be surprised if I save myself!”
It is necessary to avoid saying anything about people, judging them, praising or blaming them, because the heart of a person is a deep sea, and we see only its surface.
Great piano and drums! And David: Brilliant as ever!
yup
I honestly thought he was saying goodbye to us on this one. Maybe he was. Lyrically brilliant, musically haunting. An absolute masterwork.
Feels like he never knew when the ending was coming and ended every album with a morbid track in his later years
It's a good lesson to learn - every ending could be the last, any goodbye the final one.
Sending chills down my spine, David.
Live forever dammit.
His music Will live forever...
"You promised me the ending would be clear"
no comment Iromically, the least clear ending ever, since no one officially knows what happened.
This is the song that chokes me - it has such a melancholy atmosphere " soon there ll be nothing left of me at all"" .....
Not really..."soon there'll be nothing left of me. Nothing left to release."
You promised me the ending would be clear
You'd let me know when the time was now
Don't let me know when you're opening the door
Stab me in the dark, let me disappear
Memories that flutter like bats out of hell
Stab you from the city spires
Life wasn't worth the balance
Or the crumpled paper it was written on
Don't let me know we're invisible
Don't let me know we're invisible
Hot cash days that you trailed around
Cold cold nights under chrome and glass
Led me down river of perfumed limbs
Sent me to the streets with the good time girls
Don't let me know we're invisible
Don't let me know we're invisible
We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
Feed me no lies
I don't know about you, I don't know about you
Breathe through the years
I don't know about you, I don't know about you
Bring me the disco king
I don't know about you, I don't know about you
Dead or alive, bring me the disco king
Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king
Bring me the disco king
Spin-offs with those who slept like corpses
Damp morning rays in the stiff bad clubs
Killing time in the '70s
Smelling of love through the moist winds
Don't let me know when you're opening the door
Close me in the dark, let me disappear
Soon there'll be nothing left of me
Nothing left to release
Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
Feed me no lies
I don't know about you, I don't know about you
Breathe through the years
I don't know about you, I don't know about you
Bring me the disco king
I don't know about you, I don't know about you
Dead or alive, bring me the disco king
Bring me the disco king
Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king
Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king
Bring me the disco king, bring me the disco king
thank you ,very strong song and that voice !!!
Just an unfortegable song..forever. ..thanks Mr David
Who is he singing to?
Who broke their promise to him?
"..Memories that flutter like bats out of hell.."
Watch 'The Hunger' or 'Cat People' and you will get a glimpse.
He was one of the few who sold his soul in jest and not for entirely selfish reasons. Alas, through his life he made blood sacrifices to pay his debt. In the end, he withered as they all do.
Unlike the selfish ones, David did have a ray of Grace bestowed upon him in the end.. which may have saved his Soul.
Poppycock. He acted in those films. Idiotic comment.
MASTERPIECE
One of my favorite Bowie songs. Seems odd saying that when the man had so freakin' many.
No, I understand. This one hits hard.
Really? For me this is probably my least favorite Bowie Song, I’m only listening again to get it out of my head
Oh, David ... your voice ... make me melt ... bring me the Disco King
Best song on the album.
All the days of my life I owe you, Mr. D.B.!!!
"You promised me that the ending would be clear", he begins, but this isn’t a promise David Bowie would ever make. The lines about opening the door may reference Brel’s “My Death,” an old Bowie obsession, but if there was a death here, it proved temporary. “Bring Me the Disco King” sets the stage for a world in which David Bowie is only a memory or a legend, a world that’s waiting to be born. He’ll be okay, most likely, but he doesn’t know about you.
- Chris O'Leary, Pushing Ahead of the Dame
bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/bring-me-the-disco-king/
someone suggested on that post that perhaps the disco king is death
and death is the end of reality
Beautiful. x
Rest peacefully, friend.
so so many great songs R.I.P David, your voice lives on inspiring me all the time...
Jazz like no other. Nothing like Bowie ever before or again.
the sexiest voice.
R.I.P. David
So intimate and exposed. This song reminds me of loneliness
This is the only song I've been listening to through my break up, so yeah I relate lmao
One of the best ever.
One of my faves...I always expect him to sing...bring me the head of the disco king...as the final line
Bowie and Garson - I'm in love in this connection.
Love it Thank you Mr. Bowie ..you promised me the ending would be clear.........................
How I love this tune....
Such a great song, beautifully done.
how could he smoke and still sound so velvety smooth?
It's almost as if he was some kind of star man or something
+Magical Hamster We all are starmen...
lots of sex
and cocaine
It is all about how much you smoke and what you smoke.
I think Mr Garson had been listening to Steely Dan around this time. That gorgeous piano is straight from The Royal Scam. Which is, natch, a good thing.
Jesus... they sound really similar.
Yeah, sounds a little like The Caves Of Altamria
I was just thinking it had a "Dan" vibe
Masterpiece
This should be on anyone's listening list that wants to be a recording engineer. You can hear the compressor working.
would you care to elaborate?
My favorite version of this song.
Resonates within me Bowie's sheer brilliance
Agreed! FANTASTIC track
Holy shit this song is so good, I thought it was a 70's Bowie...
Concur
Not quite... it was originally written for "Black Tie White Noise" in 1990.
.,,fantastica. Realtà !!❤️
Love this song.
great tune
Just Fab !
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's almost like this is his own 'version' of My Death by Jaques Brel
Yep am so going to transcribe this! Nice addition to the Rebel Heroes Bowie Tribute
set list me thinks!!
I love.❤️
Love it.
listening to this great piano makes me think how wonderful it would of been for a collaboration with Dudley Moore
GOD GIVES US BOWIE AGAIN BACK.
This song is so brilliant, holy s....
a hundred comments now - this ultracool song needs no comment however;
Do you think he knew something? One of the most soulful song ever for me
Heute knew a great lot and in his songs he told us almost all about it and sometimes more than that
This is one of the coolest songs ever made
A recently released version that will take your breath away on channel of MIKE GARSON, the sensational pianist of David Bowie, live on Reality-Tour 2004 in Tokyo!
This is nice
great farewell song right before his "retirement" until 2013...
its very good
SOMEONE BRING ME THE DISCO KING
:)
RIP the Disco King.
Check out the Lost Highway soundtrack. Bowie is on it.
1997
"I'm Deranged."
ok nice!
What a magnificent track. I would love to hear the other two versions Bowie did of this song in the styles of the albums he was making at the time: _Black Tie White Noise_, and _Earthling_. I've heard that each of those versions were faster than this one (and it's so perfect at this tempo), so my curiosity about what those actually sound like is piqued.
murielsartre no doubt it'll be released in time as, apparently, there are archives of unreleased songs.
un rio de lagrimas se creo en marte,
the first verse gives me vibes of 'chandelier' by Sia and 'shape of my heart' by Sting. Fantastic interplay of instruments
'Memories that flutter like bats out of hell'
^ RIP Meatloaf, he got to hang around a bit longer than David, and now hes time is up too
yeaaaaaaaaaa
A recently released version that will take your breath away on channel of MIKE GARSON, the sensational pianist of David Bowie, live on Reality-Tour 2004 in Tokyo!
can you post it please as tried looking and cant find it ............
@@amenphar109 Pulling in does not work currently. Just search in RUclips and enjoy! :-)
David Bowie - Bring Me the Disco King with Mike Garson (Reality Tour in Tokyo - September 3, 2004)
Fine!
9 people were like "ddduuuuuhhhh"
You promised me the ending would be clear!
agreed.
The remix with Maynard is the best version of this song
I don't know about you? Bring me the disco king!
New version with frusciante guitar is just amazing
Jota Oliver my favourite version, although I love this and it's echo and just everything about it
Dance, dance, dance... to the radio?
Is this a reference to his fan Ian Curtis?
Dan Herdez it’s through the fire
More like a reference for Twin peaks "Fire walk with me" maybe(?
Dan herdez -- had the same thought when I heard it
His Scott Walker mode. Better at 1.5 speed.
But it should have been "Bring Me the Head of the Disco King." An opportunity lost.
kids these days....
Such fffs.
I don't know about you, i don't know about you
The piano at the beginning sounds like music from 80s cops movies or something Law and Order would use
"Under CHROME and glass". I'd Rather Be Chrome.
I tell you, every album after 1. Outside was really the promised parts 2 to 5 in part, although presented as entirely personal rather than character-based.
Does ANYONE know where I can get the piano sheet music for this piece !?! It is seriously my favourite song at the moment and would LOVE to learn it!
I cannot find it anywhere to download or purchase can anyone help me!
+Chloe Cowan There are chords for it on Ultimate Guitar, but I'm nowhere near a piano to test their accuracy! tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/david_bowie/bring_me_the_disco_king_lohner_crd.htm
+Chloe Cowan Mike Garson is the pianist..he has a facebook page
Chloe Cowan learn by ear, it sounds way easier to do on piano then by ear on a guitar
No soy un extraño
Listen to this for the first time at 2x speed.
This song alone is worth more than the rest of the album, which I rank among Bowie's weakest. Superb!
bring me the disco king
bring me this cocaine
"dead or alive. . . ."
love the vocals. piano and drummer seem mixed over the top and sound like they are trying to show Bowie up...
Mighty sound, experimental and not popular, thank God
dead or alive...
This song doesn't quite work for me. Maybe a reason it was kept in the vault for 10 years. Would be interesting to hear the earlier versions
God that is one terrible album cover.
Liam Keane It's based as fuck.
Now back to /v/ with you
Oh no! He has his own opinion!
I mean you're allowed to have it; it's just a shit opinion.
How is it a shit opinion? I simply think it is not a good album cover. I mean, take a look at his other ones, well staged pictures of him. This one is just a cringy avatar that doesn't even look like him.
+Liam Keane You're looking awful kawaii bowie-chan uguu~
Danny Lohners remix version is soooo much better.
I actually despise this track despite being a huge Bowie fan and loving prectically every other song of his
I am not a huge fan of this track myself but despise? That is a bit harsh
This song shows the potential of an otherwise mediocre album..in bowie standards
New killer star was pretty good
New Killer Star, She'll Drive The Big Car, Days.
Masterpiece