The problem with Bowie is that he is literary insidious and rarely superficial, the meaning is always deeper and hits you in the head like a boomerang when you least expect it. Bowie knows art, literature and music from all angles and is creative.
I always enjoy Lexs openness to feeling music. I enjoy listening to their thoughts about songs because quite often they expand my appreciation of a song.
She does. Her insight is uncanny. I’ve been a journalist my entire life. Late 50s now. Deeply into poetry and literature and music. Lex… I don’t know how to describe it. She has better insight than many famous music critics I know.
This is probably my favorite Bowie song. The way he re-invented himself time and time again it such an appropriate song for him. Just love the beat and rhythm too.
I always think of this song as Bowie's theme song - a statement of intent. He also likes to change perspective on verses - talking about himself in verse 1, then making it universal in verse 2 in this case...
@@robs-journeys Same here, I've always considered this song as Bowie's manifesto (in the same sense of other art movements manifestos, like surrealism) : I will keep changing, and moving and searching, year after year, album to album, song to song, and each new step will be both an achievement in a specific form, and an starting point to another direction. I've read somewhere a good description of Bowie's process : "He's like these giant sharks, who have to keep swimming abolutely all the time, and who die the moment they stop moving ahead."
Interesting you said this because I always thought Madonna had perfected the art of reinventing oneself but this had of course been going on for ages. I guess she was the 1st I witnessed it real time in the 80's, but Bowie and the Beatles certainly did it so not sure why I thought she was a trailblazer in that regard.
@@bothellkenmore Well, maybe because, instead of being the first artist to follow this path, she was actually the last to do it... I can't name anyone after her in the music industry who kept evolving and pushing in different directions with each new album. And in art, you have 3 ways of being famous (among others, of course) : inventing a technique, perfecting this technique, being the last one to use it.
Bowie and Lennon were great friends. There is a time in the early '70s called Lennon's Lost Weekend and he was partying with Bowie throughout. And, Lennon co-wrote Bowie's Fame and Bowie covered The Beatles' Across the Universe with both appearing on Bowie's Young Americans album.
Lennon even said his cover of Across The Universe sounded better than the original bcs he hated how the guitar sounded and he was apparently sick when he recorded his vocals
The lyrics, "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds; are immune to your consultations, they are quite aware of what they are going through." is at the beginning of The Breakfast Club.
I came here to post this. Ally Sheedy gave the quote to John Hughs after hearing this song and never heard anything further about it until opening night when it showed on the screen as the opening to the movie.
They need to react to the song "Don't you forget about me" by Simple Minds, if they haven't already. I love this song, David's voice is so very distinctive.
This is the point in Bowie's career where almost everything he did for the next decade was groundbreaking in some way or another. He was a hard rock/progressive artist on the album before this, a bit of a singer/songwriter here and then not even a year later, he would revamp his sound again to perfect Marc Bolan's glam rock thing for his Ziggy Stardust album. And that's just three years in his career! Truly an artist who was open to changes and understood that that was how to keep one's artistry fresh and vibrant.
Great quote by Bowie here not a lyric just a quote. “If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting”. David was forever exploring and changing who he was, trying to understand what life is truly about and what role does his life play within it. RIP Starman, keep looking 🙏🏻 🌌 🔭
See, I think the groove on this and the catchy vocals and instrumentals are just as powerful as 'Pressure' from Billy Joel yesterday, which had Brad climbing the walls. Strange how things affect people differently. I feel like I've known this song forever, and it never fails to ench-ch-ch-ch-chant.
Bowie was a chameleon, he went through changes and this comes from his 1971 Hunky Dory album which acts as both a tribute to, and the antithesis of, Dylan.
A couple of the songs off the Hunky Dory album were about youth counter-culture. Brad hit it right on the head. All The Young Dudes also captures some of that sentiment (song written by Bowie, but performed by Mott the Hoople).
Bowie is one of the the most influential artists ever in rock. Yes, he knew Lennon and was greatly loved respected by all the musicians who knew him. The keyboard player for this and many other Bowie songs was Rick Wakeman, who was also the keyboardist for the incredible band YES, loved Bowie's artistry and spoke about it often in interviews. Wakeman is considered one of the very best keyboard players in any genre. You can call yourself a Captain, but are you a Captain to other Captains? Bowie most certainly was.
Hunky dory and ziggy stardust are my favourite bowie albums, love his last one too, my favourite Bowie song is a 60s one under his actual name David Jones though, I cant help thinking about myself
Y'all are both right. Brad, it is kind of a sequel to "The Times They Are A' Changing:". Bowie was greatly influenced by Dylan, and this was a 70's observation on the chasm between the older generation and the new. Lex, yes! David Bowie and John Lennon were friends, They wrote the song "Fame" together, through a fortuitous jam session. The line from this song... "Look out, you Rock n' Rollers, Pretty soon now, You're gonna get older" really hit me hard in my youth. I was a Rock n' Roller, and had not considered the fleeting nature of time to such an extent. When you're young, the whole world seems to be ahead of you. Before you know it, most of it is behind you.
I grew up listening to Bowie. He was a mercurial artist with many personas. I took my daughter to see him in Atlanta (he played for 3 hours), and with such an amazing catalog, he could only hit the high points. But he did... when 10,000 people sing out "wham, bam, thank you ma'am," (from his song "Suffragette City"), it's something you never forget. If you like Bowie, I would suggest you check out "Ashes to Ashes" next.
True Story time.... Saw Bowie at The Vet in Philly Summer of '87... Middle Left Ground Seats 26th row, 95 degree day....Bowie, while sitting down, entered the show by dropping out of this huge Glass Spider on stage and.... his Lead Guitarist for this show was Peter Frampton. I was 20, smoking fat joints that random people were passing down my row every 5 minutes. Great show!!!! Thanks Denise and Christino!
it seems like I've known this song since my first memories. it is just so iconic. it's hard to explain how interwoven into our cultural fabric it was. crazy.
All the songs of David Bowie has a very deep meaning thats why he is very creative and artistic.. he always expresses his real true self in all of his songs RIP David Bowie 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
David Bowie did a magnificent job during a 1983 interview with MTV check it out…. “I'm Just Floored by the Fact There Are So Few Black Artists on MTV…” said Bowie. Such an inspiration as well as a great artist :-)
Bowie was way ahead of his time and telling people to look inside themselves. I tend to wonder how he would have viewed life in 2022 - in my opinion he would be saying "You all majorly f**ked up big time."
David was a poet, a painter, a actor (plays and movies) and even a mime. His music definitely reflects it and can be a bit... out there and with hidden meanings? Takes some time to think sometimes. Yall should do a bit of a binge? Yall need to hear more from all over his Discography!
You guys should react to more David Bowie… "The Man Who Sold the World", "Time", "The Jean Genie", "Station to Station", "Wild Is the Wind", "Speed of Life", "Sound and Vision", "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", "As The World Falls Down", "I'm Deranged" 🎸🤘
Lex has ESP because Bowie and Lennon were good friends. Actually Bowie would have a Lennon influence in his vocals and they even wrote the song Fame together
"and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations they're quite aware of what they're going through" And yes Bowie and Lennon did a song together called "Fame"
You really should listen to his whole 1971 album "Hunky Dory." This song starts it off. It's also got "Life on Mars," which you've done. And a song for Bob Dylan, another for Andy Warhol, and one for Bowie's baby son (who is now movie director Duncan Jones). The final song on it is just mind-boggling. It's a real songwriter showcase, all written before he turned 25 and before he was famous. Highly recommended.
Change was very much a part of David's life. How many different images of him did we have down the years? Bowie was the ultimate chameleon of rock music. God rest his dear soul, he was the very finest artist of his kind.
Right on Lex! Lennon & Bowie were friends...they even co wrote an amazing song "FAME".it got onto soul train a black US TV show back in 1975...well worth listening to. Also, "John I'm only Dancing...."..."Suffragette City"
"Look out you Rock 'n Rollers, pretty soon now you're gonna get older!" This line really sticks out now, as this song was released more than 50 years ago now...
I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada, and once I had the most AWESOME PLEASURE of seeing David Bowe, Peter Gabriel and The Tubes in about '84, just when he had released the Let's Dance album. t was SOOOOOOO AVESONE, It was in a huge Footbal Stadium in the summeroutside, about +25 Celsius, and the concert ran until about 1:00 AM. What I am saying is not really important to anyone, just wanted to say it was one of the most amazing and emotionally satisfying experiences of my life and I am so thankful I was able to see one of the greatest performances ever. David Bowie was amazing, fantastic and sounded unbelievable live. Just that they were willing to stay so late for the crowd was just freaking crazy. By the way, concerts were beyond cheap back then, averaging about $17 to 25 bucks. we were young and it was so cool, every perforner was within reach and so easily attainable. God, growng up in the 80's was great. people make ;fun of the hair and clothes, but we were able to hear truly great music. We had it all, from the Beach Boys to Black Sabbath, music was music, not atou tune etc., etc. Thanks for your time whilst I ramble about the "old days"
Perhaps Brad&Lex's very best discussion of a song's lyrics IMO... I've been listening to Bowie since the time this tune was released, but I learned something from their discussion that I believe to be profound! Thanx
Ah, David Bowie. My first love. He was an incredible artist. Miss him in this world. I remember in the beginning of the movie The Breakfast Club, they used a verse from this song "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultation, they're quite aware of what they're going through.". It resonates well when you see society outcast people for being different or weird. I strongly resemble that because I am very much and outcast and I'm proud of it. I should not need to conform to matter.
BITD , 82-83 , a group of us 8-10 met around different house listening to each others music . I fancied a girl from afar, but this song was played , she asked whose it was , we spoke the rest of her evening ,sadly it went no further …..but thank you DB for helping break he ice - loved Ashes to Ashes too . My biggest music regret was never seeing him Live .RIP DB
Lex get's it, the Lennon comment is just intuition, she has a very natural understanding of the music and lyrics which is why I watch these reactions. Brad on the other hand is like most of the rest of us, does it sound good or not, and don't think too much about what it all means - he can be so literal, together Brad and Lex are the perfect partnership. Another great reaction.
You two should should watch the Blu-Ray 1984 Bowie "Serious Moonlight" concert. I've seen a couple of hundred live concerts and that one is in my top 5.
I miss David Bowie so much, I need to know what comes after Blackstar even though Blackstar as an album sounds like he knew his time on earth was coming to an end, the mother ship was returning and it was time to go back to the Home Planet. My favorite story so far is when Coldplay approached Bowie to do a collaboration. They go up to him and do the whole "hello mr Bowie, big fans" yadda yadda "would you do a song with us", he gives a noncommittal answer wanting to hear the song first. Time Passes and they have an unpolished bit of instrumental they play for him, he listens to it and goes "not very good is it", and that was the end of any chance for that colab happening.
I really like all the changes and shifts in this song, Bowie has such a great voice and he plays around with his music and I love the sound . Great song and love Bowies sound
Can't get enough of the two of you. You are actually making me start to think a bit deeper into songs. Keep up the, I was going to say good work, but I should change it to GREAT work. LOVE IT !
I think one thing you guys might not appreciate is how we used to receive these songs 'back in the day'... Radio and records were the only ways to hear music except for a few TV shows... Pop/Rock radio would keep new stuff in a tight enough rotation that you would hear things several times over a week... sometimes you loved something the first time you heard it but most times it took repeated listens to appreciate a song... And if you really liked it you could buy a 7"/45rpm single record for $1 or you took a chance that you'd like more of the artist and got the album for $7... I would be really interested in whether or not you two ever go back to these songs to figure out more of what they're about... You're pretty thoughtful on a first listen and I'd be curious how you feel about some of your favorites or the ones that got strong recommendations but that you found weird or whatever... thanks again!
I love Bowie for being in his own lane his entire career - so DIVERSE. So many hits over so many years! He did a song with Trent Reznor from NIN called I'm afraid of Americans. Banger
This was from the Hunky Dory album 1971, That's a year before Ziggy Stardust and two before Aladinsane. Damn! That's 51 years ago and I had these on release.
David Bowie was a very good friend of John Lennon. John Lennon sang some background vocals in the Young Americans album. When Lennon died, Bowie sang 'Imagine' live in a concert.
He was one of the VERY few rock performers who was worth interviewing because he had real ideas and opinions which he was happy to talk about on a human level without being self-obsessed.
Yes he was good friends with Lennon. They wrote and performed Fame together. check it out please. If you listen carefully you can here Lennon singing backup
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The problem with Bowie is that he is literary insidious and rarely superficial, the meaning is always deeper and hits you in the head like a boomerang when you least expect it. Bowie knows art, literature and music from all angles and is creative.
that's your problem, not mines
Not sure if you're aware but he's dead.
Good point. Bowie was an avid reader and well educated, so you can never go too deep into his lyrics
Why is that a problem?
@@wibjorn sure, problem is a questionable choice of word, but I understood the comment.
Lex always seems to understand music without knowing how much she does understand it.
Are you trying to say that Brad doesnt, surely not. 🤣🤣
I always enjoy Lexs openness to feeling music. I enjoy listening to their thoughts about songs because quite often they expand my appreciation of a song.
@@tradeladder146 No, but she definitely has a level of sense that is rare among all of us.
Intuitive Lex, ALL
FEELING; more
Analysis from Brad, as always,
a great MIX !
She does. Her insight is uncanny. I’ve been a journalist my entire life. Late 50s now. Deeply into poetry and literature and music. Lex… I don’t know how to describe it. She has better insight than many famous music critics I know.
This is probably my favorite Bowie song. The way he re-invented himself time and time again it such an appropriate song for him. Just love the beat and rhythm too.
I always think of this song as Bowie's theme song - a statement of intent. He also likes to change perspective on verses - talking about himself in verse 1, then making it universal in verse 2 in this case...
Hunky Dory is the only Bowie album I really like, though I havnt gone too deep with the others but this album is a masterpiece from start to finish
@@robs-journeys Same here, I've always considered this song as Bowie's manifesto (in the same sense of other art movements manifestos, like surrealism) : I will keep changing, and moving and searching, year after year, album to album, song to song, and each new step will be both an achievement in a specific form, and an starting point to another direction. I've read somewhere a good description of Bowie's process : "He's like these giant sharks, who have to keep swimming abolutely all the time, and who die the moment they stop moving ahead."
Interesting you said this because I always thought Madonna had perfected the art of reinventing oneself but this had of course been going on for ages. I guess she was the 1st I witnessed it real time in the 80's, but Bowie and the Beatles certainly did it so not sure why I thought she was a trailblazer in that regard.
@@bothellkenmore Well, maybe because, instead of being the first artist to follow this path, she was actually the last to do it... I can't name anyone after her in the music industry who kept evolving and pushing in different directions with each new album. And in art, you have 3 ways of being famous (among others, of course) : inventing a technique, perfecting this technique, being the last one to use it.
Bowie and Lennon were great friends. There is a time in the early '70s called Lennon's Lost Weekend and he was partying with Bowie throughout. And, Lennon co-wrote Bowie's Fame and Bowie covered The Beatles' Across the Universe with both appearing on Bowie's Young Americans album.
Bowie and Mick Jagger also did an awesome cover of "Dancing In the Street"
Where was Harry?
absolutely true statement here.
@@vovindequasahi That was Mick Jagger
Lennon even said his cover of Across The Universe sounded better than the original bcs he hated how the guitar sounded and he was apparently sick when he recorded his vocals
"Time may change me, but I can't trace time."
Love that part
The lyrics, "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds; are immune to your consultations, they are quite aware of what they are going through." is at the beginning of The Breakfast Club.
Ouu, didn't know that. Super cool!
I came here to post this. Ally Sheedy gave the quote to John Hughs after hearing this song and never heard anything further about it until opening night when it showed on the screen as the opening to the movie.
Plenty of young and old people that deserve being spit on today
They need to react to the song "Don't you forget about me" by Simple Minds, if they haven't already.
I love this song, David's voice is so very distinctive.
One of his best lyrics.
This is the point in Bowie's career where almost everything he did for the next decade was groundbreaking in some way or another. He was a hard rock/progressive artist on the album before this, a bit of a singer/songwriter here and then not even a year later, he would revamp his sound again to perfect Marc Bolan's glam rock thing for his Ziggy Stardust album. And that's just three years in his career! Truly an artist who was open to changes and understood that that was how to keep one's artistry fresh and vibrant.
Brad & Lex, you'll love his "Suffragette City"!!!
That's a great song
Wham bam thank you ma'am
Lex : "tiktok argh! tiktok urgh!"... Welcome to the onset of getting old 😉
He was a friend with John Lennon. Lennon wrote "Fame" with David Bowie.
Bowie also collaberated with John in 'Across the universe'
Trivia - the saxophone at the end is played by Bowie. Sax was actually the first instrument he learned as a kid.
Fascinating, thanks for that info!
And the famous Trident Studios piano was played by Rick Wakeman, later to play in the band, Yes.
Did not know that!
Cool! I didn't know that either.
Great quote by Bowie here not a lyric just a quote. “If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting”. David was forever exploring and changing who he was, trying to understand what life is truly about and what role does his life play within it. RIP Starman, keep looking 🙏🏻 🌌 🔭
From Bowies Hunky Dory album - my favourite Bowie album full of great songs
Man, this song is so good. What a great artist he was.
my first Bowie album! Hunky Dory :)
Ashes to Ashes is a Great Bowie song that flies under the radar.
under which radar?
See, I think the groove on this and the catchy vocals and instrumentals are just as powerful as 'Pressure' from Billy Joel yesterday, which had Brad climbing the walls. Strange how things affect people differently.
I feel like I've known this song forever, and it never fails to ench-ch-ch-ch-chant.
Bowie was a chameleon, he went through changes and this comes from his 1971 Hunky Dory album which acts as both a tribute to, and the antithesis of, Dylan.
Bowie was such a true artist in every sense of the word. He was never afraid to go against what was popular in order find something new and wonderful.
Thinking of you guys after Ian. Hope you and your families are safe!
Stay safe, stay sane, stay Strong
I adore the chords in this song. Bowie was a master songwriter and musician
A couple of the songs off the Hunky Dory album were about youth counter-culture. Brad hit it right on the head. All The Young Dudes also captures some of that sentiment (song written by Bowie, but performed by Mott the Hoople).
Bowie is one of the the most influential artists ever in rock. Yes, he knew Lennon and was greatly loved respected by all the musicians who knew him. The keyboard player for this and many other Bowie songs was Rick Wakeman, who was also the keyboardist for the incredible band YES, loved Bowie's artistry and spoke about it often in interviews. Wakeman is considered one of the very best keyboard players in any genre. You can call yourself a Captain, but are you a Captain to other Captains? Bowie most certainly was.
Hunky dory and ziggy stardust are my favourite bowie albums, love his last one too, my favourite Bowie song is a 60s one under his actual name David Jones though, I cant help thinking about myself
Y'all are both right. Brad, it is kind of a sequel to "The Times They Are A' Changing:". Bowie was greatly influenced by Dylan, and this was a 70's observation on the chasm between the older generation and the new. Lex, yes! David Bowie and John Lennon were friends, They wrote the song "Fame" together, through a fortuitous jam session. The line from this song... "Look out, you Rock n' Rollers, Pretty soon now, You're gonna get older" really hit me hard in my youth. I was a Rock n' Roller, and had not considered the fleeting nature of time to such an extent. When you're young, the whole world seems to be ahead of you. Before you know it, most of it is behind you.
I grew up listening to Bowie. He was a mercurial artist with many personas. I took my daughter to see him in Atlanta (he played for 3 hours), and with such an amazing catalog, he could only hit the high points. But he did... when 10,000 people sing out "wham, bam, thank you ma'am," (from his song "Suffragette City"), it's something you never forget. If you like Bowie, I would suggest you check out "Ashes to Ashes" next.
True Story time.... Saw Bowie at The Vet in Philly Summer of '87... Middle Left Ground Seats 26th row, 95 degree day....Bowie, while sitting down, entered the show by dropping out of this huge Glass Spider on stage and.... his Lead Guitarist for this show was Peter Frampton. I was 20, smoking fat joints that random people were passing down my row every 5 minutes. Great show!!!! Thanks Denise and Christino!
it seems like I've known this song since my first memories. it is just so iconic. it's hard to explain how interwoven into our cultural fabric it was. crazy.
I saw The Police at Day on the Green 1983 and was convinced to come back in a week for Bowie. So glad I did. Both acts I only saw once.
Days on the Green were the best concerts!! 🎵🎶
Hey Brad, love it when you get it right away, and yes, There's a bit of Dylan going on and yes, Bowie and Lennon were aquainted..
haha loved the mini rant about tiktok at the end.
I think my favorite Bowie performance was at The Concert For New York City when he did 'Heroes'.
Yes, Bowie and Lennon hung out together (according to Yoko they were close friends) and collaborated on "Fame."
All the songs of David Bowie has a very deep meaning thats why he is very creative and artistic.. he always expresses his real true self in all of his songs RIP David Bowie 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
David Bowie did a magnificent job during a 1983 interview with MTV check it out…. “I'm Just Floored by the Fact There Are So Few Black Artists on MTV…” said Bowie. Such an inspiration as well as a great artist :-)
Bowie was way ahead of his time and telling people to look inside themselves. I tend to wonder how he would have viewed life in 2022 - in my opinion he would be saying "You all majorly f**ked up big time."
RIP- David Bowie. I really like the music that you made. Rock on Brad & Lex
David was a poet, a painter, a actor (plays and movies) and even a mime. His music definitely reflects it and can be a bit... out there and with hidden meanings? Takes some time to think sometimes. Yall should do a bit of a binge? Yall need to hear more from all over his Discography!
Yours is the best comment on this song. Bowie has to be listened to, and I would suggest them to binge an album over and over. He was so deep.
Lodger
You guys should react to more David Bowie…
"The Man Who Sold the World", "Time", "The Jean Genie", "Station to Station", "Wild Is the Wind", "Speed of Life", "Sound and Vision", "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", "As The World Falls Down", "I'm Deranged"
🎸🤘
Lex has ESP because Bowie and Lennon were good friends. Actually Bowie would have a Lennon influence in his vocals and they even wrote the song Fame together
He was friends with John Lennon. Lennon sings backup on Fame.
a song to all the parents of the 60's /70's kids lol
This was early Bowie before he discovered his Ziggy Stardust. He was just a pure songwriter - no image. One of my favorite songs
I REMEMBER GOING TO THE ARCADE TO PLAY FOOSEBALL AND HEARING THIS SEVERAL TIMES A NIGHT , GREAT TUNE✌✌✌✌✌
This is one of my favourite Bowie songs. Fantastic melody. Not sure why it’s strange, though, taking the “ch” in “changes” and repeating it?
Lennon sang backing vocals on the Bowie song,”Fame”
"and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations they're quite aware of what they're going through" And yes Bowie and Lennon did a song together called "Fame"
You really should listen to his whole 1971 album "Hunky Dory." This song starts it off. It's also got "Life on Mars," which you've done. And a song for Bob Dylan, another for Andy Warhol, and one for Bowie's baby son (who is now movie director Duncan Jones). The final song on it is just mind-boggling. It's a real songwriter showcase, all written before he turned 25 and before he was famous. Highly recommended.
Including civil rights and marrying Iman in 70s.
Letting his Fans know what they're in for in the future, to quote a famous line from a movie "Fasten Your Seatbelts, it's going to be A Bumpy Ride"
Bowie could do anything and he new it!
Change was very much a part of David's life. How many different images of him did we have down the years? Bowie was the ultimate chameleon of rock music. God rest his dear soul, he was the very finest artist of his kind.
Bowie and Lennon did a song called Fame, a huge hit. Yes, they were friends.
Genius and decades ahead of his time. Great reaction. Thank you!! Best wishes from the UK.
Right on Lex!
Lennon & Bowie were friends...they even co wrote an amazing song "FAME".it got onto soul train a black US TV show back in 1975...well worth listening to.
Also, "John I'm only Dancing...."..."Suffragette City"
"Look out you Rock 'n Rollers, pretty soon now you're gonna get older!" This line really sticks out now, as this song was released more than 50 years ago now...
Great amazing song. one of my favorites of him. iconic song.
Yes. Lennon and Bowie were friends and collaborated musically on Bowie's album, "Young Americans"
I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada, and once I had the most AWESOME PLEASURE of seeing David Bowe, Peter Gabriel and The Tubes in about '84, just when he had released the Let's Dance album. t was SOOOOOOO AVESONE, It was in a huge Footbal Stadium in the summeroutside, about +25 Celsius, and the concert ran until about 1:00 AM. What I am saying is not really important to anyone, just wanted to say it was one of the most amazing and emotionally satisfying experiences of my life and I am so thankful I was able to see one of the greatest performances ever. David Bowie was amazing, fantastic and sounded unbelievable live. Just that they were willing to stay so late for the crowd was just freaking crazy. By the way, concerts were beyond cheap back then, averaging about $17 to 25 bucks. we were young and it was so cool, every perforner was within reach and so easily attainable. God, growng up in the 80's was great. people make ;fun of the hair and clothes, but we were able to hear truly great music. We had it all, from the Beach Boys to Black Sabbath, music was music, not atou tune etc., etc. Thanks for your time whilst I ramble about the "old days"
Perhaps Brad&Lex's very best discussion of a song's lyrics IMO...
I've been listening to Bowie since the time this tune was released, but I learned something from their discussion that I believe to be profound! Thanx
Ah, David Bowie. My first love. He was an incredible artist. Miss him in this world. I remember in the beginning of the movie The Breakfast Club, they used a verse from this song "And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultation, they're quite aware of what they're going through.". It resonates well when you see society outcast people for being different or weird. I strongly resemble that because I am very much and outcast and I'm proud of it. I should not need to conform to matter.
BITD , 82-83 , a group of us 8-10 met around different house listening to each others music . I fancied a girl from afar, but this song was played , she asked whose it was , we spoke the rest of her evening ,sadly it went no further …..but thank you DB for helping break he ice - loved Ashes to Ashes too . My biggest music regret was never seeing him Live .RIP DB
David was a musical prophet. Bless his soul. I recall hearing this album when it first came out. Dog's bollocks as we say over here.
You can't question Bowie. He was ahead of his time for some songs and too late for others, but all of his songs are timeless.
This is a classic!
Check out “Modern Love.” Great Bowie song and a real rocker.
If you love art check out Moonage Daydream at your local theater. Bowie was a brilliant artist on many levels.
Lex get's it, the Lennon comment is just intuition, she has a very natural understanding of the music and lyrics which is why I watch these reactions. Brad on the other hand is like most of the rest of us, does it sound good or not, and don't think too much about what it all means - he can be so literal, together Brad and Lex are the perfect partnership. Another great reaction.
Simply brilliant. One of the greatest written songs in the history of rock imho.
Such a cool Bowie song. God, he was such an interesting and ever changing musician.
I love the Megadeth T-shirt! Love David Bowie! Thanks for this reaction!
You two should should watch the Blu-Ray 1984 Bowie "Serious Moonlight" concert. I've seen a couple of hundred live concerts and that one is in my top 5.
I miss David Bowie so much, I need to know what comes after Blackstar even though Blackstar as an album sounds like he knew his time on earth was coming to an end, the mother ship was returning and it was time to go back to the Home Planet.
My favorite story so far is when Coldplay approached Bowie to do a collaboration. They go up to him and do the whole "hello mr Bowie, big fans" yadda yadda "would you do a song with us", he gives a noncommittal answer wanting to hear the song first. Time Passes and they have an unpolished bit of instrumental they play for him, he listens to it and goes "not very good is it", and that was the end of any chance for that colab happening.
I really like all the changes and shifts in this song, Bowie has such a great voice and he plays around with his music and I love the sound . Great song and love Bowies sound
Can't get enough of the two of you. You are actually making me start to think a bit deeper into songs. Keep up the, I was going to say good work, but I should change it to GREAT work. LOVE IT !
I think one thing you guys might not appreciate is how we used to receive these songs 'back in the day'... Radio and records were the only ways to hear music except for a few TV shows... Pop/Rock radio would keep new stuff in a tight enough rotation that you would hear things several times over a week... sometimes you loved something the first time you heard it but most times it took repeated listens to appreciate a song... And if you really liked it you could buy a 7"/45rpm single record for $1 or you took a chance that you'd like more of the artist and got the album for $7... I would be really interested in whether or not you two ever go back to these songs to figure out more of what they're about... You're pretty thoughtful on a first listen and I'd be curious how you feel about some of your favorites or the ones that got strong recommendations but that you found weird or whatever... thanks again!
I love Bowie for being in his own lane his entire career - so DIVERSE. So many hits over so many years! He did a song with Trent Reznor from NIN called I'm afraid of Americans. Banger
Quicksand, Bowie is amazing (just a future suggestion)
Bowie, How good was he, an artist ahead of his time.
Brad - "What Bowie song isn't strange?"
Yup, especially in the early Ziggy years. Strange....but they were infectiously awesome!
Genius…that’s it. Bowie was an ever evolving artist…leaving no genera untouched.
Such a great tune, and then they throw in the totally chill sax ending, man that's smoove.
This was from the Hunky Dory album 1971, That's a year before Ziggy Stardust and two before Aladinsane.
Damn! That's 51 years ago and I had these on release.
The spaceman showin us how it’s done! Great tune RIP Ziggy
David Bowie was a very good friend of John Lennon.
John Lennon sang some background vocals in the Young Americans album.
When Lennon died, Bowie sang 'Imagine' live in a concert.
my favorite David Bowie song!!! super talent in a strange way.. I relate to this song so much..
This is probably one of my favourite Bowie songs, I still love it 😍
I just applied for a new job .. I got my CDL .. trucking license.. and this song fits so much .. “ time to face the strange.. changes “ 🔥❤
Ziggy played 🎸
Very few songs are on this level...period!
Just awesome brother!👍🎶🎵
This is the song that launched David Bowie's career. From 1970 or 71. Great song.
He was one of the VERY few rock performers who was worth interviewing because he had real ideas and opinions which he was happy to talk about on a human level without being self-obsessed.
My #1 Bowie song. I think I was 10-11 when I heard it on the way from church. I fell in love with it. I still get the same feeling when I hear it.
Yes he was good friends with Lennon. They wrote and performed Fame together. check it out please. If you listen carefully you can here Lennon singing backup
This song is about how Bowie was like a chameleon, he was constantly changing his music style and look.
Sometimes best not try and understand Bowie. Just enjoy him.
EVERY Bowie song is different Bowie. That's just his nature.
One of my most favorite songs of all time. Bowie was a music genius 🎤
This was probably the first song that made me aware of David Bowie when I was a teenager. I loved it!
Todd Snider sings about the generational bias in "The Ballad Of The Kingsmen"