RIP David Bowie
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Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Ian Hunter's tribute....
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
When I went for my CBT a few weeks ago I saw this - and am quite tempted to go.
Oh and I've just realsied that the little park with the bandstand that I've been walking through to go to see my therapist ever Friday morning since before Xmas is where Bowie held his free festival in 1969.
Oh and I've just realsied that the little park with the bandstand that I've been walking through to go to see my therapist ever Friday morning since before Xmas is where Bowie held his free festival in 1969.
When I went for my CBT a few weeks ago I saw this - and am quite tempted to go.
Oh and I've just realsied that the little park with the bandstand that I've been walking through to go to see my therapist ever Friday morning since before Xmas is where Bowie held his free festival in 1969.
Go and enjoy, nice surprise about the free festival site for you too.
terrythomas
An absolute shower
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Not sure what I'd make of a Bowie tribute act, no matter how good they are.
terrythomas
An absolute shower
Yes I hear you. Its just a chance to indulge all things bowie, I'm not expecting anything other than singing a few songs with other fans
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hiraethified
Bowie's received four posthumous nominations at this year's MTV Video Music Awards with Blackstar nominated for Best Art Direction, while Lazarus got nominated for Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
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Paul Morley's book gets a good review in the Guardian
The Age of Bowie: How David Bowie Made a World of Difference by Paul Morley – review
The Age of Bowie: How David Bowie Made a World of Difference by Paul Morley – review
Just ordered it, thanks.
spliff
New Member
It's also on BBC4 and 6Music at 10.15 till midnight.
Stars prepare for 'celebratory' David Bowie Prom - BBC News
I've set my tellybox for it.
TheHoodedClaw
acknowledging ur soup leg
It started of with a tremendous Warszawa and, errr, it's been a bit up and down since
Agree. Anna Calvi has been great, everyone else has been a bit... not great.
I quite like almond's schtick usually, but I think the arrangements he was given weren't very good.
Neil Hannon was better than I was expecting (you can imagine the meeting where he got booked 'Who's fey and arty? Get jarvis. He's busy? What about that other guy?')
Mostly a bit of a waste though. They should have just done the Philip glass bowie symphonies and left it at that.
spliff
New Member
BBC Proms, 2016: David Bowie
I would have got on with it better if they had made it a continuous performance and the *star* performers came and went without grand introductions.
It wasn't too bad considering they were concentrating on the melodic rather than rhythmic properties but I got a Rolf Harris moment halfway through when the conductor guy said something like 'can you tell what it is yet'?
Quite a few things were 'murdered' but they tried to do something different, which is good I guess.
(It was better than James Last doing Beatle songs in the 60's I can assure you.
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They could have flung in a few earlier Bowie stuff actually.
I would have got on with it better if they had made it a continuous performance and the *star* performers came and went without grand introductions.
It wasn't too bad considering they were concentrating on the melodic rather than rhythmic properties but I got a Rolf Harris moment halfway through when the conductor guy said something like 'can you tell what it is yet'?
Quite a few things were 'murdered' but they tried to do something different, which is good I guess.
(It was better than James Last doing Beatle songs in the 60's I can assure you.
)They could have flung in a few earlier Bowie stuff actually.
spliff
New Member
I wondered why they did Sorrow actually, it's not a Bowie song but he did have a hit with it I guess.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Iggy Pop's BBC6 show was back to back Bowie last night....and plenty of anecdotes and iggyisms throughout....
terrythomas
An absolute shower
Thanks, just spent a great afternoon listening to that whilst painting, all boxes ticked.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
It was a great listen 
krink
I'll do it this afternoon
You know that bbc charity song they did with loads of people singing 'perfect day' well i was wondering if each singer recorded the whole song and then the producers edited each artist's best lines into the final thing. you see, that would mean there might be a recording of Bowie singing the whole song which would be pretty fucking good! anyone know if this is true/exists? sorry if it's been mentioned before.
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Nice performance from '74 has just been released (it's on Spotify)
David Bowie: hear a version of "Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me" unavailable since 1974 - Uncut
David Bowie: hear a version of "Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me" unavailable since 1974 - Uncut
