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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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 Posted - 02/11/2004 : 11:35:14
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I just heard this again on the telly, and I reckon its one of Bowie's most under-rated songs. Its got everything you could ever want: killer melody, acoustic rock-out, some nutter warbling over the top...
So props to the man, would you believe that record is now 35 years old?!
 "I joined the Cult Of Strachan/Cos Hoddle just ain't right!" |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 02/11/2004 : 11:36:51
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and a tuba! don't forget the tuba!!!
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 02/11/2004 : 11:54:15
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 12:00:48
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for real. IT's one of Bowie's better-known songs
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 12:05:21
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I absolutely love this song. It's always stuck in my head. The best part is the change at the beginning after "check ignition..." It's so dramatic and so awesome
ˇViva los Católicos! |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 12:09:23
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when I was kind of a folkie I used to play an acoustic version of this song...I always got compliments on it (and my legs)
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GoddessTheory
= Cult of Ray =
USA
675 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 12:16:53
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quote:
Originally posted by mcmikey
when I was kind of a folkie I used to play an acoustic version of this song...I always got compliments on it (and my legs)
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Weren't you in that folk band The Leg-its? |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 12:23:09
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no. nice try.
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 13:08:22
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I love it...not a huge Bowie fan, but probably my favorite song of his.
 "Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window." |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 14:58:14
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Underrated as in, at the time people wrote it off as a novelty song. Nowadays, people are more likely to quote Changes, Heroes (fair do's) or others as Bowie's 'best song', and this is often left out. Unfairly, I reckon.
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interloper
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 02/11/2004 : 15:25:11
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I may respectfully note that "Space Oddity" was spawned from Bowie's first viewing of Kubrick's 2001.
Hand held shower nozzles are the demon enemy of the patriarch and should be destroyed. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 15:27:00
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You may, but we may stifle a yawn...
"I joined the Cult Of Strachan/Cos Hoddle just ain't right!" |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 21:20:17
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Yeah, this is a song that causes me to appreciate Bowie.
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 21:28:30
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Yes, amazing song. Hey IceCream...why aren't you in the IRC chat? haha *glares*
 "Join the Cult of Gunn / And Then You'll Be Destined to be a Rock and Roll Star of Epical Proportions!" |
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model consumer
- FB Fan -
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 21:45:50
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I listened to this song today. We bought the most recent 2CD best of that's in the stores here. It's pretty good, especially disc 1.
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 01:25:31
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Two videos were made to accompany the song (as it was released twice in the 60/70s as a single). The first one, and the better known of the two, is a low budget affair with bowie bathed in red light in the recording studio. Bit in the second one, at the line "tell my wife i love her very much" it cuts to bowie on a futuristic bed with a bunch of silver lycra-clad alien space-groupies. It er...adds a different feel to the song.
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