The shock of David Bowie’s death last night, just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his 25th album, feels quite surreal. Not knowing he was sick makes it harder to grasp.
One of my friends wrote, “Not too many famous people’s deaths make me go ‘Aw, fuck,’ but David Bowie’s has.” and I feel the same. He will remain a hero for more than one day.
What was your favourite Bowie song? (Did you even like him?) I think mine is Changes. But there are so many good ones.
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues …
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I was never a David Bowie fan and certainly would never have paid to go to a concert of his – but he was an icon. When I first heard of his death I could not even think of a song that he sang – but I suspect I actually know lots of them as he has been part of the music scene for so long – as you said Changes is one of them.
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I love China Girl because “oh baby just you shut your mouth” gets to me. ❤️ That and “Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tom’s a junkie….”
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You’ve probably heard loads of Bowie songs in the ensuing hours since, and having “Aha” moments. He definitely was one of a kind. My friend Lyndal was scared of him when she was little and I have to agree, the “Ashes to Ashes” film clip freaked me out a bit too as a kid!
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I wasn’t an early Bowie fan, slightly too young (!), but his ’82/83 comeback when I was 18 marked that period for me very much. Funnily enough I never actually owned that album! Still, his music was always there and I admired him as an iconic artist and aüpreciate his legacy.
Having just lost Another icon, Lemmy of Motörhead, we were just saying that so many of the Big Ones are in this age group there is bound to be a wave of loss ahead… true classics. I wasn’t a particular fan but it is ‘my’ genre and it’s sad to lose these good ole rock’n’rollers :(( most are such nice guys, too.
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There’s a “story” doing the rounds that God’s Supergroup is now complete in heaven. Very silly but it might make you smile, swissrose! http://thehardtimes.net/2016/01/11/god-finalizes-supergroup-lineup/
Yes, it’s a trap of age isn’t it. I wonder who else will make our jaws drop when they pass away?
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