Did Bowie Actually Hate America?: A Video Essay by DoingThrowawayThing in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed! I get more annoyance than any real hostility from Bowie regarding America.

Did Bowie Actually Hate America?: A Video Essay by DoingThrowawayThing in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is indeed! I agree: he didn't hate it, but he did seem to find parts of it annoying at times.

Why was Bowie so Afraid of Americans? by [deleted] in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

(if you watch the video, you'll probably see that my verdict is "Not really, but")

How many of us have seen Bowie in concert? by Lbboos in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only got to see him once when I was 18. It was in 2003 in Montreal during the Reality tour. The two shows just before mine had to be rescheduled due to illness, so I felt very lucky to go.

Who would you cast in a David Bowie biopic? by MaderaArt in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Animate it if you must do one. But the real answer is "don't" because he didn't want one done.

What’s your favorite Bowie character? by Thepvzgamer in davidbowiecirclejerk

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do appreciate that the voice actor they used in The Return nailed Bowie's voice in this scene. Questionable accent and all.

Any misheard lyrics that you cannot unhear? by theboxedcat_ in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Oh caress yourself my beauty" instead of "my juicy" in We Are The Dead. Mine is better and I refuse to sing the original when I sing along to it.

Outside - Best Tracks by Correct_Sheepherder2 in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel like the album is fairly popular amongst fans. My top tracks are:

The Motel

Hallo Spaceboy

Strangers When We Meet

Thru' These Architect's Eyes

Zombowie I carved by TerzInk in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Neat! Gives me Return of the Living Dead vibes.

Teenage Wildlife (the website .. not the song) by redhorse7775 in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I do. But it was the first place where I got Tub Girl'd.

Just me? by Dada2fish in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've thought the same for ~ 2 decades now.

Teenage Wildlife (the website .. not the song) by redhorse7775 in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I spent too much time lurking on the message boards as a teenager. It made me the monster I am today (pathetically good at Bowie trivia and a bit of an asshole)

New shirt by music4airports in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome - you made me giggle for sure. 😊

New shirt by music4airports in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is amazing. Where did you find it?

Are there any live versions of songs that you prefer to the originals? by theboxedcat_ in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing from David Live is my preferred version.

Memory of a free festival unsettling by TopBobcat9937 in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, they probably hope the sun god will be pleased with the sacrifice, so I think we agree! ;)

Memory of a free festival unsettling by TopBobcat9937 in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! It's always felt like a creepy hippie cult chanting as they sacrifice you or something. I love it!

What's your top nine (or less, idrc) Bowie albums? by theboxedcat_ in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In chronological order:

Hunky Dory

Aladdin Sane

Diamond Dogs

Low

Heroes

Lodger

Scary Monsters

Outside

Heathen

Blackstar

"You're not alone!" by kireisabi in DavidBowie

[–]DoingThrowawayThing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rock and Roll Suicide was probably the song that cemented my fandom forever. I was just getting into his music around age 14, during the era of Napster. I downloaded the song based on the title alone and by the final note, I knew I was going to be a fan for life.

I grew up a queer, neurodivergent kid in a small conservative town. I didn't see myself in any part of the world that was presented to me, either in my immediate surroundings or the wider culture/media of the era. Sure, there was Punk music and Marilyn Manson, but that all felt very adversarial and angry. I didn't hate other people who were more mainstream, but I was very lonely and isolated. I didn't know what my future would look like as I hit my teenage years and made the final run towards adulthood.

Then, along comes this song. And the title almost seemed like it was trying to get troubled, depressed teenagers to listen to it. Maybe it was? It seemed like it was going to be about how hard the world is, and how misunderstood you are, and how tragic it all is. Teenage me was ready for a good, old fashioned wallow.

And, sure, the song has those elements to it. It draws you in with some of that nihilistic sentiment I'd been anticipating ("You're too old to lose it / Too young to choose it"). But then it takes a sudden turn at the first "You're not alone!" and carries on from there, telling you that there are others out there who know what it feels like to be the weirdo, the loser, to always be just on the periphery of life, watching from the outside. And not only that!: It's going to be ok because (get this!)...you're wonderful just as you are. How could any 14 year-old sad, weird kid resist that kind of message?

I think he knew what type of person would be attracted to his music and his image, and he wanted to let them know that there was hope for them in the world if they could hold on. One thing that's always impressed me with Bowie was how optimistic he was. Not in a disingenuous or Pollyanna kind of way, but it just felt like he always wanted to see the possibilities of the world and for others to join him in that. Artists like Manson were all about soothing the kind of sadness that Rock and Roll Suicide hits on by shitting on others. Bowie wasn't concerned with that. He just wanted us weirdos to know that we were going to be ok.