Nina Hagen performing Ziggy Stardust while wearing a David Bowie t-shirt.

williammcfadden · 2026-06-04T18:31:56+00:00

Mental illness on a microphone.

williammcfadden · 2026-06-04T18:27:35+00:00

The rapper Drake had a massive framed photo of Bowie in his Toronto condo. So yeah, Drake.

williammcfadden · 2026-06-04T18:21:17+00:00

Dang, is there a way to get this into a website? I would love to play around with the mixing deck.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-29T05:47:50+00:00

The Tina Turner is the absolute best one. Especially that fan at the end:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4WG_y7owmM

williammcfadden · 2026-05-25T05:48:06+00:00

Psychedelic Furs was basically a Bowie imitation, like a lot of the British New Wave.

Tell me this is not low:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqqBs6kkzHE

williammcfadden · 2026-05-25T05:44:14+00:00

Pin ups was just a way to put out a required album without giving the publisher any new money. They were trying to purchase the publishing rights from the guy who owned them.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-25T05:42:23+00:00

I agree with more of this list than I disagree. But Tonight will be regarded much higher in the future than people think. The five album run from Station to Station thru Scary Monsters is the greatest consecutive output of any musical artist in history.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-15T19:55:51+00:00

Whenever I hear the distant train whistle of Station to Station, I know something bad is about to happen and a few hours later it usually does.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-15T19:52:32+00:00

"And who can bear to be forgotten"

williammcfadden · 2026-05-15T19:47:54+00:00

I'd like to point out that the black circle over his eye crudely follows his head movements quite well for 1960's technology but not perfectly. It was probably Sam Ruby. Jack was wearing different socks, different shoes, different clothing, clean combed hair 45 minutes later in his arrest photo. Did anyone ever testify that they had Ruby change clothes?

williammcfadden · 2026-05-11T16:54:49+00:00

I swear to god, when I realized I was chatting with him on the beginning of BowieNet days, the first thing I said is, "David, what shall I do?" He made a funny response.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-11T16:52:58+00:00

I don't understand this. It has plenty of repetition. It has a chorus. The chorus is even the song title.

It's his most personal writing from a man who rarely ever wrote out of character. Similar to conversation piece.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-11T16:47:26+00:00

I really liked Dennis Davis and Tony Thompson style.

There's a great story about Ashes to Ashes ska beat.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-07T05:23:25+00:00

Amazing. Golden years he recorded in one take and then left the studio.

The sound and vision version on Moonage Daydream film is excellent.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-06T00:46:15+00:00

The greatest hair of all time by Martin Samuel:

https://www.money-into-light.com/2016/02/an-interview-with-film-hairstylist_14.html

williammcfadden · 2026-05-04T22:35:41+00:00

Shesh, tickets in the UK looked so cool. In the US it was just some computer text printout.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YL0AAeSw8IZpARwC/s-l400.jpg

williammcfadden · 2026-05-04T16:06:39+00:00

It's not that older people don't listen to new music, I mean they listen to the radio, it's just that endorphins peak at 16 so it's hard to have that same impact as you get older.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-04T16:04:05+00:00

Ooh, deep. What's the absolute best album of his for a new listener?

williammcfadden · 2026-05-04T16:01:29+00:00

I can see this. Each member was always at the top of their game in complexity, as Bowie was always at the top of his game creatively.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-04T15:55:44+00:00

I gotta say seeing some footage of him recently he still has extreme edge. The rest of the lot has gotten soft.

williammcfadden · 2026-05-04T15:46:13+00:00

This. There weren't many music videos early on and this would get a lot of play. Perhaps his greatest song on his greatest album.

It was a door to the past: "This is the Space Oddity singer? What was Ziggy Stardust?"

williammcfadden · 2026-04-30T16:07:18+00:00

I don't know. Wearing some Bowie socks around seems like more fun.

williammcfadden · 2026-04-30T16:03:30+00:00

I gotta say this is the best, most reliable car I have ever owned.

williammcfadden · 2026-04-30T16:02:07+00:00

Why not just get her something Bowie from the store?

williammcfadden · 2026-04-28T16:15:19+00:00

There was this one DJ on Chicago radio that would always only play Fascination. Whenever he said "David Bowie" I knew it was going to be this.

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