Bowie Songs

[Don Draper]

Tough, dark and brilliant...

...just like the film it accompanies.​

 

[b4u]

Too bad Rick Wakeman didn't stock around. When they recorded Space Oddity they were emulating what Paul McCartney and Ray Manzarek were doing at the time. Bowie played the drums and the guitars and Wakeman did the keyboards and bass pedals. Correct me if I'm wrong but Bowie and Wakeman never recorded a song again.

Wakeman plays on Changes,oh you pretty things and life on mars from Hunky Dory. Bowie invited him to join the band full time but later that day he got a call from yes. the rest is history

From Wikipedia: Bowie invited Wakeman to his home and played the outline of the tracks for him to learn; Wakeman later called them "the finest selection of songs I have ever heard in one sitting in my entire life"

 

[Don Draper]

If I had to - had to - pick a favourite one...

I keep coming back to this one (or it keeps coming back to me)...

...the intro is particularly significant.​

 

[trippingwalker]

Wakeman plays on Changes,oh you pretty things and life on mars from Hunky Dory. Bowie invited him to join the band full time but later that day he got a call from yes. the rest is history

From Wikipedia: Bowie invited Wakeman to his home and played the outline of the tracks for him to learn; Wakeman later called them "the finest selection of songs I have ever heard in one sitting in my entire life"

Wakeman also plays on Quicksand, Song For Bob Dylan, Fill Your Heart.... basically all that monster piano playing on Hunky Dory is WAKEMAN. Except I have reason to believe that it's actually Bowie doing the piano for "Oh, You Pretty Things"

 

[b4u]

Beautiful tribute from Wakeman...

 

[Don Draper]

Watch Lorde magnificently achieve what others are humbly attempting:

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]One guitar and a collection of voices...

...listen and weep.[/SIZE]​

 

[Don Draper]

Bowie Wan Kenobi!

 

[Insidious Von]

The Boss meets The Thin White Duke.

David Bowie was a Bruce Springsteen fan. In the fall of 1973 Bowie invited The Boss to take part in The Young Americans sessions. Luther Vandross was one of his back up singers for the sessions. Not sure if any sort of collaboration came out of their encounter (if you know more do tell) but Bruce said the experienced energized him. From those sessions eventually sprang Born To Run.

 

[Insidious Von]

Michael Stipe introspective version of The Man Who Sold The World.

 

[Insidious Von]

Billy Corgan looking like Glenn Gould in the intro.

 

[Insidious Von]

There will never be another Bowie.

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]One year ago today...

....he's still blowing our minds![/SIZE]​