Friday, 24 June 2011

Top 15 Bowie Songs - phew that hurt

i've tried doing bowie song lists but its just too annoying, you look at the stuff you leave off and shake your head ... but i'll try anyway - (there's no order of preference)



15 -  The Motel

His voice is amazing, you can tell he's been in all sorts of out of the way places with it.

14 - The Lady Grinning Soul -

The sensuousness is unbeatable.

13 - Letter to Hermione

You can tell he's had is heart broken, for the first time.

12 - Five Years

The imagery in this song is staggering.. to me this song calls on Bowie fans everywhere to gather... song this with many a bowie friend on the Reality tour ... Also, i'll admit this song i shed a little tear when i hear it live.

11 - Space Oddity

I love the snare drum sound on this, his break through song  

10 - Slow Burn

I have to say that bowie gets the best guitar work out of Pete Townsend ... fab

9 - Life on Mars?

Like 'Five Years' the imagery is breathtaking ... with the same underlining themes of isolation.

8 - Sons Of The Silent Age

First heard this when about 12, it took me half an hour to peel myself of the ceiling lol. It just comes from a place i still doing now where to find.

7 - Warsawa

I'm glad there's no real vocal on this song, that way you float into its atmosphere which is not always a fun place to be.

6 - Shadowman (Heathen/toy version)

 Okay this is all about him, his artistic DNA. I gets emotional when i hears it.

5 - Station to Station

The lyrics in this song are some of the best poetry you'll find anywhere ... a really frighting song when you think about it.

4 - Fantastic Voyage

Love his voice, love what he's singing as well.

3 -  Sweet Thing Suite

His voice is dark and brooding with a slight hoodlum element to it.

2 - Loving the Alien

This song is full of imagery and conflict ... it also shows Bowies path ... look who he ended up marrying?

1 - Aladdinsane

The piano, the lyrics, the debauchery ... going off to kill foreigners and screw girls as he once joked on stage about this song ... Must read 'Vile Bodies'

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