David Bowie Is Back! Feliz Cumpleaños To Us All!
It was 66 years ago that David Bowie fell to Earth inside of a star, and to celebrate this special day he has given us all the greatest gift of all. No, he didn't announce that he's starring in a remake of The Parent Trap with his planet twin Tilda Swinton. Bowie has given us a new song. Bowie's new single is called "Where Are We Now?" and it should've been called "Where Are YOU Now?" because that's the one question whores have been asking about him for years. Call off the search and tear his face off the milk carton, because Bowie has been found. Thank God.
David Bowie's website announced that his new song can be downloaded on iTunes right this second and his first album in 10 years "The Next Day" comes out on March 12th (March 8th in Australia since they're always in the future). Here's a piece of what was written on the birthday card attached to Bowie's gift to us:
In recent years radio silence has been broken only by endless speculation, rumor and wishful thinking ....a new record...who would have ever thought it, who'd have ever dreamed it! After all David is the kind of artist who writes and performs what he wants when he wants...when he has something to say as opposed to something to sell. Today he definitely has something to say.
Produced by long term collaborator Tony Visconti, 'Where Are We Now?' was written by Bowie, and was recorded in New York. The single is accompanied by a haunting video directed by Tony Oursler which harks back to David's time in Berlin. He is seen looking in on footage of the auto repair shop beneath the apartment he lived in along with stark images of the city at the time and a lyric constantly raising the question Where Are We Now?
"The moment you know, you know you know" resonates from the new single's lyric. Now we all know...David Bowie has been in the recording studio...just when we least expected it!!
And here's his new song and video:
Who cares if those creepy conjoined teddy bear twins were made with Elf Yourself? I don't even care that the cover for David Bowie's new single is some MS Paint shit and that my dog could've done it with one paw while scratching at his anal glands with the other, I'm just happy that David Bowie is actually doing things. I'm also happy that in his triumphant return to music videos, David Bowie has included a starter butt plug. That's what's sitting on the table to the left, right? Yeah, I thought I recognized it. It's been a while.
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So glad you wrote about this MK! So you love Bowie too, so cool!
Love him, love the song and the video. It grows on you. I just hope he's not too sad.
Love him, love him, love him. But I don't love this song. He is still one of my favourite singers/performers. Not many originals in the music biz but he is one of the few. That voice, that style, that talent, he is so cool. And I STILL would!
just coming back to this thread - i can see how he would feel disconnected from his audience. as we were listening to "Low" and "Heroes" and fanatically tracking down his movies - in short, we DID have VU records - i remember still enjoying "Let's Dance" without a shred of self-consciousness about it. it was good shit, and he had done everything already - why not do pop, too? "Modern Love"? C'mon! Great dance song.
"It's got a beat, you can dance to it, I give it a 10, Mr. Clark!"
Is "Scary Monsters" included in this "disconnect" period? Because he certainly schooled the up and comers on that one.
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God don't like ugly.
Glad to see him again. He and Iggy Pop saved each other's lives during that low point in Berlin, where they were trying to kick drug habits that almost killed them.
David Bowie's videos have always been more fascinating and bizarre than any flashback I've ever had. I'll always love him for that.
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My mother said, "to get things done, you better not mess with Major Tom."
Ahhh, that was lovely. Thanks, Mr. Bowie. I had a crappy day and that made me feel much better :D
This is refreshing and his voice is like fine wine. After today I needed this, Beiber is in town tomorrow and our shop got an order for a "rose halo" that beibs is gonna place on some giddy tween head during a song. I made sure not to dethorn the little fucker.
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What is her problem? She's just laying there...
Somber, wistful, mournful...I like it. Can't imagine too many of our younger singers contemplating life and mortality.
Now I want to watch 'Wings of Desire'.
In late 1983 I read an article by Bowie about his time spent in Berlin and why he went there (dealing with a little speed addiction) which was interesting to me because I was on my way to spend the winter of 1984 in Berlin. I too was taking a break, from NYC and a little too much time spent with junk (just a chipper), and I thought about him whenever I walked about the city. Listening to this brought it all back and some. I don't get it but there is a beauty to it and I am glad he is still in the game.
Oh, Bowie. I love this artist.
The symbolism and lyrics sound like he's ringing his death knell. Is he ill? I hope not. :-(
I agree with Whamo, though, I'm willing to bet this is his goodbye album.
Tilda Swinton lol. They should do a video together. I heart them both.
I adore him. I have his greatest 80's hits and Never Let Me Down CD. I missed the whole Ziggy Stardust phase. I might have to go back and check it out.
I'm so sick of revisionist history. "bowie sucks, the beatles suck." mostly from teens who can't stand music without a bouncy beat and tons of bass.
Bowie had a heart attack related scare a few years back, glad to see his back at it.
Looking for Satelites
...ground control to Major Tom ...
Last time I saw Bowie perform it was on SNL wearing bright orange pants and a pink shirt. He looked awesome but could not remember the lyrics to his own songs. Nobody cared! Ha.
Happy Birthday, and many more to this renaissance man! The video kind of creeps me out, but the song grows on you.
bigorexia, you've got it backwards, hon. Lady Gaga is the wannabe Bowie for the 2010's. She and Madonna were able to emulate Bowie's chameleon-like image, but neither can come close to his artistic substance and ability.
"JUST SMILE LIKE A NORMAL FUCKED UP PERSON."
Charles Manson
SQUEEEEE!!!! I found "Never Let Me Down" on Amazon. I bought the collectable one in hopes it has "Too Dizzy" on it. I don't give a shit if he didn't like the song, I DID.
You know what? My 13 year old self liked it. I wonder how my tapping on the front door to 40 will like it?
Something to ponder.
I'd still do him.
ahhh the (best)voice is back; I like when it's somber, lilting, and serious. Well done David Bowie. WELCOME BACK.
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"Have you met Howard?"
Submitted by misslainey on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 2:27pm.
I love Bowie, but could only listen to half of the song. It made me super sad.
It had that feel to it.
Just closing the italics tag.
Oh, and I hate the song.
@ Pushy...yes the Berlin Trilogy of which LOW is my favorite, yes his legacy to the music world is well established and he'll go down as one of the greats for sure.
Submitted by Hekki on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 1:52pm.
Submitted by RandéSleepover: "Sounds sort of wistfully elegiac, as you'd expect from a 66-year-old who's been through the wringer once or twice. Won't get much radio play."
Beautifully put, and I agree.
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While not a lot of 50 plus artists get much airplay I agree as well it won't get much airplay . Mind you the radio stations that play new "rock" are far and few between. The young are made to eat the old regardless of who they are, it's the nature of things
I love Bowie, but could only listen to half of the song. It made me super sad.
I have a feeling that the woman is either someone from his days in Berlin, or represents someone from that time frame. This video definitely has some meaning that only he understands. Now we have to find out what those things are. Cool!! You up for the challenge Whamo? I sure would like to hear a couple of ripping guitar solos on some songs from the rest of this album. Bowie will never stop making music, he will probably compose a requiem on his deathbed.....
Submitted by RandéSleepover: "Sounds sort of wistfully elegiac, as you'd expect from a 66-year-old who's been through the wringer once or twice. Won't get much radio play."
Beautifully put, and I agree.
Reminds me of the way Tony Bennett still sings in his 80s. While his voice is weaker, he puts more meaning into it.
What a beautiful man with such expressive eyes!
Submitted by Whamo on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:43am
Hi Stranger!!! Just read up a little on Bowie's Germany period. So interesting. After watching his new video/lyrics I feel he is expressing
something deeper than most of us look at.
He is going to go down in history as a truly gifted artist. I really believe that.
Bowie is amazing. Now, then, and always...
If truth is beauty, then we are all hideous monsters.
Submitted by Whamo on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 1:03pm.
Submitted by TelevisedRevolution on Tue, ~~~~~~~~~~
really? when did he say that he'd take it back?
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His popularity was at an all time high but I've read he felt he's sold out on creativity and what he was all about. He's said he started writing for an audience instead of for himself and his image suffered for it. He was always seen as on the out side sort of trendsetting now he was some commercial POP star something he hated being.
Submitted by chewinsmoke on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 1:13pm.
Submitted by Whamo on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 1:03pm.
Submitted by TelevisedRevolution on Tue, ~~~~~~~~~~
really? when did he say that he'd take it back?
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lol, this made me smile. I think it's fair to say that the majority of music created in the 80s could be considered 'questionable' in terms of its unique artistry. Face it - a lot of it really sucked.
But at the time it didn't! :)
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I think the early 80s new wave was brilliant, basically from 78 to 84 after that like any musical movement it either gets stale, too many wanabees jump on the bandwagon for the sake of money not artistry OR the industry gets a hold of it and beats the shit out of it with commercialism...ie Flock of Seagulls
started enjoying the song after i scrolled away from the video. had my usual Bowie response - approx 3 huge eye rolls, then admit to myself he really is the shiznizzle and get on board ...
"Voodoo is forgetting who's the john and who's the whore." MK, 3/20/12
Submitted by Whamo on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 1:03pm.
Submitted by TelevisedRevolution on Tue, ~~~~~~~~~~
really? when did he say that he'd take it back?
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With Regard to Let's Dance....from wiki..
In fact, Bowie would later state that the success of the album caused him to hit a creative low-point in his career which lasted the next few years.[11][12][13] "I remember looking out over these waves of people [who were coming to hear this record played live] and thinking, 'I wonder how many Velvet Underground albums these people have in their record collections?' I suddenly felt very apart from my audience. And it was depressing, because I didn't know what they wanted."[11]
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lol, this made me smile. I think it's fair to say that the majority of music created in the 80s could be considered 'questionable' in terms of its unique artistry. Face it - a lot of it really sucked.
But at the time it didn't! :)
"My pug is smarter than your honor student."
Submitted by TelevisedRevolution on Tue, ~~~~~~~~~~
really? when did he say that he'd take it back?
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With Regard to Let's Dance....from wiki..
In fact, Bowie would later state that the success of the album caused him to hit a creative low-point in his career which lasted the next few years.[11][12][13] "I remember looking out over these waves of people [who were coming to hear this record played live] and thinking, 'I wonder how many Velvet Underground albums these people have in their record collections?' I suddenly felt very apart from my audience. And it was depressing, because I didn't know what they wanted."[11]
Submitted by TelevisedRevolution on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:44pm.
Submitted by jack-n-the-hat on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:57am.
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...If he could take those years back he would as he's said many times...
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really? when did he say that he'd take it back?
i'm just curious, as it seems to me it was better pop than 99% of what was out there, it might not have represented all of what he could do - but i'm surprised that he would disavow it totally.
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The 80's music I'm not sure he said all of it, but I know he hated his "Glass Spider" album and will not play any songs on it. Which is sad, because I wore the fuck outta that tape until it broke. Couldn't buy another one. :(
Submitted by jack-n-the-hat on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:57am.
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...If he could take those years back he would as he's said many times...
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really? when did he say that he'd take it back?
i'm just curious, as it seems to me it was better pop than 99% of what was out there, it might not have represented all of what he could do - but i'm surprised that he would disavow it totally.
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God don't like ugly.
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Strung out in heaven's high
Hitting an all-time low
David Bowie...mmmmmmm....swoooooooon.
And I loved 80s Bowie! And when I get excited
...my little china girl, she says, "oh baby, just you shut your mouth."
She says, shhh. (its a wig?)
"My pug is smarter than your honor student."
Sounds sort of wistfully elegiac, as you'd expect from a 66-year-old who's been through the wringer once or twice. Won't get much radio play.
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Gomez, Even Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2y9inP4CqE
The piano starting at starting the 2min mark is two minutes of BRILLIANCE Mike Garson is a bloody genius.
I like it. But the conjoined teddy bears creep me out because they remind me of quadriplegics, sadly.
*drops to knees and cries*
Thank you...thank you...after being inundated by shit music over the past decade, I needed this. Fuck you Katy Perry and Bieber and the rest of you autotuned cunts!
"Let them all boil in their own hotdog juice." Deb 7/2012
Submitted by bigorexia on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:16pm.
I really don't get people's obsession with David Bowie
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That's like asking why do people like God :P
But it was lovely, and I had to replay him singing "strasse" a number of times, because it was quintessentially Bowie sexy-sounding.
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Yes, yes and YES. He has always had a sexy voice. As for the video and song, it's typical Bowie and though I don't love it like I have his other works, I ultimately don't give a shit because I LOVE BOWIE. Sit the fuck down Gaga and watch the original that you will never be.
I like this video. Visually interesting and oddly engaging. I love Bowie's facial expressions, he's a great actor...just makes me want to cry. Bowie can really do no wrong in my eyes, anyway. Love him.
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"When in doubt, freak 'em out" -- Sharon Needles
Submitted by bigorexia on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:16pm.
He's like the Lady GaGa of the 70s and 80s.
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Submitted by stinkbutt on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 5:47pm.
suckandfuck, do us all a favor, and hang yourself. Oh, and your parents should be shot for raising a disgusting pig like yourself.
I really don't get people's obsession with David Bowie. He's like the Lady GaGa of the 70s and 80s.
I'm confused. Bowie is married to fabulous Iman. He sings "as long as there's me, as long as there's you" and there's that woman with a wart on her face next to him. Who is that woman?
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Submitted by Migraineuse on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:22pm.
All females belong to the sex class; they are subhuman buckets for male incontinence.
Submitted by snowpiece on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:05pm.
I love these pics, he's still got it
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&gbv=2&biw=1920&bih=880&tbm=isch...
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Submitted by jack-n-the-hat on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:57am.
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I put a couple tunes up for you on the BD thread because I knew you would think of Let's Dance. lol! as I mentioned there, the 80's, not his best work by ANY means and really nothing about what Bowie is all about. If he could take those years back he would as he's said many times. lol!!
Not loving it but I still love his voice!
I love these pics, he's still got it
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&gbv=2&biw=1920&bih=880&tbm=isch...
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