The Friday Canon: DAME DAVID BOWIE
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poptimistsWhat a lot of singles David Bowie has had! But which are the best? This week's instalment of the canon polls casts a spotlight on the mysterious Pierrot of Pop through the prism of his Top 40 hits, including collaborations and....side projects.
You get NINETEEN ticks to sum up Bowie's style-spanning career.
[Poll #838332]
You get NINETEEN ticks to sum up Bowie's style-spanning career.
[Poll #838332]
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Hang on 1x minute again
Date: 2006-10-06 01:46 pm (UTC)(I don't like D Bowie much, it's not antipathy as such but I have never been compelled by any of his songs)
Re: Hang on 1x minute again
Date: 2006-10-06 01:48 pm (UTC)It was Bowie's alias during his cocaine and krautrock phase in the mid-70s.
no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 01:54 pm (UTC)Re: Hang on 1x minute again
Date: 2006-10-06 02:05 pm (UTC)Bowie's non top 40 'hits'
Date: 2006-10-06 02:11 pm (UTC)White Light/White Heat #46
Tonight #53
When The Wind Blows #44 (this is good!)
Real Cool World #53 (this is awful!)
Seven years In Tibet #61
Rebel Never Gets Old #47 (a mash-up of 'Rebel Rebel' and something else)
but I know Bowie released a single called 'New Killer Star' a couple of years back too - at least I saw a video for it.
Re: Bowie's non top 40 'hits'
Date: 2006-10-06 02:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 02:14 pm (UTC)Re: Bowie's non top 40 'hits'
Date: 2006-10-06 02:22 pm (UTC)i struggled, and failed, to tick 19. much as i like him, in common with most of humanity, i can't stand much of his output.
Re: Hang on 1x minute again
Date: 2006-10-06 02:27 pm (UTC)"I didn't know it was possible to just nick other people's nicknames wholesale!"
Date: 2006-10-06 02:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 02:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 02:46 pm (UTC)THIRTY ONE TICKYS!!!
Date: 2006-10-06 03:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:35 pm (UTC)note tongue swollen with devil's love!
Date: 2006-10-06 03:36 pm (UTC)second: EARTHLING!
third: MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:47 pm (UTC)Re: note tongue swollen with devil's love!
Date: 2006-10-06 03:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:51 pm (UTC)It has an awful title of course but it's a good record and well used on screen.
Earthling
Date: 2006-10-06 03:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 03:55 pm (UTC)Re: Earthling
Date: 2006-10-06 03:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 04:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 04:25 pm (UTC)"Suffragette City" was belatedly released as a UK single to promote Changesonebowie but again did not chart.
Re: Bowie's non top 40 'hits'
Date: 2006-10-06 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 05:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 05:41 pm (UTC)I wish DB's song from Extras counted.
Date: 2006-10-06 05:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 06:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-06 06:18 pm (UTC)Come to think of it, reviewing these comments in their entirety, Bowie is the ultimate movie soundtrack ho, isn't he?
NO HE'S NOT
Date: 2006-10-06 07:08 pm (UTC)breaking the law! breaking the law!!
Date: 2006-10-07 10:38 am (UTC)