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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 10): 'Hang On To Yourself '
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I am not an artist, but. Thursday, 6 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 10): 'Hang On To Yourself '. By July 1972 'Starman' had reached number 10 in the singles chart and 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars' had reached number 5 in the album charts. David Bowie had finally achieved the stardom he craved and the musical acclaim he had been striving for for a decade. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. It Ain't Easy' (Ron Davies). Hang On to Yourself'.
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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 15): 'Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere'
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I am not an artist, but. Friday, 14 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 15): 'Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere'. In October 1975, at the height of his cocaine habit, David Bowie went into Cherokee Studios in LA, a 24-track recording studio, to record his tenth studio album. It turned out to be a transitional album in more ways than one. Musically, it develops the funk and soul music of. These elements would be more fully explored on later albums. All songs written by David Bowie, except wh...
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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 9): 'Make way for the homo superior'
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I am not an artist, but. Wednesday, 5 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 9): 'Make way for the homo superior'. David Bowie spent much of 1971 on his own, or with his wife Angie, at their home in Haddon Hall. At an upright piano Bowie started writing. The music poured out of him. It was during this period that he wrote some incredible songs, such as 'Changes', 'Life On Mars? All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted. Changes' – 3:37. You Pretty Things' – 3:12. Eight Line Poem' – 2:55. Called it "t...
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I am not an artist, but...: May 2013
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I am not an artist, but. Friday, 17 May 2013. David Bowie is (part 8): 'I'd rather stay here'. In any case it was the inspiration for one of the best tracks on his next album,. The Man Who Sold the World. Namely 'All the Madmen'. Bowie describes Cane Hill 'a mansion cold and grey', 'high' and on the 'far side of town'. He also sings, 'I'd rather stay here with all the madmen' (including Terry), than remain on the outside with all 'the sad men'. The Man Who Sold the World. The Man Who Sold The World.
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I am not an artist, but...: June 2012
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I am not an artist, but. Sunday, 3 June 2012. I am not an artist, but. Take for example the many paintings of St. Michael's Mount. That any visitor to Penzance or anywhere else in West Cornwall would be confronted with in the many art galleries found in those parts. They are almost all looking from the beach opposite (usually Marazion) or from a little higher up or even from the point of view of the sea. Again it might seem obvious to look from a good vantage point. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 11): 'Battle cries and champagne'
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I am not an artist, but. Friday, 7 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 11): 'Battle cries and champagne'. All songs written and composed by David Bowie, except where noted. Let's Spend the Night Together (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards). Is Bowie performing 'Jean Genie' on Top Of The Pops in 1973. Is Bowie performing 'Drive In Saturday' on the Russell Harty Show in 1973. Next time: Nuns, dodos and sorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). David Bowie is (part 19): A real life adventure w. Simple template....
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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 13): 'Tens of thousands found me in demand'
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I am not an artist, but. Wednesday, 12 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 13): 'Tens of thousands found me in demand'. Between October 1973 and February 1974 David Bowie began to record a new album with his old producer and friend Tony Visconti. Bowie had originally intended his next album to be a rock adaptation of George Orwell's. As "a very political album. My protest. more me than anything I've done previously". Diamond Dogs'. Raw guitar style and visions of urban chaos, scavenging children and nihilist...
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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 12): 'Everything's Alright'
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I am not an artist, but. Saturday, 8 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 12): 'Everything's Alright'. Scene club circuit (Marquee, eel pie island la-la). Some are still with us. Pretty Things, Them, Yardbirds, Syd's Pink Floyd, Mojos, Who, Easybeats, Merseys, The Kinks. Love-on ya! Click each track to hear it). Originally recorded by The Pretty Things). Jimmy Duncan, Bill Farley. Here Comes the Night'. Notably recorded by Them). I Wish You Would'. Notably recorded by The Yardbirds). Friday on My Mind'. Incid...
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I am not an artist, but...: June 2013
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I am not an artist, but. Tuesday, 25 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 19): 'A real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold'. In February 1980, David Bowie went to The Power Station studio in New York to begin work on another album. In many ways this would be another transitional album for Bowie, neither part of the ground-breaking, avant garde, experimental work of the Berlin albums, nor part of the later, more commercially successful pop-style albums. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Is that is h...
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I am not an artist, but...: David Bowie is (part 16): 'I've lived all over the world'
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I am not an artist, but. Wednesday, 19 June 2013. David Bowie is (part 16): 'I've lived all over the world'. By the end of May 1976 David Bowie was back in the studio in the French chateau where he had recorded 'Pin Ups'. This time, however, he wasn't recording his own album but an album with Iggy Pop,. The starting point was the song 'Sister Midnight'. A song Bowie had written with Carlos Alomar and performed on his recent tour. Bowie also offered Iggy 'China Girl'. With it. The album is, of course,.
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