My favourite version of this, is on David Live (at the Tower, Philadelphia), which was the live album from the Diamond Dogs tour. Incredible double-cd set!
Of course, I listened to it, on vinyl, in 1974.
This is sheer, bloody genius.
So was the Diamond Dogs album, particularly if one has actually read George Orwell's 1984.
Autor: Stannage17
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@kp9952 Dont forget Heroes, despite its Berlin influence (i still believe its about Julia and Winston) and the latter strangers when we meet...againt despite its mysogenistic undertone.
That said i fucking love the sax around 3.55....makes me think of dark dank wet days, a la the segue in TVC 15.
Autor: GUNNAHZ70
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....Bowie's best song and best record....I don't believe that he didn't clean up the lyrics after cutting them up though.....It always reminds me of the last scene in1984, when Julia and Winston meet up in a park and are strangers to each other...but, I guess "We are the Dead" does that as well....G'luck....
Autor: kp9952
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I always thought Diamond Dogs was a far better album then 1984 was a book. Brave New World was a lot more of a future forecast and seems to be the less popular but more artfully portrayed book. Amazing song
Autor: screendrem
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Definitely my favourite Bowie track ever, track on the album runs into rebel rebel - brilliant. Bowie at his best. Glam, metal, jazz pop and a bit of folk all in one. I have this on LP and CD but still have to listen to it on youtube as well!! Thanks for the pics as well!
Autor: powe0001
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Bowie was on fire in the 70s and his lyrics, especially in the earlier half of the decade were incredibly odd and complex. The 80s were a little more mainstream for him, and the songs held less depth. It's too bad more people know him for Let's Dance than for, say, something like this.
Autor: anchorlove06
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brilliant voice sounds so good
Autor: lolingsaraee
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This is off of Diamond Dogs, I consider it his best and most creative album.
It started off as a concept album about George Orwell's 1984, hence the songs 1984, We Are the Dead and Big Brother.
But he scrapped it and just kept those songs and added others.