In resisting this omnipresent pressure to confess to physical or mental weakness, Bowie did something heroic. He reminded us of the sanctity of private life. On the last track on Blackstar, he sings: ‘I can’t give everything away.’ There. That’s it. We must all keep something for ourselves, far from the eyes of supposed experts and therapists and audiences who want to know everything about us.
EL VY was schedule to be on Colbert tonight and apparently they played "Let's Dance."
Very interesting. I hadn't seen the line that way.
God, I love that song.
Not all of us have been deemed worthy of being in Lance's inner circle.
Whoever it is playing drums on the whole Blackstar album is a real talent. I saw that James Murphy contributed percussion to a couple of tracks (surprisingly, the shorter ones), but I can't credit him for everything this time.
Stardust aka Cody Rhodes painted his face like Aladdin Sane era Bowie tonight on WWE Raw.
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Blackstar is a stunning record, and it's wonderful that it was regarded as such before he died and that its reputation isn't bolstered and thus cheapened by pity or whatever makes people check someone out AFTER they die.
Blackstar is in my local Amazon locker awaiting pickup. I'm going to the gym after work, then picking up that puppy and cranking it up while I enjoy a glass of wine.
The "Lazarus" video had about 400,000 views on YouTube as of Sunday. Already up to nearly 14M. I really hope Blackstar goes #1 in the charts.
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Probably out of morbid curiosity brought on by the articles that talked about how it related to his death. It's such a great song. Blackstar is a stunning record, and it's wonderful that it was regarded as such before he died and that its reputation isn't bolstered and thus cheapened by pity or whatever makes people check someone out AFTER they die.
Heathen-Reality-The Next Day (Extra)-Blackstar is a stellar run. Reality is the weakest of the bunch, but it's still really good.
Bowie's the best. I had no idea there was so much love for him. In the 90s he was a joke, early 00s nobody cared... But then something happened before he died, maybe around 2010. And he was kind enough to return and give us around 30 new songs. I' m really sad and feel like I lost a friend rather than my favorite musician, but the records will always be there.
I feel really bad for his daughter. It must be awful to lose your dad so young. Hopefully the public outpouring of sadness, admiration and love for the man help her a bit. If not now, then maybe in the future. As for me, it's going to be weird to not wonder what he's going to do next.
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Bowie's the best. I had no idea there was so much love for him. In the 90s he was a joke, early 00s nobody cared...