David Bowie 1947 - 2016

[Isslander]

Guys, I am bummed out.

David Bowie, one of the greatest songwriters/icons of our time has passed away. I have always loved the dude, since I got to know his music in the eighties, and later sought out to get to know his earlier stuff. His later music, from about 1990 and to the end I admit I'm not well enough into. Do love Earthling though, think I am one of maybe not that many that do.

He was criticized for "selling out" with his Let's Dance album, but I have always felt that Bowie just did whatever he wanted. When he wanted to make some money with some hits, he did just that.

What a man. He will always have my respect.

Say hello from me to the Starman in the sky, David.

 

[PIPA23]

i love his music, even the new album i heard some of the songs, i liked him..

huge loss.

RIP

 

[gerd]

One of the all-time greats.
The last album is very good...

Wrote some of the best songs ever:

Life on Mars
Wild is the Wind
Heroes

and so many others...

 

[Isslander]

Wild is the Wind was not an original song of his, but he certainly made it his own.

 

[ThomasGOAL]

A genius, creator, forward thinking R.I.P

 

[gerd]

Wild is the Wind was not an original song of his, but he certainly made it his own.

That is a revelation for me...never knew this.

Who was the original artist of that song..(i will google it, never mind).

Edit from Wikipedia:

Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. The track was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind

 

[Placebo]

Ok that's really eerie, was talking about him with the wife last night and we sat and listened to the A-capella version of Under Pressure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMQb9LCNGxs

She said something along the lines of "it's amazing he's still here with the lifestyle he led"...

 

[OneEitherFlank]

The duke is dead, long live the duke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9OIrJQIn2Q