I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled Random Weekend to acknowledge the passing of a musical legend, David Bowie.
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Song of the Day #2,517: ‘Starman’ – David Bowie
A few weeks back I decided to count down the best albums of my birth year, 1972.
When I dove into my collection to start the process, I was surprised to discover that I own only seven albums from that year, which certainly reduces the drama of the proposed countdown.
I guess it makes sense that I wouldn’t own a large number of records from one specific year more than 40 years back. But a little research revealed a couple of dozen albums that struck a nerve back when I was a mewling babe.
Song of the Day #2,005: ‘Modern Love’ – David Bowie
I ended last week with a few posts about music in recent movies.
I like that it gave me the chance to jot down some thoughts about those films, in the absence of full-length reviews, so I’m going to keep it up this week.
I can’t remember the last time I disliked a movie as instantly as I did Frances Ha.
Song of the Day #1,597: ‘Lady Stardust’ – David Bowie
I’ve featured only one David Bowie song on this blog, and that was nearly four years ago. There is definitely a Bowie-sized hole in my music collection.
I never got around to exploring Bowie’s discography the way I’ve dug back into, say, The Rolling Stones. He remains a mystery, floating just outside of my sphere of familiarity though I’m very much aware of how beloved he is by critics and fans alike.
Song of the Day #152: ‘Little Drummer Boy’ – Bing Crosby & David Bowie
As my sister mentioned in the ‘Life on Mars?’ thread, this was the clip that turned her from David Bowie-averse into a fan.
About as unlikely a pair as you can imagine, Bing Crosby and David Bowie joined up in 1977 to film what would become a classic Christmas clip. Crosby wanted to feature a talented young rocker on his yearly Christmas special and Bowie got the call.
Meet Me In Montauk 