Bowie Favourite?

[skelstar]

Just listening to David Bowie's "Bowie: The Singles Collection". Friggin awesome collection of songs. Not a dedicated DB fan but theres something about his songs that 'strikes chord'...

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I usually think polls are a bit naff but I'm going to give it a go.

So whats your favourite Bowie hit? Sorry theres a limited number of selections...

Personally I love the songs that Seu Jorge performed in 'Life Aquatic', and 'Fashion' that was in 'A Knights Tale'.

All of them are cool really. Cool:cool:

[Disco Dan]

Absolute Beginners.

:innocent: Luv that one!

[kiwifruit]

Oooh, fashion!

(they are all good tho)

[The Stranger]

Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)

[Trudes]

I like "Ziggy Stardust" and "Heroes"
(the Laughing Gnome, one of Nigel's friends calls me that, bastard!)

[Maha]

Laughing Gnome......always think of SPB when i hear it....:killingme

[skelstar]

"Laughing Gnome"? Why would he call you th....oh yeah I get it :shutup:

[Lissa]

The songs from the Labyrinth movie... an all time fav of mine when I was a little girl!

[Disco Dan]

The songs from the Labyrinth movie... an all time fav of mine when I was a little girl!

"Dance magic, dance!" Fantastic movie that one!

"ello"
"Did you just say hello?"
"no, I said ello"

:sunny:

[Trudes]

The songs from the Labyrinth movie... an all time fav of mine when I was a little girl!

Same, I loved that movie!! (OK, I recently bought it on DVD!)

[jrandom]

The songs from the Labyrinth movie... an all time fav of mine when I was a little girl!

I have the soundtrack album.

In fact, I think I might just play it, right now.

And what's with missing out 'Ashes to Ashes' from the poll, eh?

[skelstar]

And what's with missing out 'Ashes to Ashes' from the poll, eh?
Yeah fair enough...I had friggin 37 tracks to choose from on this album alone!

[RC1]

the one with queen under pressure ?? i think its called

[Trudes]

Saw him in a movie called "The Prestige" recently, he looked to be showing some age:shutup: was still good though, interesting flick too.

[Lissa]

Same, I loved that movie!! (OK, I recently bought it on DVD!)

Yea going buy a copy Real Soon!

As the World Falls down would have to be my fav from the movie.. nice lyrics too.

[Lissa]

Saw him in a movie called "The Prestige" recently, he looked to be showing some age:shutup: was still good though, interesting flick too.
Edit/ Oops it was him.. shit I didnt think it was.. looks really old.

[Trudes]

"Dance magic, dance!" Fantastic movie that one!

"ello"
"Did you just say hello?"
"no, I said ello"

:sunny:

Haha, and 'The Bog of Eternal Stench', that's what we used to call my brother!

[Maha]

All the Young Dudes...that he wrote for Mott the Hoople

[Magua]

Space Oddity, Heroes, Ashes to Ashes, Life On Mars, Rebel Rebel.. Space Oddity stands out, but they're all great songs. No, too hard to choose a favourite.

[skelstar]

Space Oddity...
Yeah, SO is a great song but such a cliche now eh?...like saying: 'My favourite Queen song is Bohemian Rhapsody". EVERYONE knows that song and almost exclusively that song.

[The Pastor]

I clicked the wrong one, i ment space oddity.

[Paul in NZ]

I can't believe we have a David Bowie thread on a motorcycle discussion board?

[ManDownUnder]

Putting out fire (with Gasoline) aka theme from Cat People

[koba]

Starman
Ziggy stardust

[Krayy]

BLUE JEAN !!!!!!!

Gotta love the 20 minute video that went with it....first one to wrap a song in a short movie (f**k Thriller).

[Goblin]

the one with queen under pressure ?? i think its called:laugh: You wouldnt believe how often that song is played on the radio while I'm driving...and need to pee!

My favourite Bowie song is Sorrow. :yes:

[riffer]

Pretty much anything with Mick Ronson on guitar, but I'll pick Suffragette City as my personal fave.

However, Station to Station from Stage is up there too.

[MotoGirl]

I'm another Ziggy Stardust nut... Thanks Guitar Hero for getting me hooked on that one :rofl:

[Macktheknife]

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, or anything from Labyrinth , or Blue Jean, or Young Americans, China Girl, Modern Love, Berlin Trilogy Albums were good, Gospel According to Tony Day, Jean Genie, Changes, Golden Years, Queen Bitch.
Take your pick really, not like I'm a fan or anything.....

[BarBender]

Sound and Vision

[Skyryder]

1 Loving the Alien.

2 Suffragette City

3 Ashes to Ashes

4 Slow Burn

Hell what's the not to like??


Skyryder

[Shadows]

Some of the best have to be...
Ashes to Ashes
Jean Genie
Suffragette City
Rock 'n Roll Suicide
Five Years
The Man Who Sold The World
Sorrow
Ziggy Stardust
Moonage Daydream

But there are so many I'm bound to have missed a couple.

[Hitcher]

Modern Love.

I don't want to go out
I wont stay in
Get things done

I catch a paper boy
But things don't really change
I'm standing in the wind
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

There's no sign of life
It's just the power to charm
I'm lying in the rain
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

Never gonna fall for
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in god and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - don't believe in modern love

It's not really work
It's just the power to charm
I'm still standing in the wind
But I never wave bye bye

But I try, I try

Never gonna fall for
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in god and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - don't believe in modern love
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in god and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - I don't believe in modern love

Modern love, Modern love, Modern love, Modern love, Modern love, Modern love
Modern love, Modern love, Modern love, Modern love, Modern love, Modern love

Modern love - Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love - Modern love, walks on by
Modern love - Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love - Modern love, walks on by
Never gonna fall for
Never gonna fall for

[Virago]

Too difficult to choose, but "Life on Mars", "Ashes to Ashes", and "Absolute Beginners" would have be up the top of my list.

The man's a genius, and that voice........!

He's done some weird stuff in the last decade though....

[skelstar]

The Man Who Sold The World
Ah yes, very cool song. As I mentioned before, Seu Jorge has done some very cool remakes/renditions of some Bowie songs in 'Life Aquatic'. All sung in Portuguese and peformed on a classical guitar. Very cool....counting down from ten in Portuguese ala Space Oddity when the pirates are boarding the ship is quite funny.

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[peasea]

Laughing Gnome......always think of SPB when i hear it....:killingme

I always think of Piggy Muldoon

[peasea]

He's done some weird stuff in the last decade though....

And you haven't??

[ynot slow]

gotta be but close behind is major tom as his stoned alter ego,all that out of it era was him at creative best

[Fat Tony]

I can't pick one single favourite track, there's just too many quality tunes to the man's name. To name a few of my favourites:

Kooks
The Bewley Brothers
Andy Warhol
Amsterdam
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
5 Years
Queen Bitch

[paturoa]

"Laughing Gnome"? Why would he call you th....oh yeah I get it :shutup:

x2 - it is just so bad its good....

[xwhatsit]

I can't pick one single favourite track, there's just too many quality tunes to the man's name. To name a few of my favourites:

Kooks
The Bewley Brothers
Andy Warhol
Amsterdam
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
5 Years
Queen Bitch

Sounds like you like Hunky Dory a lot, going by that list.

Life on Mars is off Hunky Dory as well, which is what I picked. And I'll have you know I liked it well before the television mini series came out :D

How can you not love the lyrics? They're so surreal...

"Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man!
Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show."

And then later...

"It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow.
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again.
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads."

Except I always used to think it was "'Cause Lenin's on sale again.", which I found very amusing because Lenin was a communist...

[Fat Tony]

Sounds like you like Hunky Dory a lot, going by that list.

Oh yes :niceone: a quality album

[peasea]

Yeah, lots good stuff from that guy, 'Low' was underated, 'Station to Station' featured some good numbers (as did my supplier) but really, the first step was 'Space Oddity'. Well done that man.

[Scorpygirl]

Being 150 cm love "Laughing Gnome"!!! Hahaha!!! :yes: But there are so many others!!!!

[Virago]

Being 150 cm love "Laughing Gnome"!!! Hahaha!!! :yes: But there are so many others!!!!

Why - are gnomes and midgets from the same genus? :dodge:

[kro]

Lets Dance
Heroes

[What?]

Lots of Top 10 stuff getting the mentions here.
Most of Bowie's really good stuff never got played on radio - Moonage Daydream and Sweet Thing / Candidate for instance. And the Berlin stuff.

Mick Ronson and Carlos Alomar are OK, but I'd plump for Earl Slick's playing abilities over either of those two.
Have a listen to David Live at the Tower Philadelphia, then tell me I'm wrong...

[kiwifruit]

I've recently started running, david is the only thing on my mp3 player, his songs seem to remove me from the reality of the cardio workout really well :rockon:

[miSTa]

Ok, I'll admit it - I like "John, I'm only Dancing" (despite it's connotations), love the bass. And no I'm no that way inclined.