The Man Who Polled the World, aka DAVID BOWIE POLL RESULTS

Hmmm, gum-chewing G.E. Smith in the video for "Fahsion" does not help it's cause.

re the 'awful' thing he drew on the floor:
http://bowiesongs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dbka.jpg?w=450

31. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) - 375 points/16 votes/2 first-place votes

http://youtu.be/9jg4ekLG9Zo

WHY is there still no DVD of Cracked Actor? the version of Sweet Thing on that is the best thing ehe ever did imo.

You're not alone!

I used to go out with a girl who looked a bit like that Tree of Life pic

Hmmm, gum-chewing G.E. Smith in the video for "Fahsion" does not help it's cause.

omigod I thought it was Fripp. What the hell was Smith even doing in the video?!

have we had any post-Let's Dance tracks yet? would be a bit disappointing if this was a complete shutout

Albums results suggests it might be.

well it makes more sense for albums since they're less granular

What the hell was G.E. Smith doing there?

This Is Not America ought to place, but that's about it.

What's going to place though? Absolute Beginners maybe

Sunday from Heathen was pretty good.

I voted for two tracks post LD, I think they and one or two others at most may make it.

I *nearly* included Hallo Spaceboy, maybe someone likes it?

and this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl8mqKRrOts

30. "Ziggy Stardust" (from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) - 390 points/18 votes/0 first-place votes

Studio: http://youtu.be/XXq5VvYAI1Q
From Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture: http://youtu.be/G8sdsW93ThQ

I voted for a couple too I think, but will be shocked to see them now.

Magic Dance?

I voted for 5 post-Let's Dance songs.

'songs by artists 20+ years after their debut' could be an awesome future poll

Never underestimate ILM's 80s bias (cf. Jacksons poll)

haha a lack of '90s/'00s songs in a David Bowie poll has soooo little to do with "ILM's 80s bias"

Sunday from Heathen was pretty good.

― piscesx, Wednesday, March 7, 2012

It's on my ballot. So is "Jump They Say."

I *nearly* included Hallo Spaceboy, maybe someone likes it?

I do!

me three.

the Pet Shop Boys remix I hope

I voted for 5 post-Let's Dance songs.

Me too. One was sort of an in-joke with myself.

do share

i voted for 3 post-Let's Dance songs and they were all for lols

29. "Panic in Detroit" (from Aladdin Sane) - 400 points/19 votes/0 first-place votes

http://youtu.be/Rf0fmqWS-kI

Time Will Crawl. I do like the intro and there's a (cancelled) TOTP appearance that I'm fond of but it's a pretty bad Bowie period; Time Will Crawl has sort of become a bit of a punchline-without-a-joke amongst friends...

xxp

v disappointed in Fame's showing. This poll is crap. I hope you all fall off a cliff.

(jk)

the last 6 or 7 seem like they all should've been top 20, but I guess he just has that many amazing songs

is it any wonder

28. "Let's Dance" (from Let's Dance) - 422 points/22 votes/0 first-place votes

Official video: http://youtu.be/N4d7Wp9kKjA
Album: http://youtu.be/Af6jOq0dWqo
Live By Request, 2002: http://youtu.be/c4O6l6O-tgA

I voted for 3 post LD songs.... two of which were mentioned above, but seems a lost cause at this point.

Nothing's a lost cause imo. Up is down. Black is white. Fame is 33.

when an incongruous group of musicians make music together and it's bad, people just talk about how odd it is that they collaborated at all. when David Bowie, Nile Rodgers and Stevie Ray Vaughan made "Let's Dance," it just sounded so perfect that nobody really cared that much how improbable it was.

Nile is great on Let's Dance in his book. The incredible sense of freedom he got from being able to throw all this avant-garde playing into the song and, more prosaically, finally as a black dude being able to make a song with 'dance' in the title that that you didn't have to be able to dance to.

I wish it didn't have the lame twist & shout intro, because otherwise it's nothing but stunning

intro is great

I love the two rehearsal bootlegs of SRV playing old songs for the Serious Moonlight tour. Shame his manager canned his involvement at the last minute.

♪♫ the serious moonlight ♫♪

eeriah oooaaahhh

27. "Drive-In Saturday" (from Aladdin Sane) - 441 points/20 votes/0 first-place votes

Album: http://youtu.be/HAqUDDMhfA0
LWT, 1973: http://youtu.be/MfsN8UH8p1Q

so far, i've only placed "cat people", "all the young dudes", "fashion", "diamond dogs" and "let's dance". should have probably voted for "aladdin sane" and "fame", but didn't. assume all the good songs will be tomorrow?

and when you say run, i'll run with you
and when you say hide, we'll hiiiiiiiiiiiide hiiiiiiiiiiiiiide hiiiiiiiiiiiiiide hiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

^^ i always wait the whole song for this part

not so much "TREMBLE LIKE A FLOOOOOOOOOWER" but really that's ok too