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

46. "The Bewlay Brothers" (from Hunky Dory) - 284 points/14 votes/0 first-place votes

http://youtu.be/8a82arE0JSQ

cmon KOOKS

Oh come ON, Bewlay Brothers can't be this low

Another personal Bowie favourite of mine that didn't make my ballot. Ranks up there with his best album closers for me.

(Oh, hey Jeff - funny anyone should remember me at all.)

Bewlay Brothers was my no.5. Another day it'd've been my no.1.

I'M STARVING FOR ME GRAAAAVYYY!

I've listened to it several times this week and it just doesn't stick to me for whatever reason.

"Diamond Dogs" way too low - what an ominous piece of sleaze that is. I intend a compliment.

I know not everyone likes that 'gravy' part at the end, but I've always felt it added a nice twist to the track.

It's perfect, there's really no other way to top the heavy lyrics of that song except with a silly vari-speed ending.

xxp I'm really surprised Diamond Dogs is - yes, I know - TOO LOW. My No. 4 - I adore it. One of his very best classic singles.

feel like at least one of the berlin trilogy is going to have the entire tracklist make it into the top 60

I have a feeling that all of the tracks from Station To Station will make it. There's only 6 of them!

45. "Word on a Wing" (from Station to Station) - 288 points/10votes/1 first-place vote

http://youtu.be/DTIAiMeyd7Q

Oh come now. My number one.

Really, people?

And there we go! I absolutely adore this song. This was my #2.

The first couple of lines are so awesome that I feel the song doesn't really recover from them. And Bowie's histrionics in the second half are distracting.

My #9. Treasure of a tune

Is anyone spotify playlisting this thing?

I left DD off my ballot, but it was one of the hardest cuts.

Bewlay Brothers was my #9. I dunno, I love all Bowie songs that conjure fantastic images, places, people. This one has big sweep and artful wordplay, and touching, telling details so softly offered up... and then that course intrusion at the end, fucking w/ yr expectations.

Word on a Wing doesn't touch me at all.

Word is one of my faves off StS...can't remember my justification for leaving it off my ballot, but I shouldn't have axed it.

I thought it was gonna be a top ten. But then. These are all winners.

I love that guitar lick in the intro, and the "sweet flame you're born once again" backing vocals. A great set of lyrics in here as well. Like everything on Station To Station, it never feels as long as it actually is.

Is anyone spotify playlisting this thing?

― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Tuesday, March 6, 2012 2:43 PM (1 minute ago)

I can start one after I finish with today's tracks (4 more to go), but not til then. If someone else wants to do it, have at it.

I guess I'm learning I like OTT Bowie more than most - I was surprised Teenage Wildlife was as low also.

The "histrionics", I guess - his vocal gymnastics. I.e. THE COKE.

http://open.spotify.com/user/simon7bond7/playlist/5eB7YOnC2x30Zmt1vWrdVb

I think the histrionics are fucking brilliant, fwiw.

44. "Kooks" (from Hunky Dory) = 290 points/14 votes/0 first-place votes

http://youtu.be/Mdr05UVBihY

will not take any of the "TOO LOW"'s seriously considering that Beauty and the Beast and MOVE ON are outside the top 50

La Lechera to thread!

"what in the world" was my no.1, thanks for the hugs dorsalstop! Really in love with the whole first side of Low.

many xps

Yaaaaay!! 13 other people see the beauty of this lighthearted silly little song.

We believe in you.

I don't think I ended up voting for "Kooks", but it's one of the best songs on that album.

Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads, 'cuz they're not much cop at punching other people's dads!

will not take any of the "TOO LOW"'s seriously considering that Beauty and the Beast and MOVE ON are outside the top 50

I think that if there's one complaint about this list, it's going to be that it was too Low.

TOO LOWE!

http://991.com/newgallery/Nick-Lowe-Bowi-449845.jpg

Well there goes my "I love the sound of 'Breaking Glass'" joke for No. 15.

43. "Warszawa" (from Low) - 291 points/13 votes/0 first-place votes

Studio: http://youtu.be/9Gy94N_mcWs
Live, Tokyo 1978: http://youtu.be/j9rELaQztqk

http://open.spotify.com/user/simon7bond7/playlist/5eB7YOnC2x30Zmt1vWrdVb

― kraudive, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 20:51 (13 minutes ago) Bookmark

Applause! Thanks kraudive!

Yes, thank you!!

Thanks kraudive!

Warszawa is great, was on my original list until I gacked all instrumentals from it.

there are vocals on it!

eeeeeee aaaaaa ooooooooo-eeeeeeeee-ooooooeeeeeeeehhhh!

Was just gonna say: it's not really an instrumental, I just always think of it that way! Obviously my logic for this poll was muddled. It's not the side effects of the caffeine, though, I swear.

That Tokyo performance is great -- I can imagine the slow tempo tripping people up without a conductor. There was also a crappy cellphone video posted of a 2002 performance, but I didn't want to post that link.

xp -- I always think of it as an instrumental myself.

xxxxp - this Moroder version of Cat People is lovely.