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

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.

The whole Cat People soundtrack is great! At least I like it.

42. "Jean Genie" (from Aladdin Sane) - 300 points/14 votes/0 first-place votes

studio: http://youtu.be/CGQo6zpVzt8
Top of the Pops, January 1973: http://youtu.be/yEmGQYCuc6M - WATCH THIS ONE, YO

BLOCKBUSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

That unearthed TOTP perf was one of the reasons I gave the song 4th place.

says he's a beautician
who sells you nutrition

My opinion on this one is a bit like my opinion on 'Cracked Actor'... it's a good slab of rock'n'roll, it's highly listenable and I don't mind it, but it's never been one of my favourites.

That jacket! His skin doesn't even look like real human skin. There should really be a poll for DB's various looks -- he has had SO MANY!!!

* thread grinds to a halt while everyone watches that TOTP clip *

Are the sideburns on the bassist dyed, or is it just his hair and he went white in the beard really young? Either way, tough look to have to pull off.

I was wondering the same thing. He looks like one of those weird monkeys with distinctive facial hair.

The hair grows out of his brain.

It is true, his skin does not look human. How can a face be so smoothe?

Is the whole thing getting posted today?!?!?@

I'm not even sure they're real. (the sideburns)

Not a huge fan of JG the song, but that TOTP clip is really great. Love Ronson's shoes.

he learned puppet makeup in mime school!

Last one of the day coming up.

Maybe he is a shark. Speaking of, I have been ogling his old teeth (RIP old teeth).

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgmi11oXWl1qc97xyo1_250.jpg

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l875wn0RSv1qckm0wo1_500.jpg

DB's teeth analyised
http://www.youtu.be/dtrjZRQ8TzU

I think my favorite bit of that TOTP performance was the "Love Me Do" quote at the end.

41. "Wild Is the Wind" (from Station to Station) - 313 points/13 votes/0 first-place votes

studio: http://youtu.be/pMICp0gwZic
Live at the Beeb, 2000: http://youtu.be/RT__JxncHEs

I hated cutting WitW so I'm glad to see it place.

Interesting that this one came higher than 'Word On A Wing' in terms of the Station To Station tracks.

At one point the entire album was on my ballot, but it seemed slight overkill.

You're not the only one who was tempted to put all of the Station To Station tracks in there. I think I settled for about half of them, which still only amounts to 3 songs. This one didn't make my ballot, though.

Greatest ILM thread ever: TS: Prince or Bowie?

Interesting that this one came higher than 'Word On A Wing' in terms of the Station To Station tracks.

Yes.

'wild is the wind' is one of my favorites

i love "kooks" it makes me think of my lil girl at home

Do we think 'African Night Flight' is gonna make it...not terribly high on my list but I do hope some love is shown for it...

I'm thinking #16-40 tomorrow, and the top 15 Thursday. I'm also thinking we're going to have pancakes, bacon and maybe a fried egg for dinner tonight.

sounds good on both counts

Rundown sounds good, looling forward to 40-16 tomorrow!

Do we think 'African Night Flight' is gonna make it...not terribly high on my list but I do hope some love is shown for it...

― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:58 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I didn't vote for it, but I hope so. I'd be very happy if pretty much any of the Lodger tracks charted highly.

Beginning to regret not including 'Lady Grinning Soul' and 'DJ'...