I'll never forget being creeped out by the video for Fashion when I was 8. The beep beep part.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
oof, that's three of my top 10 gone in the last four reveals. The thing I especially treasure about "Fashion" is the intro: one of those "what you thought was the beat turns out to be the offbeat" tricks that gets me every time.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
"Fashion" and "Fame" held very similar spots on my list, i.e., both songs I really like but not top-20 candidates. Both of these were late cuts though. Definitely victims of overexposure for me I think, but songs I still get excited for when they come on in a movie/store/on the radio.
Love the "Freaks and Geeks" scene where Ken throws on "Fashion" to test whether or not he is gay.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
One of the original MTV VJs, Alan Hunter, is the blue-stripey shirt guy wearing a fake mouse nose in that video.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
both were on my ballot but "Fashion" placing above "Fame" is crazy to me
― some dude, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, any joy I got from Fame (and Under Pressure) were utterly destroyed by hearing it in pool halls about ten times a night.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:35 (twelve years ago) link
Hmmm, gum-chewing G.E. Smith in the video for "Fahsion" does not help it's cause.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
re the 'awful' thing he drew on the floor:http://bowiesongs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dbka.jpg?w=450
― piscesx, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
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
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
WHY is there still no DVD of Cracked Actor? the version of Sweet Thing on that is the best thing ehe ever did imo.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
You're not alone!
― Euler, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
I used to go out with a girl who looked a bit like that Tree of Life pic
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
omigod I thought it was Fripp. What the hell was Smith even doing in the video?!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
have we had any post-Let's Dance tracks yet? would be a bit disappointing if this was a complete shutout
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
Albums results suggests it might be.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
well it makes more sense for albums since they're less granular
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
What the hell was G.E. Smith doing there?
― grandavis, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
This Is Not America ought to place, but that's about it.
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
What's going to place though? Absolute Beginners maybe
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
Sunday from Heathen was pretty good.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for two tracks post LD, I think they and one or two others at most may make it.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
I *nearly* included Hallo Spaceboy, maybe someone likes it?
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
and this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl8mqKRrOts
― piscesx, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
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/XXq5VvYAI1QFrom Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture: http://youtu.be/G8sdsW93ThQ
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for a couple too I think, but will be shocked to see them now.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
Magic Dance?
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for 5 post-Let's Dance songs.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
'songs by artists 20+ years after their debut' could be an awesome future poll
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
Never underestimate ILM's 80s bias (cf. Jacksons poll)
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
haha a lack of '90s/'00s songs in a David Bowie poll has soooo little to do with "ILM's 80s bias"
― some dude, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
― piscesx, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
It's on my ballot. So is "Jump They Say."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
I do!
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
me three.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
the Pet Shop Boys remix I hope
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
Me too. One was sort of an in-joke with myself.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
do share
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
i voted for 3 post-Let's Dance songs and they were all for lols
― some dude, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
29. "Panic in Detroit" (from Aladdin Sane) - 400 points/19 votes/0 first-place votes
http://youtu.be/Rf0fmqWS-kI
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
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
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
v disappointed in Fame's showing. This poll is crap. I hope you all fall off a cliff.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
(jk)
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
the last 6 or 7 seem like they all should've been top 20, but I guess he just has that many amazing songs
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
is it any wonder
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
28. "Let's Dance" (from Let's Dance) - 422 points/22 votes/0 first-place votes
Official video: http://youtu.be/N4d7Wp9kKjAAlbum: http://youtu.be/Af6jOq0dWqoLive By Request, 2002: http://youtu.be/c4O6l6O-tgA
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for 3 post LD songs.... two of which were mentioned above, but seems a lost cause at this point.
― smash williams, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Nothing's a lost cause imo. Up is down. Black is white. Fame is 33.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― some dude, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
I wish it didn't have the lame twist & shout intro, because otherwise it's nothing but stunning
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
intro is great
― some dude, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link