OK no more predictions.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
he does look like Dot Cotton in the Be My Wife video.
― piscesx, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
"Be My Wife" was the second single from Low after "Sound and Vision", but it became the first new Bowie release since "Changes" to fail to break into the UK charts.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_My_Wife)
who knew?! actually you probably all did.
― piscesx, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
13. "Always Crashing in the Same Car" (from Low) 611 points/28 votes/ 1 first-place vote
Album: http://youtu.be/l2vEtfyveeYVH1 Storytellers, 1999: http://youtu.be/avUqlvmuNp4
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
My best high school friend watched his bride come down the aisle to the accompaniment of "Be My Wife."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
Looooooove the video, esp Bowie's expression while playing guitar: "Oh well I might as well play this" (purses lips diffidently).
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
Pleasantly surprised to see "Always Crashing in the Same Car" place! Had no idea it was so beloved (it was my #7).
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
always crashing is my favorite proper song on the berlin albums
― ciderpress, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
Surprised "Be My Wife" placed so high, good song for sure, just wouldn't have imagined quite so much love for it. "Always Crashing in the Same Car" definitely made my ballot though!
― grandavis, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
I'm surprised; now wondering what other oddities might show.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
post placement tripped me for a sec:
My best high school friend watched his bride come down the aisle to the accompaniment of "Be My Wife" "Always Crashing in the Same Car".
― woof, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not ignoring y'all btw, I'm just gathering videos.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
Picking them from the trees, removing their hard, protective shells, and chucking them at us willy-nilly.
Oh wait, that's not videos, that's chestnuts.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
By the way, the two disc Best of Bowie dvd set of videos is essential.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
Take it to the Ballard thread, Woof.
― Stevie T, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
xxxxp Better than "Ashes to Ashes", I guess
― Jeff W, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
I just ordered the Best of Bowie DVD specifically for the SECOND disc...hoping it will be a gateway for me to get into later Bowie
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
That box and the Ryko reissues absolutely cemented his reputation in the Classic Rock pantheon
Not only that, but the Rykos set the standard for CD reissues (rare bonus tracks!) A bunch of bands -- Elvis Costello and the Who, in particular -- modeled their reissue programs on Bowie's/Ryko's. Conversely, Bowie/Ryko might be to blame for the current era of endless reissues of the same material.
― we can be gyros just for one day (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
there's shedloads of easter eggs on that Best Of Bowie DVD fyi:
Oh! You Pretty Things (The Old Grey Whistle Test - take 2)Disc 1: Click on 'Play All' every 2nd time the alternative version will appear.
Interview with David Bowie and Russell Harty (before Drive-In Saturday)Disc 1: Scroll down to Drive-In Saturday on the tracklisting display and press right button. An underscore _ will appear, press enter. Not to be confused with the hyphen in Drive-In.
Screen ad for forthcoming Ziggy Stardust DVD release (Hammersmith Odeon 1973)Disc 1: Click on the lightning bolt logo on the tracklisting display.
Jazzin' For Blue Jean (complete promotional video)Disc 1: Highlight the track and press right. Click on the ) symbol on the tracklisting display. You will notice the picture change on the right hand side. Highlight and press right.
Blue Jean (MTV edit recorded at The Wag Club, Soho, London)Disc 1: Whilst you are playing the Jazzin' For Blue Jean video, when the girl goes to the jukebox to start the video - as soon as Bowie appears on the TV above the jukebox, click on enter.
Day In Day Out (Extended Mix)Disc 2: Click on 'Play All' every 2nd time - the extended mix will appear.
Miracle Goodnight (Remix)Disc 2: Play the 'Miracle Goodnight' video wait 5 minutes on the tracklist display and click enter.
Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin version)Disc 2: Click on the Mandarin symbol on the subtitle page.
Survive (Live in Paris)Disc 2: Click on 'Play All' every 2nd time the live version will appear.
― piscesx, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
i've had that 2 dvd set for yrs and had no idea re easter eggs !
huzzah ..
― mark e, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks, Piscesx!
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
no idea either!
On the other hand:
Day In Day Out (Extended Mix)
uhhh
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
what do you mean by "every second time"?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
from here http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/features/eastereggs.htm
― piscesx, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
12. "The Man Who Sold the World" (from The Man Who Sold the World) - 628 points/29 votes/0 first-place votes
Album: http://youtu.be/qbsw_auCEEgSaturday Night Live, 1979, with Klaus Nomi & Joey Arias: http://youtu.be/CpRI0LNoCoENirvana @ MTV Unplugged: http://youtu.be/BlpczB4fUZo
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
It surprises me that 'Be My Wife' didn't really get anywhere as a single, because to me it's the one track on Low that stands out as obvious single. It easily made my ballot. No question, no hesitation.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
wow, be my wife video is so perfectly suited to the song, which I'm pretty sure made it into my top twenty. love love love it
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
I feel like I knew The Man Who Sold the World before Nirvana rehabilitated it, but I could be kidding myself. Impossible to tell - unless I could somehow get hold of every Radio 1 playlist from the late 70s to the late 80s.
― ledge, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
I saw Lulu do this live at 7am on breakfast tv maybe four years ago. It's just not right, live musical performances at that hour.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
I knew the song/album well prior to Unplugged, and the first time I heard Nirvana's cover was in a Taco Bell. I immediately knew who/what it was, but it seemed insanely incongruous; I thought, "How am I hearing this song in this place?"
― we can be gyros just for one day (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
that's it for early bowie outside of life on mars, right?
― iatee, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
early meaning pre-ziggy
I feel like I knew The Man Who Sold the World before Nirvana rehabilitated it, but I could be kidding myself
Ha, I know what you mean! But I'm p. sure that I recognised it tho when I watched Nirvana Unplugged.
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
I never knew about the easter eggs either! Huge thanks.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
Really hope "Velvet Goldmine" places up there. I love that song, esp. the spooky-ooky backing vocals.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
Did anybody else vote for Black Country Rock or Janine? Those are my two favorite early Bowie songs.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
Glad this song placed high. Love the multi-tracked, wordless vocals on the outro. Just a cool-sounding song.
― grandavis, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel),
This. He looks downright miserable, perfect for the lyrics.
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
was Velvet Goldmine a known track pre the Ryko reissues? i know that Sweet Head was utterly unknown until the Rykos.
― piscesx, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
11. "Oh! You Pretty Things" (from Hunky Dory) - 630 points/30 votes/0 first-place votes
Album: http://youtu.be/wIXGDQtQJaMOld Grey Whistle Test: http://youtu.be/bnXZ3R3OWpg
― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
My #2
― we can be gyros just for one day (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
Classic.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
hmmm where is Speed of Life?
― top 100 comedy facepalms of all time (loves laboured breathing), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
(or did it already place and I just am not thinking right?)
― top 100 comedy facepalms of all time (loves laboured breathing), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for Black Country Rock.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
Three in a row for me, has me wondering if every song left will be on my ballot. Great song, classic indeed. Wonder why a song like this got no play on classic rock radio when I was a kid? Seems like it fits with a lot of other stuff that got play (such a huge chorus too!, made for the radio).
― grandavis, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
Referring to "Oh! You Pretty Things" of course.
Velvet Goldmine a b-side? wikicheck, yes, eventually, to the 75 rerelease of Space Oddity. So full-on fans would likely know, casual listeners likely not.
― woof, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
It was on the Ryko Ziggy though too, which was the first exposure many people had to that album.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 March 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
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