I only heard the idiot a few years ago, after growing up with bowie's china girl. I did it at karaoke not long after and tried to channel iggy not bowie. (voted for dum dum boys.)
― ledge, Saturday, 13 May 2023 09:31 (one year ago) link
I love this album. "Sister Midnight" is possibly one of the funkiest things Bowie had a hand in while still sounding like it was played by zombies. That's my vote!
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 13 May 2023 13:30 (one year ago) link
Was there an inspiration for Iggy and Bowie's posing for this cover and Heroes? Or did they just both decide it would be funny/cool.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 13 May 2023 13:41 (one year ago) link
I think both Egon Schiele and/or Oskar Kokoschka were influences on this, Heroes and Lodger. Artwork-wise that is.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 13 May 2023 13:45 (one year ago) link
Erich Heckel was art inspiration for both.
Also, noone’s mentioned Baby yet? Always been a second side fave.
― vmajestic, Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:28 (one year ago) link
And by second I mean first!
― vmajestic, Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:29 (one year ago) link
dum dum boys
― paolo, Saturday, 13 May 2023 17:48 (one year ago) link
I guess it was Phil Palmer and not Carlos Alomar who did that cool menacing guitar line on “Dumb Dumb Boys”. That part is really ace.
“Funtime” is one of the most krautock sounding tunes of the Iggy/Bowie Germany sets.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Saturday, 13 May 2023 18:12 (one year ago) link
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Saturday, 13 May 2023 18:13 (one year ago) link
That was weird.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Saturday, 13 May 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
Bowie played the original guitar, came with the line; Palmer may have imitated it
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 13 May 2023 18:35 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 15 May 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
I'll probably vote Funtime for this line alone: Down in the basement just the other day / Talking to Dracula and his crew
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Monday, 15 May 2023 09:15 (one year ago) link
Any answer other than "Dum Dum Boys" is laughably wrong.
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 15 May 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link
Ended up voting for "Nightclubbing" but yeah "Dum Dum Boys" is right there.
― Bee OK, Monday, 15 May 2023 22:50 (one year ago) link
Never forget. I can't believe no one's posted this. Drunk housewives watched this shit..
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=189455796552905
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 May 2023 23:05 (one year ago) link
Or better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2eB8f020Pc
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 May 2023 23:06 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 16 May 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
haha I love these kinds of results
― broken breakbeat (sleeve), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 00:03 (one year ago) link
indeed. great turnout!
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 00:20 (one year ago) link
Oh man, only one vote for "Tiny Girls"... not that I voted for it.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Tuesday, 16 May 2023 05:51 (one year ago) link
I voted 'Funtime' but that live clip of 'Dum Dum Boys' Bee OK posted upthread is incredible - I can't stop watching it, so much queasy energy.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 16 May 2023 07:11 (one year ago) link
Results like this are one of my fave things on ILX.
And shout out to Alex In NYC who's apparently returned!
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 16 May 2023 07:54 (one year ago) link
I voted for "Dum Dum Boys" from memory; gave it a listen last night and found it just as moving as I used to.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 May 2023 16:12 (one year ago) link
This thread eventually led me to this youtube channel from Dennis Davis's young son, who made a series of documentaries about his late dad talking to Tony Visconti, Carlos Alomar, etc. It's sweet and sad and illuminating, with lots of great studio footage, Visconti bringing up the original session files, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videos
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Friday, 19 May 2023 18:08 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCUBRFkvvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBn5PjGICL0
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Friday, 19 May 2023 18:09 (one year ago) link