It's hard to get a full grasp on Bowie because he was the ultimate chameleon. From album to album, he's something completely different. And, every incarnation is great.

@CarlosTehJackal

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, he was a one of a kind genius.

@kierstenridgway4634

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

@billdecat855

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better 👏

@jxchamb

2 жыл бұрын

Bowie didn't change with the times. The times changed with him.

@emilymartinez6961

2 жыл бұрын

It still blows my mind that she can't get a grip on who Bowie is? He's the best of his kind💖

The problem (really it's a great thing) is that you will never get "the vibe" of David Bowie because he really doesn't have one. He was a chameleon as far as his music, constantly experimenting and trying different styles. There really is no such thing as a definitive Bowie sound. He was always evolving.

@frankstiling9999

7 ай бұрын

Indeed 💥

Bowie is a true artist. He does not care about genres or styles. He just believes in good music.

The thing to getting Bowie is to just look at the different styles and sounds he played with over the years. He was one of those musicians who just knew how to write a good song and didn't need to do it in any particular style. Even to the very end, his last album Blackstar, mixed avant-garde with jazz, triphop, art rock etc. Really talented guy.

Bowie was a generational type talent, he couldnt be put in any single genre because his discography is just so massive, and he really knew how to make good music, with thought provoking lyrics. He was one of a kind for sure.

@glenchapman3899

2 жыл бұрын

And by all reports could throw a punch. He flattened Lou Reed and in a separate incident belted Rod Stewart (both back in the late 70s )

Bowie reinvented himself multiple times during his career. This is 80’s Bowie, or what I refer to as mainstream or MTV Bowie. The thing I love most about this song is the beat--drummer laid down a beat that is just infectious!don’t know his name but he killed it.

@raserx63

2 жыл бұрын

The great Omar Hakim on this track. Tony Thompson also played on the Let’s Dance album .. so Bowie always hired the best!

@maruka1716

2 жыл бұрын

@@raserx63 I think it's the album version of the song synched with concert footage, which means you're listening to Omar Hakim but looking at Tony Thompson.

@supertrexandroidx

2 жыл бұрын

I suspect part of the problem for Lex is that she hasn't found a convenient category to put him in, and of course there really isn't one for Bowie. So maybe she just isn't destined to appreciate him ;)

"China Girl", "Let's Dance" and "Jean Jeanie"...all good David Bowie tunes I still listen to 👌

@heathcornbeef

2 жыл бұрын

China girl co written by Iggy Pop who released it before Bowie

@antonytheolddog8626

2 жыл бұрын

Let's dance, produced by Nile Rodgers. And Bowie gave a photo of a person or a place or something and said to Nile. I want it to sound like that..😎

@vohbovohborian28

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and Starman, Life on Mars, so many great songs

@heathcornbeef

2 жыл бұрын

@@vohbovohborian28 And not an AUTOTUNE INSITE I HATE AUTO TUNE SAME CRAPPY SINGER IN A THOUSAND CRAPPY BAND'S

@brettkenschaft4239

2 жыл бұрын

@@antonytheolddog8626 Featuring the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar before he broke out and got famous!

Yes Lex, David Bowie was a very eccentric artist, he had his own style, his music was always different, that is what made him great and an Icon!!

@personalcheeses8073

2 жыл бұрын

But not eccentric in reality, rather a very intelligent, considered man with a sharp sense of humour. He was a showman, the eccentricity was part of the act

I think the issue about "getting" Bowie is that Bowie's music is so massively different from song to song. Like, put on "I'm Afraid of Americans" after this one and the only commonality is that it's got "Bowie" in the attribution - the man himself doesn't even sound the same.

Brad & Lex, Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar. Bowie's "Changes", "Young Americans" and Suffragette City" are next for you!!

@notmyrealname1730

2 жыл бұрын

Vaughn plays on Let's Dance as well.

@Kaddywompous

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he only played on the Let’s Dance album.

David Bowie didn't ever really have a vibe you could hold onto. He was truly genre fluid. ;)

@MarcosElMalo2

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, totally applicable, and doubly funny because his early personas were gender fluid (back when that was called androgynous).

From this 1983 album LETS DANCE is the best hit , which is a good song.

Got to admire Lex's dedication to figuring out artists! I hope she connects with Bowie on one of his songs.

@daniellysohirka5079

2 жыл бұрын

She's gotta play Lady Stardust

@malus.8833

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, when I play this song here in my house it's a click, my 2 yo son loves this song, this song is too good!!!!!!!!!

Rebel Rebel is a great tune , Suffragette City is pretty good as well , Bowie transcended many years and styles . My daughter loved the movie Labyrinth that Bowie acted in , she still likes all grown up now.

Bowie is all about varied experience. Just like Paul Simon. Never stops in place.

Let's Dance is my favorite Bowie song from the 80's

You have to check 'Golden Years' by David Bowie - seriously funky, search for his performance on the 'Soul Train' 🙂

@Pstephen

2 жыл бұрын

And look at the Peter Glaze and Jan hunt (I think) version as well.

Love Bowie. Love Prince. Never really able to truly and fully understand either. But love 'em. Thanks for the smile.

David Bowie is a artist. Among artist. Whose style has evolved with the times.

Bowie was a genius - a true artist

This is my favorite Bowie song

This was Bowie getting into the 80's and making music "for the masses" but on his own terms. And it worked in a HUGE way thanks in large part of the production of Nile Rodgers. Some saw it (and still do) as "selling out," but "selling out" means compromising your artistic integrity. Bowie didn't do that. It was just proof that he could make that kind of music if he wanted. After the 80's, he went back to making what pleased him artistically, but at that point had the financial comfort to go back to it because of his commercial success. And good on him for it.

@adspur

2 жыл бұрын

Bravo.You said it

@christopher5889

2 жыл бұрын

the world would be a dismal place without Niles Rodgers

Bowie is awesome...he changes constantly.

Bowie was perfectly suited for the 80's.

@jutwilton7363

2 жыл бұрын

Very true !...and every other decade ....he was such a stylish bloke ...like Prince he could wear a rug and look cool :)

@fasteddie777666

2 жыл бұрын

He was a SUPERSTAR IN THE 70'S

@ericbacklund7954

2 жыл бұрын

Every decade was perfectly suited for Bowie.

@lewellyncrunkmeyer1512

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericbacklund7954 And art is subjective.

@conorlynch4595

Жыл бұрын

The 80s was where Bowie had his most commercial success and while he made some interesting even great songs in the 80's I prefer the outpouring of genuine creative work in every other decade ! 80's Bowie is very good but 70s/90s/2000s were better !

You guys should react to… David Bowie - China Girl 🎸🤘

Bowie's vibe constantly changed, like Madonna but even more so.

@pdog547

2 жыл бұрын

Ha. I understand the comparison but...Bowie...Madonna. Um, I'll take Bowie every single time. (My opinion, Madonna's a star for a reason).

100% agree on "catching the vibe" with Bowie. It took me years to get it. But that's probably because my musical tastes have changed over the years. This dude is a genius who kept it moving. He didn't get stuck.

You just wait till you get Bowie Lex......and you will.....and never forget it!

David Bowie - The Spider from Mars(His Music Symbol) - He is phenomenal - In the Middle of the Web: Helping to 'Spin' structures - within, all the created forms of Rock and Roll; in which, he has helped too create.

Bowie is a Legend🤙

I will never forget my David Bowie concerts...EVER!!!

For all people talk about him being a chameleon or re-inventing himself he has themes running through his work and I would argue that is what snares people. He was always an outsider in some sense. You can feel him watching on tracks like Young Americans; listen to his stories about the confused and lonely in tracks as diverse as Drive In Saturday or Sons of the Silent Age; witness his vulnerability in Quicksand, All the Madmen or Word on a Wing. Rock and Roll Suicide is like an anthem for the isolated - it holds out such hope that survival might be possible. In Heroes you hear about a clandestine love affair - even if it is doomed then at least let me feel something NOW. Oh, the anxiety that rises up with that turn when Station to Station shifts from Cabalistic ramblings to the discordant faux-joyful rumination on the past and musings on drug distorted reality! Different hair, musical styles, playing with the cut-up-technique or Polari are all things which might warrant the label "chameleon". And all that is true. Bowie was a gifted human who struggled with their mental health and made the world a little less scary for telling us about it.

@sarahjane8146

2 жыл бұрын

He even referred to the same things in vastly different songs, changing his perspective due to advancing experience, and as soon as you recognized the reference, you understood his experience.

@idemandabetterfuture

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahjane8146 Modern Love being a case in point. It pairs with Soul Love from Ziggy Stardust. Both are three verse expositions on Love. Soul Love is earnest as fits with Ziggy (First Love, Unconsummated abstracted Love, Maternal Sacrificial Love). Modern Love is a cycle through alienation from love as fits the cynical 1980's (Commitment-free Love -> attraction to Commitment love (get me to the church on time/marriage) -> questioning of love as a church sanctioned institution -> commitment-free Love, ... repeat and never find love in that loop.)

Bowie is a musical genius, when he gets a hold of you he won’t let go!

Bowie has great songs , so many different sounds , he changed looks and sound and he is an artist who can reinvent to fit when he needs . Loved Space Oddity one of his greatest, an astronaut sang this song from space. Love Fame, have to give it a listen , so many hits to choose from

This was his 4th incarnation - this album "Let's Dance" exploded taking him global mainstream. Nile Rodgers was brought in to produce and a sound for the 80's was created.

@cutthr0atjake

2 жыл бұрын

4th? More like 7th or 8th. There was the Laughing Gnome era Space Oddity era Man Who Sold the World era Hunky Dory era Ziggy era Plastic Soul Thin White Duke Berlin Ashes to Ashes then Let's Dance (This era) I make that 10.

Sad thing is a lot do not mention him as a Top 10 voice in music, but I just love his voice. His interviews just made me smile. He seemed so nice and real and that accent was just too cool. Do more from him. Especially his collaborations with others.

@vampmode9132

Жыл бұрын

He wasnt a master of tone but a master of passion and soul

David Bowie was always exploring and creating and always evolving. You can’t place him in one genre or style. Being open minded is key to “getting” Bowie. His voice is also so unique. Bowie is the reason why I became a musician. 🖤

Stevie Ray Vaughn was just one of a list of amazing guitar players Bowie utilized

I love David Bowie and fell in love with him instantly! His music is so deep and he was talking about more than just frivolous, surface love! David is so versatile and has switched up his style many times over the years! I love this song, you should check out China Girl next, another huge eighties hit for Bowie! He was a true legend! RIP!! ❤️❤️

Every time I hear Bowie now I get the feels really bad. Hard to believe he's gone and he meant so much to me growing up I listened to Bowie in the 70s 80s 90s 2000s.. he was something else. RIP Legend

@Mysticsword

2 жыл бұрын

This, the same for me too. Sometimes when I listen to his music now, I can feel filled with emotions, cry a bit missing him, but still grateful to have his music to enjoy.

There's nothing to "get" with Bowie- Just enjoy pure genius!!

I love David Bowie's music so much, but I understand what Lex is saying. The song "Heroes" came on the radio a couple of years ago, and, of course, I was enjoying it because I think it's brilliant and it's one of my favorite songs. When it ended, my sister turned to me and asked, "What was going on with that song!?" That's when I realized she didn't like the song and that not everybody likes David Bowie's music.

@daniellysohirka5079

2 жыл бұрын

@Lauren Lewis some people are out of tune lol

@daniellysohirka5079

2 жыл бұрын

@Lauren Lewis I didn't say you were full, I was essentially agreeing with you. That's the the problem with text I guess, it does not portray sarcasm very well sometimes I guess. Sorry for the misconception.

Bowie was a lot smarter than he gets credit for, and made a lot of predictions that have since come to fruition.

Bowie the legend!!

"Every song is somebody's favorite song, and I want to get into that" you get it Lex.

The song is about a struggle to find solace in love and religion. Least Bowie said so. Interesting thing is the chorus refrains describe - when someone's shacked up in a relations they can just come and go, easier to leave - "Modern Love" hence "walks on by me." Church on time" and "no confession" answers vary 'terrifies me' and "God and man" answers "don't believe in modern love" - Refers to it's more difficult to leave a relationship - more vested and likely committed - thus people try harder to stay together under such circumstances.

David Bowie was in a class all his own.

What captured millions about David Bowie is that he was a chameleon who constantly reinvented himself through the years.

Trust me. You will get Bowie. He was a true entertainer & artist. Bowie was a class act. So many great songs over a decades long career. He helped get Stevie Ray Vaughn going early in his career too. For a real treat, watch Bowie sing lead vocals on Comfortably Numb in concert with David Gilmour. 🤟

The consummate changeling that wrote some of the greatest riffs ever. Been a Bowie fan since I was a child in the 70s.

This is by far my favorite David Bowie song... it's great!

Bowie was amazing.

Bowie is a musical chameleon, hard to get a grasp on. I didn’t get into him into later in my musical journey, thankfully before he died, but I think he’s an artist you can find a few songs you like and then revisit later.

@sprybug

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he experimented a lot with a lot of different genres of music. Never afraid to try something new, so you can't just put him in a single box for sure!

This was the 1 song at the concert i went to everyone was standing up and dancing and i mean everyone. Bowie is the best.

This is definitely the poppiest Bowie album--Lets Dance released in 1983. He employed Nile Rogers of Chic fame to produce, and Rogers did not disappoint. Most of the guitar and bass hooks were played by Rogers himself. Check out China Girl, where Rogers brought in none other than Stevie Ray Vaughn to play guitar.

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

Also the late Tony Thompson also from Nile Rodgers Chic Organization on drums along with Lenny Pickett of Tower Of Power and the Borneo Horns on saxophone.

I was in the audience at this show opening night of the tour in Philly. Bowie has so many styles and covers a lot of genres. ✌️♥️🎶

@hmpz36911

2 жыл бұрын

Spectrum?

@dianedavies8291

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmpz36911 yes, it was the Spectrum.

David Bowie was a man before his time. He took us on a journey of discovery. It is true. If you don’t get his art, then it’s not for you. Just like when you see a painting, it’s subjective. It speaks to you or it doesn’t. David Bowie was an original and for some he was too much for them to understand.

People just never pay attention to songs like Cygnet Committee, My Death, Width of A Circle, Bewlay Brothers, Queen Bitch, Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed, Wild-eyed Boy From Freecloud, Memory of a Free Festival, After All, She Shook Me Cold, The Man Who Sold the World, the list goes on…

Bowie was the master of reinventing himself to stay relevant over the years.

It took me a while to 'get' Bowie too. His personas were all over the map. I loved the 80s stuff which made me go back and check out more of the 70s music but, it was seeing his interviews on various talk shows that made me really appreciate him as a person and artist.

bowie's ever changing looks and style of music makes it hard to pigeonhole him. you can't really. his uniqueness is what made him a rock legend.

Gotta do more Bowie! "Waiting for the man" cover, "Jean Jeanie", "Rebel, Rebel" and so much more!!!

I first got into Bowie with Ziggie Stardust that dropped when I was in high school. That album was so awesome, I worked backwards to Hunky Dory, and The Man Whole Sold the World. So my love of Bowie came from that earlier style. But as others have said, Bowie didn't stick to any formulas, and was constantly experimenting with sounds and styles. It's often difficult to know what a Bowie song "means." I don't think Bowie felt the need to always instill "meaning" into his music. Bowie's lyrics are often ambiguous or enigmatic. He would be inspired by something and a song would form. His song, "Heroes" is a good example. While recording in Berlin, he looked out of a window to see a man a woman kissing while sitting on a bench under the shadow of the Berlin Wall. That simple act, in that place, in that time, struck Bowie as an inspirational example of the human spirit...and heroic. He wrote the song in about an hour, and it was recorded that afternoon. Just another song for Bowie, and he didn't have any special hopes for it, but it became one of the biggest hits of his long career. His songs, inexplicable as they sometime are, had a way of reaching souls. Throughout all of his personifications, he and his music was always real, always sincere.

A truly iconic artist that was captivating to watch and listen to RIP Mr Bowie

My Bowie vibe = Screamin' Lord Byron's, "Jazzin for Blue Jean"

Bowie been around for years before I finally got into his music..Of course being black the songs "Fashion" and "Fame" was the jams that made me take notice because of the funk/r&b groove..Then I went back and listened to Space Odyssey and everything else.."Ashes To Ashes"is another favorite of mine

The times changed with him he is one of the most influential artists ever. The album Ziggy Stardust changed music forever.

Love David Bowie. I was at this concert in Vancouver. David loved Vancouver at the time and wanted to film his concert there. Good for me to help bring back memories of going there.

Lex is pure you can really tell she is taking it all in like a kid listening to a song for the first time, she gets it!

The thing about Bowie is that he doesn't have one single vibe. This song is from his "Thin White Duke" period. Lex got it right. He's was an artist. He was constantly changing and putting on different personas and his music changed along with him. If you haven't yet, you should react to Ashes to Ashes. My favorite Bowie song.

@MissDolkapotsStudioCrochet

Ай бұрын

This song is not from the Thin White Duke era. Think White Duke was circa 75. Modern Love is from his 80s commercial era.

Bowies song "Stay" is on another level 🔥

David was my hero.

You can't pinned down David Bowie to one category. He's very versatile in style from decade to decade. He was doing it for a long time. He's similar to Prince and Madonna. They were all doing it for a long time. Changing up styles over decades. Good music. RIP Bowie (cancer) and Prince (overdose?).

You need to listen to ALL of “The Man Who Sold The World “ (1970) and “Hunky Dory” (1971) … and for sure all of “Station To Station” and “Young Americans” and “Diamond Dogs” and gosh don’t forget “Aladdin Sane” … did I mention you need to hear “Ziggy Stardust” from beginning to end ? Oh yeah Space Oddity … really need to hear them all the way through . ‘Lodger” is a masterpiece … as is “Scary Monsters” . How many copies of these must I have worn out on LP, 8-Trak, Casssette, CD, … and finally LP again . How many hundred or maybe thousand times each must I have heard these ? I saw him LIVE twice. Once front row center in 1990 for the “Sound & Vision” tour. Unbelievable . Bucket list stuff. 🎸❤️😎✌️✌️✌️

I think Lex would love Golden Years. It has a awesome groove.

My favorite Bowie song, that and then Diamond Dogs. Thanks for playing it and then the discussion afterwards. Well done, as always. Hope all is going well for y'all. Suggestion: Something I'm sure y'all would like: The Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues ( At Fillmore East, 1971 ). Just sayin'.

"It's not really work, it's just the power to charm" LOVE IT

Bowie often would write lyrics that didn’t necessarily make sense in a linear way. Just lines that sounded good or conveyed an idea.

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

I'm quite cut up about that comment.

70s Bowie was more consistent but like others have said, he had different phases. This phase was cool too.

David Bowie was excellent at keeping his finger on the pulse, he was never left behind by the new music that was being played, he just assimilated it.

Hunky dory !!! The best of the all career. This song is so good !!!

Bowie's on stage movement and persona was influenced by him studying mime under the legendary Lindsey Kemp.

I love this song!! Not really a David Bowie fan but this song is a banger from day one!! RIP David 🙏🏾

I'm in my 50s & my daughter's in her early 20s. We both listen to Bowie. Another generational artist to check out is Morrissey -- from his days with The Smiths to his solo work today.

It's Theatre Pop So was KISS and Alice Cooper Meat Loaf But Bowie Is a Legend He was something and someone different every time you saw him while I went from a 12 year old until my late 50s. My favorite song of his was Cat People {Putting Out Fire With Gasoline}

Bowie's experimental adventures in music is hard to put in one style 🤔 A True artist... ✌💕💕

Thank you for being open minded even when you don’t “get” the artist yet! You are totally right, sometimes it takes time. When I first listened to “Heroes” I couldn’t get into it but now it’s one of my favorite songs. You should listen to Bowie’s songs “Changes” and “Station to Station” next with lyrics on screen. One of my favorites is “Subterraneans,” which is less well known Bowie song with no lyrics from the Low album. I think it does well in demonstrating what distinguishes his artistic mind from other artists, and it’s a gorgeous composition, would love to see your reactions to that as well!

David Bowie is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and he's considered to be the Picasso rock and roll for his production artwork singing and production of his music writing

Fav listen to China Girl & LETS DANCE 💃🏽 BY BOWIE

Ashes to Ashes is one of my favorites of David Bowie. Worth a listen--and really listen to the lyrics. The official video will confuse you, guaranteed! Ha ha.

@williamtaylor506

2 жыл бұрын

I just recently learned that the drum track is played backwards which is why it has such a unique sound. Regardless, it's pure genius.

Came out before I was born, but one of my all time favorites. Vibe, lyrics, groove. Can’t help but want to dance.

Bowie. Just....Bowie.

He’s someone I never liked until I started getting older and now I really appreciate his music

you may have to look past finding direct meaning in some of his songs because there were periods when he would write down a bunch of things from the top of his head then take scissors to his sheet of paper in order to destroy. afterwards he would rebuild a song by rearranging the scraps using tape.

You have to hear, station to station, ziggy stardust, some of his earlier stuff. My favorite artist

Bowie's vibe changes constantly. He collaborates with many different artists. Here he is being produced by Stevie Ray Vaughn who also plays guitar on this track.

One of my favourite Bowie songs

It's ok to not to always get David Bowie, he's done some weird stuff. But the stuff I like from him , I REALLY like.

@pdog547

2 жыл бұрын

There's such a huge selection, you're going to have a few that click with everyone (or almost!). He was truly an innovator and fearless.

It's OK Lex to not 'Get' Bowie since he was constantly evolving and experimenting. I've liked him since I first heard him in 1972 with 'Starman'. But I like some things more than others. In a way he's like a Jazz artist in that he never stood still.

The vibe of David Bowie is he's a flamboyant alien unicorn who's mission was to impart love to humanity and party all at the same time. 🎊🦄🎉👽✨💖🌌🌎💫