you guys make Heathen and Reality look like they're masterpieces when they're nothing more than average albums.... He sure is a genius, and the records are good but those weren't his best times...
@sonicadv27 I dont think Heathen is an average album... Its more than popular, it sounds to me like a classical symphony about a world after 9/11. And Reality is his final statement and mature reflections on his own musical past. Do you see other artists making that things out there? Bowie may doesnt think so, but I think so, and I believe he's one of the few genius in popular culture.
The more I listen to Heathen the more I love it. In the years to come this along with Reality will be viewed as major classics. They both have a wide range of sound, ideas and amazing words. Lyrically this is a masterpiece.Old fans who wrote Bowie off when Let's Dance came out lost out on an amazing journey of Bowie's best work that includes Earthling. Wow what a great cd that is.
for all you scott walker fans out there, this is one of those songs where bowie clearly tipped his hat to scott. he started singing more and more this way from "white noise..." on. Check out "you've been around" which is even more walker influenced.
this is how I feel sometimes. they're such simple words strung together, and yet they totally encompass how I feel about myself and my life right now. David Bowie is such a genius for being able to do that, time and time again.
@athletepidginon Hahaha gahd why can't you people stop adding those extra "i"'s in "mp3ify"???? ;D People everywhere are asking why can't they find such things as "mp3iiiiiiiiiiiify". Even just adding one "i" to it is as useful as leaving it all UNSAID :D
I remember David Bowie saying the records after black tie white noise was the ones that reflected himself. Correct me if I'm wrong, please, I'd appreciate it!!
@ledgerdeathshit There have only been 2 albums all of which you have mentioned in that decade, but I totally understand what you mean. Reality and Heathen are very powerful and they should stand out just as much as ziggy stardust or Hanky Dory (or how ever you spell it). You might disagree, but I think that the album Hours... was part of the earlier decade of the 1990s. Last thing, Bowie...We gotta hear more stuff! We've been waiting a little over 8 years and nothing else new yet.
No one, and I mean NO ONE makes better music overall than Bowie. Look at the picture on this "video" here, see how one eye is dilated? It is from an accident that happened when he was very young, Permanently dilated. The one eye is actually a different color than the other too.
@CandleSwan, well, I suppose one could split hairs over that, but if you google "David Bowies Eyes" (use the 'Images" search) and open the first one that comes up, take a close look.
@CandleSwan I read that he was punched by a jelous boyfriend of some girl he was shagging. Punched him right in the eye and now the pupil is perminantly dialated.
@alphidee78 The funny bit is that he was actually punched by his high school friend George Underwood (it really was over a girl). But despite this incident they remained good friends and Mr. Underwood even contributed to some of the artwork of Bowie's albums.
its the beginning of nothing.......
hara5659 1 month ago
His ninth symphony is yet to come, you know . . .
kurtjk01 3 months ago
The eerie thing about this song is that he wrote it BEFORE 9/11.
auuggghhh 3 months ago
you guys make Heathen and Reality look like they're masterpieces when they're nothing more than average albums.... He sure is a genius, and the records are good but those weren't his best times...
sonicadv27 4 months ago
@sonicadv27 I dont think Heathen is an average album... Its more than popular, it sounds to me like a classical symphony about a world after 9/11. And Reality is his final statement and mature reflections on his own musical past. Do you see other artists making that things out there? Bowie may doesnt think so, but I think so, and I believe he's one of the few genius in popular culture.
ferdinandsouz 3 months ago
@sonicadv27 E... você é de Portugal e eu do Brasil... e ainda escrevemos em inglês!!
ferdinandsouz 3 months ago
@ferdinandsouz lol verdade xD
Não que não aprecie Heathen e Reality, mas apenas não chegam à qualidade de outros trabalhos, esses sim geniais, do Bowie.
sonicadv27 3 months ago
The more I listen to Heathen the more I love it. In the years to come this along with Reality will be viewed as major classics. They both have a wide range of sound, ideas and amazing words. Lyrically this is a masterpiece.Old fans who wrote Bowie off when Let's Dance came out lost out on an amazing journey of Bowie's best work that includes Earthling. Wow what a great cd that is.
MusicCollaborator 6 months ago
I love this song, but it always makes me incredibly sad. Probably because the album was released at a pretty difficult time in my life.
ivankaramasov 6 months ago
this is shit bowie
PhilJamesTaylor 7 months ago
yet another Bowie classic :)
claypigeon77 9 months ago
so much better than friday
inactivater 10 months ago 8
so? a chorus made up entirely of farm animals with the conductor having a stroke is better than friday.
greatunknowableevil 8 months ago
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i cant believe this is so awful
monicaflynn1 10 months ago
amazing album, amazing song, amazing bowie
yourown99 10 months ago 2
This song reminds me of another Bowie song "A small plot of land"
KurtCobainof21 11 months ago
for all you scott walker fans out there, this is one of those songs where bowie clearly tipped his hat to scott. he started singing more and more this way from "white noise..." on. Check out "you've been around" which is even more walker influenced.
splankhoon 1 year ago
@splankhoon
So true. Walker seems to be a decades-long influence for Bowie. Anyone Bowie is influenced by should immediately be investigated!
WindPilgrim 11 months ago
Best David Bowie song
fuckweed 1 year ago
nothing has changed...everything has changed.
this is how I feel sometimes. they're such simple words strung together, and yet they totally encompass how I feel about myself and my life right now. David Bowie is such a genius for being able to do that, time and time again.
frecklemaggie 1 year ago
What a pearl. Really.
LunaSeaSane 1 year ago
@athletepidginon Hahaha gahd why can't you people stop adding those extra "i"'s in "mp3ify"???? ;D People everywhere are asking why can't they find such things as "mp3iiiiiiiiiiiify". Even just adding one "i" to it is as useful as leaving it all UNSAID :D
alluurpo 1 year ago
i love the the old bowie songs, but i like the newer better because his voice is deeper and just sounds amazing
lelandvampire 1 year ago
I remember David Bowie saying the records after black tie white noise was the ones that reflected himself. Correct me if I'm wrong, please, I'd appreciate it!!
naomihart1 1 year ago
pure class !!! that`s what`s missing today!!Any you can have your tomorrow`s! For me the only thing to look foward to is the past!!!
keen2b 1 year ago
Heathen is the most powerfull album of this decade. Reality is probably in that top too.
ledgerdeathshit 2 years ago 18
@ledgerdeathshit There have only been 2 albums all of which you have mentioned in that decade, but I totally understand what you mean. Reality and Heathen are very powerful and they should stand out just as much as ziggy stardust or Hanky Dory (or how ever you spell it). You might disagree, but I think that the album Hours... was part of the earlier decade of the 1990s. Last thing, Bowie...We gotta hear more stuff! We've been waiting a little over 8 years and nothing else new yet.
Ghaiyst 6 months ago
@Ghaiyst *correction "Hunky Dory" sorry I dont know what I was thinking.
Ghaiyst 6 months ago
No one, and I mean NO ONE makes better music overall than Bowie. Look at the picture on this "video" here, see how one eye is dilated? It is from an accident that happened when he was very young, Permanently dilated. The one eye is actually a different color than the other too.
pastol 2 years ago 4
mmm from what i've read it isn't actually another colour at least not too start with (:
it just appeared darker because of the pupil but who knows it might have changed since he was younger? I
CandleSwan 1 year ago
@CandleSwan, well, I suppose one could split hairs over that, but if you google "David Bowies Eyes" (use the 'Images" search) and open the first one that comes up, take a close look.
pastol 1 year ago
@CandleSwan I read that he was punched by a jelous boyfriend of some girl he was shagging. Punched him right in the eye and now the pupil is perminantly dialated.
alphidee78 1 year ago
@alphidee78 The funny bit is that he was actually punched by his high school friend George Underwood (it really was over a girl). But despite this incident they remained good friends and Mr. Underwood even contributed to some of the artwork of Bowie's albums.
Thelastcommie 1 year ago
@pastol Technically the eyes are the same colour. As you mentioned, one is permanently dilated and therefore gives the appearance of being darker.
arabiansanchez 1 year ago
woah!
Awesome song!
sunshinehunt 2 years ago
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i was searching like a crazy about this song
i forgot the title:(
Friganias 2 years ago
"Nothing has changed
Everything has changed"
Sounds like nonsense, but when you start to think about it is it is a deep and profound truth in it.
ivankaramasov 2 years ago 3
sometimes every day is like sunday....unfortunately
David Bowie looks beautiful here , just as usual......
he is never bored with looking good
great song....the harmony is angelic
jaroussky1 2 years ago
the first time i heard it i didn't really like it, but then i listened to it all the way through a few times and now i love it. bowie at his tops.
harrisongsrule 2 years ago 4
Excellent morceau !
La version du Live à Dublin est sublime.
jonathanrenoult 2 years ago
la piel esta muy estirada, y el espacio entre la nariz y la boca se a expandido, y
cronmwell 3 years ago
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racyweb 3 years ago
you are absolutely right
alluurpo 3 years ago
Scary monster or super creep lol
anyway, this song is genius, and I'm not just saying it.
MoonchildMindaugasRo 3 years ago 3
I agree Heathen is a brilliant album.
racyweb 3 years ago 27
@racyweb
This is his BEST album overall.
jacksok2 9 months ago
@racyweb its like a photoshopped face that resembles bowie, he has one green eye and one brown.
BeastCoastBoarding 1 year ago
@BeastCoastBoarding Both are the same colour, one is just permanently dilated.
Hypermammal 1 year ago