There's no question that this is all Eno's work because of three distinct things: 1. The sound of the guitars in the chorus, 2. The presence of a female-sounding voice, and 3. The lyrics. In Reznor's version, the guitars in the chorus are more of a synth buzz, the female voice disappears, and the chorus becomes "I'm afraid of americans" all the way through the song, as opposed to "I'm afraid of the animals." The first verse also gets moved and becomes the third in Reznor's version.
Been waiting for this version to be posted. I don't think Nine Inch Nails had anything to do with this one though. this was before their association began. Think this is all Bowie and Eno.
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arif12dvz 4 months ago
....And let's not forget the addition of the lyric "God is an american" in Reznor's version, which is an extremely NIN thing to do.
DamianVanCamp 11 months ago 3
@DamianVanCamp Bowie Did say "God is an American." in this version....
yeahsee33 5 months ago
There's no question that this is all Eno's work because of three distinct things: 1. The sound of the guitars in the chorus, 2. The presence of a female-sounding voice, and 3. The lyrics. In Reznor's version, the guitars in the chorus are more of a synth buzz, the female voice disappears, and the chorus becomes "I'm afraid of americans" all the way through the song, as opposed to "I'm afraid of the animals." The first verse also gets moved and becomes the third in Reznor's version.
DamianVanCamp 11 months ago
Both versions I've heard are damn good.
ToothpickMcBrainy 1 year ago
amazon.co.uk/Earthling-Digibook-Expanded-David-Bowie/dp/B00027LCR6 credits NIN on the original showgirls version. That makes sense musically.
diaryofascholar 1 year ago
Definitely the original.
diaryofascholar 1 year ago
Been waiting for this version to be posted. I don't think Nine Inch Nails had anything to do with this one though. this was before their association began. Think this is all Bowie and Eno.
bmusitan 1 year ago 6
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diaryofascholar 1 year ago
@bmusitan kudos.
diaryofascholar 1 year ago
@bmusitan Maybe TrentReznor/NIN is/are simply uncredited, although there's nothing here which Eno could not have done himself.
diaryofascholar 1 year ago