We should over analyze this song until we hate it. Pretend we know what we're talking about, tell the world what we think to make us feel connected to it, spit it out, and get to the next song. People are fucked for leaving comments on youtube. I'm fucked now too for doing so. Damnit!
Well to Jkiistala, Bowie was not trying to sell you his philosphy, on the contrary his is resigned to know what he'll know when he knows it. This song seems to be a snapshot of thought inside a man, who at the moment of composition, might have had a moment where, at the height of his artistic powers, discovers his own insignificance despite his herculean efforts to be imortal. It just comes across as the point of view of a man who is old enough to know that he knows nothing.
beautiful sonng, nice melody. nice violins and such and innocent and sincere and honest. but the only thing in lyrics that I don't like is the verse: "knowledge comes with deaths release" no,no,no....no!!! You gotta find during your life here, what there is waiting after you die, because it's too late then.
And like bob dylan sang in his gospel records (Saving Grace) :"untill this time, I thought that I would be sleeping in a pine-box through all eternity.
David Bowie is definitely way up there with Lennon/McCartney and the Beatles, and sometimes even beyond, like Roger Waters and Pink Floyd, especially with this masterpiece of a song, "Quicksand", and WOW, what a song!!! We are 38 years after this amazing song was first released and Bowie is STILL way ahead of his time! We haven't even caught up yet to his musical genius mastermind!
We should over analyze this song until we hate it. Pretend we know what we're talking about, tell the world what we think to make us feel connected to it, spit it out, and get to the next song. People are fucked for leaving comments on youtube. I'm fucked now too for doing so. Damnit!
shredithard1 3 weeks ago
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music of today like Bieber and Gaga shows us to belive in our soul but this ancient music of evil says :Don't believe in yourself
what kind of message is that¿
namordespuesdelnamor 2 months ago
Well to Jkiistala, Bowie was not trying to sell you his philosphy, on the contrary his is resigned to know what he'll know when he knows it. This song seems to be a snapshot of thought inside a man, who at the moment of composition, might have had a moment where, at the height of his artistic powers, discovers his own insignificance despite his herculean efforts to be imortal. It just comes across as the point of view of a man who is old enough to know that he knows nothing.
Valkilmerzcock 3 months ago
beautiful sonng, nice melody. nice violins and such and innocent and sincere and honest. but the only thing in lyrics that I don't like is the verse: "knowledge comes with deaths release" no,no,no....no!!! You gotta find during your life here, what there is waiting after you die, because it's too late then.
And like bob dylan sang in his gospel records (Saving Grace) :"untill this time, I thought that I would be sleeping in a pine-box through all eternity.
jkiistala 4 months ago
Like we say here: J'aime pas, j'adore !
Emandir 5 months ago
My fave Bowie song.
thebehtbeht 5 months ago
tet us all sink together guided by the master. just poetry to music
i aint got the power anymore
2mattfilms 6 months ago
A beautiful song :)
rekoonsghjkl 7 months ago
0 dislikes. That's what i'm talking about!
101SLASH101 7 months ago
Perfection was reached here!
rekoonsghjkl 8 months ago 2
oh when that piano comes in wow. I think Bowie's arrangements are great.
rekoonsghjkl 8 months ago
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I think it was Rick Wakeman and Mick Ronson who wrots the arrangements.
TheMikeBln 7 months ago
@TheMikeBln cool well I'll check that out I know Rick played paino on oh you pretty things please correct me if I am wrong.
rekoonsghjkl 7 months ago
NIETZSCHE
figocooldude 9 months ago
@figocooldude no tash,
broadstem 9 months ago
they really don't make music like this anymore :)
cookiemonster1994xox 10 months ago
divine symmetry..
TheScooterboy777 11 months ago
Sublime.
Lamvesp 11 months ago
I'm not a prophet or a Stone Age man, just a mortal with potential of a Superman.
TiaLovettTodd 1 year ago
amazing, so beautiful, the song and the singer
FabienneParis 1 year ago
David Bowie is definitely way up there with Lennon/McCartney and the Beatles, and sometimes even beyond, like Roger Waters and Pink Floyd, especially with this masterpiece of a song, "Quicksand", and WOW, what a song!!! We are 38 years after this amazing song was first released and Bowie is STILL way ahead of his time! We haven't even caught up yet to his musical genius mastermind!
radcliffe79 1 year ago 3
Not the sort of song to grab you 1st time, but when it does....
groovsh8ker 1 year ago
Maybe his best song. Criminal it was never released as a single.
IoEstasCedonta 1 year ago 3
Churchills lies
rustylegiron 1 year ago
I ain't got the power anymore.....
riverplate0101 1 year ago
1000 years ahead of his time-up there with The Beatles.
manconoo 2 years ago 22
love it, love it, love it!!!!!! one of the best songs ever!
aladinsane1973 2 years ago 3
Great song from "Hunky Dory" along with "The Bewlay Brothers"
WoodRatGirl 2 years ago 3
hi my rodent freind! hahahhehehe
andymouse123 2 years ago
David Bowie is amazing.
leatherfaze03 2 years ago 21
Great song
LornaEGL 2 years ago 3
love it
andymouse123 2 years ago 3
The most beautiful chorus
AlexAndrin 3 years ago 5