David Bowie Red Sails

From his 1979 album Lodger

Lyrics:

Feel a bit roughed up, feel a bit frightened
Nearly pin it down some time
Red sail action wake up in the wrong town
Boy, I really get around

Thunder ocean
Thunder ocean
Red sails take me, make me sail along

Red sails, and a mast so tall
Red sail
Red sail

Do you remember we another person
Green and black and red and so scared
Graffiti on the wall kept us all in tune
Bringing us all back home

Red sails
Thunder ocean
Red sails
Sailor can't dance like you, ooh, yooou

Ahh, red sail
Red sail action
Red sail
Some reaction

Action boy seen living under neon
Struggling the foreign tongue
Red sails make him strong
Action make him sail along
Life stands still and stares

The hinterland, the hinterland
We're gonna sail to the hinterland
It's far far, far far far, far far far away
Its a far far, far far fa, da da da, da da da
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Ooooooo

Category:

Music

Tags:

• David
• Bowie
• Red
• Sails
• Lodger

[crh4878]

This song is the most Neu! of his 'trilogy' songs and sounds cool. The Adrian Belew explosion of guitar is pretty cool, too.

[jeancocteau1]

True avant-garde rock. Intelligent lyrics, captivating, exciting, brilliant. No artist today can duplicate. noone has the intelligence today, bad educations, bad attititudes and petty conerns, its very tragic...

[nichoji]

@shwinggum In terms of contemporaneous artists, I'd suggest Iggy Pop, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Roxy Music and Television. If you're looking for modern artists who exhibit a distinct Bowie influence try: Suckers, Smith Westerns, TV On The Radio (Bowie actually provides backing vocals on their song 'Province') and LCD Soundsystem. These are all indie/rock artists, though (LCD SS are a bit dance-y). I'm afraid I'm not too knowledgeable about techno or metal. Hope you find something you enjoy!

[shwinggum]

@nichoji Hey, I was wonderin' if you could give me a couple of the artist names who make similar music... Can't seem to find any in the pool of techno and pop music or metal... Thanks dude.

[om121210]

what an amazing album lodger...

[om121210]

damon albarn.....

[nichoji]

@jeancocteau1 Don't be so foolish. There are plenty of modern artists making music of the same quality, who are just as intelligent, are well educated, have a dedicated approach to their craft and deal with relatable subject matter. What's tragic is your ignorance of that fact. Have a nice day.

[DANTECHPFN]

bowie is a king ! 

[vorkutaman]

@rekterx with you on that. when i play it in my car friends usually say 'what is this shit?'. took me a few listens to get into it but i now turn to it often.

[koendelbeke]

it's the first LP I ever bought and I've never fallen out of love with it

[rekterx]

I bought this album when it came out. I loved it! But to my surprise whenever I played it for my friends no one seem to get into it. I've not understood that to this day. This baby has more than held up over time. Truly a great album.