David Bowie Bewlay Brothers

Incredibly song from Hunky Dory album-1971
Clip tribute to David Bowie
And so the story goes
they wore the clothes
They said the things
to make it seem improbable
The whale of a lie
like they hope it was
And the Goodmen of Tomorrow
Had their feet in the wallow
And their heads of Brawn
were nicer shorn
And how they bought their positions with saccharin and trust
And the world was asleep
to our latent fuss
Sighing, the swirl through the streets
Like the crust of the sun
The Bewlay Brothers
In our Wings that Bark
Flashing teeth of Brass
Standing tall in the dark
Oh, And we were Gone
Hanging out with your Dwarf Men
We were so turned on
By your lack of conclusions

I was Stone and he was Wax
So he could scream,
and still relax, unbelievable
And we frightened the small children away
And our talk was old
and dust would flow
Thru our veins and Lo!
it was midnight
Back o' the kitchen door
Like the grim face
on the Cathedral floor
And the solid book we wrote
Cannot be found today

And it was Stalking time
for the Moonboys
The Bewlay Brothers
With our backs on the arch
In the Devil-may-be-here
But He can't sing about that
Oh, And we were Gone
Real Cool Traders
We were so Turned On
You thought we were Fakers

Now the dress is hung,
the ticket pawned
The Factor Max that proved the fact
Is melted down
And woven on the edging of my pillow
Now my Brother lays upon the Rocks
He could be dead, He could be not
He could be You
He's Camelian, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature
"Shooting-up Pie-in-the-Sky"
The Bewlay Brothers
In the feeble and the Bad
The Bewlay Brothers
In the Blessed and Cold
In the Crutch-hungry Dark
Was where we flayed our Mark
Oh, and we were Gone
Kings of Oblivion
We were so Turned On
In the Mind-Warp Pavilion

Lay me place and bake me Pie
I'm starving for me Gravy
Leave my shoes, and door unlocked
I might just slip away
Just for the Day, Hey!
Please come Away, Hey!

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[MrBronwaugh]

I cried, today. Listening to David Bowie. My whole life and suddenly... a musician of such rare talent suddenly strikes a chord in me that hadn't been discovered before. A powerful artist of impossible talent.

[ziggyfan100]

I'm 16 years old and I have listened to Bowie for about two years now, everyday i've spent like one hour listening to his music on highest volume, i've bought every album from Space Oddity to Diamond Dogs (the best period he had) and I simply just can't get enough of his music. I will NEVER EVER going to stop listen to Bowie and by the way, this song is one of his best in my opinion!

[Finntastique]

Station to Station is a diamond. Only six tracks, but that's really quality over quantity. Hard to say which one is his greatest album, but that one is a strong candidate indeed.

[irishmusicfan51]

Check out the Station to Station album. Also Scary Monsters. I think you'll dig them.

[gotohoward]

oh yeah, I loved We are the Dead as well.

[gotohoward]

I was a major Bowie fan starting in the early 70's with Space Oddity. That just opened it up for me. I then discovered Man Who Sold the World and Hunky Dory. Then I became a fanatic. Following with Alladin Sane and Diamond Dogs. It ended about there. This song is amazing but I also loved The Cygnet Committee, Life on Mars, Kooks, Moonage Dream, Width of a Circle, Warhol's Song, Candidate, Wild Eye Boy from Freecloud, and the opening sequence on Diamond Dogs. I still feel like I am this music.

[katrastrophy]

(continued)

..We live in a strange magical place and only those that can interpret that cryptic 'knowledge' realize this and are seen as mad by 'mental dwarves'. We are in such times due to the fact that someone had dared to believe in their dreams even under penalty of death.

Only the haughty , courageous and yes charlatans can hold the lightning bolt and prove that just because some doubt does not prove your vision an illusion.That is only fear and intolerance.

Bowie a god amongst men.

[katrastrophy]

(continued)

...After all, art science and religion are born from philosophy and anyone who has spent much time on the latter knows it is quite insane trying to make sense of things that really have no answer most of the time unless put into action via science art (music and other mediums)... (ok one more bit, sorry . take it up with youtube's character limit.)

[katrastrophy]

This song (like all great art) perhaps without intention,took on a life all it's own w/ many diff' facets of meaning/interpretation.

From the brothers 'playing a game' only they see victory in and really all you need for an audience is just one person & the fine line of power/intellect and insanity,like all philosophy...(I have to do a second bit. Darn word limit!)

[Nicholas Burns]

That first moment when it kicks in - hairs on the back of my neck and shiver down the spine - and it's gonnie happen again! There it goes :D

[trojon1313]

Excellent British ending and a cool and brave mention of his brother.