David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival

Memory Of A Free Festival is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is from the album Space Oddity in 1969.

Lyrics:

(Spoken)
Maybe I should announce it, should I?
Memory of a free festival

The Children of the summer's end
Gathered in the dampened grass
We played our songs and felt the London sky
Resting on our hands
It was God's land
It was ragged and naive
It was Heaven

Touch, We touched the very soul
Of holding each and every life
We claimed the very source of joy ran through
It didn't, but it seemed that way
I kissed a lot of people that day

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon
To paint that love upon a white balloon
And fly it from the toppest top of all the tops
That man has pushed beyond his brain
Satori must be something just the same

We scanned the skies with rainbow eyes and saw machines of every shape and size
We talked with tall Venusians passing through
And Peter tried to climb aboard but the Captain shook his head
And away they soared
Climbing through the ivory vibrant cloud
Someone passed some bliss among the crowd
And we walked back to the road, unchained

The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
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[venturecrew06]

The sun machine is coming down and we're gonna have a party

[Anna Mavrakakis]

My fave Bowie song from my fave Bowie album :D

[Unclerupert]

Not a song to discover on a day when it's covered in snow outside :(

ROLL ON SUMMER!

[keefster001]

Great song from one of my fave albums. I must confess, I do prefer the single version that was on Mercury records. Mick Ronson plays a fantastic solo all over the outro (that was the whole B side of the single). K

[MrMsnoonoo]

what memories--I listened to this constantly when I was recovering from anorexia back in 1974.thanks for sharing!

[Rieko Sumi]

@alaphize

'Satori' is a Japanese word which means realizing something.

Also in Buddhism 'satori' means attainning spiritual enlightnment of Buddha. It is said that people can get to 'satori' after throwing away some dark thoughts like desires,obsessions,boubts etc..from their mind.

[mrdutchmandan]

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon, to paint that love upon a white balloon, and fly it from the topest top of all the tops, that man has pushed beyond his brain, satori must be something just the same

Brilliant lyrics.

[alaphize]

Hey lovers.. I first heard this 20 years ago as a 20 yr old...(yeh)...but can anyone tell mewhat 'satori' actually is? cos i've allllwwwaaays wondered!? THANKS FOR ANY WISDOM / KNOWLEDGE.The sun machine is comin down....... ;)

[Lookeach]

satori must be something just the same...

i felt just the same when i heard it ...

it was terrific, colossal!

[jbrough99]

MEMORIES...CAMERO WINDOWPANE AND MY FIRST GIRL

[Julzdances703]

God I love him. Wished I was alive back in the 60's and 70's so I could have seen him live. This is what real music is.

[Marilyn Bettencourt]

GOOSEBUMPS...LOVE BOWIE SOOOO MUCH!!! xx