Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise) (Bowie cover)

The received wisdom pigeonholes this album as an homage to Orwell's '1984' --not surprising given the explicit references to that novel. But I've always felt Diamond Dogs bears Burroughs' imprimatur more than anything, especially in the Sweet Thing sequence. I fancy the falsetto 'if you want it boys, get it here then.' Bowie's attempt at a Burroughs impersonation. Bowiologists can correct me, but I think the two met in late '73, in fact during the DD recording sessions.

The extended quote in the vid is an emblemmatic passage from Burrough's 'The Lost Boys: A Book of the Dead'.

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[House38500]

Can I know who's playing the guitar?

[desertrun]

@House38500 That would be backinnyc2010. Now if you manage to drag the Great Backster away from high-fidelity covers, I shall be green with envy.

[xxpiggystardustxx]

very good :)

[R1ch1ter]

so insightful, this is so brilliant the way u covered it. surely if you' ve chosen this song we must be likeminded which is always nice to meet, even if only through youtube

[karrot101]

great attempt of a seriously incredible song

[Triatsila]

Is this a cover? It sounds just like Bowie. If it isn't Bowie it is the blimmin double. Great.