David Bowie - Sweet Thing - Candidate - Sweet thing (Reprise)

"Sweet Thing" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Diamond Dogs in 1974. The song is split in two with "Candidate" in the middle.

A track now referred to as "Zion" has also appeared on bootlegs under the titles "Aladdin Vein", "Love Aladdin Vein", "A Lad in Vein",and "A Lad in Vain".Incorporating parts reminiscent of "Aladdin Sane" and what would become "Sweet Thing (Reprise)" on Diamond Dogs, this instrumental piece was generally thought to have been recorded during the Aladdin Sane sessions at Trident Studios early in 1973. However a recent estimate places it alongside recordings for Pin Ups later that year, as a preview of Bowie's next original work, leading author Nicholas Pegg to suggest that it "perhaps ought to be regarded more as a Diamond Dogs demo than an Aladdin Sane out-take".A 1973 article about Bowie recording PinUps in France accurately describes the song, which seems to confirm Pegg's theory:
David asks engineer Andy to run up a quick mix of the next project. Now this is really the one - the next album of Bowie's own original material. "There are no vocals on it yet - just my la-la-la-ing. Its going to be a musical in one act called 'Tragic Moments' probably running straight through two sides. We listen to perhaps seven minutes of music. I am confused. The contrast between 'Tragic Moments' and PINUPs could not be greater. The former is a highly arranged, subtly shifting music with just a touch of vaudeville: Mike Garson's piano flashes through like quicksilver. Perhaps the closest approximation to what has gone before would be the title track of Aladdin Sane.

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[RobArt2011]

You don't listen to Bowie. You live in it.

[goldenchild254]

This song reminds me of my father,who was a black man, who was on pcp. He was a hippy an I can remember him drunk an high dancing off this song when I was young. I am 41 now. I am crying right now. I miss him so much. What a sweet thing huh?

[ragga7bond]

this song is the emotion scale, from a to z, pure nostalic !  I grew up listening to Bowie and this song is Bowie, Love love love.

[snicks70]

@RobArt2011 How true this is

[sirmarmalade]

'Wrangle' is a great word. Much underused... Good work David.

[freshborn66]

@goldenchild254 wow, thats so intermingiling with us all, but im so glad youre emotional, i get like that a lot!! im glad its to bowie

[freshborn66]

fuck!! this is brilliant!!

[freshborn66]

wow, bowie is my childhood, my teenage, and my adulthood, hes always with you, in good and bad, hes beside you in all, singing these songs cheering you on, knowing, we love him with such a passion, that we will remain till the death, hes our insperation, hope and our glory, bowie we love you xx

[ArnarValgeir]

the 2 dickholes who disliked this... well i just feel sorry for you

[TheSanealaddin]

@frednbarn Well said totally underrated album, it might be a bit shabby, but it's a recording of the greatest tour ever

[MrRp25]

@goldenchild254 Shivers !! reading your comment and listening to an old song ..Shivers ..

[Johnnywhamo]

Happy Birthday David, I've been a 40 year fan and have never waivered (ok a little in the early 80's china girl, let's dance et all) having said that I never tire of your music even after all these years, I can't say the same for all my musical favorites.