R.I.P David Bowie - You will be missed...but your art will live on in our minds.

[shadowkat]

The news of David Bowie's untimely death blew me away this morning. Found out reading Facebook. Couldn't believe it. He just turned 69, released one of his best albums in years, and realized a life-long dream of bringing a musical to the Broadway stage or rather Off-Broadway stage (ironically named "Lazarus" about a man who fell to earth and cannot die.)

Speech Tilda Swinton Gave at the Opening of the David Bowie Exhibit in London

And a link to the Ten Deep Cuts of David Bowie featured at the Exhibit: http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/ten-deep-cuts-reveal-true-genius-david-bowie/?utm_source=sharedUrl&utm_medium=metatag&utm_campaign=sharedUrl

Song, Blackstar, from his last album:

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And ...the song "Lazarus" from the New Bowie Musical entitled Lazarus

Watch on YouTube

And yes, in case you hadn't figured it out, I am a David Bowie fan. He was amongst the small list of performers that I'd have paid money to go see in concert. Never got the chance. Unfortunately.
Loved him since I first discovered him, at the ripe age of 16, in the mid-1980s.

Comments

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I prefer some of his later work as well. I need to get some more Bowie. So thanks for the Recs.

Next Day is really good, especially if you like LOW. I'm going to get Blackstar soon. Also need Station to Station and Heroes. Considering Ziggy Stardust or Ashes to Ashes.

And I loved the "Five Years" documentary - which was insipiring and fascinating. Decided to write a review of it. Been watching a lot of documentaries on Showtime lately.

[cjlasky.livejournal.com]

Ziggy Stardust and Scary Monsters are essential. Starman, Suffragette City and Rock and Roll Suicide from ZS, Ashes to Ashes, Fashion, and the title track from SM--all must haves for a Bowie fan.

Fashion has yet another mindblowing Fripp guitar solo; depending on your mood, the song is either frightening or hilarious...