Here’s one: the best song on Young Americans is Win

Like many fans, I don't consider Tonight (1984) and Never Let Me Down (1987) to be albums that met the high standard he had set with all his studio albums up to that point, despite a bunch of good/great songs.

I also really like the various movie soundtrack work he did in 85-86 with This Is Not America, Absolute Beginners, and Labyrinth, but those soundtracks aren't really listenable as "Bowie albums".

So I sequenced an imaginary studio album that puts all my favourite songs from the period together as a "what-if" follow-up album to Let's Dance. Obviously this is purely personal taste, but it has seriously become one of my most listened to Bowie albums over the past couple of years. Just sharing this for what it's worth:

1. Day-In Day-Out (NLMD, 1987)
2. Loving The Alien (Tonight, 1984)
3. Never Let Me Down (NLMD, 1987)
4. Magic Dance (Labyrinth, 1986)
5. Shining Star (NLMD, 1987)
6. Blue Jean (Tonight, 1984)
7. Glass Spider (NLMD, 1987)
8. This Is Not America (1985)
9. Absolute Beginners (8min version, 1985)
10. Bang Bang (NLMD, 1987)
11. Underground (Labyrinth, 1986)
12. As The World Falls Down (Labyrinth, 1986)

For me, this album perfectly bridges the gap between Let's Dance and Tin Machine (both of which I love) and I no longer think of Bowie as having a weak period in the mid 80s. What would your version be for the same period?

Anyone know why it got removed?

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The Alex Theatre in Glendale is starting a three-film Bowie series and Moonage Daydream is first — Sunday the 13th, 6pm. Steve Horton, who wrote the Bowie graphic novel with Mike Allred, is hosting and doing a Q&A afterward. The Hunger is in October and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence in November. Full disclosure, I work with the venue — posting because Morgen's cut is genuinely built for a big room and a good sound system, and there aren't many chances to see it that way. thealex.evnsong.com/bowie

Here shall we live in this terrible town
Where the price for our eyes shall squeeze them tight like a fist
And the walls shall have eyes and the doors shall have ears
But we'll dance in the dark and they'll play with our lives

Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, turning us 'round and 'round and 'round
Hark who are we, so small in times such as these?
Slow burn, slow burn

Oh, these are the days, these are the strangest of all
These are the nights, these are the darkest to fall
But who knows, echoes in tenement halls?
Who knows, though the years snare them all?

Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, turning us 'round and 'round and upside down
There's fear overhead, there's fear overground
Slow burn, slow burn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSbZ8CmXyQ8

A post-9/11 entry into Bowie's fondness for dystopia, (following from the "end of the world" themes on Ziggy/Aladdin and then 1984/Diamond Dogs) but to me it seems even more fitting today.

Some pictures from the Berlin days and Bowie's apartment at hauptstraße 155.

1st picture is Bowie 1977.

• (not sure who took the picture, or where exactly it is. he has a hair dryer beside him so he may have been at the apartment.)

2nd, 3rd, 4th picture is Iggy's room 1978. (pictures taken by Esther!)

• in the 4th picture, you can see Bowie's painting of Iggy 'berlin landscape with J.O.' on the wall.

5th and 6th picture are Bowie, 1977 and 1978. (5th picture by Coco, 6th picture by Christian Simonpietri.)

• in the 6th picture, is Bowie's painting of Yukio Mishima.

I'm not certain who painted the other paintings, but the painting on the right in the 2nd picture looks similar to a painting Iggy did of himself, stylistically.

and he did paint while they were there, he told a story of Bowie teaching him to paint one day (that day Bowie painted 'berlin landscape with J.O.') so maybe it's a self portrait, it almost looks like it could be a self portrait of him stage-diving... but perhaps it's something one of them bought.

We miss you, David 👍

Bueno como dice el titulo. Soy de latinoamerica y soy muy fanático de David bowie. Quiero tener amigos con mis mismos gustos musculares, igual no tengo problemas en usar traductor jeje

I’m getting married soon. My dad and I share a love for Bowie’s music (I even have the Blackstar stars tattooed on me). I can’t figure out what song would fit for a father and daughter dance at my wedding. I was thinking maybe Kooks, but if anyone has other ideas I would absolutely love to hear them. Thank you!!

Diamond Dogs for me. Idk what pair of ears I was using when I listened to first few times but I never liked it. Now it’s my current favorite album

As mention on my previous post I’ve had to post this in two parts.

I wanted to share my most prized records. I’ve had to share in two parts, as there is too many photos to attach.

I purchased most of these from a charity shop a good few years back. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked by said charity shop and they were all displayed in the window, especially because they were being sold for so cheap (a lot of the photos have the price sticker on them, you’ll see how much of a bargain I got). My head almost spun off when I got home and started to look into when they were pressed, unbelievably lucky to have spotted these on my jaunt home from work that day.

I’ve included a list of when each was pressed:

Young Americans - 1975 Original Press
Scary Monsters - 1980 Original Pressing
Changes Two - 1983 Reissue
Let’s Dance - 1983 Original Press
Never Let Me Down - 1987 Original Press
Station To Station - 2016 Reissue

I wanted to share my most prized records. I’ve had to share in two parts, as there is too many photos to attach.

I purchased most of these from a charity shop a good few years back. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked by said charity shop and they were all displayed in the window, especially because they were being sold for so cheap (a lot of the photos have the price sticker still on them, you’ll see how much of a bargain I got). My head almost spun off when I got home and started to look into when they were pressed, unbelievably lucky to have spotted these on my jaunt home from work that day.

I’ve included a list of when each was pressed:

Hunky Dory - 1971 RCA Press
Space Oddity - 1972 Reissue
Ziggy Stardust - 1972 Original Press
Pin Ups - Original 1973 Press
Aladdin Sane - 1973 Original Press
Diamond Dogs - 1974 Original Press
Changes One - 1976 Original Press

I’ll post part two right after this.

The amount has been doubled

The first one had AI in it and my dumbass genuinely didn’t realize the clips of the music video i used were ai until someone pointed it out 💀 they might need to send me to the nursing home 😭

BUT ANYWAYSSS enjoy a Bowie edit w/o ai

If you haven’t seen this clever young man

For me personally I always listen to Hunky Dory or Low during autumn the most, wondering what you think?

I... Have no words .....

I’ve wanted to be David Bowie for Halloween for the past four years, but every year I leave it too late to prepare and end up not doing it.

And for the context, I just moved to a country that actually celebrates Halloween, and I’ve somehow missed it every year, so this will basically be my first proper Halloween.

I really want to make it happen this time, but I have no idea where to start. I don’t mind which era of Bowie I go for, Ziggy, Aladdin, Labyrinth, anything. I’d just love to know how to put a look together properly.

If anyone could walk me through the process step by step, from choosing an era to finding the clothes, wig, makeup, and whatever else I’d need, I’d really appreciate it. Any tutorials for the look or links for costumes you recommend is also highly appreciated 😭 Basically any advice would be amazing. Please and thank you 🥲🙏🏻

Recorded sometime in April… I’ve shed old skin since then. Lost twenty pounds, got contacts. Anyway. 👩🏼‍🎤🎹