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What is the quintessential David Bowie song?

BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
edited March 2016 in Other Music
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What is the quintessential David Bowie song? 34 votes

Space Oddity
23%
red mosNamig under pDewieCoxTheBeardedFellowjeff2040bluegracemyoung321 8 votes
Starman
11%
josevolutionThoughts_ArriveDr.Teeth and the Electric Mayhjoberschlake 4 votes
Ziggy Stardust
8%
lolobuggWho PrincessMedozK 3 votes
Fame
5%
rollingsSmallestOceans 2 votes
Suffragette City
0%
Changes
14%
ledveddermanJOEJOEJOEInHiding80cp3iversonThirty Bills Unpaid 5 votes
Young Americans
0%
Life On Mars?
8%
BinFrogbuck502000TheCrazyNinja23 3 votes
Heroes
11%
mookeywrenchpjpjpaulRoeghmannyellowledbetterman80 4 votes
Other (Modern Love, Let's Dance, Golden Years, Fashion, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel, Oh! You Pretty Things, etc - explain)
14%
PoncierBIGDaddyWilmickeyratBrainofBGAbrianlux 5 votes

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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    Ziggy Stardust
    If there is such a thing . . .

    My favorite though is Rebel Rebel.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Space Oddity
    I bet 9/10 people would say Space Oddity or "Ground Control to Major Tom".

    Personally I'd say Life On Mars.

    Just getting deeper into Bowie and reallu been digging Ziggy and Hunky Dory. Aladdin Sane is on its way.
  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    Changes
    Changes
  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Life On Mars?
    It just is
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,340
    Other (Modern Love, Let's Dance, Golden Years, Fashion, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel, Oh! You Pretty Things, etc - explain)
    Prob won't get a lot of votes and choosing one quintessential song is like picking your favourite child but I really love Golden Years. Honourable mentions to Heroes, Starman, Changes, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel.
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Life On Mars?
    Sound and Vision is pretty sweet and firmly planted at #2 for me
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,931
    Other (Modern Love, Let's Dance, Golden Years, Fashion, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel, Oh! You Pretty Things, etc - explain)
    Moonage Daydream
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,624
    Other (Modern Love, Let's Dance, Golden Years, Fashion, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel, Oh! You Pretty Things, etc - explain)
    Scary Monsters
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,844
    Stay
  • SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Fame
    That's the first song I think of when I hear Bowie
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    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    edited March 2016
    Other (Modern Love, Let's Dance, Golden Years, Fashion, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel, Oh! You Pretty Things, etc - explain)
    I'm cheating a bit because staying true to the meaning of quintessential I think I would have to go with Ziggy but within the limits of my own auditory perceptions I'd go with "Teenage Wildlife". Angst, artistic frustrations, soaring emotions, classic Bowieque melody, hints of paranoia, and added to that some of the most intense Frippertronics ever-- remarkable!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Space Oddity
    When I think of Bowie the first words that come to mind are "ground control to major Tom"
    Kool Kat Club 1992, Moderna museet 1992, Globen 2012, Friends arena 2014
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,515
    Changes
    I think "Changes" is a great example of a Bowie song....slow build-up, nice melody, catchy chorus, nice saxophone.
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Changes
    Changes

    "And these children that you spit on..."

    It's the quintessential Bowie tune. Not my favourite by far (Panic in Detroit), but I'd tip my hat toward that song as one that drew me in. It had the allure that 'Panic' didn't for an outsider of the Bowie experience.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Changes
    Let me add that Ashes to Ashes is quite freaking gawdamn awesome.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    Fame
    I'm AN Alligator
  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    Fame
    I'm a mama papa coming for you
    I'm a space invader
    I'll be a rock and rolling bitch for you
    keep your face down
    keep it like a big monkey bird
    while I'm mopping up your brains for the world

    keep your eye on me babe

    keep your ray gun on my head

    freak out on a moon age space dream oh yeah

    don't fake it baby
    lay the real shit on me
    space of my love
    is a real funky place to be
    ]
    keep your mouth shut
  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    edited March 2016
    Fame
    Other (Modern Love, Let's Dance, Golden Years, Fashion, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel, Oh! You Pretty Things, etc - explain)
    Moonage Daydream -- poncier
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Changes
    rollings said:

    I'm AN Alligator

    Great song for the discriminating ear. Many a road trips to the lake w this tune blasting through the trucks JBLs.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Life On Mars?
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    Let me add that Ashes to Ashes is quite freaking gawdamn awesome.

    Yup
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • yellowledbetterman80yellowledbetterman80 Posts: 770
    Heroes
    not a huge Bowie fan, but for me its a stand out song
  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    this gave me the goosebumps
    Choir! Choir! Choir! Sings Bowie's Space Oddity
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQPx2UVhTUc
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