This is my 600th post and it was going to sing the praises of being British. However, I have shelved that idea due to the sad news I heard today: the death of one of my musical heroes, David Bowie,
A few years ago, I posted my favourite David Bowie songs (which you can read here) and to be honest, I am a huge fan of the really early stuff, from Space Oddity all the way up to Scary Monsters at the start of the 1980’s, where for me at least his music drifted away to the fringe of my musical taste,
A few years ago, I posted my favourite David Bowie songs (which you can read here) and to be honest, I am a huge fan of the really early stuff, from Space Oddity all the way up to Scary Monsters at the start of the 1980’s, where for me at least his music drifted away to the fringe of my musical taste,
Don’t get me
wrong, there were a few gems there but I still stand by my assertion that his
greatest triumphs were in the 1970’s. At that time, my musical taste fluctuated
between pop music, dance music, rock music and heavy metal, but somehow the
music of David Bowie transcended the entire spectrum, not fitting into a genre of its
own but complementing everything else.
I have
always loved his music – I think I always will. Every time one of his songs
pops onto my iPod, I smile and sing along with it.
It’s
difficult to believe that he has died; it’s almost as if I thought he would
live forever. The truth is that he will live forever through his music.
I’ll leave
you with a couple of wonderful David Bowie songs that didn’t quite make the top ten post listed
above but are deeply embedded in the roots of my favourite music.
Lady Grinning
Soul
Queen Bitch
Fashion
Cat People
(Putting Out Fire)
Heroes
I think this
song is the most apt. David Bowie was a hero to me.
Rest in Peace
David - and thanks for all the music.
