I wouldn’t consider myself qualified to write about Bowie’s music. He is a true “star” and something about the massiveness of an artists popularity always makes me nervous to really talk about their work. There’s too much in depth writing around already.
what strikes me about Bowie songs is that they can range vastly in rhythmic and melodic patterns, even within the confines of a single song. Listening thru the album can gracefully guide you from space age contemplative lore, to pure unbridled rock and roll. How does he accomplish this? Confident imagery, careful selection and creation of visible characters who can embody stories that live between the lines of a whimsical but intentional music. Bowie is social, he’s busy, he is art, and he is pop - his swagger and poetry create a unique appeal. Strange, but uniquely cool.
One of the greatest songs of all time… Bowie owns the term - fame. Showing off with a cockiness that is so unique it is actually cute, is what makes him famous. Bowie is - and always was - Linguistically and aurally seductive. The imagery he uses is alive and he brings to life a real concoction of colour and personality.
“fame, what you get is no tomorrow”
