The Buffalo Philharmonic is performing the music of Bowie tonight and I can't make it! Inspired by that, I'm posting Philip Glass's Symphony based on the music of Bowie's "Heroes," which followed a similar work based on Low. You might…
Today is Eric Clapton's birthday, so I'm posting Bowie's version of this Cream song. Clapton sent Bowie a congratulatory note after the release of "Where Are We Now." Bowie wrote back, "Thanks, old sock." And that- "Old Sock" became the…
The meaning of this song has relevance to the ambiguous plot of the concept album on which it appears, but it might be better known as the song that plays over the end credits of the movie, Seven. The song…
This song has nothing to do with Dyngus Day, but it was inspired by Bowie's travel through Warsaw, Poland and the vocal part is either Polish or based on a Polish chant, so... Bowie's lyrics often make no sense. I…
For Easter, the most important Christian holiday, I am posting Bowie's most religious song. This is quite overtly a prayer, in the Augustinian tradition: "Just because I believe, don't mean I don't think as well; Don't have to question everything…
Update (January 7, 2022): The original video compilation that this post was about is no longer available. What you’ll see is an entirely different cover of Life on Mars. I’ll leave what I originally wrote below: Actually nine more because…
Gary Shandling did not occupie a huge space in my universe but I had a positive impression of him as a funny guy. His death made me think of this sketch complete with its own, original Bowie song. Other Bowie…
There's a really good chance you never heard this before. It is a newly released song from 1970. How can that be? How much more music is out there? This song won't make it into future greatest hits albums but…
The Arizona primary is my excuse for posting this song (Arizona makes me think of cactuses). Rather than politics, this Pixies cover is about perverse obsession. Though not an original, it is one of my favorites from the Bowie album…
I was inspired to post this song by President Obama's trip to Cuba. The song isn't about Cuba but rather about how nationalism is less important than staying alive- I've always interpreted it to be a song about diplomacy. Album:…