Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > comp.os.linux.advocacy > #340468

Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs

From DFS <nospam@dfs.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs
Date 2016-01-13 12:24 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <n76154$gqa$5@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <n73lmj$o16$1@dont-email.me> <n73vc4$vqc$1@dont-email.me> <thgd93.r0r3@rooftop.invalid> <n74nd0$291$3@dont-email.me> <ghdsjs93.kfa@rooftop.invalid>

Show all headers | View raw


On 1/13/2016 1:14 AM, owl wrote:
> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>> On 1/12/2016 7:06 PM, owl wrote:
>>> Slimer <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
>>>> On 2016-01-12 2:54 PM, ronb wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:00:36 +0000, Tattoo Vampire wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Once you escape the confines of country and western music, John, you
>>>>>> might learn to appreciate Bowie. :-P
>>>>>
>>>>> Not everybody likes every musician. I honestly can't think of one Bowie
>>>>> song that I like. Choice is good in music as well as in Linux
>>>>> distributions.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how anyone could not like Golden Years. However, I have to
>>>> say that I found Bowie's music to be pretty awful as well.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Fame.  China Girl.  Space Oddity.
>>> That's about it for me.
>>
>>
>> Cat People (Putting Out Fire),
>
> Yeah, forgot about that one.  That was a badass song.
>
>> Rebel Rebel, Suffragette City, Ziggy Stardust,
>
> No care for.


You just need a fresh listen:

Rebel Rebel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16Xg_rQZkA
Suffragette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnPd7lzT4g
Ziggy:       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq5VvYAI1Q



>> Young Americans,
>
> Liked.
>
>> Changes,
>
> So so.
>
>> Modern Love
>
> Liked.
>
>> All The Young Dudes,
>
> Thought that was Mott the hoople.

It was a hit for Mott, but Bowie wrote it, produced it for Mott, and 
later performed and recorded it himself.


>> etc.  He put out a bunch of good tunes.

I forgot Under Pressure, which he co-wrote with Queen.



>> I'm sad he died
>
> Yeah.  Do you remember the Bing Crosby thing?

I do not.


>> - I thought he was the shit when I was in high school.

Back to comp.os.linux.advocacy | Previous | NextPrevious in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread


Thread

[OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-11 09:35 +0100
  Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-11 05:44 -0500
  Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-11 03:47 -0800
  Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-11 07:29 -0600
    Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-11 14:44 +0000
    Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-11 11:34 -0500
      Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-11 13:04 -0500
  Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 05:58 -0800
  Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-11 10:20 -0500
  Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-01-11 07:30 -0800
    Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 10:11 -0800
      Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-01-11 19:49 -0500
        Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-01-12 14:58 +0000
          Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-01-12 17:01 -0500
            Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-01-13 13:24 +0000
              Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 07:20 -0800
        Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 09:02 -0800
    Re: [OT] RIP David Bowie ;( Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-01-11 23:51 +0000
  David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 05:09 -0800
    Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-01-12 15:00 +0000
      Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 07:20 -0800
        Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 07:46 -0800
          Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 09:04 -0800
      Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 19:54 +0000
        Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-12 17:42 -0500
          Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-13 00:06 +0000
            Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-12 19:25 -0500
            Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-13 00:31 -0500
              Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-13 06:14 +0000
                Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-13 12:24 -0500
              Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-01-13 13:23 +0000
                Re: David Bowie was good news and at best was good for perhaps one or two dozen songs chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-13 13:41 +0000
                Re: David Bowie rocked. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-01-13 17:40 +0000
                Re: David Bowie rocked. Anonymous <anonymous@hoi-polloi.org> - 2016-01-13 20:25 +0100
                Re: David Bowie rocked. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 13:49 -0800
    Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-12 11:15 -0500
      Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 09:44 -0800
    Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-13 09:27 +0000
      Re: David Bowie was bad news and at best was good for perhaps one or two songs John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 04:56 -0800

csiph-web