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My top 20

My friends Jeni-Q and Cristin put together their Top 20 Bowie songs over at Jeni-Q’s place. That seemed rather simple enough. So, I thought I’d do it myself. First off, here’s theirs. For Jeni it was: Five Years Cygnet Committee … Continue reading

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Cygnet Committee – Lyrics

I’m going to start featuring some of my favorite Bowie lyrics on the blog. IMO, one of the things that has always separated Bowie from anyone else has been his rather unique writing style. In his hey-day, his lyrics were … Continue reading

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Cygnet Committee

Another of my all time favorites. Bowie’s first truly production album featured Space Oddity. However, as great a song it is, Cygnet Committee was Space Oddity on steroids. At over nine minutes long, it tells the story of a rebellion … Continue reading

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