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Bowie does Scarlett Johansson?

Posted by Moonage | Filed under Sound

OK, so what does an aging rocker do when he’s tired of crowd surfing and trying to one-up teens screaming mindless words to over-abused way-too-distorted chords? Why, hang out with the hottest Hollywood babe going, of course:

That’s what Bowie is doing these days. Folks, he’s old enough to be her grandfather. He was nailing models before she was even born. Now, granted I don’t think his current model-wife would allow extra-marital flings at this point, he did the next best thing I would think. He did what he does best. He recorded an album with her. Now, nothing Bowie’s ever done has screamed normal. So, he teams up with the hottest Hollywood babe going and records a couple of songs originally recorded by Tom Waits:

Now, for those unfamiliar with Tom, he sings like a real man. Gravelly baritone. Nothing artistic or fancy about Tom, just ballads with simple music. Nothing glam either. In other words, nothing like a red-hot babe or a artsy glam-rock new-wave kinda guy. Nothing. So, to me, this is perfect. I’d like to catch a tune or two from this album. And, I will.
( Is it JUST a coincedence that Scarlett and Bowie were in Spongebob flicks as well? Gotta wonder. )