It's nearly a different song.Wolter wrote:Best of his Iggy covers by a damn sight, and a fantastic rearrangement.JennyB wrote:Plus, it dug Iggy out of some financial troubles, right?Silent Majority wrote:Yeah, great track.Heston wrote:Bowie's version of China Girl is immense.
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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But Boeie at least co wrote China Girl?
I prefer Iggy's version.
I prefer Iggy's version.
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Bowie's main contribution to the original was helping Iggy come up with the music (apparently composed in a drunken jam session with Pop on a child's drum kit and Bowie on toy piano - they taped what they come up with and originally titled it "Borderline"). The lyrics are pretty much all Pop.101Walterton wrote:But Boeie at least co wrote China Girl?
I prefer Iggy's version.
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Re: The Bowie song you're thinking about right now thread
How does one rebel when your dad is Iggy Pop? Become like Saffie on AbFab?Wolter wrote:Bowie's main contribution to the original was helping Iggy come up with the music (apparently composed in a drunken jam session with Pop on a child's drum kit and Bowie on toy piano - they taped what they come up with and originally titled it "Borderline"). The lyrics are pretty much all Pop.101Walterton wrote:But Boeie at least co wrote China Girl?
I prefer Iggy's version.
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ETA: I misread that as Pop's child's drum kit. I have no clue if he has children.JennyB wrote:How does one rebel when your dad is Iggy Pop? Become like Saffie on AbFab?Wolter wrote:Bowie's main contribution to the original was helping Iggy come up with the music (apparently composed in a drunken jam session with Pop on a child's drum kit and Bowie on toy piano - they taped what they come up with and originally titled it "Borderline"). The lyrics are pretty much all Pop.101Walterton wrote:But Boeie at least co wrote China Girl?
I prefer Iggy's version.
ETAA: I pressed quote, not edit.
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That little fake anchor tattoo on his cheek is rad as hell.Marky Dread wrote:
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Very cool vid although synced to the other John, I'm Only Dancing.Wolter wrote:That little fake anchor tattoo on his cheek is rad as hell.Marky Dread wrote:
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Love this live version of this lost footage. Listen to Ronson's guitar at around 2.19 sounds awesome.
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Boys Keep Swinging.
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Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don't have any surface noise. I said, "Listen, mate, "life" has surface noise."
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Second single I ever bought. First was New York Groove by Ace Frehley. 2 great songs.Marky Dread wrote:Boys Keep Swinging.
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Re: The Bowie song you're thinking about right now thread
I'm really having a great time annoying VH by declaring that Eddie Van Hagar stole his signature style from Mick Ronson's solo in "Andy Warhol" from the live in Santa Monica '72. And he especially gets annoyed when I (purposefully) say Mark Ronson.
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I approve of this spousetrolling.JennyB wrote:I'm really having a great time annoying VH by declaring that Eddie Van Hagar stole his signature style from Mick Ronson's solo in "Andy Warhol" from the live in Santa Monica '72. And he especially gets annoyed when I (purposefully) say Mark Ronson.
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It's Andy Warhole actually. I too approve.JennyB wrote:I'm really having a great time annoying VH by declaring that Eddie Van Hagar stole his signature style from Mick Ronson's solo in "Andy Warhol" from the live in Santa Monica '72. And he especially gets annoyed when I (purposefully) say Mark Ronson.
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The end of liberty
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No fuchsias for you.
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