Live: The title track from the album Nightclubbing is was written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop for Pop’s album The Idiot: Pop’s version is a slinky glam rock number that suggests a swinging time (that degenerates into a drunken/drugged … Continue reading
2009 has definitely been a different year for the iPod Project but an enjoyable one. It wasn’t productive one for me but I hope the quality went up when the quantity slacked off. My first post in 2009 was M-462. … Continue reading
Official video: Devo – SatisfactionUploaded by LeBalayeur. – See the latest featured music videos. Well, what an appropriate video to be #2000 on my seemingly never-ending list of songs. I can’t believe I’ve written about 2000 songs already and am … Continue reading
Live: Our final offering from David Bowie was recorded for David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht’s Baal in 1982. While one certainly can’t say the song is pleasant, the performance is outstanding and very close to the sound that, perhaps, one … Continue reading
Live in 2000 in Berlin: Our final two songs from Bowie are his versions of a pair of songs by German playwright Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill. They are best known for “Mac The Knife” from The Threepenny Opera. … Continue reading
Video using animation from the movie When The Wind Blows: “When The Wind Blows” is the theme song from a rather grim British animated film about nuclear war. You can watch the whole thing online at YouTube. “When The Wind … Continue reading
Official (!) Video: And the Iggy Pop original: Subtract the grim opening from the original Iggy Pop version of “Tonight”, add a reggae beat and Tina Turner and you should have a huge smash hit, right? Not quite. In fact, … Continue reading
Conspiracy Theorist Video: In 2005, Bowie released (so far) his last song, “(She Can) Do That” from the soundtrack to the movie Stealth. Honestly, this could be a song by almost anybody. I sincerely hope this isn’t Bowie’s last appearance … Continue reading
Live at the Beeb: Bowie concludes the six song long Station to Station with a cover of Johnny Mathis’ “Wild is the Wind”. A surprisingly effective ending for a classic album, “Wild is the Wind” is another showcase for Bowie’s … Continue reading
Live on The Dinah Shore Show: Side two of Station to Station opens with the awesome “TVC15″. “Stay,” the second song on side two, manages to be just as great. One of Bowie’s funkiest tunes with some great guitar work … Continue reading