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November 26, 2015 5:57 PM   Subscribe

 
No mention of that thing he did with Vanilla Ice.
posted by adept256 at 7:21 PM on November 26, 2015


Or Mick Jagger.
posted by Ndwright at 7:24 PM on November 26, 2015 [2 favorites]


(thank god)
posted by Ndwright at 7:25 PM on November 26, 2015 [1 favorite]


A decent list, although it's too bad that Nile Rodgers gets relegated to a footnote; in addition to Let's Dance (not a favorite of mine, or of Bowie's--he refers to that period as his "Phil Collins years"--but still his best-selling album), he also did Black Tie White Noise, IMO a vastly superior record and his best work since Scary Monsters. Some mention could also be made of Stevie Ray Vaughn, who played on Let's Dance, and Charlie Sexton, who played with Bowie on his Glass Spider tour; here's Bowie, Sexton, and Peter Frampton (a former classmate of Bowie's) rocking out on "White Light/White Heat".
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:26 PM on November 26, 2015 [2 favorites]


Once in a popular IRC channel, we had some troll asshole who swooped in to tell us David Bowie had died.

I responded with emotion. All of those great songs! His performances, his style, his contribution to music. Being somewhat an international community, people from around the world joined in telling how much David meant to them and how much they'd miss him.

Of course the initial response to that news ended as it was quickly fact checked and debunked, but for about five minutes the Bowie love flowed. To give some context this was before 'The Next Day', during his long hiatus. The conversation continued in a brighter tone, for hours, not eulogising, but celebrating this great artist.

My favourite is the one with Trent. What's wrong with Dancing in the Street? I can't listen to it sitting down.
posted by adept256 at 7:38 PM on November 26, 2015 [2 favorites]


David bowie is dressed like a dentist, mick jagger has an embarrassingly deflated shirt, they are dancing as though no one is watching but everyone is watching.
posted by Ferreous at 7:44 PM on November 26, 2015


They used to play "Dancing in the Street" before movies in the cinema on Shattuck in Berkeley and it was great, goofy, silly fun. Great clip to show before a movie.
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 7:47 PM on November 26, 2015 [1 favorite]


(Actually I think it was Durant.)
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 7:50 PM on November 26, 2015


Bowie and Weird Al? (I can dream, can't I?)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:50 PM on November 26, 2015


Bowie and Ricky Gervais?
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:02 PM on November 26, 2015 [8 favorites]


I'm sad that Carlos Alomar wasn't called out in the same way Ronson was. He really defined the R&B era, and his riff is the soul of "Fame". He played with Bowie well into the Let's Dance phase, too (at least live).

I saw Alomar jam with the local guitar god at a packed Blue Note in Winnipeg when Bowie came through on the Serious Moonlight tour. I was but a sprout (so full of life, rosy cheeked, etc.) and Alomar blew everyone away, including local rock god.

Of course, they did a version of Fame that will forever be the version to which all versions of that song will be compared. Even without Lennon singing. Yeah, I said it.
posted by clvrmnky at 8:05 PM on November 26, 2015 [2 favorites]


Bowie and... Bing!
posted by maupuia at 8:11 PM on November 26, 2015 [10 favorites]


This version of Dancing in the Street redeems it for me.
posted by los pantalones del muerte at 8:14 PM on November 26, 2015 [6 favorites]


I clicked on the link thinking "please do not have Dancing in the streets" in the list. Sadly, it was. So embarrassment.
posted by greenhornet at 8:40 PM on November 26, 2015


los pantalones del muerte,

Okay, that's f**king funny. Thank you.
posted by ELF Radio at 8:42 PM on November 26, 2015


Where the fuck is Gail Ann Dorsey?
posted by Lemmy Caution at 8:45 PM on November 26, 2015 [5 favorites]


Is there a little technical glitch that I missed, or did this writer Jeremy Allen leave out Ian Hunter & Mott the Hoople??
posted by ovvl at 8:48 PM on November 26, 2015 [3 favorites]


Let's Dance is a great album -- certainly holds up better than most pop albums of that period.
posted by blucevalo at 10:07 PM on November 26, 2015 [2 favorites]


Surely Bowie's greatest and longest lasting creative collaboration was with a pair of scissors
posted by threecheesetrees at 10:46 PM on November 26, 2015


No Cobbler Bob?
posted by maxsparber at 11:24 PM on November 26, 2015 [1 favorite]


Wot no Placebo?
Maybe not really a collaboration, Bowie loved the Placebo song and sent them a version in which he dubbed his voice onto the track.
posted by Akke at 11:31 PM on November 26, 2015 [2 favorites]


As far as I'm concerned, there's Bowie and Klaus Nomi and the field. Bowie and Nomi — and don't forget Joey Ariasdropped the '80s on America that December night in 1979 and no one was prepared.
posted by ob1quixote at 12:08 AM on November 27, 2015 [5 favorites]


It's all been down hill since the Gus Dudgeon colloberation
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 1:50 AM on November 27, 2015


Longtime producer Tony Visconti is listed in the link, however their latest collaboration is not included. That would be the new album "★" (pronounced Blackstar), which is set to be released on January 8, 2016, Bowie’s 69th birthday. If you haven't had a chance to see the epic trippy sci-fi video for the lead single, you're in for a disquieting little treat.
posted by fairmettle at 1:53 AM on November 27, 2015 [2 favorites]


From the comments of the Open Culture article on Bowie comes this gem.
posted by pxe2000 at 4:20 AM on November 27, 2015 [2 favorites]


The article mentions Mott the Hoople only in passing, as a group that covered a song.
posted by clvrmnky at 6:20 AM on November 27, 2015


Bowie virtually saved Mott the Hoople. He convinced them not to break up when they were considering it, produced their breakthrough album, and personally created their greatest hit single for them.

But point taken in general, Bowie did help a lot of people's careers come together.

I think Iggy said something along the lines of "he saved my life".

Speaking of Gus Dudgeon, I was listening to side one of 'Yellow Brick Road' again, and thought that he was really aiming for a George Martin style epic there.
posted by ovvl at 11:49 AM on November 28, 2015


If Bowie went on the road with the Pixies...I would just DIE. I mean...I'd go to a concert, which I just don't do anymore.
posted by answergrape at 12:39 PM on December 2, 2015


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