"Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show?"

That would be DCI Gene Hunt. What an uncannily prophetic lyric.

Great Bowie song.

mojoman wrote:

This is my favorite Bowie song, and in my top 50 ever.

(The rest of this post refers to The Life Aquatic)

meydele wrote


4 other people? Hell no. Just like his other movies, this was another instant classic by Wes Anderson. The Portuguese-singing Bowie fan guy is Seu Jorge. The character produced in the imperfections of his vocal inflections give his voice such a deeply human feel. A deeply feeling sound. (I have to say it's also the flaws in Wes Anderson's characters which make them so deeply human.)
Seu Jorge's Wikipedia Entry: (click here)

I didn't realize they were only Bowie songs.

Smoove_D wrote:
Poor deprived child...we feel sorry for you

Mars is suffering from global warming to....must be those Martian SUVs.

Go rent/buy the VH1 Storytellers episode with Bowie. He opens with this, and knocks its socks off with his dead on vocals and Mike Garson doing the piano part beautifully. Much better than this version, even though I give this a 10.

That whole episode is marvelous. Bowie came through some dark, creative times and now is clearly happy with himself and in love with life. Worth seeing.

pret-a-porter wrote:

What, dark and malty?

Smoove_D wrote:


Booo-hissss.

pret-a-porter wrote:

Yes, Mr. Wakeman had a long association with Guiness and is doing very well in rehab.

Seriously, he was my keyboard deity when I was in middle school and high school.

Absolutely sublime Bowie

NorthernLad wrote:

In fact, it's cold as hell.

It's a Godawful small affair
To the girl with the mousey hair,
But her mummy is yelling, "No!"
And her daddy has told her to go,
But her friend is no where to be seen.
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seats with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen,
But the film is sad'ning bore
For she's lived it ten times or more.
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall.
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go.
It's the freakiest show.
Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show.
Is there life on Mars?

Two Bowie songs in one day = too much Bowie.

siandbeth wrote:

lol

This song always reminds me of being twelve when I used to play this record bare sitting in my room. Ahhh yes!

meydele wrote:


I don't know about that. My wife and I both liked it, though we also found it confusing at times. Funny in a weird way.
We were about halfway through before I realized that guy was only singing Bowie songs.

I actually come to work so I can listen to RP! Great songs today, as usual

the way this song builds and flows gives me fluttering excitement feelings in my heart and tummy

bowie at his finest! pure guiness

even love rick wakeman on the piano here

If you turn up the volume really high as the track fades out ( in what used to be called 'the run-out-groove' ) you can hear an old-fashioned telephone ringing and a voice saying 'Yeah! That's the one!"

< and if you play it backwards it says 'get a life, get a job and stop being a dork'>

meydele wrote:

well I'm not in America but I LOOOVEEE this film and Seu Jorge does an outstanding job. The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions album is amazing!

YAY!!! Happy 60th, Mr. Bowie!!!

Daniel_Pittenger wrote:
Yeah!

This is so touching, and brilliant, and genius. I never tire of it.

Even better? His version of it on VH1 Storytellers. He NAILS the notes and looks casual and happy while doing so. Proof that he's still got it.

Also, the Seal version is quite impressive, although subordinate.

Thom Yorke -> Bowie...what a transition.

Finally, some decent Bowie on RP!

luminousjune wrote:

Love the original, and LOVE the Portuguese verion. I think I am one of about 4 people in America who liked this movie too . . .

NorthernLad wrote:
in fact it's cold as hell, fyi.

great song.
mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kid, btw.